Arab in London.
A close read on the halal joints in this scene — the ones doing it right, the ones doing it loud, and the ones quietly outperforming the hype.
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A ranked starter pack across price points. Hit one cheap, one mid, one splurge, you’ll have a sense of the scene within a week.
- Cheap eats01215 Hackney Stoke Newington★★★★★4.9(1,701)5.2Ask before ordering
A safe, well-priced opener — calibrate your tastebuds.
- Mid02Al Arez West Hampstead★★★★★4.9(705)Not yet verified
The mid-range crowd-pleaser. The safe second stop.
- Mid03Bab Al Yemen - Edgware rd★★★★★4.9(241)Not yet verified
A purist’s pick — where locals send out-of-towners.
- Splurge04Brother Marcus Canary Wharf★★★★★4.9(3,410)Not yet verified
The splurge. Worth it once a year.
- Cult favourite05Brother Marcus Covent Garden★★★★★4.9(6,172)Not yet verified
A cult favourite — it bends the form without breaking it.
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Arab·Stoke Newington
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.9(1,701)
Owner confirmed Sept 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Halal Lebanese food at Al Arez West Hampstead
Not yet verifiedLebanese·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.9(705)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Arab food at Bab Al Yemen - Edgware rd
Not yet verifiedArab·Paddington·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.9(241)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at Brother Marcus Canary Wharf
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·Canary Wharf·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.9(3,410)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at Brother Marcus Covent Garden
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.9(6,172)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at Brother Marcus Soho
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·Soho·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.9(1,558)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at Brother Marcus Victoria
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·Westminster·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.9(1,361)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Arab food at Sahtein Kensington
Not yet verifiedArab·West Kensington·£
Not yet verified★★★★★4.9(345)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Arab·Kensington·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.8(3,309)
Owner confirmed Feb 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No cross-contamination
Arab·Manor House
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.8(879)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
American·Acton
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.8(169)
Owner confirmed Jul 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Halal Lebanese food at Al Arez Kings Road
Not yet verifiedLebanese·Chelsea·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(346)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Arab food at Bab al-Yemen | London
Not yet verifiedArab·Hammersmith·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(4,935)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at Brother Marcus Borough
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(6,786)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at Comptoir Libanais Southbank
Not yet verifiedLebanese·Southbank·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(4,705)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Turkish food at FM Mangal
Not yet verifiedTurkish·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(4,296)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Turkish food at Kebab Queen
Not yet verifiedTurkish·££££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(203)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Arab food at Logma
Not yet verifiedHalal Mediterranean food at Mour
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(88)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at Ô Gourmet Libanais
Not yet verifiedLebanese·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(743)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at TA’MINI LEBANESE BAKERY
Not yet verifiedLebanese·Bloomsbury·£
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(782)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at TA’MINI LEBANESE BAKERY
Not yet verifiedLebanese·Fulham·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(771)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Arab·Bayswater·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.7(2,605)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Arab·Soho·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.7(2,865)
Owner confirmed Feb 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Arab·Balham
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.7(788)
Owner confirmed Jan 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Arab·Knightsbridge·££
8.5Verified halal★★★★★4.7(3,255)
Halal meat · supplier on file · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Halal Lebanese food at Berut Bistro
Not yet verifiedLebanese·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(745)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at Brother Marcus Angel
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(4,081)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at Brother Marcus Spitalfields
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·City of London·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(6,264)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at Comptoir Libanais Gloucester Road
Not yet verifiedLebanese·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(5,360)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at Palmyra’s Kitchen
Not yet verifiedLebanese·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(668)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at TA’MINI Lebanese bakery
Not yet verifiedLebanese·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(262)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Arab food at The Barbary
Not yet verifiedArab·Seven Dials·£££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(2,224)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Arab·South Kensington·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(2,269)
Owner confirmed Dec 2019 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Alcohol served
Arab·Tower Hill
8.3Verified halal★★★★★4.6(2,104)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedVegetarian options
Lebanese·Richmond·£
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(244)
Owner confirmed Mar 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Imad’s Carnaby Street
Loved by ART GroupArab·Carnaby Street·££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(1,698)
Owner confirmed Aug 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Arab·Slough
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(295)
Owner confirmed Jul 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Muslim-owned
Acacus Marylebone
Loved by ART GroupArab·Marylebone
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(761)
Owner confirmed Aug 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Alcohol servedMuslim-owned
Halal Persian food at Berenjak Mayfair
Not yet verifiedPersian·Mayfair
Not yet verified★★★★★4.6(546)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at Comptoir Libanais Shepherd's Bush
Not yet verifiedLebanese·Shepherd's Bush·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.6(2,679)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Turkish food at Fez Mangal
Not yet verifiedTurkish·Mayfair·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.6(310)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Arab food at Hanar
Not yet verifiedHalal Cafe food at Honey & Co. Studio
Not yet verifiedCafe·Bloomsbury·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.6(43)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at Meza London
Not yet verifiedLebanese·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.6(508)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at Sohaila
Not yet verifiedLebanese·City of London·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.6(438)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Arab·Mayfair·££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(1,086)
Owner confirmed Sept 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholNo cross-contamination
Arab·Covent Garden
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★★4.5(977)
Halal beef · Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Alcohol servedVegetarian options
Arab·Chelsea·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(1,714)
Owner confirmed Nov 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Arab·Leicester Square·£
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(1,166)
Owner confirmed Apr 2023 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Halal British food at Jikoni
Not yet verifiedHalal Lebanese food at KINZ Restaurant
Not yet verifiedLebanese·Bayswater·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(296)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at NOPI by Ottolenghi
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·Soho·£££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(3,544)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at Ottolenghi Spitalfields
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·City of London·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(3,571)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Arab food at Sahtein Croydon
Not yet verifiedArab·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(84)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at Tamila Clapham
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(413)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at The Barbary Notting Hill
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·Bayswater
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(425)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Arab·South Bank·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(3,371)
Owner confirmed Aug 2019 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Muslim-owned
Arab·King's Cross·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(771)
Owner confirmed Dec 2019 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Arab·Lambeth
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(1,389)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
Halal Arab food at Afghan Kitchen
Not yet verifiedArab·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.4(888)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Arab food at ARABICA BOROUGH MARKET
Not yet verifiedArab·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.4(2,275)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at Comptoir Libanais London Bridge
Not yet verifiedLebanese·London Bridge·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.4(3,825)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Persian food at Hafez
Not yet verifiedPersian·Bayswater·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.4(1,722)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Mediterranean food at Ottolenghi Islington
Not yet verifiedMediterranean·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.4(2,534)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Arab food at Tamila Soho
Not yet verifiedArab·Soho·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.4(136)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Lebanese food at Toum
Not yet verifiedLebanese·Mayfair·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.4(596)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Lebanese·Oxford Circus·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.4(3,074)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Arab·Marble Arch·££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(1,168)
Owner confirmed Mar 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Queen of Sheba Paddington
Loved by ART GroupArab·Paddington·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(2,193)
Owner confirmed May 2019 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Muslim-owned
Arab·Shepherd's Bush·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(2,867)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Afghan·Southall·££
8.5Verified halal★★★★☆4.3(6,527)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Arab·Maida Hill·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(863)
Owner confirmed May 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Alcohol served
Halal Turkish food at Fez Mangal Ladbroke Grove
Not yet verifiedTurkish·Notting Hill·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.3(1,999)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Abu Zaad Shepherd's Bush
Loved by ART GroupArab·Shepherd's Bush·£
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(1,484)
No pork · ask before ordering
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Arab·Liverpool Street·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(1,476)
Owner confirmed Feb 2023 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Alcohol served
Arab·Harlesden·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(5,249)
Owner confirmed Nov 2018 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Arab·Hounslow
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(395)
Owner confirmed Oct 2019 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Hiba Express Holborn
Loved by ART GroupArab·Holborn·££
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★☆4.2(2,535)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2025 · check before ordering
Muslim-owned
African·Seven Dials·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.0(1,578)
Owner confirmed Apr 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Alcohol served
Arab·Marble Arch·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.0(1,622)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Muslim-owned
Arab·Covent Garden
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.0(2,055)
Owner confirmed Feb 2023 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Arab·Knightsbridge·££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.0(2,162)
Owner confirmed Jul 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Afghan·Ilford·££
8.5Verified halal★★★★☆4.0(2,552)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Arab·Earl's Court·££
8.5Verified halal★★★★☆3.9(1,460)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Arab·Marble Arch·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆3.8
Owner confirmed Feb 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Arab·Marylebone
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆3.7(664)
Owner confirmed Dec 2019 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Arab·Mayfair·£££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆3.5(952)
Owner confirmed Jul 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No cross-contamination
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