Halal Food Bangkok: 8 Halal Restaurants by Area, from Soi Arab to Bang Rak

How halal works in Bangkok: certification, Muslim-owned, what to check

CICOT is the statutory halal certifier, and its logo is the one to look for on a shopfront, a menu or a packet. MBK Center states that every halal restaurant in its listing holds a certificate and displays the logo at the entrance and in the mall’s dining directory, which makes the mall one of the simplest places to eat with confidence. Charcoal on Sukhumvit Soi 11 says on its own page that its kitchen is 100 percent halal-certified, but it also runs a cocktail bar, so decide whether that matters to you before booking.

The grey zone is large. Al Saray in Silom appears on Grab’s list of halal restaurants yet serves alcohol and makes no certification claim on its website. Beirut’s group is described as certified by Zabihah and The Beat Asia, but the Ploenchit Center branch’s listings mention beer. Ariya on Silom Soi 20 is tagged halal by Google while the restaurant itself asks diners to confirm, and Indique near Asok sits in Google’s halal category although it makes no halal statement and serves alcohol. Al Saray, Ariya and Indique are therefore not ranked here; Beirut stays, with its conflict stated. In these cases, ask at the counter for the certificate, and ask whether alcohol is served before you sit down.

Halal food near Sukhumvit and Nana

Sukhumvit Soi 3 and the short Soi 3/1 beside it, a few minutes from BTS Nana exit 1, are what locals call Soi Arab. BK Magazine describes Soi 3/1 as made up entirely of Middle Eastern restaurants and lists Al-Iraqi, Shater, Al Ferdoss, Petra and Nefertiti alongside Shahrazad, with mezze from 80 baht and kebabs from 130. Shahrazad is the one ranked here: Zabihah lists it as fully halal with no alcohol, and it keeps an untranslated page of Iranian dishes. Every source has it opening at 09:00, but closing times differ: Google lists 02:30, Wongnai 23:00, so call before a late visit. Wongnai also notes that cars cannot enter Soi 3/1 and there is no parking, so walk from the station.

Charcoal on Soi 11 is the sit-down Indian answer in the same area, and Beirut at Ploenchit Center is a short walk west. For halal Thai food on lower Sukhumvit, Usman on Soi 22 is the address. Eating Thai Food’s reviewer found it cheap and the kitchen slow, so order everything at once. Google lists it open daily, while that older review says it closes on Fridays; call before a Friday visit. The wider street is covered in our Sukhumvit restaurants and Asok restaurants guides.

Halal food in Pratunam, Platinum and MBK

Halal food in Pratunam mostly feeds shopping trips, and the options sit on two roads. On Phetchaburi Road, Red Istanbul at number 497/12 does halal Turkish food in the stretch between BTS Ratchathewi and the Urupong junction, and Madena is in the same building. Phetchaburi Soi 7 is the older Muslim lane: Zabihah lists Phayathai Kitchen on the soi and Ibrahim’s Shop two doors from the Darul Aman Mosque.

MBK Center is the easier stop with children. Yana on the 5th floor is the full sit-down room, and MBK’s halal list adds Ali’s Indian and Thai on the ground floor, Pak Dong Roti Cha Chak and Jeerapan’s chicken biryani on the 6th floor. The mall is open 10:00 to 22:00 and links to BTS National Stadium by skywalk, so it doubles as a rainy-day plan.

Halal Thai food in Bangkok: Bang Rak, Silom and the old communities

Halal Thai food, meaning Thai-Muslim curries, biryani (khao mok) and roti rather than Arab grills, is best in the old riverside communities. Charoen Krung Soi 36, home of the Haroon Mosque since the reign of King Rama III according to Thai PBS World, has Home Cuisine Islamic Restaurant, where Eating Thai Food rated the mutton biryani the standout. Muslim Restaurant on Charoen Krung, the name many older guides still give, closed in 2024 according to Thai PBS. Elbasha’s Lebanese and Turkish grill at 1323 Charoen Krung keeps the area fed until 03:00.

Silom Soi 20, near the Sri Maha Mariamman temple, is the other cluster, with biryani stalls in the morning and Indian and Pakistani kitchens later. It is best reached from BTS Surasak. Our Silom restaurants guide has the detail, and street food in Bangkok covers the stalls.

Halal Indian, Arab and Malay restaurants in Bangkok

Indian kitchens near the halal clusters differ widely on halal status. Charcoal states certification; Ariya does not, and asks you to check; Indique on Sukhumvit publishes vegetarian, vegan and Jain menus but no halal statement. When you use our Indian restaurants in Bangkok guide, assume nothing and ask. The Arab and Turkish rooms on Soi 3/1, Red Istanbul and Elbasha are the safest bets for grills. No Malay restaurant is ranked here, because none had enough published halal and menu detail.

Halal buffets, halal breakfast and late-night halal

For breakfast, Shahrazad opens at 09:00 and Elbasha at 09:30. For buffets, The Beat Asia lists Fafu Grill Shabu Halal in Saphan Sung at 389 baht for 90 minutes and the Sinthorn Steak House buffet on Srinagarindra Road as fully halal, both well east of the centre. Charcoal’s all-you-can-eat Indian menu is the central option. After midnight, Elbasha is the surest option, open until 03:00 by Google; Shahrazad may still be serving, depending on which source’s closing time is right. Ramadan menus exist too: The Beat Asia recorded six Ramadan sets at 529 baht at AYA Japanese Halal Restaurant in Suan Luang, so check social pages for iftar times each year.