Best Shawarma Restaurants in Canada

About halal shawarma on Halal Food Pass

Shawarma is meat stacked on a vertical spit and cooked slowly against a flame, then shaved off in thin strips as the outside crisps. Chicken and beef are the usual choices here; the shavings go into a wrap with garlic sauce, pickles and tomato, or onto a plate with rice, salad and hummus.

More about halal shawarma on Halal Food Pass

The word covers a method rather than a single country, so a shawarma counter here may be Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian, Iraqi or Turkish in everything else it cooks. That is why many of these restaurants are also listed under a regional cuisine.

Shawarma on Halal Food Pass currently spans 725 restaurants across 81 cities in 9 provinces. Explore by city →

By province: Ontario (565) · Alberta (72) · British Columbia (26) · Manitoba (20) · Quebec (16) · Saskatchewan (10) · New Brunswick (4).

Every listing on this page carries the restaurant's opening hours, its address and neighbourhood, the cuisines it serves and the halal information the restaurant itself provides. Opening hours are re-checked automatically, so a listing shows whether the restaurant is open at this moment rather than what it published months ago.

Halal information is always the restaurant's own declaration; here is exactly what that means. Spot a place we're missing? Nominate it.

Halal shawarma FAQ

How many halal shawarma options are listed?

This page currently lists 725 restaurants, counted from the live Halal Food Pass directory across 81 cities.

Where can you find halal shawarma in Canada?

Every restaurant on this page serves halal shawarma, and each listing shows its city, neighbourhood, opening hours and the restaurant's own halal information. The largest clusters are Mississauga (56), Toronto (55), Calgary (51), Hamilton (33) and Brampton (32). Listings are grouped by city so you can narrow to the one nearest you.

Which halal shawarma options are rated highest?

By Google rating, the highest-rated halal shawarma listings are Jerusalem Shawarma Seton Calgary (5.0 from 9,929 Google reviews), Wellington Shawarma Co Cambridge (5.0 from 246 Google reviews) and Osmow's Shawarma 8 Street Saskatoon (5.0 from 31 Google reviews). Ratings and review counts come from Google and are shown on every card.

Are there new halal shawarma options?

Yes. The newest halal shawarma listings are The Chef Signature Hamilton, Bakhtar Kabab Ridgeway and Beyrouth Sherbrooke, added in the last 60 days.

Is every restaurant on this page halal certified?

Not necessarily. Halal information is provided by each restaurant and shown on its individual listing. Halal Food Pass is not a halal certification body, so confirm any requirements that matter to you directly with the restaurant.

What is the Lime Card, and can I use it at Shawarma restaurants?

The Lime Card is the Halal Food Pass dining membership, and it is optional. Members show their digital card before paying at a participating restaurant, and the offer shown on that restaurant's listing is applied on that restaurant's own days, times and conditions. Whether a restaurant participates is its own choice and has no effect on whether it is listed here or where it appears in this directory. There is currently 1 Shawarma restaurant with active Lime Card offers.

Is Osmow's, Pita Pit or another chain halal in Canada?

It depends on the branch. A chain's halal status is set location by location, so Halal Food Pass lists a chain branch only when that specific branch declares halal. What each chain publishes nationally: Osmow's: halal at all canadian locations; Pita Pit: halal items named, no certification published. The Is it halal? guides record the sources.

How is this halal shawarma list kept up to date?

Listings are curated rather than bulk-scraped, and every live listing is re-checked automatically about once a week: opening hours, open/closed status and contact details. A restaurant reported permanently closed is removed automatically, and anyone can nominate a spot that's missing.

Learn more about the Lime Card →