Halal Food and Best Restaurants for Muslim in Ho Chi Minh

Halal in the Arabic language means legal or permissible. Dishes considered halal must conform to the Islamic diet outlined in the Qur'an. It is now not a trouble finding a few shops to enjoy Halal food in Saigon as Halal Food is now quite popular with locals, as here live many Muslims  from the Mekong Delta and travelers from other countries. Here is our list of the best restaurants to find Authentic Halal Food in Ho Chi Minh City:

1. Kampung Melayu – Best Halal Food Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh

• Address: 01 Nguyen An Ninh St., Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh
• Open Hours: Daily  5.30 pm – 11.00 pm 
• Price range: 70,000 VND - 220,000 VND

Kampung Melayu is located right next to the Ben Thanh Market, this Malaysian-owned restaurant can serve the most delicious and authentic Halal food. Coming here, you will be offered a wide range of selections in the menu. Among them, chicken rice and Malay milk tea are the must-order.  The soft, wet fried rice eaten with flavorful slices of chicken and a cup of sweet milk tea can provide you with a distinctively rich taste. Such a combo can be served 1 person at price of about only 79,000 VND. 

2. Kampung Pandan – Best Authentic Halal Restaurants in Saigon

• Address:  53, Nguyen Khoa Huan, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, HCMC
• Open Hours: Daily  6 am - 11.30 pm 
• Price range:  70,000 VND - 350,000 VND

Kampung Pandan is highly appreciated in terms of food, service, and price with high reviews on Tripadvisor. This Malaysian-run restaurant offers a variety of food and drink menu, from Malaysian Halal to Vietnamese fusion. Therefore, it seems that anyone of any culture can find a suitable one to enjoy. 

For those eager to try the original Halal food, the Nasi Goreng Pattaya, Roti Canai, and Roti Telur (served with chicken curry) are quite famous here. Besides, if you are finding some new taste, you can enjoy the Halal Pho, a combination between Halal meat and Vietnamese traditional pho. 

3. The Daun – Best Authentic Halal Food Restaurants in Saigon

• Address: 48, Le Lai St., Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, HCM City
• Open Hours: Daily  12 pm - 9 pm 
• Price range:  40,000 VND - 300,000 VND

Known everywhere for its mind-blowing Halal food, The Daun Restaurant is taken into account to be the most effective in Ho Chi Minh City by many tourists; hence; its win in Tripadvisor food award from 2015 to 2019

If you're in Ho Chi Minh City and you want Halal food, then the restaurant is the perfect place for you. The restaurant serves Asian, Vietnamese, and Singaporean cuisine and is understood for its Vietnamese Beef Pho and drinks. The food is reasonable and also the staff and owner are very nice and polite which makes the restaurant is, accordingly, a must-visit for any foodie.

4. Halal Osman Restaurant – Halal Food Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City

• Address: no.35, Nguyen An Ninh St., Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, HCMC
• Open Hours: Daily  10 am - 11 pm 
• Price range:  65,000 VND - 110,000 VND

Another Halal restaurant in Ho Chi Minh for you to enjoy is Halal Osman. It's also located within the area near the Ben Thanh market. For Muslim guests who have visited Ho Chi Minh City, this name isn't new. 

Having your meal here, you'll be able to enjoy the food at the restaurant, or if you're busy, you'll take it away. At this restaurant, you'll choose culinary specialities from Asian countries like Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, or some Western countries. Bun Cha Gio - Vietnamese culinary specialities are one of the dishes you must try when coming here. Alternatively, you'll be able to choose beef pho or spring rolls.

5. Nabil Biryani House – Authentic Halal Food Restaurants in Saigon

• Address: no.31, Truong Dinh St., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Nabil Biryani House is quite famous among Muslim travelers for its diverse menu, delicious Halal dishes, good service, and reasonable price. 

Coming here, you may get spoiled for choice at the restaurant! Its trilingual menu includes an array of seafood and cuisine from Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesian and Vietnam. Some Muslim travelers even deemed their biryani joined of the simplest in Saigon and their spicy chicken masala mutually of the group favorites.

6. Taj Mahal Restaurant – Best Halal Food Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh

• Address: 241 - 265/1, Bui Vien St., Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, HCMC
• Open Hours: Daily  8.30 am - 10.30 pm
• Price range:  200,000 VND - 550,000 VND

Known for its Indian Halal cuisine, Taj Mahal restaurant can serve you the best fine dining meal during your time in Ho Chi Minh city. The restaurant offers a wide range of Halai-styled cuisine, including Indian, Asian and Pakistani dishes. Among them, you should try some Indian cuisine’s dishes like curries as those are the signature dishes. 

Delicious Indian curries served with bread will give you a very good taste, hence an unforgettable impression. In addition, you'll also enjoy dishes with long grain rice and special sauce. The taste of dishes here may be a bit salty so you ought to eat them with bread. Besides, the staff is extremely friendly, attentive, and always willing to satisfy your demand. If you are finding somewhere to enjoy Indian cuisine, the restaurant will be your first choice.

7. Halal @ Saigon – Best Halal Food Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City

• Address: no.31, Dong Du St., Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, HCM City
• Open Hours: Daily  10 am - 10 pm
• Price range:  75,000 VND - 450,000 VND

Halal @ Saigon, opposite the Saigon Central Mosque, offers an appetizing Vietnamese Halal meal. Due to its location, the restaurant is a popular spot for lunch and dinner. Therefore, you may find many locals and tourists visiting this unassuming eatery for his or her Muslim-friendly menu. 

The restaurant serves authentic Halal-certified food that may definitely satisfy your taste. Besides the worth-trying fiery tom yam and nasi lemak rendang, you can also order some young coconut shoot salad with shrimps, clay pot baby clams, and fried shrimp spring rolls, as they are also really good. For vegetarians, there's a range of vegetable delicacies too, so you don’t have to worry about not choosing a suitable dish to enjoy. 

8. D’Nyonya Penang – Best Authentic Halal Restaurants in HCM City

• Address: no.56, Dong Du St., Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, HCM City
• Open Hours: Daily  9.30 am - 10 pm
• Price range:  50,000 VND - 300,000 VND

D’Nyonya Penang is in the list of many foreign tourists to be the simplest Halal restaurant in Saigon. The restaurant is managed daily by a Malaysian with great hospitality. Here you'll enjoy authentic Malaysian dishes like Penang fried noodles, Asam laksa, shrimp mee. The taste of the dishes is extremely rich and flavorful. Especially the worth here is additionally extremely reasonable price. In general, D’Nyonya Penang meets the standards of deliciousness – tonic.

Besides, the inside space of this Halal restaurant is pretty cozy, so you can feel like being at your own home, enjoying the family meal. The experience will be very nice. As D’Nyonya Penang location is quite easy to find, you can drop by while getting around the city for lunch or dinner. 

9. Halal Banh Mi – Best Halal Food Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City

• Address: Alley 553, Tran Hung Dao St., Cau Kho Ward, District 1
• Open Hours: Daily  8 am - 9 pm 
• Price range:  20,000 VND - 40,000 VND

If you Muslim travelers are eager to try Vietnamese Banh Mi, then you should go to Halal Banh Mi. As you may know, Banh Mi (Also Called Vietnamese Sandwich) is one of the most delicious dishes in the world. Usually, a basic Banh Mi is filled with many kinds of meats, sauces and veggies. In Halal, the inside filling is replaced by Halal meat, hence a really different taste. Though a bit different from the original version, the Halal Banh mi is still very delicious with the crusty bread outside and flavourful fillings, really worth a try. 

As Banh Mi is street food, it is usually served as a takeaway. Therefore, during your tour to nearby attractions, you can drop in here to buy some and bring them along to enjoy later. such a Banh mi can make you full for all day. 

10. Pho Muslim – Best Halal Food Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City

• Address: no.505, Tran Hung Dao St., District 1, HCM City
• Open Hours: Daily  4 pm - 11 pm 
• Price range:  10,000 VND - 50,000 VND

As its name suggests, Halal Pho for Muslims serve the combination of Vietnamese Pho and Halal food standard, suitable for those Muslims eager to try Vietnamese cuisine. This Muslim-owned eatery is nearby Thanh Duong Jamiul Islamiyah Mosque, a perfect place to move over to after your prayers. 

You can start your day with the locals’ breakfast champion, a steaming bowl of pho – a Vietnamese noodle soup that comprises a bed of rice noodles, tender beef slices, and rich stock. Besides, Halal-styled Bun Bo Hue (Hue Noodle Soup with Beef) is served in the evening, so you can order this for dinner. This evening bun bo hue is the spicy lemongrass noodle soup enriched with juicy slices of beef and fresh herbs, really worth trying. 

11. Hjh Basiroh Hj Aly – Authentic Halal Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh

• Address: no.159, Huynh Van Banh St. Phu Nhuan District, HCM City
• Open Hours: Daily  10 am - 10 pm 
• Price range: 15,000 VND - 420,000 VND

Hjh Basiroh Hj Aly is aMalaysian-owned restaurant, and can serve you the foremost delicious Halal food. Coming here, you'll be offered a large range of selections ih the menu. Among them, chicken rice and Malay milk tea are highly recommended. Besides, other dishes are really worth to order, so getting here in a group is recommended to try more dishes.

When coming with a group, you'll be able to order an additional Tom Yum soup, a Sayur Goreng, and a Nasi Goreng Telur. Besides, within the cozy Malay-styled space, enjoying your food and chatting with your family or friends. One thing to note is that the little capacity might make coming during a big group a bit uncomfortable. Therefore, going with 2 to three friends is recommended.

12. Baba’s Kitchen – Best Authentic Halal Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh

• Address: no.274, Bui Vien St., Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, HCMC
• Open Hours: Daily  11 am - 11 pm
• Price range:  55,000 VND - 110,000 VND

Like Taj Mahal Restaurant, Baba’s Kitchen is one of the best Indian Halal Food Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh city. The flavourful curries and the crisp tandoori are the most draws to the Baba’s Kitchen. Here, it's a norm to order a mountain of steamed Jasmine rice to enrich the medley of curries like mutton vindaloo, chicken tikka masala, butter chicken, and malabar fish curry.

Vegetarians may enjoy even as much, from navratan korma (vegetable with creamy cashew sauce), malai kofta (ball-shaped paneer and vegetables cooked in tomato gravy) to aloo palak (potato and spinach cooked with tomato and spices). The dishes, along with the cozy inside space of the kitchen, will give you a memorable experience. You can come here with your friends and family. As the dining space is private, you can freely talk to your friends, or have fun with your family without annoying others.

13. Serai Malaysian Kitchen – Halal Food Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh

• Address: no.23, Thu Khoa Huan St., Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, HCMC
• Open Hours: Daily  7 am - 11 pm 
• Price range:  30,000 VND - 200,000 VND

Serai - Malaysian Kitchen is one of the most recommended Halal restaurants in Ho Chi Minh city, provides delicious Malaysian Halal food at a mid-range price. Restaurant offers a wide range of dishes so you can freely choose and try authentic dishes. Some highly recommended dishes are tom yam seafood, chicken, and Thai mango kerabu.

Besides, others dishes are really good and worth trying here. It is suggested that you should come here with a group of friends or family to have banquet and try more dishes. The inside space of the restaurant is very clean, airy, and doesn’t feature a special style in design. Therefore, you can come here to enjoy the halal meal and have some nice experiences with your family or friends.

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