The Best Halal Restaurants in Melbourne Right Now
Eight halal restaurants across Melbourne that locals keep going back to, from a Werribee dessert shop with 3,000 reviews to a Carlton kebab institution.
Melbourne's halal scene is deep enough that "where should we eat" has become a genuinely hard question. Here's where we'd start.
These are drawn from our directory on one rule: 4.8 stars or better on Google, with at least 1,000 reviews behind it. Eight venues clear that bar out of 800 in the directory, and here they all are.
Karomi Desserts, Werribee
4.9 stars from more than 3,000 reviews, the highest-rated venue of this size anywhere in our directory. Turkish desserts and coffee, alcohol free, and the review count tells you this isn't a hidden gem so much as a local institution.
Aroma Restaurant, Melbourne
Premium Pakistani cooking in the city, 4.8 from over 2,500 reviews. Google puts it top of the local results for "best halal restaurants melbourne", which is its own kind of endorsement. Licensed.
Tasty 44, Richmond
Syrian, kebab-focused, 4.8 from more than 2,200 reviews, alcohol free. Richmond isn't the first suburb people associate with halal food, which makes this one worth the trip.
D'Penyetz & D'Cendol, Clayton
Indonesian, 4.8 from over 2,200 reviews, alcohol free. There's a Chinatown branch as well, but Clayton is the one Melbourne rates higher, and by a clear margin.
Queens Kebab, Melbourne
4.8 from more than 1,800 reviews. Turkish, alcohol free, in the city. A kebab shop earning that rating at that volume is doing something right.
Jom
Malaysian, 4.8 from 1,750 reviews, alcohol free. Casual, consistent, and the kind of place that quietly builds a following without ever being trendy.
Fattie Prince, Carlton
Persian and Middle Eastern, kebab and BBQ, 4.8 from more than 1,100 reviews. Licensed, so worth knowing if that matters either way to your table.
The Cray, Essendon
Seafood and steak at the top end. 4.8 from over 2,100 reviews and comfortably the most expensive venue on this list. Licensed. For when it's an occasion rather than a Tuesday.
How to use this list
These are starting points, not a ranking. Melbourne's halal scene runs from Werribee to Dandenong to Coburg, and the best meal you'll have this year is probably in a suburb you haven't tried yet.
Good to know: we've flagged which of these serve alcohol and which don't, because it matters to a lot of our readers and it's rarely stated up front anywhere else.
How we check. Halal Food Melbourne is a directory, not a certifying body. Where a venue carries a badge, we've seen evidence: a current certificate from a recognised Australian certifier, or their supplier's. A venue without a badge hasn't been through our checks yet, which doesn't mean it isn't halal. If halal status matters to you, always confirm with the venue.
Been to one of these lately? Tag us on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok @HalalFoodMelbourne and tell us what you ordered.
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