Ultimate Halal Food Guide for New York City, Manhattan (NYC)

New to New York City? Don’t know your way around the halal restaurant scene? Here are my personal top picks so you don’t have to spend time choosing!

1. 👀 Want more? Check out this collection of 100+ halal options in New York City here.
2. 📬 I email new halal restaurants, sub here!
3. ❗️ Queens and Brooklyn halal food guides coming soon.

| LOWER MANHATTAN |

🔥 Meat and Bread

• Halal bengali/latin fusion joint with some of my all-time fav dishes
• Here’s a video I made about some of my fav things here!
• What’s Good: Hot Honey Fried Chicken, Korma Tostada, Chimi Fries Chicken Parm

Halal Chicken and Waffles | Tasnia A + Hot Honey Fried Chicken | Muslim Foodies

🇹🇭 Top Thai

• Hands down the best Thai spot I’ve had in the US
• Grab their Mon-Fri Lunch specials for just $12
• 55 carmine location has the best vibes and aesthetic
• What’s good: Basil Udon with Chicken, Beef Pad See Ew, Tom Kha Chicken soup, Premium Appetizer with Curry Puffs and Mocktails

Halal Basil Udon and Appetizer plate with Chicken Satay, Skirt Steak and spring rolls | Top Thai

🐮 Holy Cow

• Grubby halal late-night spot, perfect after a night out with friends
• Opens late till 11PM most days and 12AM some days
• They use Van Leeuwen Ice Cream for their milkshakes!
• What’s good: Chopped cheese, Holy Burger, Chicken tendies, Sauces

Halal chicken burgers and halal beef burgers | Zahid A.

☕ Kolkata Chai Cafe

• Community-driven chai spot run by 2 Bengali brothers
• Check out their launch day with 700 people!
• During the pandemic, they started selling DIY chai packets and now you can make their tasty chai at home too!
• What’s good: Chai Soft Serve, Masala Chai, Egg Paratha

Masala Chai | Simal A. + Founders: Ani and Ayan Sanyal

🌮 Birria LES

• Late-night halal taco spot with bomb birria tacos and a bunch of other halal Mexican street food
• Open till 11PM most nights. Fri and Sat open till 4AM!
• What’s good: Beef Birria Cheese Tacos, Esquite, Birria Mulitas

Halal Birria Fries| Halal Guide + Halal Beef Birria | Muslim Foodies

🇲🇦 Pause Cafe

• Halal Moroccan cafe serving breakfast, paninis, acai bowls, baked goods, coffee, tea, and smoothies
• A bit on the pricier side but has a great ambiance and is awesome to work remotely from or chill with friends
• What’s good: New York Combo, Moroccan Mint Tea, Shakshuka

Acai Bowls | Anja B. + Green bowl and halal meatball shakshuka | Diana P.

| MID-TOWN MANHATTAN |

🍔 BURGER MANIA

• Grubby late-night halal smash burger joint near Times Square
• Seating isn’t great so it’s better for takeout
• What’s good: Atomic Burger, Big Boy Burger, Voodoo Jerk Fries

Atomic Burger | Bisma I. + Big Boy Burger Double Deluxe | Zoheb M.

🥙 Au Za’atar

• 2 Locations: Midtown East and also East Village
• Their coffee is brewed in sand and tastes incredible
• What’s good: Tableside shawarma, Mixed grill platter supreme, Lebanese sand coffee

Chicken Kabob, lamb chops, beef kabob plate + Halal Tableside Shawarma | Nastasia Y.

🥘 Farida Central Asian Cuisine & Grill

• Cozy eatery with uzbek/russian eats
• Ask about their Russian sodas!
• What’s good: Uzbek plov, Meat samsa, Umka puffs, Kazakh chai

Uzbek Plov | Farida

🍜 Urban Hawker

• Brand new Singaporean hawker center with 14 stalls (many use halal meat)
• Come early around 11am to make sure you the popular food items. They tend to sell out early and seating can be tough.
• What’s good: Mamak’s Corner, Ashes Bunnit, Padi d’NYC (all halal)

Inside | Low W. + halal singaporean food and malaysia food | Alexandra D.

🌶️ Adel’s Famous Foods

• One of the best halal carts in NYC!
• It’s right by the OG Halal Guys and is way worth the wait.
• If you get more than 4 lines of hot sauce you’re a psychopath
• What’s good: Chicken Plate with Spice Rice + Fries

Adels line | NYC Halal + Chicken and Lamb plate with spice rice | ili

🥩 212 Steakhouse

• Partially-halal upscale dining experience to take your date 👀
• The only restaurant on the East Coast to serve authentic halal Japanese Kobe Beef!
• Let them know you’re muslim so they give the halal menu!
• What’s good: Halal wagyu t-bone, Halal wagyu Ribeye 28oz

Halal Wagyu Dry-Aged T-Bone Steak | Rina D. + Halal Steak | LB

Drinks and desserts in Manhattan

• 👳‍♂️ Punjabi Grocery: Chill sikh uncles serving fire doodh patti chai
• 🍦 Cafe Panna: The best ice cream spot, don’t sleep on cookies & cream
• 🍪 Gooey on The Inside: My fav cookies in NYC, Levain who???
• ☕️ La Cabra: Amazing coffee spot, famous for their cardamom buns

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Disclaimer: Everything on this list has been verified to be halal unless otherwise stated. Owners and suppliers can change every so often. I advice you to always check in with the employees/owner at the restaurant in person or on the phone to confirm halal status.