The everyday portal for halal and healthy living

Discover places and products by halal, kosher, organic and vegan criteria. Every record carries its evidence level on the card — you make the call.

Evidence badges — stronger left to right

How we verify

How it works

halal burger in Kadıköy

1 · Say what you want

Type one sentence into the search box; in classic mode you pick region and category.

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2 · We search everywhere

Places, products, knowledge — whatever exists, with its evidence.

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3 · Check the badge, make the call

Every result carries its evidence level — the verdict is yours.

Knowledge base

Know the criteria

Every criterion you search by has a definition behind it. Know what you are picking before you pick it.

Go to the knowledge base

Halal

Slaughter by Islamic rite: the invocation, a qualified slaughterer, full draining of blood.

Kosher

Compliance with Jewish kashrut law: qualified slaughter (shechita), meat–dairy separation, rabbinic supervision.

Alcohol-free

No alcohol served on the premises and none used in the food.

Organic

No synthetic pesticides or fertilisers; a certified production chain.

Vegan

No animal input at all — including gelatine, dairy, eggs and honey.

Multi-faith

Halal and kosher — one roof, equal standing

HalalVera is not the practice of a single faith. Both traditions run on the same verification backbone: the rules differ, the standard of evidence does not.

Read the comparison
HalalIslam · fiqh standard
Authority
Recognised halal boards such as JAKIM, HFA, Diyanet, MUI
Slaughter
Zabiha — the invocation, the neck vessels, draining the blood
Separation
Alcohol forbidden; service on site and use in food are asked separately
Audit
Facility inspection + supply-chain documentation
KosherJudaism · kashrut standard
Authority
Rabbinical bodies such as Beth Din, OU, OK
Slaughter
Shechita — a trained shochet, a flawless blade, lung inspection
Separation
Dairy and meat kept apart: separate kitchens, equipment, waiting times
Audit
On-site mashgiach supervision + periodic recertification
Shared backbone: the same verification process, the same six trust levels, the same evidence format. You choose which tradition is your baseline in your profile.

The backbone

Every record carries a level of trust

Marking a place “halal” is not enough — who said so, and how, is written on the card.

How we verify

Field-verified

Our team or an authorised volunteer went there and checked the criteria with their own eyes.

Visit notes · photos · date

Certified

A recognised body has issued a valid certificate; it appears on the card with its source.

Certificate no · issuer · validity

Community-verified

Formed from user reviews and answers to community questions; a side channel that does not substitute for formal verification.

User review · community answer

Referrer-verified

Rests on information passed along by a recognised partner source or referrer; only as reliable as what was passed along.

Referring source · date passed on

Self-declared

An ownership-verified business stated the criteria itself; no independent check yet.

Ownership verified · date declared

From the web · unverified

Compiled from open sources. A pointer, not proof — ask before you go.

Source list · last checked

A record can be demoted as well as promoted: when a certificate lapses the card drops back to “self-declared” automatically and the business is notified.

Same record, different baseline, different verdict

Two readers, two different criteria baselines — but one record. The verdict follows your baseline, not the record.

Reader A

HalalVegan

Reader B

KosherOrganic

The same record

One dataset, one evidence chain

Suitable

Both criteria in the baseline have evidence.

Partly suitable

One criterion in the baseline has no evidence — the card says so.

Schematic — not a real record; it shows how the evaluation engine works.

Who is it for?

People with religious requirements

People eating natural or health-conscious

Ethical and lifestyle choices

Travellers

Community

Ask the community what the card doesn't say

Answers attach to the place's card; verified information updates the record itself. The cards below are examples of how the feature will work.

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FoodExample

Any gelatin-free dessert shops in Dearborn?

Some baklava lines run on plant-based gelatin and say so on the box — ask about the cream-based ones.

CriteriaExample

Does a Beth Din kosher certificate count as halal?

The slaughter method largely overlaps, but they diverge on the blessing and on alcohol. The knowledge-base comparison lays it out.

Alcohol-freeExample

How do I find a family restaurant that serves no alcohol?

Add 'Alcohol-free venue' to your search preferences and only places that prove that criterion rise to the top.

What's your question?

Unsure about something at a place? Ask — let the people who know it answer.

Ask the community

Volunteer programme

People who know their city

HalalVera grows through people who live where the places are: they propose venues and products, write sourced explainers, visit, and translate.

See the programme
Suggesting places and products
Contributing to the knowledge base
Field visits
Translation and language support

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