10 Best Halal Restaurants in Singapore
Ten of the best halal restaurants in Singapore, spanning Malay nasi padang, Indian biryani, Turkish, Arabic, Italian, Penang, Korean and Japanese dining.
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AI image by LocalRankSingapore is a great city for halal dining, and this guide gathers ten of the best halal restaurants in Singapore across a wide spread of cuisines, from Malay nasi padang and North Indian biryani to Turkish, Arabic, Italian, Penang, Korean and Japanese cooking. Each was checked against its own website or official listing for how it describes its halal status. Treat it as a shortlist, not a strict ranking, and confirm current halal certification before visiting.
1. Hjh Maimunah
Hjh Maimunah is a long-running Malay and Indonesian nasi padang restaurant in the Kampong Glam area, where you choose from a spread of dishes over rice at the counter. Its own site describes the food as halal and points to specialities such as beef rendang, ayam bakar (grilled chicken), tahu telur and sambal-rich vegetable dishes. Expect a busy, canteen-style setting focused on home-style Malay cooking rather than fine dining.
Kampong Glam
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2. Bismillah Biryani
Bismillah Biryani is a compact North Indian restaurant on Dunlop Street in Little India that built its name on slow-cooked dum biryani. The kitchen describes itself as 100% Muslim-owned and operated, and its menu runs to chicken and lamb biryani alongside sides such as nihari, haleem, kebabs and kormas. It is a casual, order-at-the-counter spot best known for fragrant rice cooked with meat in the sealed-pot dum style.
Little India
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3. Springleaf Prata Place
Springleaf Prata Place is a homegrown Indian prata specialist with outlets across Singapore, including its original shop in the Upper Thomson area. The restaurant says its food is halal, and its menu covers crispy roti prata, murtabak, thosai and curries, along with inventive versions such as its chicken-floss prata. It is a family-friendly, all-day spot for South and North Indian classics.
Upper Thomson
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4. The Malayan Council
The Malayan Council serves modern Malay and Malaysian cooking with a contemporary, Western-influenced twist across several outlets in Singapore, including a heritage shophouse setting in Kampong Glam. The group describes itself as a halal dining experience and pairs comfort-food mains with cakes and mocktails; its Dunlop Street location also houses an in-house bakery. It suits sit-down meals and casual celebrations rather than quick canteen dining.
5. Sofra Turkish Cafe & Restaurant
Sofra is a Turkish restaurant at Marina Square that its own site says has served authentic Turkish cuisine since 1999 and is halal-certified. The kitchen works over a charcoal grill and hot stone oven, with a menu of mezze, freshly baked breads and pide, doner, kebabs and grilled platters. It is a full-service, sit-down restaurant that works for both casual meals and group dining.
Marina Square
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6. Tarboush
Tarboush is an Arabic and Mediterranean restaurant with outlets at Bugis (Village Hotel) and Orchard, serving Middle Eastern classics in a relaxed setting. The restaurant says its food is 100% halal and that it is Muslim-owned, and its menu features mezze such as hummus, charcoal-grilled meat platters, shawarma, kebabs and mandi rice with lamb. It is a sit-down option for sharing-style Middle Eastern meals.
7. Positano Risto
Positano Risto is an Italian restaurant on Bussorah Street in Kampong Glam, set among the shophouses near Sultan Mosque. The restaurant says it is Muslim-owned and uses only halal ingredients with no alcohol, serving pasta, pizza and seafood dishes such as its lobster fettuccine. It is a casual sit-down spot for halal Italian food in the historic quarter.
Kampong Glam
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8. Penang Culture
Penang Culture brings Penang-style hawker cooking into mall settings across Singapore, and its own site describes it as a halal-certified Penang restaurant. The menu leans on George Town favourites such as char kway teow, assam laksa and curries rooted in Malay, Chinese and Indian traditions, plus a claypot line of bubbling, homestyle dishes. It is a casual, family-friendly restaurant rather than a hawker stall.
9. Seoul Garden
Seoul Garden is a Korean barbecue and hotpot buffet chain with outlets across Singapore, built around a signature tabletop grill-and-steamboat set-up. Its own site describes it as a halal grill and hotpot buffet, and diners cook their own marinated meats, seafood and vegetables at the table. It is aimed at groups and celebrations, with an all-you-can-eat, do-it-yourself format.
10. The Ramen Stall
The Ramen Stall is a halal Japanese eatery on North Bridge Road near Bugis, and its own site describes it as one of the forerunners of Singapore's halal Japanese dining scene. It is known for a rich ramen broth the kitchen says is simmered for more than 30 hours, alongside its signature volcano ramen, plus other Japanese dishes and sides. It is an affordable, casual sit-down spot that stays open late.
How to choose
- Verify halal status yourself: look for a current MUIS halal certificate displayed in the restaurant or on its website, and note that full MUIS certification is not the same as a self-described 'Muslim-owned' or 'no-pork, no-lard' kitchen.
- Certification is granted per premises and can lapse, so for chains confirm that the specific outlet you plan to visit is currently certified rather than assuming the whole brand is.
- Match the cuisine and setting to your occasion: Kampong Glam and Little India heritage eateries suit casual group meals, while hotel and mall restaurants more often take reservations for larger gatherings.
- Check opening hours and reservation policy before you go, and ask whether the venue is halal throughout, since some larger establishments run separate halal and non-halal sections.
- Confirm dietary specifics directly with the restaurant, including nut, dairy or other allergens and whether the kitchen is fully pork-free and alcohol-free if that matters to you.
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Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.
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