*April 2021 Update*
Check out the updated list below of halal restaurants with outdoor seating 2021, and scroll down to see my reviews / pics from last year.
Jasmine Chorlton
Location: Chorlton – 569 Barlow Moor Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 8AE
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? Yes
Website: www.jasminemanchester.com
Indian Tiffin Room
Location: City Centre – 2 Isabella, Old Bank St, First St, Manchester M15 4RL
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? The website only has dates from May 17th onwards but I’ve definitely seen people eating on tables outside the restaurant
Website: www.indiantiffinroom.com/
Romman
Location: Burnage – 198 Mauldeth Rd, Manchester M19 1AJ
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? Yes, via their website
Website: https://www.rommanrestaurant.co.uk/
Dakota Grill – Terrace
Location: City Centre – 29 Ducie Street, Manchester, M1 2JL
What’s Halal? They offer a small selection available only when you let them know in advance (usually steaks – check out my review with pics here
Can you book a table? Yes via their website
Website: https://www.dakotahotels.co.uk/manchester/
This & That
Location: City Centre – 3 Soap St, Manchester M4 1EW
What’s Halal? Everything
Can you book a table? No, walk-ins only
Website: https://www.thisandthatcafe.co.uk/
Nando’s Parrswood
Location: Didsbury – Wilmslow Rd, Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre, Didsbury M20 5PG
What’s Halal? The chicken 🙂
Can you book a table? No, they’re available to walk-ins only
Website: www.nandos.co.uk/restaurants/manchester-parrs-wood
Archie’s Piccadilly
Location: City Centre – 6 & 7, Gateway House, Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2GH
What’s Halal? Everything
Can you book a table? I think it’s walk-ins only, I can’t see an online booking option
Website: https://www.lovearchies.com/
Tampopo (Albert Square & Corn Exchange)
Location(s): City Centre
– 16 Albert Square, Manchester M2 5PF
– Corn Exchange, Exchange Square, Manchester M4 3TR
What’s Halal? The chicken only
Can you book a table? Yeah they have a booking option on their website
Website: tampopo.co.uk
East Z East
Location: City Centre – Blackfriars St, Salford, Manchester M3 5BQ
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? Yes, via the form on their website
Website: https://www.eastzeastmanchester.com/
Hatch
Location: City Centre – 103 Oxford Rd, Manchester M1 7ED
What’s Halal? Selected food vendors, check out my full review below, this was my place of choice to visit in between lockdowns
Can you book a table? Half the tables can be booked via website, half available for walks-in
Website: www.hatchmcr.com
Venus Foods/Supermarket
Location: Longsight – 45-49 Anson Road, Rusholme, Manchester, M14 5DE
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? No, walk-ins only
Website: https://www.venusfoods.co.uk/
Penang
Location: City Centre – 92-94 Oldham Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1LJ
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? Yes, via link in their Insta bio
Website: www.instagram.com/penangmcr/
Vapiano
Location: City Centre – The Corn Exchange, Manchester, M4 3TR
What’s Halal? The chicken
Can you book a table? No – walk-ins only
Website: uk.vapiano.com/en/locations/manchester
Comptoir Libanais
Location: City Centre – 18-19 The Avenue, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3HF
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? No – walk-ins only
Website: www.comptoirlibanais.com/restaurants/manchester
Scene Indian Street Kitchen
Location: City Centre – 4 Left Bank, Manchester M3 3AN
What’s Halal? Everything, although they serve alcohol here
Can you book a table? Yes you can book via their website or telephone
Website: www.scenedining.com/
Etci Mehmet
Location: City Centre – Unit 4, The Quadrangle, Chester St, Manchester, M1 5QS
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? Yes, via website
Website: https://www.etcimehmet.co.uk/
Toro’s Steakhouse
Location: Rusholme – 13-15 Wilmslow Rd, Rusholme, Manchester M14 5TB
What’s Halal? Everything
Can you book a table? No, walk-ins only
Website: http://toros-manchester.co.uk/
Antalya Cafe
Location: Rusholme – 86 Wilmslow Rd, Rusholme, Manchester M14 5AL
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? No, walk-ins only
Website: Antalya Cafe Facebook
Fuzion Noodle Bar
Location: Fallowfield – 264 Wilmslow Rd, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6JR
What’s Halal? Beef and Chicken
Can you book a table? No, walk-ins only
Website: http:www.fuzionnoodlebar.co.uk/
Loona
Location: Cheadle – 22c Station Rd, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 7AB
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? Yes via telephone 01613022626
Website: https://www.loonaonline.co.uk
Chapati Cafe
Location: Chorlton – 496B Wilbraham Road, Chorlton-cum-hardy, Manchester M21 9AS
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? They don’t have an online reservation system
Website: https://www.chapaticafe.co.uk/
Yard & Coop
Location: City Centre – 37 Edge St, Manchester M4 1HW
What’s Halal? The chicken only
Can you book a table? Walk-ins and prebooking available
Website: https://www.yardandcoop.com/
Chai Latte (a fave for halal breakfast note – they close at 6pm)
Location: City Centre – 1-3 Stevenson Square, Manchester M1 1DN
What’s Halal? Everything
Can you book a table? They don’t have an online table booking
Website: instagram.com/chailattecafe/
Pasha
Location: Withington – 513 Wilmslow Rd, Withington, Manchester M20 4BA
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? Yes and they recommend you book in as limited spaces. Telephone 0161 445 1196. Note they also say outdoor dining is dependent on weather
Website: https://www.pashaexpress.co.uk/
Zumu Sushi
Location: Didsbury – 107 Lapwing Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 6UR
What’s Halal? All the meat, but the teriyaki sauce contains alcohol
Can you book a table? Yes via their website
Website: https://zumusushi.com/didsbury/
Jasmine Grill
Location: City Centre – StreetCars House, 5 Richmond St, Manchester M1 3HF
What’s Halal? All the food
Can you book a table? Yes, via their website
Website: http://www.jasminegrill.co.uk/
Las Iguanas Trafford
Location: Trafford Centre – The Orient The Trafford Centre, Manchester M17 8AA
What’s Halal? chicken, duck, goat and lamb
Can you book a table? Yes via their website
Website: https://www.iguanas.co.uk/restaurants/manchester-traffordcentre/
August 2020 Update:
Restaurants, bars and other eating establishments were allowed to re-open from 4th July with extra santising measures and social distancing in place to make them Covid-safe. Personally though (at the time of writing this!) I’m not comfortable sitting in an indoor enclosed space with lots of people to eat, so my dining out choices have been places with outdoor seating. For anyone else who’s feeling this way, I’m building a list of places you can eat out – sitting outside and with halal options on the menus! First up – Hatch.
Hatch
Located on Oxford Road as you approach Manchester City Centre from the south, Hatch is an awesome community space with independent traders including food, shops and other services (including a tattoo salon!) run out of shipping containers, with a shared outdoor seating space in the middle, roof terraces and a few small indoor private dining areas.
I visted a few weeks ago and had a great evening with a queue system to get in, hand sanitiser on arrive, limited number of people allowed per table, a QR code to order and pay for your food on your phone, and best of all – FIVE different halal food options!
Fuku Food
I’ve been following Fuku Food on Instagram for ages and pre-lockdown they were on my list to visit, so there was no other choice for me. As you can see from the main pic, I ordered the Hot Loaded Fries and they tasted so good! Expect to find Japanese katsu curry dishes, Korean Fried Chicken, classic salt & pepper dishes and more. Their main non-veg protein ingredient is chicken and this is labelled as Halal, they also have a good choice of vegetarian and vegan dishes too – think tofu, mushroom and cauliflower.
Check out their insta to see more food pics:
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Mezze Bar & Kitchen
An offering of Cypriot dishes including hot and cold mezze dishes, burgers and wraps and mediterranean flatbreads. All their meat dishes (including chicken, beef sujuk and lamb) are listed as halal. Veggie options include haloumi and falafel.
I really enjoyed the Lamb Flatbread:
Again, check out their Instagram: @Mezzebarandkitchen for more food pics.
Parmogedden
Specialising in “the Teeside delicacy the chicken Parmo” aka fried chicken covered in a variety of cheese and sauces then grilled! You can also get your parmo as a burger!
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Their chicken parmos are listed as halal, but some of their seasonal dishes and added extras are not (for example they have a special called “the ham of god” with smoked Pancetta), so worth checking this if you’re visiting. They also have one veggie option – a cauliflower steak parmo.
Kbom Bar / kitchen
KBOM serve up Brazilian and Portuguese streetfood. You’ll find burgers, grilled chicken, seafood dishes and steak.
Golden Nugget
Serving out of their food truck (so may be a temporary feature at Hatch) you can order fried chicken, fish and chips, and mozzarella sticks from this golden van. The chicken here is halal, but worth checking in for any other dishes they may add to their menu in the future.
Have I enticed you to visit Hatch? You can view full menus with prices for all the food places at Hatch via their web ordering service here – Hatch on Goodeats
The other thing I like about Hatch, is the cool music! The Saturday evening I visited, the tunes were very much to my taste, check out my little video below:
Address: 103 Oxford Rd, Manchester M1 7ED
Booking Required: No, walk-ins only (at the time of publishing) so be aware you may have to queue
Opening Hours:
Monday – Closed
Tuesday + Weds – 12-9pm
Thursday to Saturday – 12-10pm
Sunday – 12-6pm
Website: HatchMCR.com
Instagram: @hatchmcr
Comptoir Libanais
The Lebanese restaurant Comptoir Libanais in Spinningfields has a lovely outdoor area. You can’t pre-book an outside table though, so if you’ll have to queue up. I walked past here on a Tuesday evening and there was quite a big queue!
Address: 18-19 The Avenue, Manchester M3 3HF
Tampopo Albert Square
There are a few Tampopo restaurants in Manchester and I visited the Albert Square restaurant on a Tuesday evening. The chicken is halal there and they have some good vegetarian options too. The Nasi Goreng is my favourite dish – that’s what you can see in the pic above!
I tried to book in advance online but they were full, however they did have space for walk-ins, so we took our chances and got lucky – there was no wait for an outside table at all.
Address: 16 Albert Square, Manchester M2 5PF
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Thanks for this great post! Got a weekend in Manchester planned in a couple weeks and was panicking about dine-in options.