17 editor-picked halal restaurants across 4 cities.
A guide to halal restaurants worth a trip, by city. We list operators, signature dishes, and the rooms locals book first.
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The best-scored halal place in each of 4 cities.
Wembley Roadhouse is a halal drive-in in Athlone, Cape Town, the eatery Wembley added after 1973 to a family store opened on Belgravia Road in 1931.
OrderThe Wembley Whopper, a steak roll piled with braised onion, chips and sauce.
TipGo on a weekend evening when the garden and play area fill with extended families ordering trays of food to share.
Ritan Shuanrou, the original shop at the east gate of Ritan Park in Beijing, serves halal instant-boiled mutton in small cloisonne copper pots.
OrderInstant-boiled mutton in the small copper pot, dipped in sesame sauce, with sugared garlic.
TipThis park-gate shop is the original; the Chaoyang district guide says it is on the 2025 Dianping Bichibang list, and it serves in small copper pots.
A Knox Street Lebanese institution with a full halal certification, serving mezze, shawarma, and grilled meats in a room that works equally well for a quick.
OrderShawarma plate; the mezze bar with hummus, tabbouleh, fattoush.
TipThe mezze spread for two is the best value in the restaurant. Order three or four cold dishes to share before the mains.
Ayam Kari dan Rempah Mak Jang serves halal spiced chicken and duck curry, fried until crisp, on Jalan Dewi Sri in Legian, Bali, open all day and night.
TryCrispy fried chicken or duck in spiced curry
TipOrder the fried chicken or duck drenched in curry, with crispy kangkung. Dishes cost roughly IDR 3,000 to 35,000.
Wembley Roadhouse is a halal drive-in in Athlone, Cape Town, the eatery Wembley added after 1973 to a family store opened on Belgravia Road in 1931.
OrderThe Wembley Whopper, a steak roll piled with braised onion, chips and sauce.
TipGo on a weekend evening when the garden and play area fill with extended families ordering trays of food to share.
Ritan Shuanrou, the original shop at the east gate of Ritan Park in Beijing, serves halal instant-boiled mutton in small cloisonne copper pots.
OrderInstant-boiled mutton in the small copper pot, dipped in sesame sauce, with sugared garlic.
TipThis park-gate shop is the original; the Chaoyang district guide says it is on the 2025 Dianping Bichibang list, and it serves in small copper pots.
A Knox Street Lebanese institution with a full halal certification, serving mezze, shawarma, and grilled meats in a room that works equally well for a quick.
OrderShawarma plate; the mezze bar with hummus, tabbouleh, fattoush.
TipThe mezze spread for two is the best value in the restaurant. Order three or four cold dishes to share before the mains.
Zabihah-verified halal shawarma and falafel plates in North Dallas that consistently land under $15, serving one of the best-value halal meals.
OrderChicken shawarma plate with rice; falafel wrap; garlic sauce side
TipA shawarma plate with rice and garlic sauce runs $12-14. The combo plate for two is genuinely sufficient for two people.
District Cafe is a family run, Muslim-owned cafe on Roodebloem Road in Woodstock, Cape Town, serving bagels, burgers, grills and an extensive cake counter.
DrinkSpeciality coffee
TipBook for Friday or Saturday evening, when the grill menu is the draw: the Chef's Platter covers steak, chops, sausage and ribs.
Ayam Kari dan Rempah Mak Jang serves halal spiced chicken and duck curry, fried until crisp, on Jalan Dewi Sri in Legian, Bali, open all day and night.
TryCrispy fried chicken or duck in spiced curry
TipOrder the fried chicken or duck drenched in curry, with crispy kangkung. Dishes cost roughly IDR 3,000 to 35,000.
Donglaishun in Beijing APM on Wangfujing Street is a halal house for charcoal copper-pot instant-boiled mutton, a brand founded in Beijing in 1903.
OrderOrder the instant-boiled mutton cooked in a charcoal copper pot and dip each slice in the house sesame sauce.
TipThis branch is on the fifth floor of the Beijing APM mall; the brand dates to 1903 and is known for halal instant-boiled mutton.
Bootlegger XS Salt River is a halal branch of the Cape Town coffee chain on Brickfield Road, serving all day breakfast and coffee to the area.
DrinkWhite hot chocolate
TipThe white hot chocolate and the peri peri livers are the orders reviewers single out at this halaal branch.
Nasi Pedas Bu Andika is a point-and-pick halal warung on Jalan Blambangan in Kuta, Bali, open 24 hours, known for fried chicken skin and a fierce sambal.
TryPoint-and-pick nasi campur with fried chicken skin and sambal setan
Jubaoyuan on Niujie is a time-honoured Muslim hot pot house serving fresh sliced mutton and beef in coal-fired copper pots in the Hui quarter of Beijing.
OrderOrder thin slices of mutton and beef for the coal-fired copper pot and dip them in sesame sauce.
TipThe shop sits next to the Muslim market on Niujie, so pair a meal here with a walk along the street and its halal shops.
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