⭐ Top Rated🕌 Halal Restaurants in NYC
🔄 Data from NYC DOHMH. Updated May 2026.76 active restaurants.
What is Halal?
Halal restaurants serve food prepared according to Islamic dietary law, which prohibits pork and requires that meat be slaughtered in a specific way. Restaurants tagged halal in this directory are either halal-certified or explicitly advertise as halal.
New York City has one of the largest and most diverse halal dining scenes in the United States, reflecting the city's large and culturally rich Muslim population. From the iconic halal food carts of Midtown Manhattan to dedicated halal restaurants serving Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Middle Eastern, and West African cuisine across Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, NYC offers an extraordinary range of halal dining options.
76 restaurants may not sound like a lot for a city this size, but halal spots in NYC tend to be deliberate about what they serve. Quality over quantity.
76 restaurants|5 boroughs|Avg rating: 4.7/5
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Halal Restaurants by Borough
Our halal restaurant listings are drawn from a dataset of 76 verified NYC establishments, each tagged conservatively. Use our neighbourhood health comparison tool to see which NYC neighbourhoods have the highest concentration of halal restaurants.
Related guides: healthiest neighbourhoods in NYC for dining, and NYC restaurant health inspection grades.
How we tag restaurants:We apply the “halal” tag conservatively. A restaurant only gets it if they explicitly identify as halal-friendly or if their menu clearly supports it. We don't guess. If you think we're missing a spot, let us know.
FAQ
Halal Restaurants in NYC — FAQ
Everything you need to know about finding halal restaurants across New York City.
Jackson Heights in Queens, the Bronx, and Midtown Manhattan have some of the highest concentrations of halal restaurants in NYC.
NYC's halal food carts, particularly the famous Halal Guys cart in Midtown, are iconic and well-regarded. This directory focuses on brick-and-mortar halal restaurants across all five boroughs.
Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian, Middle Eastern, Yemeni, and West African cuisines dominate NYC's halal restaurant scene, though halal versions of American, Caribbean, and other cuisines are also available.
Look for halal certification certificates displayed in the restaurant window, or ask the restaurant directly about their halal sourcing. This directory tags restaurants that self-identify or are certified as halal.
Yes — Manhattan has a strong selection of halal restaurants, particularly in Midtown, the Upper West Side, and Harlem.