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The Great Buddha Hall of Todai-ji. Photo: ONO Masanobu \/ CC0<\/a> (Wikimedia Commons<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Halal Gourmet Japan lists 12 restaurants in Nara Prefecture (as of October 2026). Eleven are in Nara City, and one is in Oji, Kitakatsuragi District.<\/p>\n

If you are spending the day around Todai-ji and Nara Park, deciding where to eat in advance makes it easier to plan your route. This guide covers the 10 restaurants whose listing pages describe their halal arrangements, in this order: wagyu, then ramen, sushi and Japanese food, then Indian food, mochi and Turkish ice cream, and finally Oji. The descriptions are based on what each restaurant says on its listing page.<\/p>\n

Wagyu: sukiyaki, teppanyaki steak and ramen<\/h2>\n

Wagyu Sukiyaki & Sushi Restaurant Niku-no-Asatsu Kintetsu Nara<\/a><\/strong> is a sukiyaki restaurant inside the NARARA complex, just steps from Kintetsu Nara Station. It says it serves halal-certified beef exclusively, handles no pork or pork-derived ingredients, and prepares its sukiyaki broth without mirin, cooking sake or any other alcohol-based seasoning. It keeps a separate set of cookware and tableware for Muslim guests.<\/p>\n

Its listing page shows that it has halal certification, uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, and has halal options and a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware. Alcoholic beverages are served to other guests in the dining area, so the restaurant asks you to contact it before booking if you have any concerns. There is no prayer space on site, but a public prayer space is about a 10-minute walk away, and the staff can give you directions.<\/p>\n

Steak Nagomi<\/a><\/strong> is in Yumekaze Plaza, a few minutes’ walk from Todai-ji. It serves teppanyaki steaks made with Japanese beef from the halal-certified Sanda Meat Corporation, and it has private rooms. Its listing page shows that it uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, and has halal options.<\/p>\n

Halal Wagyu Ramen & Gyukatsu GYUMON Nara<\/a><\/strong>, in Takamachou, Nara, is a ramen restaurant that uses halal wagyu. It says it kept refining its halal wagyu ramen after opening as a yakiniku restaurant in 2007, and arrived at a bowl it was proud of in 2023. There are two broths: a rich, creamy beef bone broth and a spicy one made with its original miso. Each bowl is topped with marbled A5 halal wagyu. Its listing page shows that it uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, does not serve alcohol, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, vegetarian options and a prayer space. According to the listing, the restaurant is preparing to obtain halal certification. For group bookings, contact the restaurant by phone.<\/p>\n

To see what to check in the meat, sauces and menu before you eat wagyu, read our guide to halal yakiniku<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ramen, sushi and Japanese food<\/h2>\n

Naramachi Jinniyah<\/a><\/strong>, in Minamijodocho, Nara, is a ramen restaurant. Its listing page shows that it has halal certification, uses halal meat, is pork-free, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, and a prayer space.<\/p>\n

Our guide to ramen<\/a> explains where pork and alcohol tend to be used.<\/p>\n

For sushi, there is Umemori Main Store<\/a><\/strong> in Hokkejicho, Nara. According to its listing, it has halal certification, uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, and a prayer space.<\/p>\n

Japanese Restaurant Yoshino<\/a><\/strong> is in Sanjohonmachi, Nara. Its listing page shows that it has halal certification, uses halal meat and halal seasonings, and has halal options, a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware, and vegetarian options.<\/p>\n

Indian food, mochi and Turkish ice cream<\/h2>\n

Ponte Rosso Halal & Vegee<\/a><\/strong>, in Konishi-machi, Nara, is an Indian restaurant in a renovated 100-year-old house. 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.<\/p>\n

NAKATANIDO<\/a><\/strong>, in Hashimoto-cho, Nara, is a mochi shop known for its high-speed mochi pounding, and it has been widely featured in the media. Its listing page says the only ingredients are glutinous rice, yomogi (mugwort), sugar, salt, red beans and kinako (soybean flour). It also shows that the shop is pork-free, uses halal seasonings, does not serve alcohol, and has halal and vegetarian options.<\/p>\n

Also in Hashimoto-cho is Turkish Ice Cream<\/a><\/strong>, a Muslim-owned shop that uses halal meat and halal seasonings, is pork-free, does not serve alcohol, and has halal options and a dedicated halal kitchen and tableware.<\/p>\n

Indian food in Oji<\/h2>\n

Mayur<\/a><\/strong> is an Indian restaurant on the B1 floor of Liebell Oji Higashi-kan, by Oji Station. Its specialties are tandoori grill, naan and spicy curry, and it says it does not use pork or beef. 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, and vegetarian options.<\/p>\n

Prayer spaces and mosques<\/h2>\n

We list six places to pray in Nara Prefecture, all of them in Nara City.<\/p>\n