Garden Halal Meat

Very cheap fish and shrimp. They also sell chicken and beef but at pretty much the same price as whole foods. If you’re a fan of Moroccan or Turkish food, this is a great place for you. The staff is friendly, the cashier gives me complementary candies every time I go. There is a $ 10 minimum for credit cards.

great hole in the wall restaurant. Food is delicious, filling and affordable. They have a $ 10 credit card minimum so remember to bring cash. Service is friendly. Don’t come expecting constant check ups but they do take care. Will definitely come back.

Great location for decent Mid Eastern groceries and quick food.
Their meats are freshly cut, and also carry organic chicken.
My favorite stop when going through that area

This morning while shopping at Haymarket I stopped in at Garden Halal Meat. This little «hole in the wall» store is located in the basement level but is a haven for incredible meat, fish and Middle Eastern foods.
We ended up buying fresh shrimp, naan as well as some spices. The staff here isn’t the most receptive, but they get the job done and for the prices here that is at the bottom of the totem pole of concerns.
Overall, the store is great and it is a go-​to location when shopping at Haymarket.

The restaurant owners are very nice but a little shy. You can get anything from pizza to shawarma to kabab dinner plates. A kabab dinner cost less than $ 10 and is still filling. The kicker is the restaurant is open until 2am most days!
The shop under the restaurant has chicken ~$ 2/​lb and red meat ~4/​lb and the meat is fresh. Lots of exotic fruit juices and the spices are good quality.
Worth the visit!

It was really great choice. It looks very casual but the food is a great surprise. It is highly recommended.

Like Don W., I am reviewing the store underneath the restaurant, which is not marked and looks rather sketchy as you descend down into the dark, but it is brimming with all kinds of well priced items and a couple of misplaced pigeons.
Garden Halal is not just a meat store. (I do not eat any meat at all and got lots of items here.) The butcher, the baker, the fishmonger and the olive grower all contribute to the huge assortment of products. You can scoop up a varied selection of olives, find well priced, authentic Nutella (the one in the glass jar– much better) and pick up some lentils, huge jars of spices, cookies, pastries or even some cooked shrimp. (Their fresh fish looks fine, but I have not purchased any yet, out of loyalty to New Deal.) If you like good prices, independently owned specialty markets and lots of choices, you need to make this a destination next time you are in the vicinity of Haymarket or Government Center.
Based on the number of people down here on my first visit, this place is a hidden jewel with much to explore. It’s right near Harry’s Cheese Shop (also a treasure) and there are two entrances, but they are not well marked. Descend you must. Just don’t trip over the pigeons who mix, mingle and coo around the boots and shoes of us busy shoppers.

I was so happy when I found this place on a trip to Boston. It can be tough to find halal restaurants when traveling, but Garden Halal came to my rescue! If you go, I suggest walking over to the park and having a picnic like I did (if weather permits) The food was reasonable and yummy, I will come back if I find myself in Boston again. :)

Garden Halal restaurant (above the butcher)
To be honest, the first time I went there I was a bit scared because this place looks too casual but then I was really surprised by the quality of the food.
Pizza: good/​OK and really cheap!
Couscous: really good!
It’s original North African-​style couscous (only on Fridays and about $ 10)
Steak & cheese sandwich: not impressive.
They have prepared (home-​made type) food, usually chicken and beef with either rice, potatoes or vegetables. I tried a few and it was from decent to pretty good (around $ 10 for a big plate).
Last but not least:
THE Chicken sandwich (ask for the baguette bread with «everything» in it): really excellent!
(if you don’t like spicy food, mention with no «harissa”= sort of North African tabasco paste).
We were 3 guys to talk about this sandwich for several days at work and a colleague of mine said: «come on guys! how good can a chicken sandwich get??»
He tried it a few days later, nodded his head and said: «indeed!!» haha!
(and only for about $ 6!!)
No need to say I really like this place… big PLUS it is open every day until 2 am I think!

A hole-​in-​the-​wall, but not a bad one at that. The restaurant is dim, but it seems to be frequented by people who are familiar with the people who work there. Has seating and a TV. Not pristine or particularly clean, but that’s to be expected.
I first went with a friend for a slice of pizza, and thought it was decent enough to return. The price of the pizza is extremely cheap (the same as Haymarket Pizza). I think some of the other food may be better. But alas, I have yet to try anything except the pizza.
Not a bad place to visit on a Saturday after wandering Haymarket.

Garden Halal has a secret. Underneath the restaurant is the store and this is a review of the store. There’s no sign that I could see, but the packages of food all say Garden Halal Market. There are tons of Middle Eastern goodies, a Halal butcher, and my favorite: a fish counter with some really good prices! We just picked up some gorgeous tuna steaks for $ 4.99/lb. Come here on a Saturday, buy everything but the vegetables here and then go outside and finish your shopping. You’ll pay about half as much as you’d pay in the supermarket.
And if you’re a tourist staying somewhere near Faneuil Hall, this is a good place to pick up some snacks and it’s the side of Boston that doesn’t have the «Lobstah» and «Hahvahd» t-​shirts.

This is a very small restaurant with a lot of heart. The owner was at the counter and helped serve up a wonderful plate of food that exceeded my expectations. You could tell he really takes pride in his restaurant and cares about his customers. We bought the kids a couple of slices of pizza, and settled down to a generous plate of really great food. The chicken fell off the bone, the rice was perfect and tender, there was a fresh and crispy salad of minced cucumbers and tomatoes with light spicing on it that was really refreshing. There were also a few beet slices that were so good I ate them all, and I don’t even like beets that much usually. This is the sort of lunch that was pure comfort, and the prices just cannot be beat. Our family of four left with a bill less than $ 15.00. That’s just amazing to me! While the setting is humble (not fancy at all), it was not uncomfortable at all. I loved this little place — I will definitely be back!

We discovered Garden Halal as if it dropped from the sky. As North End residents, we often tire of Italian cuisine. Sometimes we just want a good sandwich or shawarma. It was about 9 pm and all the shawarma restaurants we could think of were probably already closed or not within walking distance. We just about gave up and went to Hot Tomatoes when we spotted Garden Halal’s neon sign in the distance. Lo and behold, a shawarma restaurant!
Garden Halal is basically a take out place/​deli. Its menu has sections for Somali cuisine, Italian-​style subs & pizza (slices are pretty cheap — $ 1.25 to $ 1.75 including Halal pepperoni), and shawarma. The deli had various salads, two chicken dishes, rice, some curry-​type dishes.
We each had beef shawarma sandwiches. It took a long time for them to make it – each beef strip is freshly grilled. (Unlike Boston Shawarma on Huntington, where the beef is already cooked). In addition to generous strips of beef, the sandwiches have fresh cilantro, tomato, garlic, and onion. There was very little dressing/​sauce – pretty dry. Each was $ 6 (tax incl.)
We also ordered a side of carrots. The carrots were cooked soft, chilled and marinated with cilantro, mint, olive oil, and vinegar. The side was $ 3.25 (tax incl.)
All in all, it was pretty good, and a nice alternative to eating Italian.