Food Guides
Whether you are after a light brunch, feast or Michelin star meal, Covent Garden is teaming with cafes and restaurants which offer some of the best halal food in London. Check out our guide for the best of halal dining in Covent Garden to help you get your foodie fix.
📍32-34 Monmouth Street
Escape the hustle and bustle of busy London streets and enter a haven of delicious, comforting food, alongside a warming atmosphere. Created by successful Middle Eastern-born business operators and brothers Saleh and Mohammad Alayan alongside Faycal Abdel Khalek, each of the trio has made Apple Butter Café the success it is today.
The café is renowned for being one of the best Halal brunch spots in London with all the meat products on the menu being Halal. The café offers an all-day dining menu including breakfast, salads, sandwiches, pasta and desserts.
📍28 Maiden Lane
Founded by Vivek Singh, one of the most successful and respected modern Indian chefs in the country, Cinnamon Bazaar offers a vast selection of modern Indian dishes. The Michelin halal restaurant mixes real Indian heritage with urban London and is the perfect place to eat, drink, relax and celebrate.
Enjoy delicious fusion food, such as the Lamb Roganjosh Shepherd's Pie, or other Bazaar plates including Chettinad Duck Liver & Heart and Lucknow Style Chicken Biryani. Enjoying a selection of dishes to share. The restaurant also offers an afternoon tea, set lunch, pre-theatre and menu for larger parties.
Honest Burger now serves halal chicken across all of its branches in the UK. Enjoy a Buffalo Chicken Burger mixed with American cheese, buffalo sauce and ranch mayo, or the Pesto Chicken Burger with grilled chicken breast, basil pesto and mustard mayo. All burgers come with a side of rosemary salted chips or seasonal coleslaw!
Situated inside the iconic Market Building, Shake Shack Covent Garden was the first branch to arrive in the UK when the burger joint crossed the pond. Shake Shack has stayed true to its roots and now delights us Brits with their classic burgers, made from local, quality ingredients. Halal chicken options are on offer so you can enjoy the classic Chicken Shack burger made from succulent crispy chicken breast, or the morish Chicken Bites with your choice of dipping sauce.
📍 12 Upper St Martin's Lane
Since opening their first restaurant over 10 years ago, Dishoom Covent Garden has become known for serving a lovingly curated menu of Bombay comfort food and first class drinks all day, every day.
From a delicious breakfast all the way through to dinner you can enjoy one of the top London halal restaurants which has tradition embedded in each and every dish they serve. Enjoy a Bacon Naan Roll, a Kejriwal or a Big Bombay so start the day. Then a light lunch of Roomali Rolls and Salad Plates. Refresh your afternoon with a drop of Chai and a small plate or two. The all-day menu is Halal, with their lamb and chicken coming from certified suppliers.
📍 Seven Dials Market
Seven Dials Market is an absolute must for foodies visiting London. Expect the best of the best when it comes to street food vendors, quick service and delicious drinks. Hosting over 20 food businesses spread across two floors in a buzzing, exciting atmosphere, filled with delicious halal options.
📍27B Market Building
Based in the Covent Garden Market Building, Na Na Café is a restaurant & bar which takes diners on a Mediterranean culinary journey. Dishes range form halloumi pesto sandwiches, to mezze selections and kofta platters. NáNá Cafe serves delicious Halal options which are clearly marked on their menu.
Homeslice focuses on quality produce and innovative flavours, whilst maintaining classic pizza combinations. The 20-inch pizzas can be split with different toppings on each side, perfect for sharing. They also serve regular 12-inch and pizza by the slice. Visit Homeslice in Neal's Yard and try the delicious curried minced lamb pizza or the air-dried wagyu beef pizza, as all lamb and wagyu served are Halal.
Located in the heart of Covent Garden, Gura Gura combines innovative Pan-Asian cuisine and a delectable platter of sushi, sashimi, dim-sum and more dishes. Gura Gura has become popular in Covent Garden, known for its Halal options. Chicken and lamb are halal and there are lots of other meal options to indulge in.
📍 419-420 Strand
Located on the Strand, Pitaya is only a short walk from Covent Garden. The authentic, Thai, fast-casual restaurant serves certified Halal meat. The menu at Pitaya features well balanced dishes made with fresh locally sourced vegetables, fish and halal meat which arrive from wok to plate in minutes. Dishes from their menu include Pad Thai, Salads and Thai Curries.
If you are in the mood for fast, authentic Thai food, with flavours only found on the streets of Bangkok, Pitaya is the perfect place for a quick meal.
📍5 Langley Street
With over 40 years of history, Café Pacifico has become a fixture of the Mexican restaurant scene in London. Being London's oldest Mexican restaurant, Café Pacifico introduced Mexican cuisine, tequila and culture to the UK.
Step into the warm, cantina-style atmosphere in the Covent Garden restaurant, and explore the mixture of authentic Mexican flavours on the menu. All of the chicken on the menu is Halal so you can indulge in a menu of tacos, fajitas burritos and nachos! The restaurant also has an extensive vegan menu if you feel like going meat-free for the day. Make sure you leave room for some Churros with Spicy Chocolate Sauce, or the Chocolate Truffles to finish.
Located on picturesque Floral Street, Chestnut Bakery serves up a selection of Halal pastries and meals. Offering mouth-watering pastries such as sticky cinnamon buns, monkey bread and twice baked pecan and salted caramel, the café is the perfect spot for those with a sweet tooth. The extensive menu also boasts a selection of sandwiches, bagels and flatbreads, made in house everyday.
Having first debuted Buns & Buns in Miami, founder Alexandre Zibi brings his take on the world’s best breads, from fluffy Taiwanese bao to pala romana. Halal items are clearly marked on the food menu and include delicious Tenderloin Black Pepper Beef, Chicken Satay and Green Chicken Curry if you prefer to heat things up, all served with fluffy jasmine rice. The restaurant also serves ramen, salads, sandwiches and Halal fluffy steamed buns.
Old Chang Kee are renowned for their famously good curry puffs. Made with buttery pastry and aromatically-spiced fillings, their curry puff recipe is so secret we will never know just what goes into these little bites of heaven! Try Old Chang Kee's signature Singaporean curry puffs at the Covent Garden shop or other classic Singaporean dishes like curries and Laksa. All the meats served here are Halal.
From humble beginnings, Pizza Pilgrims has now been named one of the must-eat pizza places worldwide. The restaurant now offers Halal certified pepperoni. Visit the Pizza Pilgrims on Garrick Street for a taste of the Double Pepperoni and Hot Honey Pizza, a classic margherita topped with two types of pepperoni and drizzled with chill-infused honey. Mouth watering!
