Best Fried Chickens in Penang

Situated in the midst of a busy food street, this stall prides itself with a wok of crackling oil that churns out golden brown fried chicken. Marinated in their signature trademark belacan (shrimp paste), this gives the chicken a most peculiar taste that stands out from the rest; certainly a must-try if you’re a fried chicken lover. 

Dubbed the 'Bayan Lepas Killer Fried Chicken', there’s no turning away from this place once you’ve heard of it. Using only the choicest ingredients for their herbs and spices, these stove-to-counter fried chicken are freshly served and pack a whole lot of savoury and aromatic flavours. Of course, it’s not really a killer fried chicken without its crispy skin. 

Another belacan (shrimp paste) fried chicken stall that is worthy of the spotlight, this pop up stall has a unique dish - fried chicken skin. Yes, the skin of fried chicken is often of paramount importance and that's well-understood here. In addition to that, from wings to drumsticks, your taste buds will be tickled silly with the savoury taste of belacan intertwined with the juicy and tender texture of the flesh.

This mobile fried chicken truck doesn’t have the word 'special' in its name for no reason. The pieces of utmost crispy chicken are battered with a sensation of spices, filled with fragrant and quaint flavours. Beneath this crusty layer lies some succulent and tender flesh, deliciously cooked in its own natural savoury juices.

Let’s have some fine fried chicken at BBQ Chicken; a play of words with BBQ Chicken standing for 'Best Believable Quality Chicken’. Covered in flaky and crumbly bits, the deep-fried chicken comes with various dipping sauces such as zesty, sweet, and spicy to enhance the natural flavours of the meat. From wings, thighs, to boneless tender strips, you name it, they have it.