Top Halal restaurants in France

Le Femina ★ 4.5

Le Femina in Marseille's 1er Noailles has cooked halal Algerian Berber couscous since 1921, the same family across generations, no alcohol, score.

West Africa ★ 4.4

West Africa on Rue d'Auxonne in Dijon serves halal West African dishes such as yassa and tieb, a Senegalese, Malian and Guinean menu with no alcohol.

TipOrder the yassa if it is your first visit; the counter is fast food format but the sauces are simmered to order.

Chez Yassine ★ 4.4

Chez Yassine in Marseille's 1er Noailles is halal Tunisian home cooking since 2014, no alcohol, brik with egg and kefteji on the all-day counter at shared.

La Kahena ★ 4.3

La Kahena in Marseille's 1er near the Vieux Port has cooked Tunisian halal cuisine since 1978, couscous and grilled merguez at the front, halal score.

Le Ksar ★ 4.3

Le Ksar on Rue Perchepinte near the Saint-Etienne cathedral is the Moroccan halal room with the best couscous in Toulouse and a tile-floor interior.

TipHalal across the menu; the couscous royal at €26 feeds two and is the canonical Friday-night dish.

L'Authentik ★ 4.2

L'Authentik on Place du Change in Vieux Lyon is the all-halal French-Lyonnais brasserie serving pike quenelle, lamb shoulder and duck breast.

Kwabo ★ 4.2

Kwabo serves 100 percent halal Afro-fusion burgers and sandwiches on Rue de Courcelles in Reims, with a second menu themed on an African country each month.

TipThe Master Chang beef sandwich, inspired by Benin street food, costs €9.90; tables can be booked online, by phone or by email.

Roshangul ★ 4.1

Roshangul on Rue des Godrans cooks halal Uyghur dishes in central Dijon, hand-pulled laghman noodles and steamed manti beside vegetarian ravioli.

TipVegetarians can order the vegetable ravioli; the rest of the short menu is meat-based and halal.

Le Beaulieu ★ 4.1

Le Beaulieu on Rue Solférino in Lille cooks bistronomic plates entirely halal, a rare combination in a city where the estaminet card runs on pork.

TipSaturday runs non-stop from 11:30 to midnight. Sunday is the only closed day.

Sabibi Pita ★ 4.1

Sabibi Pita on Rue Jules Simon runs a halal Levantine counter, stuffing pitas with grilled meat, halloumi and slow-cooked vegetables to order.

Le Cèdre ★ 4.0

Le Cèdre, a Lebanese restaurant near the Pont d'Avignon, states on its own site that all its meat is halal-certified, and it also lists Lebanese wines.

TipThe halal certification is the restaurant's own statement, and wine is served, so ask about the meat's source if that matters to you.

Le 85 The Halal Kitchen ★ 4.0

Le 85 on Rue des Postes in Lille runs an entirely halal kitchen in Wazemmes, with two short services a day from Tuesday through to Saturday.

TipService windows are narrow, 90 minutes at lunch and three hours at night. Book.

Isla Burger ★ 4.0

Isla Burger on Rue d'Italie in Nice is a halal American burger restaurant with Zabihah certification, the safe halal counter for the city centre with menus.

Saveurs Afghanes ★ 4.0

Saveurs Afghanes on Avenue Aristide Briand is the Afghan table that Rennes halal directories rank at the top of their listings for the city.

Adonis ★ 4.0

Adonis on Rue de Saint-Malo pairs a Lebanese dining room with a takeaway traiteur counter, and the Rennes halal directories carry it as a halal table.

Le Riad ★ 3.9

Le Riad is a Moroccan couscous and tagine house on Rue Galante in Avignon that lists halal options on its menu page and in the Mon Resto' Halal directory.

TipThe directory records halal as the owner's own declaration, not a certificate, and the restaurant serves wine, so ask staff about the meat.

Punjab Reims ★ 3.9

Punjab Reims runs a halal-certified Indian all-you-can-eat buffet on Rue en Mémoire des Harkis in Reims, with homemade dishes at lunch and in the evening.

TipThe buffet costs €17.90 at weekday lunch and €23.90 on evenings, weekends and public holidays; the restaurant advises booking by phone or on its site.

Le Yamouna ★ 3.9

Le Yamouna on Rue de Robien is the Indian kitchen that French restaurant directories list with halal dishes, serving late to 23:00 every night.

Le Saladin ★ 3.9

Le Saladin on the Grand Rue is a fully halal North African restaurant in central Strasbourg, serving couscous and slow-cooked tagines without alcohol.

Le Bosphore ★ 3.8

Le Bosphore in Bordeaux's Saint-Michel is the certified-halal Turkish grill on Cours de la Marne, with doner kebabs, iskender plates and Adana skewers.

TipAll meat is halal; the iskender plate at €14 is the easiest sit-down meal on the cours.

Rodizio Brazil ★ 3.8

Rodizio Brazil on Rue des Tanneurs in Lille serves Brazilian churrasco where every cut of meat is halal certified, carved at the table off the skewer.

TipIt runs seven days a week, which makes it the reliable halal option on a Sunday.

Restaurant Istanbul ★ 3.7

Restaurant Istanbul in Bordeaux's Saint-Michel is the halal Turkish kitchen on Rue des Faures, with kebabs, lahmacun, mezzes and a clay-oven bread service.

TipAll meat is halal and the prices are some of the lowest in the city; sit upstairs for a quieter dinner.

Nabab Kebab ★ 3.6

Nabab Kebab on Rue Maguelone serves halal grilled meat until 01:00 six nights a week, listed as halal on the French halal restaurant directories.

Pacha Kebab ★ 3.5

Pacha Kebab on Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau in central Dijon runs a certified halal Turkish kebab counter with no alcohol, open into the night.

TipThe counter is open until midnight Monday to Saturday and from 17:30 on Sunday, handy after an evening in the centre.