Hai Kah Lang, Taman Cheras

Hai Kah Lang (海脚人) in Taman Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, is a seafood noodle shop where you choose the seafood, the noodle and the soup, and its first shop here holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

Its founder, Steven Tan, comes from a Teochew family that has made fish balls in Balakong for more than 40 years, and he ran a seafood steamboat restaurant there until the pandemic shut it in 2020. He opened Hai Kah Lang, Hokkien for "people of the sea", as a breakfast noodle shop in January 2022, across the road from his own seafood shop. The signature clear soup is made the Teochew way, from fish bones and the water the fish balls are soaked in, and the seafood arrives daily, almost all of it wild-caught, from Sabah, Indonesia and the Philippines. It opens every day from 8am to 5pm, so come for breakfast or lunch, not dinner.

What to Order at Hai Kah Lang

Build a bowl: pick fish, shellfish or a mix, then one of eight noodles or rice congee, and one of five soups: the signature clear soup, clear soup with evaporated milk, curry, tomato or tom yum. The mixed seafood noodles and the fish head noodle soup with milk are the bowls most tables order.

• Mixed Seafood Noodle or Congee
• Signature Sauce Mix Seafood Dry Noodle
• Fish Head Milk Soup Noodle
• Signature Jumbo Prawn Noodle, with a prawn of about 170 grams
• Tom Yam Tiger Prawn Noodle
• Leopard Coral Grouper Noodle
• Lala Noodle
• Crab Meat Porridge

On the Hai Kah Lang menu, the noodles share the page with Teochew snacks such as fried fish cake, Teochew oyster omelette, fried soft shell crab, fish balls and fresh oysters, and drinks such as an icy coconut kopi and the house Hainan coffee. Expect to spend around RM20 to RM40 a person.

For seafood noodles in Cheras, fish head noodles near Yulek or a Michelin Bib Gourmand breakfast in KL, this is the shop the Hai Kah Lang name started from. The chain has since opened at TRX, Sri Petaling, Sea Park, Kepong, Mid Valley, KLIA2, Johor Bahru and Singapore, and calls this first shop Yulek.

Hai Kah Lang Location

Address:
No 44, Ground Floor, Jalan Kaskas 2
Taman Cheras
56100 Kuala Lumpur

Phone: 011-5129 9813

Opening Hours

Daily: 8am - 5pm

Hai Kah Lang FAQ

What is Hai Kah Lang famous for?

Hai Kah Lang is famous for its seafood noodles in a clear Teochew fish soup, made from fish bones and fish ball water, with the seafood of your choice. Its Taman Cheras shop holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

What's on the Hai Kah Lang menu?

The Hai Kah Lang menu centres on seafood noodles and congee, headlined by the mixed seafood noodles, the fish head milk soup noodle and a jumbo prawn noodle. Teochew snacks such as oyster omelette and fried fish cake fill out the list.

What soups does Hai Kah Lang have?

Hai Kah Lang has five soups: the signature clear soup, clear soup with evaporated milk, curry, tomato and tom yum. Each goes with any of its eight noodles or with rice congee.

What time does Hai Kah Lang in Taman Cheras open?

Hai Kah Lang in Taman Cheras opens every day from 8am to 5pm. It serves breakfast and lunch only; for a late dinner, its TRX outlet stays open until 2am.

Is Hai Kah Lang a Michelin restaurant?

Yes, Hai Kah Lang's Taman Cheras shop holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, awarded in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The Bib Gourmand marks good food at a moderate price, not a Michelin star.

Where is Hai Kah Lang in Cheras?

Hai Kah Lang is at No 44, Ground Floor, Jalan Kaskas 2, Taman Cheras, in the part of Cheras the chain calls Yulek, in Kuala Lumpur.

Where do I park for Hai Kah Lang?

Parking for Hai Kah Lang is on the street, with both free and paid bays around the shop.

Does Hai Kah Lang have other outlets?

Yes, Hai Kah Lang has outlets at TRX, Sri Petaling, Sea Park, Kepong, Mid Valley and KLIA2, plus Johor Bahru and Funan in Singapore. Taman Cheras was the first.