Asian 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 eats01Gyoza Guys London Bridge★★★★★4.9(74)6.0Halal-friendly
A safe, well-priced opener — calibrate your tastebuds.
- Mid02Fatt Pundit Soho★★★★★4.8(11,075)5.2Ask before ordering
The mid-range crowd-pleaser. The safe second stop.
- Mid03Turpan Bloomsbury★★★★★4.8(1,686)8.5Verified halal
A purist’s pick — where locals send out-of-towners.
- Splurge04Kolamba East - Sri Lankan Restaurant Liverpool Street★★★★★4.8(737)Not yet verified
The splurge. Worth it once a year.
- Cult favourite05Machan Kitchen - Sri Lankan Restaurant★★★★★4.8(1,487)Not yet verified
A cult favourite — it bends the form without breaking it.
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Asian·London Bridge
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★★4.9(74)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Asian·Soho·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.8(11,075)
Owner confirmed Dec 2019 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Turpan Bloomsbury
Rated GoodUyghur·Bloomsbury
8.5Verified halal★★★★★4.8(1,686)
Halal meat · supplier documents on file · self-cert
No alcoholNo cross-contaminationHand-slaughtered
Halal Asian food at Kolamba East - Sri Lankan Restaurant Liverpool Street
Not yet verifiedAsian·City of London·£££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(737)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Asian food at Machan Kitchen - Sri Lankan Restaurant
Not yet verifiedAsian·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(1,487)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Contemporary food at Scully
Not yet verifiedContemporary·££££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.8(1,381)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Asian·Camden
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.7(95)
Owner confirmed Sept 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Muslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Asian·Lakeside
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.7(5,942)
Owner confirmed Mar 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholNo cross-contamination
Halal Asian food at ADOH! Sri Lankan Street Food, Covent Garden
Not yet verifiedAsian·Covent Garden·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(631)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Contemporary food at Ambassadors Clubhouse
Not yet verifiedContemporary·Mayfair·££££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(2,200)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Indian food at Babur
Not yet verifiedHalal Indian food at Chook Chook
Not yet verifiedIndian·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(1,758)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Asian food at YAKO
Not yet verifiedAsian·Pinner·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(288)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Asian·Camden Town·££
6.2Halal-friendly★★★★★4.6(645)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Asian·Soho·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(3,695)
Owner confirmed Feb 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Asian·Barnes
6.2Halal-friendly★★★★★4.6(249)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
No cross-contamination
Asian·South Kensington·£££
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★★4.6(1,028)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Asian·Oxford Circus·£££
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★★4.6(1,959)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Asian·Wimbledon·£££
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★★4.6(834)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Banana Tree West Hampstead
Casual & consistentThai·West Hampstead·££
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★★4.6(3,360)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2026 · check before ordering
Alcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Banana Tree Battersea
Casual & consistentThai·Battersea·££
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★★4.6(3,863)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2026 · check before ordering
Alcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Banana Tree Islington
Casual & consistentThai·Islington·££
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★★4.6(3,865)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2026 · check before ordering
Alcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Meet Bros Paddington
Loved by ART GroupAsian·Paddington
6.7Confirmed halal★★★★★4.6(3,233)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2025 · check before ordering
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Banana Tree at The O2
Casual & consistentThai·Greenwich·££
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★★4.6(2,179)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2026 · check before ordering
Alcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Banana Tree Covent Garden
Casual & consistentThai·Covent Garden·££
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★★4.6(2,964)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2026 · check before ordering
Alcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Banana Tree Soho
Casual & consistentThai·Soho·££
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★★4.5(7,623)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2026 · check before ordering
Alcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Tukdin Paddington
Loved by ART GroupAsian·Paddington·££
8.5Verified halal★★★★★4.5(1,791)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Asian·Covent Garden·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(2,866)
Owner confirmed Jan 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Roti King King's Cross
Loved by ART GroupAsian·King's Cross·£
8.5Verified halal★★★★★4.5(7,207)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Asian·Chelsea·£££
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★★4.5(549)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2026 · check before ordering
Alcohol servedMuslim-owned
Asian·Chelsea·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(810)
Owner confirmed Feb 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Asian·Charing Cross
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(934)
Owner confirmed Dec 2019 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholNo cross-contamination
Asian·Leyton·££
8.5Verified halal★★★★★4.5(3,195)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Asian·Pimlico·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(3,597)
Owner confirmed Feb 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Asian·Fitzrovia·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(939)
Owner confirmed Feb 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Asian·Carnaby·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(1,048)
Owner confirmed Feb 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No cross-contamination
Asian·St Paul's
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★★4.5(6,394)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Asian·Battersea·££
8.3Verified halal★★★★★4.5(1,828)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
Alcohol servedMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Asian·Islington
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(686)
Owner confirmed Nov 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No cross-contamination
Banana Tree Greenwich
Casual & consistentThai·Greenwich·££
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★★4.5(1,567)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2026 · check before ordering
Alcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Banana Tree Maida Vale
Casual & consistentThai·Maida Vale·££
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★★4.5(1,236)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2026 · check before ordering
Alcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Banana Tree Windsor
Casual & consistentThai·Windsor·££
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★★4.5(1,652)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2026 · check before ordering
Alcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Halal Asian food at JWD Hand-Pulled Noodle Bar
Not yet verifiedAsian·Canary Wharf·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(803)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Asian·Shoreditch·£££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(450)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Indian food at Empire Empire
Not yet verifiedIndian·Notting Hill·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(621)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Indian food at Ganapati
Not yet verifiedIndian·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(988)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Asian food at Kolamba Soho - Sri Lankan Restaurant
Not yet verifiedAsian·Soho·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(2,295)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Asian·Paddington·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(1,326)
Owner confirmed Jan 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Asian·Stratford·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(2,039)
Owner confirmed Feb 2018 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Asian·Aldgate·£
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(854)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Asian·London Bridge
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(1,820)
Owner confirmed Feb 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Asian·Paddington
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★☆4.4(457)
Owner confirmed · Apr 2025 · check before ordering
Muslim-owned
Asian·Tooting
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(929)
Owner confirmed May 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Asian·Wembley Park
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★☆4.4(238)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Arab·Lambeth
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(1,389)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
Asian·Mayfair
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.4(778)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Indian food at Gunpowder
Not yet verifiedIndian·City of London·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.4(778)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Asian·Mayfair·££££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(6,156)
Owner confirmed Feb 2023 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Alcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Asian·Leicester Square·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(6,430)
Owner confirmed Jun 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Asian·Bayswater·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(713)
Owner confirmed Aug 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Muslim-owned
Asian·Ilford·£££
8.5Verified halal★★★★☆4.3(2,148)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Halal Asian food at Rambutan
Not yet verifiedAsian·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.3(1,022)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Halal Indian food at Tamila Kings Cross
Not yet verifiedIndian·Camden·££
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.3(521)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Asian·Chinatown·£
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(2,134)
Owner confirmed Oct 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No cross-contamination
Asian·Walthamstow·££
8.5Verified halal★★★★☆4.2(651)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Asian·Royal Docks·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(1,523)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Asian·Stoke Newington·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(1,435)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Asian·Soho
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(874)
Owner confirmed Dec 2019 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No cross-contamination
Asian·Wembley
8.5Verified halal★★★★☆4.2(457)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholNo cross-contamination
Asian·Spitalfields
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(210)
Owner confirmed Feb 2023 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Asian·South Woodford
6.2Halal-friendly★★★★☆4.2
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Asian·Isle Of Dogs·££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(1,795)
Owner confirmed Sept 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No cross-contamination
Asian·Whitechapel·££
8.5Verified halal★★★★☆4.2(2,225)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Bintang Camden
Loved by ART GroupAsian·Camden·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.1(889)
Owner confirmed Aug 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholMuslim-ownedVegan options
Asian·Whitechapel·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.1(1,482)
Pork on the menu · ask before ordering
PorkAlcohol served
Asian·Mayfair·££££
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★☆4.0(1,455)
Halal beef · Halal chicken only · check before ordering
PorkAlcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Asian·Leytonstone
6.2Halal-friendly★★★★☆3.9(223)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
No cross-contamination
Asian·Edgware
8.5Verified halal★★★★☆3.9(124)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Asian·Kilburn
5.2Ask before ordering
Owner confirmed Oct 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
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