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Vietnam,
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 Vietnam
An illustrated scene of Vietnam.

01 / CHOOSE AN AREA

Start close
to your stay.

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

01

Ho Chi Minh City

Dong Du · Nguyen An Ninh · Nancy

City guide
All areas in this guide +
  • Ho Chi Minh City — Saigon Central Mosque (Masjid Musulman, 66 Dong Du St) & the Dong Du / Nguyen An Ninh "Halal Street" cluster, District 1
  • Ho Chi Minh City — Nancy Mosque (Jamiul Islamiyah) & the Cau Kho / District 8 Cham-Muslim quarter (halal phở)
  • Ho Chi Minh City — Masjid Al-Rahim (45 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, District 1)
  • Chau Doc / An Giang (Mekong Delta) — Chau Giang & Da Phuoc Cham-Muslim stilt villages (Masjid Al-Ehsan / Mubarak), tung lò mò beef sausage
  • Da Nang — Son Tra District halal cluster (Tran Hung Dao St)
  • Nha Trang & Phu Quoc — small Muslim-traveller pockets; few dedicated venues, verify locally
  • Hanoi — Al-Noor Mosque (12 Hang Luoc) & the Old Quarter; Ba Dinh (Batavia)
  • Ninh Thuan (Phan Rang) — Cham-Muslim community

02 / CHECK THE EVIDENCE

Know the places.
Open the evidence.

Identify the certifier or evidence of Muslim ownership. A “halal” label alone needs sources and checks at the outlet.

Certification in Vietnam +
  • The guide references HCA Vietnam and Vietnam Halal Center; check whether certification covers the restaurant, kitchen or products.
  • Records also cover Cham-Muslim and Malay/Malaysian-Muslim ownership near mosques in HCMC, An Giang and Ninh Thuan.
  • Batavia’s FAQ names HCA. Directory claims or “halal” signs alone need verification against outlet evidence.

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

12 outlet and stall recordsWhat do the grades mean?
A
Hanoi

Batavia Restaurant and Cafe

The official FAQ names HCA. Check the certificate and scope at the outlet.

· Open sources and details

Officially certified

Area: ba dinh

Grade A — the strongest evidence in this dataset, and Vietnam's only A anchored on a named certifier. Batavia's own official FAQ names the Halal Certification Agency (HCA), states all meat is slaughtered per the Islamic dhabihah method, and answers "No we do not serve alcohol." Indonesian/Malay menu (nasi goreng, rendang, ayam bakar, soto ayam) in Ba Dinh, Hanoi. Because the venue itself names the certifier (not merely a directory) + no alcohol, it clears the A bar — but HCA mostly certifies factories, so re-confirm the restaurant-level certificate on site.

Record scope
Outlet
Certifier in the record
Halal Certification Agency (HCA), Vietnam
Certificate scope
HCA is named in the venue’s own official material. HCA mainly certifies factories, so reconfirm restaurant-level certification at the premises.

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

B
Da Nang

Belanga Bay Restaurant

Recorded by the official tourism portal. Check the restaurant’s alcohol policy.

· Open sources and details

Official tourism classification

Area: son tra

Grade B — a genuine, well-attested halal restaurant inside the Danang Golden Bay Hotel (open since 2019, Malaysian head chef Asmawai Bin Kassim, Malay/Indonesian/Vietnamese menu). The Da Nang city government tourism portal confirms it "has got Halal Certificate," but the certifier (attributed to HCA) is named only by travel directories and is NOT confirmable — a directory-named certificate is B, not A. As an outlet inside a mainstream hotel, alcohol status is unconfirmed → verify no alcohol is served on the restaurant premises before relying on it.

Record scope
Outlet

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

C
Ho Chi Minh City

Halal@Saigon

Recorded as Malaysian-Muslim-owned, opposite Saigon Central Mosque.

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Area: district 1

Grade C — a Cham/Malay-Muslim anchor venue in HCMC (the strongest C here). Opened February 2009 (~17 years) by a Malaysian Muslim founder, directly OPPOSITE the Saigon Central Mosque at 31 Dong Du St, District 1; confirmed no-alcohol and no-pork across many Muslim sources (Zabihah HalalRank 98, Vietnam Muslim Tours, WhereHalal). A halal certificate is reportedly displayed but NO recognized Vietnamese certifier is confirmable — so the grade rests on ~17-year Malaysian-Muslim ownership + no-alcohol + mosque-cluster (not a certificate). Malaysian-Singaporean-Vietnamese-Indian fusion.

Record scope
Outlet

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

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C
Ho Chi Minh City

The Daun

Recorded as Muslim-owned. The certificate issuer has not been verified.

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Area: district 1

Grade C — a Muslim-owned Malay/Indonesian restaurant (~13 years) in the Dong Du "Halal Street" cluster, District 1, reported alcohol-free. A certificate is displayed but its ISSUER is not confirmable and the ownership is directory-attested — so it stays C (Muslim-owned / self-declared, no confirmable certificate), not A. Verify the certificate and alcohol policy on site.

Record scope
Outlet

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

C
Ho Chi Minh City

Basiroh Restaurant

Recorded as Cham-Muslim-owned. Alcohol status is not verified.

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Nhà hàng Basiroh

Area: district 1

Grade C — the Cham-Muslim backbone, with the STRONGEST ownership evidence in this dataset. Vietnamese state media (VietnamNet) confirms owner Haji Basiroh (age 70), a Cham-Muslim woman from Chau Doc, An Giang, runs this three-storey eatery and pioneered District 1's "Malaysia Street" halal cluster; menu is Indonesian/Malaysian/Cham incl. halal phở. No formal certificate exists in any source, so the trust anchor is Cham-Muslim ownership + self-declaration — the standard C for Vietnam's young halal scene. No pork or alcohol evidenced (left null, not assumed).

Record scope
Outlet

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

C
Ho Chi Minh City

Pho Muslim

Recorded as a Cham-Muslim family business near Nancy Mosque.

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Phở Muslim

Area: district 1

Grade C — Cham-Muslim backbone. A humble Cham-Muslim family phở stall directly beside the Jamiul Islamiyah (Nancy) Mosque, famous for halal beef phở / bún bò Huế, strictly pork-free and alcohol-free (owner family of An Giang Cham origin). Well-attested across halal sources (Zabihah, Vietnam Airlines guide, Halal Times, Tripadvisor, Yalla Vietnam) but with no confirmable formal certificate — the Zabihah HalalRank is a directory metric, not a certifier — so it grades C, not A.

Record scope
Outlet

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

C
Da Nang

Halal Food Karim

Recorded as Muslim-owned with a prayer room upstairs.

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Area: son tra

Grade C — a Muslim-run, self-declared halal home-style eatery in Son Tra, Da Nang, serving Malaysian and Vietnamese dishes (nasi lemak, roti canai, chicken tandoori, halal phở bò). The Vietnam Airlines guide confirms a Malay/Indonesian-speaking owner, an on-site Musala prayer room (separate men's/women's areas) upstairs, and "no alcohol served whatsoever" (cash only). Directory "certified" claims name no certifier, so the anchor is Muslim ownership + self-declaration = C; alcohol-free, no pork.

Record scope
Outlet

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

C
Chau Doc

Cham-village Halal Phở stall (Chau Doc)

A Cham community stall record in Chau Giang, An Giang.

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Phở người Chăm (Halal)

Area: chau giang

Grade C — Mekong Delta Cham backbone. VietnamNet (national state media) profiles a Cham-style beef phở in Chau Doc run by a Muslim (Ro Fi Ah, 34) who states the Cham abstain from pork and observe Islamic dietary law (beef-only broth, no pork bones). Tourism/community guides confirm the Chau Giang/Da Phuoc Cham-Muslim villages (reached by boat, clustered around the mosque) where village stalls serve pork-free halal beef/chicken phở. A community stall with no certificate → C; Cham-Muslim ownership is the trust anchor.

Record scope
Outlet

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

C
Hanoi

Nan n Kabab

Recorded as Muslim-owned. The outlet’s alcohol policy needs verification.

· Open sources and details

Muslim-owned / self-declared

Area: old quarter

Grade C — a Pakistani-Muslim-run halal restaurant operating in Hanoi since 2013, with an Old Quarter branch (34 Lo Ren St). Muslim/Pakistani ownership is well-attested across directories (Zabihah, HalalTrip, HalalSpy, Halal Tours Vietnam) and the venue's own site states it uses "100% halal meat." Several directories say "certified by Halal Vietnam," but no certificate number/certifier is confirmable, so the confirmable signal is Muslim ownership + self-declaration = C. ⚠️ Alcohol is contested for THIS outlet: the owner publicly says non-alcoholic beer only/no wine, and a confirmed alcohol-serving review belongs to the SEPARATE Da Nang branch — so alcoholOnPremises is left null; verify on site.

Record scope
Outlet

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

D
Ho Chi Minh City

Baba's Kitchen — Indian Halal Food

The record reports alcohol on the premises. Check first.

The record reports alcohol on the premises.

· Open sources and details

Community-reported — pending

Area: district 1

Grade D — caution, not certified. A long-running, genuinely Muslim-owned (legal representative "Halima Beevi") halal-menu Indian restaurant (curries, tandoori, biryani, veg/vegan options, no pork) — which on ownership alone would be C — BUT multiple listings (Tripadvisor cuisine tags, Wanderlog) and customer reviews confirm it serves beer and wine on premises in the Bui Vien bar-street setting, so under the rubric it caps at D. No confirmable certificate. Muslims wanting strictly alcohol-free dining should avoid or verify first.

Record scope
Outlet

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

D
Ho Chi Minh City

Al-Sham Middle-Eastern Restaurant

The record reports alcohol on the premises. Check first.

The record reports alcohol on the premises.

· Open sources and details

Community-reported — pending

Nhà Hàng Halal Al Sham Saigon

Area: district 1

Grade D — caution. A real Syrian-Muslim-owned Levantine/Middle-Eastern restaurant that self-brands as fully halal (own website) and is confirmed Muslim-run by Tuoi Tre state media (100+ item halal menu, no pork) — which on ownership alone would be C. The decisive downgrade: the Have Halal Will Travel structured listing reports ALCOHOL served on premise, so it caps at D. No recognized Vietnamese certifier exists. A separate assessment found no alcohol mention — treat the alcohol policy as unresolved and verify on site.

Record scope
Outlet

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

D
Ho Chi Minh City

Serai — Malaysian Kitchen

The record flags a certificate issue requiring further checks.

· Open sources and details

Community-reported — pending

Serai

Area: district 1

Grade D — caution (NOT because of alcohol). A mid-range Malaysian restaurant with a self-declared halal menu (Zabihah: "We serve good fresh and delicious Halal food," no alcohol served, HalalRank 70) — BUT no recognized Vietnamese certifier is confirmable, NO Cham/Malay-Muslim ownership is documented, and Zabihah flags a halal-certificate issue currently "under review" (disputed). A disputed certificate + not Muslim-owned + directory-only sources is a weaker signal than a Muslim-owned C → it stays D-caution. No alcohol, but VERIFY on site before relying on it.

Record scope
Outlet

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 meat sources, stock and fats.
02

Certification and preparation

“What has been verified?”

Check sauce ingredients and alcohol use.
03

Kitchen and premises

“What should I know?”

Ask about preparation, shared utensils and alcohol policies.
Ingredient notes for Vietnam +
  • Ask about phở broth and meat; bánh mì/pâté fillings, nem/chả giò, gỏi cuốn and thịt kho.
  • Bún chả and the cơm tấm version in the records refer to pork dishes. Other versions need separate checks.
  • Check nước mắm, mắm tôm, cooking alcohol and the kitchen. A chay or “no pork” label alone is not halal verification.

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.

Ho Chi Minh City: Saigon Central Mosque and Nancy Mosque. Hanoi: Al-Noor. An Giang: Cham mosque communities.

Locations in this guide +

Main mosques: Saigon Central Mosque (66 Dong Du St, HCMC) & Nancy Mosque (Jamiul Islamiyah, the Cham cluster); Al-Noor Mosque (12 Hang Luoc) in Hanoi; and Cham mosques in Chau Doc/An Giang. The city page lists exact locations.

Ho Chi Minh City guide
Check locations and
local facilities.

STILL WONDERING?

Answers
to help you plan.

Is Vietnamese food halal?+

Status depends on the outlet, ingredients and evidence. Check the grade, source and date; a “no pork” label alone is not a halal guarantee.

Is phở halal?+

The name phở alone does not determine status. Ask about broth and meat sources and preparation.

Where do I find halal food in Ho Chi Minh City?+

The guide covers Dong Du / Nguyen An Ninh clusters and the Nancy Mosque area. Open the city guide for details.

Continue your journey.

Ho Chi Minh City 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.