Halal Gourmet Japan lists 44 restaurants in Aichi Prefecture (as of October 2026). Thirty-three of them are in Nagoya City.
If you are spending the day around Nagoya Castle, Sakae and Osu, deciding where to eat in advance makes it easier to plan your route. This guide covers 24 places in Nagoya City whose listing pages show their halal arrangements, in this order: ramen, Japanese food, then kebab and Turkish food with Moroccan and Uzbek dishes, then Indian and Nepalese food, and finally souvenirs. The descriptions are based on what each restaurant says on its listing page. For places outside Nagoya City, see the Aichi lists near the end of this guide.
Ramen in Sakae
The only ramen restaurant among our Aichi listings is Halal Ramen Japan Nagoya Sakae, in the heart of Sakae. It says its whole kitchen avoids pork, lard and alcohol, so you can order anything on the menu without checking the ingredients. Its signature dish is a rich beef-bone broth ramen topped with halal wagyu. The menu also includes king crab butter ramen, fried chicken ramen, wagyu nigiri sushi and wagyu rice bowls, and set meals pair ramen with gyoza, karaage (Japanese fried chicken) or roast beef sushi.
Its listing page shows that it has halal certification, uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, does not serve alcohol, and has halal options and a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware. The restaurant has a prayer space with wudu (ablution before prayer) facilities, free Wi-Fi and 40 seats. The restaurant also runs Japanese cultural experiences such as hand-rolled sushi making and matcha.
Our guide to ramen explains where pork and alcohol tend to be used.
Miso udon, eel, karaage and ryotei dining
For miso-nikomi udon, the noodles simmered in miso broth that Nagoya is known for, there is Yamamotoya Ookute (Miso-nikomi udon) in Ookutecho, Chikusa-ku. Its listing page shows that it uses halal meat and halal seasonings, and has halal and vegetarian options. Ohkute YAMAMOTOYA Sakura-dori Otsu, in Marunouchi, Naka-ku, serves Japanese noodles. Its listing page shows that it uses halal meat and has halal options, plus a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware.
You can eat eel at Unagi no Shiromura Izumi Branch in Izumi, Higashi-ku. It says it buys live eel directly from Mikawa Isshiki, and its chefs prepare it by hand and grill it over binchotan charcoal. Besides eel sashimi, rolled omelette with eel and eel hot pot, it serves other Japanese dishes. The listing notes that it is pork-free, uses halal seasonings and has halal options.
Happy Karaage 178, in Dekimachi, Higashi-ku, is an Aichi-born karaage restaurant. It says it has been fully halal-compliant since 2019, and its goal is for Japanese and Muslim diners to enjoy eating at the same table. According to its listing, it has halal certification, uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, does not serve alcohol, and has halal options and a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware.
For Japanese cuisine in a ryotei, a traditional Japanese restaurant, there is Ryoutei KAMOME in Shirakabe, Higashi-ku. Its listing page shows that it uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, vegetarian options and a prayer space.
To see what to check before you order sushi, ramen and other Japanese dishes, read our guide to Japanese food.
Kebab and Turkish food, plus Moroccan and Uzbek dishes
We list five MEGA KEBAB shops in Naka-ku: MEGA KEBAB Ohsu No. 1 Store, MEGA KEBAB Ohsu number 2 Store and MEGA KEBAB Ohsu number 3 Store in Osu, plus MEGA KEBAB nishiki and MEGA KEBAB sumiyoshi. The shops say they use only halal ingredients, with no alcohol, pork or anything derived from non-halal animals. They say the owner, the store manager and most of the staff are Muslim. All five listings show that the shops use halal meat and halal seasonings, are pork-free, do not serve alcohol, are Muslim-owned, and have halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, and vegetarian options. The Ohsu number 3 Store also has a prayer space.
For a special occasion or a banquet with Turkish food, there is TAXIM in Higashisakura, Higashi-ku. A Turkish chef does the cooking, and the house recommendation is kumpir, a Turkish fast food of baked potato topped with butter, cheese and the meze of your choice. It says the soy sauce it uses for seasoning contains no alcohol. Its listing page shows that it has halal certification, uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, is Muslim-owned, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, and vegetarian options.
Moroccan restaurant casablanca, in Izumi, Higashi-ku, says it is the only Moroccan restaurant in Nagoya. A chef from Morocco cooks the food, and the furnishings were brought from Morocco. The listing notes that it has halal certification, uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, is Muslim-owned, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, and vegetarian options.
For Uzbek food, go to TABASSUM in Nakamura-ku. It serves plov, lagman, kofta, shashlik and manti. According to its listing, it uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, does not serve alcohol, is Muslim-owned, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, vegetarian options and a prayer space.
Indian and Nepalese food
You will find Indian and Nepalese restaurants in many parts of Nagoya. RAJYARNI Takebasi, in Takebashi-cho, Nakamura-ku, is an Indian restaurant with halal certification. Its listing page also shows that it uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, is Muslim-owned, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, and vegetarian options.
We list two MUGAL PALACE restaurants: MUGAL PALACE in Izumi, Higashi-ku, and MUGAL PALACE secound in Chiyoda, Naka-ku. It says a chef from India recreates authentic Indian flavors. There are 27 curries, and you can choose the spice level. At lunch, naan and rice are all-you-can-eat. Both listings show that the restaurants use halal meat and have halal and vegetarian options.
Close to Imaike Subway Station is INDIAN & NEPALI RESTAURANT SAPNA Imaike, in Chikusa-ku. It has been in Imaike since 2005 and says it uses halal ingredients. According to its listing, it uses halal meat and has halal options.
Curry restaurant Hoja Nasreddin, in Miyahigashicho, Showa-ku, is run by a Japanese Muslim. It is within a 10-minute walk of Nagoya University and Nanzan University, and there is a shop selling halal food two doors away. Its listing page shows that it uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, does not serve alcohol, and has halal and vegetarian options.
KASHIMIR kanayamaten, in Kanayama, Naka-ku, says it uses halal ingredients for all its dishes and has removed all alcohol from its menu. It also sells halal food wholesale. Its listing page shows that it uses halal seasonings, does not serve alcohol, is Muslim-owned, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, and vegetarian options.
Indian curry and Nepalese dishes made with halal meat are on the menu at Khusi, in Hirabaridai, Tenpaku-ku. It is Muslim-owned, and its listing also shows that it uses halal seasonings, is pork-free, does not serve alcohol, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, and vegetarian options.
At TARKARI, in Kusumotocho, Chikusa-ku, you can try food from the highland region of Nepal. It also serves Nepalese dishes made with fresh Japanese ingredients such as seafood, and says it uses no chemical seasonings. It offers some halal dishes, but depending on the season, it may not be using halal meat, so it asks you to check with the staff before you order. Its listing page shows that it uses halal meat and halal seasonings, and has halal and vegetarian options.
Shrimp crackers to take home
At Gift Kiosk Nagoya Station, in the central concourse of Nagoya Station, you can buy shrimp crackers (ebi-senbei) from Keishindo, a company founded in Aichi in 1866. Keishindo says that shrimp crackers often contain alcohol in their seasoning, but Keishindo’s Ebi Komachi is alcohol-free and meat-free. The back of the package has English labeling and allergen pictograms. The listing shows two items: pork-free and halal seasonings.
Keishindo’s main shop is listed as Keishindo Main Store, in Kanayama-cho, Atsuta-ku. The listing notes that it is pork-free, uses halal seasonings and does not serve alcohol.
Prayer spaces and mosques
We list 20 places to pray in Aichi Prefecture. These are the ones in Nagoya City.
- Mosques: Nagoya Masjid (Honjin Dori, Nakamura-ku), Masjid Indonesia Nagoya (MINA) (Kaminagoya, Nishi-ku), Nagoya Port Masjid (Zennan-cho, Minato-ku) and Higashi Nagoya Islamic Center (Maeyamacho, Showa-ku)
- Prayer spaces: Nagoya Sakae Mitsukoshi Prayer Room (9F) (Sakae, Naka-ku), HAERA Prayer Room (3F) (Nishiki, Naka-ku), Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology (Noritakeshinmachi, Nishi-ku) and AEON MALL Nagoyachaya (Nishichaya, Minato-ku)
If you are flying, there is also a prayer space at Chubu Centrair International Airport Nagoya in Tokoname.
Among the restaurants, you can pray at Halal Ramen Japan Nagoya Sakae, Ryoutei KAMOME, TABASSUM and MEGA KEBAB Ohsu number 3 Store.
Other ways to search
If you are also visiting Kyoto or Osaka, see our guide to halal-friendly food in Osaka and Kyoto. For mosques and prayer spaces elsewhere in Japan, see our guide to finding a mosque or prayer room in Japan. You can find all our Aichi listings, including places outside Nagoya City, on these pages.
Before you go
Information on our listings may change at the restaurant’s discretion. Please check menus and arrangements on the linked pages and with the restaurant on site.
Each listing page describes the restaurant’s halal arrangements (certification, ingredients, kitchen, and so on). Please read the listing and decide whether it meets your own standards. If you want to let staff know that you avoid pork and alcohol, you can show them our note in Japanese.
To wrap up
Whether you want ramen in Sakae, miso udon or eel, kebab in Osu, Turkish, Moroccan or Uzbek dishes, or Indian and Nepalese food, Nagoya City has a place for it. On your way home, you can pick up shrimp crackers at Nagoya Station. Once you know where you are going, open the listing pages for places nearby and check their halal arrangements.
Image credits
- Featured image (main keep, Nagoya Castle): Syced / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
This article was written by the Halal Gourmet Japan team. On Halal Gourmet Japan, you can search for halal-friendly restaurants and prayer spaces all over Japan. The service is also available as an app (iOS / Android).
After seeing his Muslim friends struggle to dine out in Japan, he founded Halal Gourmet Japan, a restaurant search service for Muslims, and has been running it for more than a decade since its launch in 2014. He also co-founded Food Diversity Inc. (formerly Halal Media Japan; he has since stepped down), and has deep expertise in halal support for restaurants and Muslim-oriented inbound tourism. Halal Gourmet Japan is one of Japan’s largest halal-friendly restaurant search services, used in more than 140 countries, introducing halal-friendly restaurants and prayer spaces across Japan in multiple languages.
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