The best halal places in Greater Manchester we ate at in 2023

Gone are the days when you had limited options for halal food in the city centre or you were kept to the confines of places like Curry Mile for a bite to eat. The culinary scene in Manchester is thriving and the same can be said for the halal food scene.

I was able to enjoy this myself last year with the success of the first Halal Food Festival in Manchester and variety of halal stalls at the Christmas Markets.

I have been lucky enough to travel up and down Greater Manchester to eat and write about some delicious halal food in the region. Below is a list of some of the best halal places I ate at in 2023.

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Taste Africana – Leigh

Despite only being open a short while, Taste Africana had already built a strong following in the small but mighty former mining town of Leigh.

Ran by husband and wife duo Cynthia and Bright Chinule, they have carved out a special place in the town’s heart thanks to their menu of Nigerian favourites such as jollof rice, spicy pepper sauce with akara, goat meat, catfish, meat pie, egusi soup, pounded yam and of course fufu.

I highly recommend trying their ‘Gizdodo’. A bowl of plantain, vegetables and chicken gizzards in a tomato sauce sounded odd to me at first, but it’s a dish I have been craving since my first bite in November.

Baity – Salford

Nowadays it feels like you can’t mention Salford without the Kargo MKT becoming a talking point. The £3.5m waterfront food and drink destination was opened at the Salford Quays in September and it’s safe to say, it has been a hit.

With a host of food traders serving cuisine from all parts of the world, you’re spoilt for choice. But my number one is Baity.

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