Halal Food in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

The following restaurants can be confirmed halal, they all get their halal meat from the Amine Halal Meat Supplier (District 7), Hanafi Halal Meat Supplier (Phu Nhuan District) or from Haji Chay Mohamad from the District 8 masjid. If a restaurant is not on this list, it means I cannot confirm where they get their halal meat.

Muslim-owned Restaurants
None of the restaurants below serves alcohol.

District 1
1. Basiron - District 1 (near Ben Thanh Market on Nguyen An Ninh street) Offers great halal pho. 2. Halal@Saigon - 31 Dong Du, District 1 - well-known halal restaurant wholly-owned and run by Muslims. A great restaurant to visit for travelers and locals alike. Ask the managers for their recommendations if you are new to Halal@Saigon. If you are looking for budget prices, give them a call or email before visiting Vietnam. 3. Halal Kitchen 96B Nam Khia Khoi Nghia, District 1 (located next to several Muslim shops) - This restaurants chef is well known among the local Muslim community. He has worked in many of the halal restaurants in the city. 4. Pho Muslim - District 1 (Behind the Nancy Mosque) Another favorite for local and visiting Muslims a like. In the mornings you can have halal pho, in the evenings halal bun bo hue. The small restaurant is in an alleyway in the Muslim part of District 1. Prices are very affordable for budget travelers. 5. Punjabi Indian Restaurant 175/16 Pham Ngu Lao, District 1 Owner is the sister of the Indian Jamia Mosques imam in District 1. 6. SaigonTacos.com - http://www.saigontacos.com offers halal Mexican food. Visit the website to order. 7. Vietnam Delights - 174 Le Lai, District 1 - owned by Cham Muslims. Service is pretty bad and the food quality has decreased significantly since they opened. Still visited by many Muslim tourists and you cant beat the price. 8. VN.Halal Restaurant - 14 Pham Hong Thai, P. Ben Thanh, District 1 - Poor service, very pricey. Not worth a visit.

District 5
1. Quan An 64 - 641 Nguyen Trai, District 5 (At the Cholon Mosque) - another halal favorite offering Vietnamese and Malaysian food. I love the curry rice dishes there.

District 7
1. Berru Turkish Coffee & Restaurant Sc3-1 My Khang, Nguyen Luong Bang. Q7 - Great halal Turkish food. 2. Zaiqa Restaurant 009 My Hoang, Nguyen Van Linh Street Phu My Hung Dist.7 Halal Indian food.

District 8
1. Kedai Makanan Halal Idriss - 12N Nguyen Thi Tan, P.3, District 8 - serves halal Vietnamese and Cham cuisine in more of a Vietnamese restaurant environment. Worth the visit if you have the time. Very pleasant family runs this restaurant.

District 10
1. Kedai Shamsudin - 445 Le Hong Phong, District 10 a favorite of many visiting and local Muslims offering some of the best halal food in the city. They server Vietnamese and Malaysian cuisines.

Phu Nhuan District

1. Kedai Makan Melayu Champa 111/33 Huynh Van Banh, Phu Nhuan District (after bridge, turn right at market and look for alleyway on left) A great halal restaurant that serves halal Vietnamese and Malaysian cuisines. A little hard to find but worth it. The Muslim chef caters for many hotels in the city. You will meet many local Cham Muslims in this area. 2. Sara Halal Food - 67 Dang Van Ngu, Phu Nhuan District Serves halal Cham cuisine. I used to frequent this restaurant 3-4 times per week when I lived nearby. Come after 5 pm. The owner and cook are Muslims. The chicken fried rice dishes are my favorite dishes there. Very affordable for budget travelers. 3. Satayhouse Malaysia 307/25 Nguyen Van Troi, Phu Nhuan District Malaysian owner and cook serving some of the best satay and nasi goreng in the city. One of the most frequented restaurants by local Malays. The chef is well known among the Muslim community. I recommend coming around lunchtime when most of the food is fresh.

Tan Binh District

1. Ali Baba Restaurant 43 Lam Son, Tan Binh District (head towards the airport) Offers halal doner kebab. Restaurant is run by Expat Muslims. All food confirmed halal. Best priced doner kebabs in the city. See initial notice of opening here.

Non-Muslim-owned Restaurants
Owned by non-Muslims but the cooks and staff are Muslim. None of the restaurants below serves alcohol.

District 1
1. Lion City Restaurant (Only Second Floor is Halal) - 98 Le Lai Street, District 1 - Owner ensures strict halalness of his restaurant, he imports all of his halal meat. Definitely more pricier then many other halal restaurants. 2. Restaurant DNonya Penang - 56 Dong Du street ,District 1 In the past this was a good halal restaurant but when the manager left, the quality went down. 3. Vickis Teppanyaki 42 Le Anh Xuan, District 1 halal meat is imported, same owner as Lion City. I enjoyed going to this restaurant. You will get better prices when you go with a tour group.

District 3
1. Banana Leaf Restaurant - 57 Vo Van Tan, District 3 - Serves halal Malaysian, Singaporean and Vietnamese food. It is one of my new favorite restaurants. I love the red curry dish. The manager and staff are very friendly. 2. RedHouse Nga Do (District 3) - 79 Ngo Thoi Nhiem Street, District 3 Only second floor is halal, contact restaurant in advance to ensure it will be halal.

Tan Binh District

1. RedHouse Nga Do (Tan Binh District) - 15B Tra Khuc, Tan Binh District This location is 100% halal often frequented by Muslim tour groups. Restaurants below offer halal cuisines but serve alcohol.

District 1
1. Babas Kitchen - 164 Bui Vien Street, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1 Run by my friend, Robin, a Catholic Indian. They have a Muslim chef and waiter as well, the food is good, a little spicy, but definitely will be one of your favorite Indian restaurants in Saigon. It is one of the most popular restaurants in Saigon of tourists and Expats alike. 2. Mumtaz Indian Restaurant - 226 Bui Vien Street, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1 Run by the same family as Babas Kitchen. Another favorite of tourists.

Halal Food in Hanoi

I can only confirm two halal restaurants that do not serve alcohol in Hanoi. It is very difficult to get any halal meat in Hanoi despite the prevalence of the usage of halal with restaurants there. Turkish muslims butcher their own meat in Hanoi. 1. Melia Hanoi Hotel Restaurant - 44B Ly Thuong Kiet Street - This restaurant was confirmed halal by the Turkish muslim community in Hanoi. Prices may be high for those traveling on a budget. 2. Nisa Restaurant - No. 32 Hang Tre St., Hoan Kiem District Owned by a Muslim, Nisa serves halal Malaysian cuisine in Hanoi. This restaurant was confirmed halal by the Muslim owner of Halal@Saigon.

Halal Food in Danang

1. Mumtaz Indian Restaurant- 231 Tran Phu Street (serves alcohol) - Same owners as the Mumtaz restaurant in Saigon. The halal meat is shipped from Saigon. For catering in Danang, there is an American chef who has four years experience cooking halal cuisines in Dubai. He imports all of his halal meat in Danang. If you are interested, let me know.