Halal Food in Taiwan

taipei · zhongzheng

Certified

Grade A — Taiwan's first halal pizzeria, Muslim-owned (owner from London). Listed as MR (Muslim Restaurant) certified by the Chinese Muslim Association (CMA) on the official Tourism Administration registry (hand-verified 2026-07-16), and its own site states all food follows "the strict guidelines set by the Chinese Muslim Association" — no pork, no alcohol. The public registry shows no cert number/expiry, so re-check the physically-displayed CMA certificate on arrival.

taipei · zhongzheng

Certified

Grade A — a Muslim-owned Indian/Moroccan restaurant (founder Mouna), halal-certified since 2014 (hand-verified). Listed as MR certified by the Chinese Muslim Association on the official Tourism Administration registry; inside the Breeze food court at Taipei Main Station — the most convenient certified option for arriving travellers. This Breeze branch is the one verified; other branches need separate checking. Re-check the displayed CMA certificate.

new-taipei · taishan

Certified

Grade A — a rare certified halal HOTPOT option: listed as MR certified by CMA on the official registry and on the official Salam Taiwan portal (hand-verified). Muslim-owned (an Indian–Taiwanese couple) with a prayer room on site; individual hotpot sets with halal Tom Yam/laksa broths and beef/lamb/chicken/fish. MR means no pork/alcohol and a dedicated halal kitchen. Re-check the displayed CMA certificate (No. 38, Sec. 3, Mingzhi Rd, Taishan).

kaohsiung · lingya

Certified

Grade A — the anchor certified venue of the southern mosque cluster, right beside the Kaohsiung Mosque (No. 13 Jianjun Rd, Lingya). Listed as MR (清真) certified by CMA on the official registry and the official Salam Taiwan portal (hand-verified). A beef-focused Taiwanese menu — mint beef noodle soup, beef water-spinach (kangkung). The full MR class excludes pork & alcohol and requires an all-halal kitchen. Re-check the displayed certificate.

hualien · hualien-city

Certified

Grade A — our strongest Taiwan A (two government sources): the official Tourism Administration registry lists the MR class certified by CMA, AND the Hualien County Government tourism department confirms it as "the first all-halal certified restaurant in Hualien" (hand-verified). Muslim-owned (Pakistani brothers, founder Sudheer Ahmed), an alcohol-free halal menu. Gives the east coast a trustworthy option. Re-check the displayed certificate.

taipei · daan

Tourism-classified

Grade B — an important honesty case. This Michelin Bib Gourmand beef-noodle shop is widely written up (Michelin, blogs) as "halal-certified by CMA" and Muslim-owned, which would imply Grade A/C. But the authoritative Tourism Administration registry records it under the lighter MFR class (certifier Central Asia Bell) — NOT a full 清真 certificate and NOT CMA. Per the max-strength-evidence rule the official MFR listing governs over directory CMA claims → Grade B: a kitchen that accommodates Muslims but is not a full Muslim Restaurant. Confirm there is no rice wine (米酒) in the broth before ordering. Don't confuse it with the CMA-MR Muslim beef-noodle shops near the mosque.

taipei · nangang

Tourism-classified

Grade B — the official Tourism Administration registry lists the Fried Chicken Master Nangang outlets under the MFR class with the Chinese Muslim Association as certifier — the lighter tier: the kitchen accommodates Muslims but this is not a full 清真 certificate, and the chain is run by a Taiwanese poultry firm (not Muslim-owned). Marketing calls it "the only halal-certified fried-chicken brand", but the official class is MFR, so B. A useful mainstream, Muslim-friendly fast-food option; verify the specific outlet still carries the classification.

taipei · gongguan

Tourism-classified

Grade B — the Tourism Administration's official Muslim-friendly directory lists Furger Future Burger with an MFR classification certified by Barakah Halal Hub Co. Ltd. (one of the recognised MFR certifiers). MFR is the lighter tier (accommodating, not full halal), so it does not reach A. Furger is a VEGETARIAN burger outlet (sweet-potato / taro / mushroom patties, no meat), so it is pork-free by nature, but the MFR class plus the absence of a full halal certificate keep it at B. A handy meat-free, Muslim-friendly stop in the Gongguan university area; no evidence of alcohol on premises.

taoyuan · zhongli

Muslim-owned

Grade C (downgraded from B by the red-team). Mr Meat Chungli (No. 71 Dongming St, Zhongli) is listed on the HalalTrip travel directory as a restaurant & kitchen "certified halal by the Chinese Muslim Association", with meat from a halal-certified supplier. The CMA does certify meat supply in Taiwan, so the claim is plausible — but it is named ONLY by a directory: no certificate number, and the venue does NOT appear on the official Taiwan Halal (THIDA) registry or any CMA/Tourism-Administration listing. Per the directory-only rule this is self-declared = Grade C, not A/B. To upgrade: obtain a CMA cert number or an official-registry row.

taichung · nantun

Muslim-owned

Grade C (regraded down from B for honesty) — a two-generation, 60+ year Muslim-owned Taichung institution: charcoal beef/lamb hotpot & hand-made dumplings, entirely pork-free. Travel blogs describe a green "HALAL / 清真認證" certificate displayed near the counter, but NO certifier or certificate number is named, and the venue is ABSENT from the taiwanhalal.com (CMA-aligned) directory, the Tourism Administration Muslim-friendly programme, and THIDA. Because the halal signal rests on Muslim ownership + pork-free operation + a displayed-but-unverifiable certificate — not any confirmable formal certification — it is most honestly treated as self-declared (Grade C).

taipei · multiple

Fallback · not halal

Grade E (vegan fallback, NOT a halal guarantee) — Loving Hut is a global vegan chain founded in Taiwan with many Taiwan outlets; the food is 100% plant-based, so it is pork-free and alcohol-free on premises by default — a convenient safety net where no certified halal venue is nearby. But it makes NO halal claim and holds no halal certificate, and Taiwanese vegetarian (素食) cooking can use rice wine or alcohol-based flavourings. Treat it as a meat-free fallback only — verify individual dishes rather than assuming halal.