Halal Operating Rules for Public Catering Venues During Ramadan

Under halal rules, during Ramadan it is not permitted to serve food in venues open to the public before iftar time. For this reason, restaurants and cafes, in a word venues providing food service, may operate only between iftar and suhoor hours.

It should be noted that restaurants and cafes may remain open during daytime hours, but they must not serve food to customers before iftar.

In addition, courier services may continue to operate as normal during Ramadan, because these services are provided on individual orders and differ from open food service in a public place.

As Halal Ekosistem, our main goal is to support entrepreneurs who try to operate in line with halal rules. Therefore, we present a list of restaurants across the country that do not operate before iftar during Ramadan and organise their activity only between iftar and suhoor. Please let us know if there are other such restaurants that we are not aware of:

1. "Sanliurfa Restaurant" operates at two branches, Hazi Aslanov and Insaatchilar. It is a family venue. It organises its activity in line with halal rules. There are prayer rooms. For more information about the restaurant, click here.
2. "Hanzade Restaurant" operates at two branches, in the Nasimi district and the Yasamal district. The Yasamal district branch is located near Elmlar metro station, on the road to the Ilahiyyat Mosque. There is a prayer room. It is a family venue. The venue and interior are very beautiful. It does not operate before iftar during Ramadan every year. For more information about the restaurant, click here.
3. "Goch Et" restaurants, as every year, will not serve before iftar during Ramadan this year either. They try to observe halal rules strictly. Almost all of the 8 branches of the restaurant have prayer rooms of a respectable standard. All meat products are halal. For more information about the restaurant, click here.
4. "Bursa Restaurant" operates at just one location in Baku, at 22 Gara Garayev Avenue. It is a family venue. For more information, click here.
5. "Lux Doner Mangalda" operates at several locations in Baku. For more information about the restaurant, click here.
6. "COFFEE Story Cafe" is a coffee venue located near Elmlar metro station. For more detailed information, click here.
7. "Fistik Restaurant" is located in the Narimanov district of Baku. It is a family venue. There are very high-standard facilities for ablution and prayer. All meat products belong to the "Goch Et" brand. For more detailed information about the restaurant, click here.
8. "Zanjafil Restaurant" is a family venue operating in City Park Mall. For more detailed information about the restaurant, click here.
9. "Rain Restaurant" is located at just one location in Baku, near N. Narimanov metro station. For more information about the restaurant, click here.
10. "Dushbara Evi" restaurant is located in Baku. It is a social entrepreneurship project. It also sells semi-finished products. For more information about the restaurant, click here.
11. "Chef Muslim Restaurant" is located in Sumgait. The business tries to observe the halal restaurant concept in its operations. For more information about the restaurant, click here.
12. "Khan Sufrasi" is located in Sumgait, in Nasimi Park next to the Alinea wedding palace. It is a family venue. For more information, click here.

Halal or Social Responsibility: The Power of Halal Business

As Halal Ekosistem, our main goal is to support entrepreneurs who try to organise their business activity in line with halal principles and to ensure that this approach brings them both moral and economic benefit. In this regard, it is important to emphasise that halal principles are closely linked to social responsibility.

1. Halal Principles and Social Responsibility

Halal business principles embody not only religious and ethical norms but also concepts of social responsibility such as human rights and environmental protection. Around the world, businesses that respect the rights of women, children and animals, uphold these values and do not harm them in their operations gain broad support on the international stage. For example, the UN Global Compact initiative and the OECD recommendations on corporate social responsibility (CSR) underline the global importance of ethical and socially responsible business models.

2. The Economic and Social Benefit of Halal Conduct

Research shows that businesses that respect workers' rights, environmental protection and social justice are trusted more by both customers and investors. Such companies do not merely comply with legal and ethical norms; they also achieve economic resilience and long-term success. By supporting this approach, Halal Ekosistem gives entrepreneurs who operate in line with halal principles a competitive advantage locally and, in future, internationally as well.

3. The Role of Halal Ekosistem

We work to bring to the fore the social responsibility of businesses that observe halal rules and to ensure they are recognised in the market. Through supporting and developing businesses that remain committed to halal values, Halal Ekosistem contributes to the formation of a society in which fairer and more ethical values are strongly represented.