鸿运 · 1953

One Bird.Seven Decades.Three Generations.

鸿运 Hong Yun has poached the same Wenchang bird, in the same 1953 shophouse, by the same family — for seven decades.

Slow-poached Hainanese chicken on a porcelain platter
Signature
Steamed

The Wenchang Bird

Poached at 62°C for 47 minutes. Plunged in iced broth. Rested overnight. Served at room temperature.

Clear chicken broth in a porcelain bowl
Broth

Eight-hour stock

Glossy pandan-scented chicken rice
Rice

Pandan & schmaltz

House chili sauce, ginger paste and dark soy
Chili

Three sauces

Tan Boon Hock, the founder of Hong Yun, in black-and-white
Tan Boon Hock · Founder

From Wenchang, 1953

EST. 1953Bukit Pasoh, Singapore
38 SeatsTwo services daily
Bib GourmandContender 2024
Our Menu

The Three Plates

Every visit begins with a choice. Steamed, roasted, or both — each plate follows a recipe set down seventy years ago and refined every morning since.

Whole steamed Hainanese chicken set
白切鸡

Whole Steamed Set

Slow-poached at 62°C, served with broth and three sauces.

Roasted crispy chicken set with mahogany skin
烧鸡

Roasted Crispy Set

Mahogany skin from a charcoal-fired oven, glossy pandan rice.

Chef's tasting flight of chicken rice courses
主厨套餐

Chef’s Tasting Set

A 5-course flight: broth, both birds, three sauces, sweet.

Our Story

Seventy Years, Four Chapters

1953
第一代 · First Generation

A clay pot & a recipe

Tan Boon Hock arrives from Wenchang with a clay rice pot and a recipe.

1972
第二代 · Second Generation

The shophouse expands

The shophouse opens its second floor. Tan Senior takes over the kitchen.

1998
声誉鹊起 · Recognition

First Bib Gourmand mention

First Bib Gourmand mention. A three-week waitlist begins.

2026
第三代 · Third Generation

Marcus, at first light

Marcus, the third generation, still poaches at first light.

The Hong Yun shophouse at night, lanterns lit
Reserve

38 seats. Two services.

Lunch at 11:30. Dinner at 18:30. Closed Mondays. We hold tables for 48 hours after confirmation.