Seattle offers an incredible variety of cuisine, making it easy to find halal dining in every neighborhood. Whether it’s Palestinian food and picking up groceries on your way home from Zaina in Maple Leaf or Filipino fare from Archipelago at Archipelago Restaurant & Catering Lounge; Seattle is full of great halal restaurants that are sure to please. Plus there are always coffee shops offering awesome coffee experiences as an essential daily activity!

Abdi Sheikhali of Maka Mini Mart and Halal Meat fills up his white paper cup with hot tea from a dented chrome percolator on the counter, swirling granulated sugar while inhaling fragrant aromas of green cardamom and cloves through its steam. “Just like home,” he comments.

Customers once frequenting Nur’s freezer have decreased significantly since March when the USDA suspended his store’s ability to accept food stamps on grounds that he illegally exchanged them for cash. Even if Nur wins his appeal against these charges, only 30 percent of families had purchased meat here monthly will return.

Mamnoon Street Restaurant in Denny Triangle serves an eclectic menu that spans from baba ganoush and za’atar lamb burger to harra frites with spicy-tangy za’atar mayo and regular and sweet potato fries topped off by condiments including spicy-tangy za’atar mayo; its owners are currently working towards making it fully kosher as well. The menu is currently halal; however, they plan to transition it over to fully kosher as soon as they can.

Bu Jubareh didn’t intend to open a restaurant when he moved from Spokane to Seattle in 2013, but when he lost his tech job he found inspiration to establish Halal Smash BRGR as an alternative halal restaurant to chain-burger venues. With handcrafted sauces for each of their four signature burgers – Classic, Smoky, Truffle (with mushrooms), and Spicy – Halal Smash BRGR offers quality ingredients in quick service with quick service for quick preparation times.