Where to Eat Halal in Quincy, Massachusetts: Scammell

From a three-door stretch on Scammell Street to a Wollaston falafel counter, a West Quincy coffee shop and New England’s oldest masjid on South Street, here is a neighborhood guide to halal food in Quincy, Massachusetts — and what each place says about its meat.

Quincy, Massachusetts, is the City of Presidents, but for Muslim families on the South Shore it is also one of the easiest places to eat. A short walk covers Middle Eastern grills, an Indian kitchen, a Mediterranean market and a zabihah butcher; a few minutes by car or Red Line reaches Wollaston Beach and a late-night coffee shop in West Quincy. And above the old Fore River Shipyard sits the Islamic Center of New England’s first masjid, dedicated in 1964.

This guide walks through Quincy, Massachusetts, neighborhood by neighborhood. Every spot below is listed in the Mass Halal restaurant and market directories, or described from the business’s own site and independent halal listings. Halal practice varies, so it is always worth asking before you order: Is all the meat halal, or only some dishes? Is it zabiha (hand-slaughtered)? Who certifies it? And is alcohol served?

Scammell Street: three doors of lunch

Scammell Street, a short connector near Quincy Point and the Southern Artery, packs three useful stops into a few storefronts.

Sweetgarden Grill, 15 Scammell Street. The restaurant’s own website describes “fresh halal Middle Eastern and Mediterranean favorites,” with wraps, kebabs, sandwiches, salads, burgers and tacos for lunch, dinner, takeout or delivery. Hours on the site are 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and closed Sunday. Free parking is in the lot on site. Phone (617) 773-7400.

Mirchi Nation — Indian Kitchen, 13 Scammell Street, next door. The Quincy page on the restaurant’s website puts the kitchen “in the heart of the historic Quincy Center district,” with biryani, butter chicken, paneer tikka, dosas and Indo-Chinese plates. Schema markup on that page lists “Halal Food” among the cuisines served, and the community directory MuftiEats marks the location as owner-verified with a neighbor vouch that the Google Maps listing is tagged as halal. Hours on the restaurant’s site are lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday (roughly 11:30 a.m. to 2:45 or 3 p.m., then 5 to about 9:45 p.m.), closed Monday. Phone (617) 404-8101. Always confirm at the counter which items are prepared as halal.

El Refaey Mediterranean Market, 35 Scammell Street. This is the pantry stop. The market’s Halal Guarantee page says it operates as a fully halal-focused grocery, that all of its designated halal meat and poultry come from trusted halal-certified suppliers, and that those meats are stored and handled separately when required. The contact page lists 35 Scammell Street, Quincy, Massachusetts, and (617) 481-4151. Expect Egyptian groceries, frozen meats, baklava and bulk rice alongside the butcher case — a practical one-stop for a weeknight dinner after you grab a wrap next door.

Copeland Street: a scratch kitchen

Casba Food and Pastries, 25 Copeland Street. Fatiha Soufan, who grew up cooking in Morocco and later studied culinary arts in the United States, opened Casba in 2023, the Patriot Ledger reported. The menu fuses Moroccan and Lebanese cooking: mezze, shawarma and kebab wraps, grilled plates, homemade dips and pastries such as baklava and ma’amoul. The Ledger story says all of the meat comes from a halal butcher. Casba’s own site and local listings typically show hours around 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. most days of the week, with Monday closed; MuftiEats has also listed Tuesday closed, so call (617) 481-4126 before you drive. There is counter service for takeout and a small dining room.

Washington Street and Water Street: grill and butcher

Gina’s Lebanese Cuisine at Quincy International Food Co., 529 Washington Street. The restaurant’s website bills itself as authentic Lebanese grilled food — chicken, beef and kafta kebabs, chicken and beef shawarma, falafel, hummus, baba ghanoush, grape leaves and house salads. Zabihah lists Quincy International Food Co. at this address as fully halal, with Muslim owners who confirmed the status and no alcohol served. Delivery and takeout hours on the site run about 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Phone (617) 774-0074.

Halal Meat Boston, 139 Water Street. When you want to cook at home, this family-owned butcher says its zabihah meat is hand-slaughtered and cut fresh, sourced from its own farm in Framingham, Massachusetts. The Quincy shop’s site lists chicken, goat, lamb and beef, vacuum-sealed cuts, and hours of 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Phone (857) 228-3205. Pickup and delivery options are described on the site; confirm same-day stock before a big order.

Wollaston: falafel near the beach

Falafel King, 690 Hancock Street. The restaurant’s own site places it in Wollaston, Quincy, Massachusetts, with falafel plates and roll-ups, shawarma, kebabs, hummus, baba ganoush, tabbouleh and grape leaves. Zabihah reports that the owners are Muslim, have confirmed the restaurant as fully halal, do not allow alcohol, and that a halal certificate is on file. (Some older directory entries still show a prior Hancock Street address; use 690 Hancock Street and the hours on falafelkingquincy1.com.) Hours there are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Phone (617) 773-0100. Wollaston Beach is a short drive away if you want to eat by the water afterward.

West Quincy: coffee after Maghrib

MOTW Coffee & Pastries, 279 Willard Street. MOTW — short for Muslims of the World — opened its West Quincy branch in February 2026. Zabihah describes a fully halal cafe chain: specialty drinks, Arabic pastries such as baklava and pistachio bird’s nests, and savory items including empanadas, with no alcohol. Hours listed there are 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, until midnight Friday, 8 a.m. to midnight Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Parking is in the free lot behind the building on Bates Avenue, not on Willard Street. The Patriot Ledger quoted owner Ali Javid saying, “Everything is halal.”

Pray nearby: ICNE Quincy

The Islamic Center of New England’s Quincy masjid at 470 South Street is New England’s first dedicated mosque, opened in 1964 by Lebanese and Syrian families who worked at the Fore River Shipyard. Our earlier feature, Quincy: A Masjid on the Hill Above the Shipyard, tells that story. ICNE lists daily prayers and two Jumu’ah prayers at the Quincy center; check icne.net for current times before you go. The Sharon campus at 74 Chase Drive is the larger sibling site if you are heading farther south.

Know a spot we missed?

Quincy, Massachusetts, changes fast — new cafes open, butcher hours shift, and a Red Line stop can put a whole neighborhood within reach. If you know a halal restaurant, bakery or market we should add, or a listing that needs updating, tell us through our contact page. Browse every halal restaurant in the state in the Mass Halal directory, and see what is happening this week on our events page.

Where to Eat Halal in Quincy, Massachusetts: Scammell Street, Wollaston and West Quincy