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Taiwan,
from street
to table.

Find an area. Get to know the places.
Check the evidence before visiting.

Every doorway has a story.
Illustrated shops and architecture in Taiwan
An illustrated scene of Taiwan.

01 / CHOOSE AN AREA

Start close
to your stay.

Get to know the area first.
Then open the dining records.

All areas in this guide +
  • Taipei — the Taipei Grand Mosque & Da'an District (大安區): the densest halal cluster, within walking distance of the mosque
  • Taipei Main Station Indonesian quarter (台北車站印尼街 / "Little Jakarta", around the EE Mall): Indonesian-Muslim warungs & groceries — many are Muslim-run but uncertified (Grade C), so verify individually
  • Zhongli / Jhongli (中壢), Taoyuan — a large Indonesian & South-Asian migrant-worker community; bakso, Indian-Pakistani eateries
  • Kaohsiung — the Kaohsiung Mosque area (Lingya District, Jianjun Rd 建軍路): a halal beef restaurant beside the mosque
  • Taichung (台中) — central Taiwan; fewer certified venues, a few long-standing Muslim-owned eateries
  • Tainan & Chiayi — CMA-certified Indonesian & Turkish outlets serving the migrant-worker community
  • Hualien & Keelung — east/north-coast "firsts": Hualien's first all-halal certified restaurant (Madina)

02 / CHECK THE EVIDENCE

Know the places.
Open the evidence.

Read the MR or MFR category, certifier and scope in the record. Check current CMA/THIDA certification at the outlet.

Certification in Taiwan +
  • CMA and THIDA are certifiers named in the guide.
  • Tourism listings distinguish MR (Muslim Restaurant) and MFR (Muslim-Friendly Restaurant). Check the category and scope, not just the name.
  • Listings may omit certificate numbers or expiry dates; verify the current certificate at the outlet.

Each record uses the A–U evidence model below. Checked dates are those of the original sources.

13 place and guide recordsWhat do the grades mean?
A
Taipei

Gusto Pizza

Officially certified

· Open sources and details

Officially certified

Area: zhongzheng

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.

Record scope
Outlet
Certifier in the record
Chinese Muslim Association (中國回教協會 / CMA)
Certificate scope
MR (Muslim Restaurant) — full Muslim-owned, all-halal class; the official registry publishes no cert no./expiry → re-check the displayed CMA certificate

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

A
Taipei

Delhi Xpress (Breeze Taipei Station)

Officially certified

· Open sources and details

Officially certified

原味德里

Area: zhongzheng

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.

Record scope
Outlet
Certifier in the record
Chinese Muslim Association (中國回教協會 / CMA)
Certificate scope
MR (Muslim Restaurant) — Muslim-owned, halal only; Breeze Taipei Station branch verified — the registry shows no cert no./expiry, re-check the displayed certificate

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

A
New Taipei

Kuozang Hotpot

Officially certified

· Open sources and details

Officially certified

Area: taishan

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).

Record scope
Outlet
Certifier in the record
Chinese Muslim Association (中國回教協會 / CMA)
Certificate scope
MR (Muslim Restaurant) — Islamic/halal food only; the registry shows no cert no./expiry → re-check the displayed certificate

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

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A
Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung Halal Restaurant

Officially certified

· Open sources and details

Officially certified

高雄清真牛肉館

Area: lingya

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.

Record scope
Outlet
Certifier in the record
Chinese Muslim Association (中國回教協會 / CMA)
Certificate scope
MR (Muslim Restaurant / 清真) — fully halal; the registry shows no cert no./expiry → re-check the displayed certificate

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

A
Hualien

Madina Indian Restaurant

Officially certified

· Open sources and details

Officially certified

Area: hualien city

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.

Record scope
Outlet
Certifier in the record
Chinese Muslim Association (中國回教協會 / CMA)
Certificate scope
MR (Muslim Restaurant) — full halal; the registry shows no cert no./expiry → re-check the displayed certificate

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

B
Taipei

Halal Chinese Beef Noodle House

Official tourism classification

· Open sources and details

Official tourism classification

清真中國牛肉麵食館

Area: daan

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.

Record scope
Outlet
Certifier in the record
Central Asia Bell International Standard Verification
Certificate scope
MFR (Muslim-Friendly Restaurant / 穆斯林友善) — kitchen-accommodation tier, not a full 清真 product-halal certificate

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

B
Taipei

Fried Chicken Master (Nangang)

Official tourism classification

· Open sources and details

Official tourism classification

頂呱呱 南港店

Area: nangang

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.

Record scope
Outlet
Certifier in the record
Chinese Muslim Association (中國回教協會 / CMA)
Certificate scope
MFR (Muslim-Friendly Restaurant) — accommodates Muslim diners; not a full 清真 product certificate

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

B
Taipei

Furger Future Burger

Official tourism classification

· Open sources and details

Official tourism classification

芙格漢堡

Area: gongguan

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.

Record scope
Outlet
Certifier in the record
Barakah Halal Hub Co. Ltd.
Certificate scope
MFR (Muslim-Friendly Restaurant / 穆斯林友善) — accommodation tier, not a full 清真 certificate

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

C
Taoyuan

Mr Meat Chungli

Muslim-owned / self-declared

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Area: zhongli

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.

Record scope
Outlet

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

C
Taichung

Halal Endeyuan Dumpling House

Muslim-owned / self-declared

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

清真恩德元餃子館

Area: nantun

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).

Record scope
Outlet

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

E
Taipei

Loving Hut

Pork-free / vegetarian — NOT a halal claim

· Open sources and details

Pork-free / vegetarian — NOT a halal claim

Area: multiple

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.

Record scope
Brand

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

U
Taipei

Lu Rou Fan (braised minced-pork rice)

Not verified

· Open sources and details

Not verified

滷肉飯 / 魯肉飯

Area: nationwide

Grade U (honest-negative for avoidance — NOT halal) — 滷肉飯 (lu-rou-fan) is Taiwan's national comfort dish: pork belly and skin stewed in soy sauce (often with lard, five-spice and sometimes rice wine) ladled over rice. It, and its cousins 焢肉飯 / 肉燥飯, are pork and categorically not halal, with no halal version at ordinary vendors. It is listed here only so Muslim travellers recognise the most ubiquitous dish on every menu and night-market stall and AVOID it.

Record scope
Dish

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

U
Taipei

Pig's Blood Cake

Not verified

· Open sources and details

Not verified

豬血糕

Area: nationwide

Grade U (honest-negative for avoidance) — 豬血糕 (pig's blood cake) is a night-market staple: pork blood congealed with sticky rice, steamed on a stick and dusted with peanut powder and coriander. As a pork-blood product it is unambiguously haram and can never be halal. It is included here purely so Muslim visitors identify a very common skewered street snack (often next to pork sausage 香腸) and steer clear.

Record scope
Dish

Original record date: 2026-07-16. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

Grades show the strength of evidence. C is not third-party certification; D is pending verification. Check for changes before visiting.

03 / ASK BEFORE EATING

Three questions.
Clarity at the table.

Open ingredient glossary
01

Ingredients and sources

“What is this ingredient made from?”

Ask about fats, dumpling fillings and soup stock.
02

Certification and preparation

“What has been verified?”

Check for mijiu or Shaoxing in cooking.
03

Kitchen and premises

“What should I know?”

Check the restaurant category and separate equipment.
Ingredient notes for Taiwan +
  • Recognise 猪油/豬油 (lard), 肉燥 (minced meat sauce), meatballs, sausages and dumpling fillings.
  • Check mijiu (米酒), Shaoxing (紹興酒), beef noodle broth and tofu sauces. Ask about shared utensils and oil.

UNDERSTAND THE LETTERS

Evidence grades,
not decoration.

Read the full method
AOfficially certified+

An active third-party halal certificate for that outlet/scope, from a recognized body.

BOfficial tourism classification+

Listed by an official tourism-board program with a clear Muslim-friendly category.

CMuslim-owned / self-declared+

Muslim-owned or self-declared with current evidence — not a third-party certificate.

DCommunity-reported — pending+

A dated, sourced community report, but not yet verified.

EPork-free / vegetarian — NOT a halal claim+

Pork-free / vegetarian only — a FALLBACK, NOT a halal claim.

UNot verified+

Evidence insufficient or expired — shown as neither halal nor haram.

SPACE FOR PRAYER

Plan food and prayer stops.

Start around Taipei Grand Mosque; other locations are in the guide notes.

Locations in this guide +

The Taipei Grand Mosque (Da'an) anchors the halal district; there are also mosques in Kaohsiung, Taichung & Tainan, with prayer rooms at Taipei Main Station & Taoyuan Airport. The city pages list exact locations.

Taipei guide
Check locations and
local facilities.

STILL WONDERING?

Answers
to help you plan.

Is Taiwanese food halal?+

Mostly not. Traditional Taiwanese cooking is built around pork — braised-pork rice (滷肉飯), sausages, minced-pork sauce, pork-blood cake — and frequently uses rice wine (米酒) or Shaoxing wine, so the default street-food and night-market fare is not halal. Remember that "no pork" still does not make a dish halal, because of the alcohol cooked into broths and the shared woks. The good news is that Taiwan has a real, government-backed system: stick to restaurants holding a current Chinese Muslim Association (CMA) or THIDA certificate, or listed on the Tourism Administration's official registry with the MR ("Muslim Restaurant") class — especially around the Taipei Grand Mosque, Taipei Main Station, Zhongli and the Kaohsiung Mosque.

Is beef noodle soup (牛肉麵) halal?+

Not by default. Taiwan's famous beef noodle soup is usually simmered with rice wine (米酒) or Shaoxing wine in the broth and cooked in kitchens that also handle pork, so an ordinary 牛肉麵 shop is not halal even though the meat is beef. Eat it only at Muslim-owned, CMA-certified "清真" beef-noodle houses — such as the Chinese-Muslim beef-noodle shops near the Taipei Grand Mosque — where the broth is wine-free and the whole kitchen is halal. Be careful with places listed only as MFR ("Muslim-Friendly") or called "halal" by a blog or Michelin write-up: verify the certificate and ask about rice wine before ordering.

What is the difference between Taiwan's "Halal" (MR) and "Muslim-Friendly" (MFR) certification?+

On the Tourism Administration's official dining registry, "MR" (Muslim Restaurant / 清真餐廳) is the full tier — Muslim-owned, halal food only, inspected by the Chinese Muslim Association (CMA) — and is the class to trust (our Grade A). "MFR" (Muslim-Friendly Restaurant / 穆斯林友善) is the lighter tier — the kitchen accommodates Muslims with separate utensils and some halal ingredients, but it is not a full product-halal establishment and may also serve non-halal food (our Grade B: fine for many travellers, but check each dish). Two cautions: the public registry often shows the certifier and class but not a certificate number or expiry, and many directories over-claim "CMA certified" — so always look for a current, physically displayed certificate and prefer MR-class venues.

Continue your journey.

Taipei guide Find nearby food Ingredient glossary Halal grade model Read in Bahasa Melayu
Each record links to evidence and a checked date. E is not a halal guarantee. U is not verified.