#8 Chicken Rice in Malaysia · 2026
Wiya Nasi Ayam
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Wajib Cuba · Must Try
A no-aircon city-centre shop that's been KK's chicken rice reference for years. Silky poached chicken and fragrant, oily rice packed into its trademark pyramid shape.
- What to order
- Hainanese chicken rice moulded into a pyramid
- Address
- Jalan Padas, Pusat Bandar Kota Kinabalu, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- Area
- Jalan Padas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- Hours
- Daytime (check before you go)
- Price
- RM8–RM15 per person
- Halal status
- 🐖 Non-halal
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