Cafe 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.
- Mid02Filli Cafe Islington★★★★★4.9(608)6.5Confirmed halal
The mid-range crowd-pleaser. The safe second stop.
- Mid03Satay Street Aldgate★★★★★4.8(206)5.4Ask before ordering
A purist’s pick — where locals send out-of-towners.
- Splurge04215 Hackney Manor House★★★★★4.8(879)5.2Ask before ordering
The splurge. Worth it once a year.
- Cult favourite05LUMI Camden★★★★★4.8(2,261)6.0Halal-friendly
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)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Cafe·Islington
6.5Confirmed halal★★★★★4.9(608)
Owner confirmed · Sept 2024 · check before ordering
Cafe·Aldgate
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.8(206)
Owner confirmed Mar 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholNo cross-contamination
Arab·Manor House
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.8(879)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
Bangladeshi·Shoreditch·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.8(477)
Owner confirmed Jan 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Muslim-owned
Cafe·Dalston
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.8(396)
Owner confirmed Jan 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Brunch·Peckham·£
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.8(292)
Owner confirmed May 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Cafe·Mayfair
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.8
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Cabin Stepney Green
Authentic ExperienceCafe·Stepney Green
6.7Confirmed halal★★★★★4.8(358)
Owner confirmed · Jul 2026 · check before ordering
No alcoholMuslim-owned
Brunch·Regent’s Park
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.7(1,587)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Brunch·Camberwell
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.7(746)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Wood Green
Not yet verified★★★★★4.7(567)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Brunch·Bethnal Green
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.7(902)
Owner confirmed Jul 2024 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Arab·Knightsbridge·££
8.5Verified halal★★★★★4.7(3,255)
Halal meat · supplier on file · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Apple Blue Patisserie Balham
Loved by ART GroupBreakfast·Balham·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(704)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Bermondsey·£
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(671)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Brunch·Knightsbridge·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(7,958)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Wimbledon·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(2,859)
Pork on the menu · ask before ordering
PorkAlcohol served
Cafe·Walthamstow
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(384)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Cafe·Harringay·£
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(743)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Cafe·Poplar
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(320)
Owner confirmed Mar 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Cafe·Dalston·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(889)
Owner confirmed Mar 2023 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Brunch·Chelsea·££
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★★4.6(1,393)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Cafe·Belsize Park·££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(254)
Owner confirmed Apr 2023 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No cross-contamination
Brunch·Brentford·££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(983)
Owner confirmed Jul 2023 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Breakfast·Hackney
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.6(533)
Owner confirmed Jul 2024 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Richmond·££
Not yet verified★★★★★4.6(591)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Grounded Aldgate
Loved by ART GroupBrunch·Aldgate·££
8.5Verified halal★★★★★4.5(3,980)
Halal meat · supplier on file · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Brunch·Stoke Newington·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(454)
Owner confirmed Aug 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Muslim-owned
Brunch·Holloway·££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(775)
No pork · ask before ordering
No alcoholMuslim-ownedVegetarian options
Cafe·Marylebone
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5
Owner confirmed Feb 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Holborn·£££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(3,972)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
No cross-contamination
Asian·Pimlico·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(3,597)
Owner confirmed Feb 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Cafe·South Kensington·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(5,080)
Owner confirmed Mar 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Cafe·Kensington·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(494)
Owner confirmed Mar 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Islington·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(2,189)
Pork on the menu · ask before ordering
PorkAlcohol served
Brunch·Battersea·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(7,069)
Pork on the menu · ask before ordering
PorkAlcohol served
Cafe·Leytonstone·££
8.5Verified halal★★★★★4.5(688)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Knightsbridge
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(674)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Brunch·Notting Hill
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(553)
Owner confirmed Oct 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Brunch·Dalston·££
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★★4.5(904)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Cafe·Brick Lane
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(1,605)
Owner confirmed Dec 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Seven Kings
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(732)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Cafe·Park Royal·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(6,216)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
Pork
Breakfast·Bayswater·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(1,395)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
Cafe·Trafalgar Square·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★★4.5(3,187)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Ilford
9.7Certified halal★★★★★4.5(1,715)
HMC certified · no alcohol
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Fitzrovia·£
Not yet verified★★★★★4.5(1,428)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Brunch·Covent Garden·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(5,069)
Owner confirmed Apr 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Cafe·Ladbroke Grove·£
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(1,015)
Owner confirmed Dec 2019 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Cafe·Maida Vale
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(535)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Muslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Breakfast·Tottenham·£
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(268)
Owner confirmed May 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Whitechapel
9.7Certified halal★★★★☆4.4(1,076)
HMC certified · no alcohol
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Breakfast·Edmonton
9.7Certified halal★★★★☆4.4(604)
HMC certified · no alcohol
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Mayfair·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(883)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
Cafe·Fitzrovia·££
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★☆4.4(906)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
Cafe·Aldgate
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(1,547)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
Alcohol served
Bakery·Covent Garden
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(1,617)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
Cafe·Bond Street·£
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(700)
Owner confirmed Jan 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No cross-contamination
Brunch·Notting Hill·££
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★☆4.4(3,491)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
PorkAlcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Harrow
8.5Verified halal★★★★☆4.4(541)
Halal meat · certificate displayed · self-cert
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Leyton
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.4(634)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Cafe·Mayfair
6.2Halal-friendly★★★★☆4.4(1,687)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
No cross-contamination
Burgers·Barking·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(2,434)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Brunch·Leytonstone·££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(376)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
No alcoholNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Mayfair·£££
6.2Halal-friendly★★★★☆4.3(5,128)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
No cross-contamination
Breakfast·Isle Of Dogs·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(831)
Owner confirmed Jan 2023 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Brunch·Norbury·££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(570)
Owner confirmed Mar 2022 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Alcohol servedNo 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
Breakfast·Ilford·£
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(553)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
No alcohol
Cafe·Tooting·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.3(1,345)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Mile End·£
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(685)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
No alcoholNo cross-contamination
Brunch·Mayfair·£££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(3,376)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Upton Park·££
9.7Certified halal★★★★☆4.2(1,313)
HMC certified · no alcohol
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Marylebone·£££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(1,852)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Cafe·South Kensington·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(2,372)
Owner confirmed Mar 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Cafe·Forest Gate·££
9.7Certified halal★★★★☆4.2(1,037)
HMC certified · no alcohol
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Brunch·Stratford·££
6.2Halal-friendly★★★★☆4.2(1,631)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
No cross-contaminationVegetarian optionsVegan options
Breakfast·Upton Park·££
9.7Certified halal★★★★☆4.2(444)
HMC certified · no alcohol
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Slough
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(458)
Owner confirmed Aug 2021 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
No alcoholNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Southwark
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(286)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
No alcoholMuslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Camberwell
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(96)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Muslim-ownedNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Barking
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.2(215)
Owner confirmed Jan 2023 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Brunch·King’s Cross·££
6.0Halal-friendly★★★★☆4.2(2,440)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
PorkAlcohol servedNo cross-contamination
Cafe·Mayfair
Not yet verified★★★★☆4.2(978)
Not checked by Halal Joints yet · ask before you order
Cafe·Soho·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.1(1,267)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Marylebone·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.1(2,023)
Owner confirmed Dec 2019 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Brunch·Shepherd's Bush·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.1
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
No cross-contaminationVegetarian optionsVegan options
Cafe·Walthamstow
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.1(511)
Listed as halal · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Breakfast·Bethnal Green·££
6.2Halal-friendly★★★★☆4.1(633)
Halal chicken only · check before ordering
No cross-contamination
Cafe·Bond Street
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.1(1,688)
No pork · ask before ordering
No alcohol
Cafe·Forest Gate·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.1(458)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
Cafe·Shadwell
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.1(420)
halal options on request · ask before ordering
Brunch·Marylebone
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.0(1,723)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Arab·Covent Garden
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.0(2,055)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
Arab·Knightsbridge·££
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆4.0(2,162)
Owner confirmed Jul 2020 · due a re-check · ask before ordering
Afternoon Tea·Whitehall·£££
0.0Not halal★★★★☆3.8(17)
Pork + shared prep · not halal · check before ordering
PorkCross-contamination riskServes non-halal meat
Bakery·Barking·£
5.4Ask before ordering★★★★☆3.7(120)
No pork · ask before ordering
No alcohol
Breakfast·Wanstead·££
5.2Ask before ordering★★★★☆3.5(466)
Verbally confirmed · not recently checked · ask before ordering
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