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Thailand,
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 Thailand
An illustrated scene of Thailand.

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 +
  • Bangkok: Ramkhamhaeng / Suan Luang (largest Muslim cluster — Sophia, Al Meroz halal hotel)
  • Bangkok: Phra Nakhon / old town (Phra Athit Rd — Roti Mataba; river mosques)
  • Bangkok: Bang Rak / Charoen Krung (Haroon Mosque cluster — old Muslim quarter)
  • Bangkok: Nana / Sukhumvit Soi 3 ("Soi Arab" — Middle-Eastern late-night halal)
  • Bangkok: Pathum Wan / MBK Center (mall halal-food zone — Yana)
  • Phuket: Old Town & Rawai (Muslim-village clusters); Patong (verify alcohol in nightlife zones)
  • Krabi: Mueang Krabi & Ao Nang (Southern-Thai Muslim seafood along the river)
  • Hat Yai (Songkhla): Niphat Uthit Rd — largest Southern halal cluster (Yannaty hotel)
  • Chiang Mai: Ban Haw "Halal Street", Charoen Prathet Soi 1 (khao soi, biryani near Ban Haw Mosque)

02 / CHECK THE EVIDENCE

Know the places.
Open the evidence.

Look for CICOT certification covering the outlet and dishes. Muslim-friendly tourism labels have a different scope.

Certification in Thailand +
  • The guide references CICOT, HSIT and provincial Islamic committees.
  • TAT Muslim-friendly promotion differs from product or premises certification.
  • Check the outlet, dishes and kitchen covered by the certificate; a restaurant name or prayer room is not a certificate.

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
Bangkok

Sophia Restaurant

Officially certified

· Open sources and details

Officially certified

Area: ramkhamhaeng

Grade A — verified against the official CICOT directory (halal.co.th), which lists SOPHIA CATERING CO., LTD. with a valid national halal certificate (CICOT.HL.100J0510011161, effective until 02/11/2026). Muslim-owned, no alcohol, and corroborated by Zabihah. This is certificate-backed, not merely self-declared.

Record scope
Outlet
Certifier in the record
CICOT (Central Islamic Council of Thailand)
Certificate scope
National halal certificate CICOT.HL.100J0510011161

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

A
Bangkok

Al Meroz Hotel — Barakat & Diwan

Officially certified

· Open sources and details

Officially certified

Area: ramkhamhaeng

Grade A — Thailand's first fully halal-certified, non-alcoholic hotel; its Barakat (Mediterranean/Middle-Eastern) and Diwan (all-day Thai) restaurants serve CICOT-certified halal cuisine. Named as CICOT-certified by AboutIslam and confirmed halal + alcohol-free on the hotel's own site. A whole-premises halal environment.

Record scope
Brand
Certifier in the record
CICOT (Central Islamic Council of Thailand)
Certificate scope
Fully halal-certified, non-alcoholic hotel — Thailand's first

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

B
Bangkok

Yana Restaurant

Official tourism classification

· Open sources and details

Official tourism classification

Area: pathum wan

Yana is graded B: this Thai/international halal restaurant (incl. tom yum) inside MBK mall holds the TAT / Department of Tourism "4-Star Halal Food Services Standard for Tourism" — the document it publishes is that tourism standard, NOT a CICOT product certificate — and is corroborated by the HalaThai guide. No alcohol. A tourism-board-standard Muslim-friendly venue; verify the halal logo per dish.

Record scope
Outlet

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

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C
Bangkok

Roti Mataba

Muslim-owned / self-declared

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Area: phra nakhon

Grade C — a long-running old-town Bangkok institution on Phra Athit Rd serving Pakistani/Thai-Muslim roti, mataba and curry. Zabihah marks it fully halal with staff verbal assurance and no alcohol, but names no CICOT/HSIT certifier, so the halal status is community/self-declared. Would upgrade to A only if an on-site CICOT certificate is confirmed.

Record scope
Outlet

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

C
Bangkok

Saman Islam

Muslim-owned / self-declared

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Area: chatuchak

Grade C — a Muslim-run halal food stall in Chatuchak Weekend Market (Section 16, Gate 1) known for chicken biryani (khao mok gai), green curry and beef noodle soup, listed as halal by two community guides. No CICOT/HSIT certificate and no TAT listing; halal is by operation/self-declaration. Market stall, no alcohol.

Record scope
Outlet

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

C
Bangkok

Abang Misai Halal Boat Noodle

Muslim-owned / self-declared

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

บังหนวด ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือฮาลาล

Area: ratchathewi

Grade C — a Muslim-owned Ratchathewi stall serving a deliberately HALAL version of Thai boat noodles: made with beef and no pork or pig/cow blood, unlike the traditional dish. Named as halal by the honest.co.id guide and self-declared halal on its own Facebook page. No third-party CICOT/HSIT certificate — a clean counter-example to the boat-noodle trap, but still self-declared.

Record scope
Outlet

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

C
Phuket

Kusuma Halal Thai Seafood

Muslim-owned / self-declared

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Area: patong

Grade C — a popular Muslim-owned halal seafood eatery in Patong, Phuket, serving Thai curries and tom yum with prawns, mussels and lobster, corroborated by two Muslim-travel sources. No CICOT/HSIT certification and no TAT listing, so trust is capped at C; the alcohol policy is not documented.

Record scope
Outlet

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

C
Hat Yai

Firdaus Restaurant (Yannaty Hotel)

Muslim-owned / self-declared

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Area: niphat uthit

Grade C — the in-house restaurant of the Muslim-owned Yannaty Hotel, Hat Yai's largest halal hotel (BERNAMA calls the hotel 'shariah-compliant'). A CICOT certificate is named only in a 2020 Muslim-travel blog and is NOT registry-confirmed, so we hold it at C (Muslim-owned, self/community-declared) until a current certificate is verified on-site. No alcohol.

Record scope
Outlet

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

D
Krabi

Paknam Krabi Seafood

Community-reported — pending

· Open sources and details

Community-reported — pending

ปากน้ำกระบี่ซีฟู๊ด

Area: sai thai

Grade D — a Southern-Thai seafood restaurant on the Krabi river (Tambon Sai Thai) that a reputable Thai-food source describes as serving 'strictly halal food' with no alcohol — but Muslim ownership is not confirmed by the source and there is no CICOT certificate or tourism listing, so it is a single-source community report. Verify halal on-site.

Record scope
Outlet

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

D
Chiang Mai

Khao Soi Fueng Fah

Community-reported — pending

· Open sources and details

Community-reported — pending

ข้าวซอยเฟื่องฟ้า

Area: ban haw

Grade D — a casual khao soi and biryani eatery on Chiang Mai's Ban Haw 'Halal Street' beside the Hidayat ul Islam Mosque, reported halal by Muslim-travel guides (a TAT-halal aggregator + a food blog). It is community-sourced with no CICOT certificate, no confirmed Muslim ownership and no first-party tourism listing — so treat it as reported-halal, verify on-site.

Record scope
Outlet

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

D
Phuket

Royal Kitchen

Community-reported — pending

· Open sources and details

Community-reported — pending

Area: patong

Grade D — a Muslim-owned Indian/Pakistani/Arabic/Thai-seafood restaurant in Patong self-labelled 'Indian Halal Food', but a customer review on its own site mentions 'cold beer' — an unresolved on-premises alcohol signal in the Soi Bangla nightlife zone. No CICOT certificate; the alcohol signal caps trust low — verify alcohol and halal on-site before relying on it.

Record scope
Outlet

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

E

Thai 'Jay' (เจ) Vegetarian

Pork-free / vegetarian — NOT a halal claim

· Open sources and details

Pork-free / vegetarian — NOT a halal claim

อาหารเจ

Grade E — an honest-class entry, not a single business. Thai 'jay' (เจ) food, marked by the yellow เจ flag, is strictly plant-based (meat-free and pork-free) and a common fallback for Muslim travellers. But jay is a Taoist/Buddhist vegetarian tradition that makes NO halal claim: kitchens are typically non-Muslim and shared, and seasonings/cooking wine are not halal-controlled. Pork-free is NOT halal — treat jay as a last-resort fallback, never an endorsement.

The record reports a shared kitchen or equipment.

Record scope
Dish

Original record date: 2026-07-14. Check for changes at the outlet before relying on this information.

U

Traditional Boat Noodles

Not verified

· Open sources and details

Not verified

ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ

Grade U (honest-negative) — a famous 'must-try' Bangkok/Ayutthaya noodle that tourists routinely assume is safe. It is NOT halal: the recipe uses pork and beef plus pig's liver, and the broth is seasoned with fresh pig or cow blood. No halal version exists at these traditional shops. Kept as a warning-class entry so it is never mistaken for a halal endorsement — seek an explicitly-halal beef boat-noodle (e.g. Abang Misai) instead.

Record scope
Dish

Original record date: 2026-07-14. 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?”

Check the sources of meat, fats and broths.
02

Certification and preparation

“What has been verified?”

Ask about fish sauce, shrimp paste and cooking alcohol.
03

Kitchen and premises

“What should I know?”

Check shared utensils and the alcohol policy.
Ingredient notes for Thailand +
  • Ask about pork (moo), fats, stock and blood in some boat noodle recipes.
  • Check nam pla/kapi ingredients, cooking alcohol and shared woks.

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.

Plan around mosque clusters in Bangkok, Hat Yai or Phuket; check airport prayer rooms.

Locations in this guide +

Bangkok, Hat Yai & Phuket have mosques + halal clusters; prayer rooms at Suvarnabhumi (BKK) & Don Mueang (DMK) airports. City pages will list exact locations.

Bangkok guide
Check locations and
local facilities.

STILL WONDERING?

Answers
to help you plan.

Is Thai food halal?+

Most Thai food is not halal by default — pork is everywhere, traditional boat noodles use pig or cow blood, fish sauce and shrimp paste are pervasive, and alcohol is served in many restaurants. But Thailand has CICOT-certified halal restaurants. Look for the official Thai halal logo or a Muslim-run venue, and confirm each dish.

Are Thai boat noodles halal?+

Traditional boat noodles (kuay teow reua) are not halal — the recipe uses pork and beef with pig's liver, and the broth is seasoned with fresh pig or cow blood. A few Muslim-owned stalls make a deliberately halal beef version with no pork or blood; only eat boat noodles at a place that explicitly states it is halal.

What is CICOT?+

CICOT is the Central Islamic Council of Thailand, which issues Thailand's national halal certificate and the official green Thai halal logo (with HSIT setting the standards). It is different from the Tourism Authority of Thailand's "Muslim-friendly" tourism promotion — a tourism tag is not the same as a CICOT product certificate. Look for the CICOT logo per outlet.

Continue your journey.

Bangkok 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.