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The chicken chapli kabab at Silver Spurs Restaurant.
Didi Paterno

11 Restaurants With Great Halal Food in DFW

Indian, Mediterranean, and Nashville hot chicken are among the top options

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The chicken chapli kabab at Silver Spurs Restaurant.
| Didi Paterno

The Metroplex’s rapidly growing, diverse population includes numerous restaurants that prepare food in accordance with dietary restrictions honored by Muslim diners. This list includes favorite destinations for Lebanese and Persian specialties.

Diners looking for halal food around DFW will also find Americanized options, from Cajun to Nashville hot chicken sandwiches. Here are a few great restaurants in the Metroplex that serve halal-friendly menus.

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Silver Spoon

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Silver Spoon claims to be the first zabiha halal restaurant in DFW — it is certainly the longest-running Pakistani restaurant in the Metroplex. Try the chicken chapli kabab or a plate of Lahori fish. 

Swamp Cafe

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This restaurant opens up the usually pork-heavy Cajun and Creole cuisines to the larger Dallas community by using all zabiha halal meats in his dishes, from gumbo to red beans and rice to po’ boys. Even the muffulettas are made with beef salami and turkey pastrami.

Queen of Sheba Restaurant

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Queen of Sheba offers halal lamb, chicken, and beef dishes. Go for injera (spongy, tangy teff flatbread) topped with Ethiopian halal meat entrees like doro wat (slow-cooked chicken drumsticks) or kitfo (marinated beef tartare), served alongside vegetable sides.

Ricky's Hot Chicken

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Six months before opening, a member of the Richardson Muslim community reached out, requesting that this restaurant serve halal meats. Ricky Tran and his team graciously worked on this request and now are one of the best Nashville hot chicken destinations in the Metroplex, using all halal meats.

Afrah Mediterranean Restaurant and Pastries

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Afrah is a go-to favorite for Mediterranean plates with a Lebanese focus. The lunch buffet is worth a visit, and the Shawarma pita sandwiches are legendary. Great spot for big groups.

Aladdin Mediterranean Café

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Zip to this Mediterranean spot in Fort Worth for spicy samosas, cheese or beef sambousek, and delicious eggplant moussaka.

CAFE LAZIZ

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Another well-known and loved spot in Dallas, this is the place to try butter chicken, mutton korma, and vegetable biryani.

Halal Cuts Taco Restaurant and Meat Shop

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Grab a plate of tacos at this butcher shop in Irving and so much more — it serves chili, quesadillas, burritos, loaded nachos, and even a forever favorite for Texans, brisket tacos. 

Wava Halal Grill

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Kebabs, falafel, gyros — all the greats of New York-style street food are on offer at this Greenville Ave. spot. 

Fadi's Mediterranean Grill

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The Knox St. arm of Fadi’s is halal and an excellent location for Mediterranean plates that include catering options, orders for larger parties, gluten-free bread, and a spinach pie that’s a must-eat.

Shawarma Basha

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Find halal meats in Arlington at this spot, where the tandoori sandwich, beef kabob plate, and falafel won’t disappoint.

Silver Spoon

Silver Spoon claims to be the first zabiha halal restaurant in DFW — it is certainly the longest-running Pakistani restaurant in the Metroplex. Try the chicken chapli kabab or a plate of Lahori fish. 

Swamp Cafe

This restaurant opens up the usually pork-heavy Cajun and Creole cuisines to the larger Dallas community by using all zabiha halal meats in his dishes, from gumbo to red beans and rice to po’ boys. Even the muffulettas are made with beef salami and turkey pastrami.

Queen of Sheba Restaurant

Queen of Sheba offers halal lamb, chicken, and beef dishes. Go for injera (spongy, tangy teff flatbread) topped with Ethiopian halal meat entrees like doro wat (slow-cooked chicken drumsticks) or kitfo (marinated beef tartare), served alongside vegetable sides.

Ricky's Hot Chicken

Six months before opening, a member of the Richardson Muslim community reached out, requesting that this restaurant serve halal meats. Ricky Tran and his team graciously worked on this request and now are one of the best Nashville hot chicken destinations in the Metroplex, using all halal meats.

Afrah Mediterranean Restaurant and Pastries

Afrah is a go-to favorite for Mediterranean plates with a Lebanese focus. The lunch buffet is worth a visit, and the Shawarma pita sandwiches are legendary. Great spot for big groups.

Aladdin Mediterranean Café

Zip to this Mediterranean spot in Fort Worth for spicy samosas, cheese or beef sambousek, and delicious eggplant moussaka.

CAFE LAZIZ

Another well-known and loved spot in Dallas, this is the place to try butter chicken, mutton korma, and vegetable biryani.

Halal Cuts Taco Restaurant and Meat Shop

Grab a plate of tacos at this butcher shop in Irving and so much more — it serves chili, quesadillas, burritos, loaded nachos, and even a forever favorite for Texans, brisket tacos. 

Wava Halal Grill

Kebabs, falafel, gyros — all the greats of New York-style street food are on offer at this Greenville Ave. spot. 

Fadi's Mediterranean Grill

The Knox St. arm of Fadi’s is halal and an excellent location for Mediterranean plates that include catering options, orders for larger parties, gluten-free bread, and a spinach pie that’s a must-eat.

Shawarma Basha

Find halal meats in Arlington at this spot, where the tandoori sandwich, beef kabob plate, and falafel won’t disappoint.

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