Groceries
Halal grocers and butchers in Metro Detroit: where to buy zabiha meat
The supermarkets, butchers and slaughterhouses where Metro Detroit buys halal meat, from the Warren Avenue markets to Eastern Market's wholesalers, with addresses and what each is known for.
The supermarkets
One stop for meat, produce, bread, spices, olives, labneh and everything else. These are full-size stores, busiest on weekends and before Ramadan and both Eids.
Full-size Middle Eastern supermarket in a former Kroger building just off Warren Avenue, with a staffed halal meat counter offering custom cuts, produce and prepared foods.
What to order: Halal butcher counter, Produce, Prepared Middle Eastern dishes.
Halal meat department per Zabihah listing (halal certificate on file per listing).
13661 Colson St, Dearborn, MI 48126DirectionsDetails
Family-owned Middle Eastern supermarket at Warren Avenue and Miller Road, across from Al Ameer; co-owner Haidar Koussan told Arab American News it is one of the largest Middle Eastern grocery chains in the county and draws shoppers from Ohio and Canada. Bill Clinton toured the store during a 2016 campaign stop, and the City of Dearborn names it as an anchor of the Warren Avenue corridor.
What to order: Produce, Spices and nuts, Kafta and meat counter.
Arab-owned community grocer; Arab American News describes Dearborn's community grocers as the primary local source of halal meat, but no certifier is listed for this store.
12715 W Warren Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126DirectionsWebsiteDetails
Produce-focused Arab grocery chain with a wholesale warehouse supplying area markets and restaurants. It expanded into Canton in 2023 and opened a sixth, upscale store in West Dearborn in 2025.
What to order: Produce, Halal meat (retail and wholesale), Groceries.
Halal meat per Zabihah listing (Muslim owners confirmed status); no certifier named.
25633 W Warren Ave, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127DirectionsDetails
A Middle Eastern grocery on West Warren in Dearborn Heights with a meat counter, produce, frozen goods, nuts and seeds, and deli-style takeout. The meat shop sells beef, chicken, lamb, goat, turkey and duck.
What to order: Halal meat counter, Rice and spices, Nuts and seeds, Deli takeout.
Market's website says it is '100% Halal throughout the entire grocery' and sells 100% halal meat; no certifier is named.
25009 W Warren St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127DirectionsCallWebsiteDetails
A 16,400-square-foot international supermarket in the Town Center plaza at Joseph Campau and Holbrook, opened in September 2018. Founders Ali Alaudi and Abdo Nasher, both born in Yemen, started the business in 2003 in small storefronts on Caniff. The store has a butcher, a carry-out counter with prepared hot food, an olive and salad bar, and bulk spices.
What to order: Halal butcher counter, Rotisserie chicken, Shawarma, Olive and salad bar.
Tostada Magazine and Deadline Detroit both describe the store's butcher as full-service and all-halal. No certifier is named.
9027 Joseph Campau Ave, Hamtramck, MI 48212DirectionsDetails
Asia Grocers is a South Asian grocery and halal meat market on Middlebelt Road in Farmington Hills. Halal Monitoring Services lists it as certified for chicken, lamb, goat, veal and beef. It is closed on Mondays.
Certified by Halal Monitoring Services (HMS) for chicken, lamb, goat, veal and beef; the HMS Detroit-area listing shows certifications valid through December 31, 2026.
27616 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334DirectionsCallDetails
A few more, with addresses from each chain's own site:
| Store | Where | Known for | | --- | --- | --- | | Greenland Market | 15237 W Warren Ave, Dearborn; 25853 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights; 49491 Cherry Hill Rd, Canton | Sister stores to Super Greenland: halal meat, deli, bakery | | Papaya Fruit Market | Six stores, including 14615 W Warren Ave and 5635 Schaefer Rd in Dearborn and 6463 N Canton Center Rd in Canton | Produce first, with halal meat and an online store | | Ever Fresh Market | 3365 Greenfield Rd, Dearborn; 20125 Ann Arbor Trail, Dearborn Heights; 29447 Ford Rd, Garden City | Describes its meat as 100% halal; produce, bakery, global groceries | | Al-Haramain International Foods | 9027 Joseph Campau Ave, Hamtramck | Hamtramck's main halal supermarket; Middle Eastern and South Asian groceries; open very late |
The butchers
Halal meat wholesaler and retail counter in Eastern Market, founded in 1976 by a Lebanese immigrant family; the company calls itself the largest halal meat provider in the Midwest and supplies restaurants including Mike's Kabob Grille and, historically, The Butcher's Grille in Dearborn.
What to order: Zabiha beef, lamb and chicken, Makanek and sujuk sausages, Deli items.
Company states 'Zabiha Halal Meats'; no third-party certifier named on site.
2814 Orleans St, Detroit, MI 48207DirectionsWebsiteDetails
Butcher shop with a grill in back where meat is skewered and cooked to order and served on plastic plates with pita. Owner Hussein Saad became known for refusing a New York Times writer who ordered only one skewer in 2015. The business also sells its kafta, tawook and makanek online for pickup and shipping.
What to order: Kafta skewers, Chicken tawook, Raw kibbeh.
Halal butcher; named among Dearborn halal spots by WDET (2023). No certifier listed on the business site.
Morning bakery and butcher on West Warren in Dearborn Heights baking manakeesh and kaak daily, with counter service for takeout.
What to order: Manakeesh, Kaak, Fresh breads.
Fully halal per Zabihah listing (staff assurance, no alcohol); no certifier named.
24302 W Warren St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127DirectionsDetails
Express Poultry & Fish is a family-run poultry and fish shop on West Warren Avenue that sells fresh chicken and fish and cooks them for carryout. Its website traces the family business to 1994 in Dearborn, with a second branch in Dearborn Heights established in 2016.
What to order: Fried chicken, Fresh Amish chicken, Fried fish.
Zabihah lists it as fully halal, noting hand-slaughtered Amish chicken and owner confirmation; no certifier named.
15038 W Warren Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126DirectionsCallWebsiteDetails
Golden Chicken and Meat Market is a rotisserie chicken and shawarma counter on West Warren Avenue in east Dearborn. Its website stresses that it is not affiliated with any other location of the same name.
What to order: Rotisserie chicken, Chicken shawarma, Yellow rice plates.
Zabihah lists Golden Chicken on West Warren as fully halal, with owner confirmation and a certificate on file; the shop's own page does not state it. Certifier not named.
13127 W Warren Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126DirectionsCallWebsiteDetails
A halal butcher shop on West Warren in Dearborn Heights. It sells fresh steaks, lamb, chicken and cold cuts, and makes its own Lebanese basterma, an air-dried spiced beef that the shop says is aged for 21 days.
What to order: Basterma, Fresh steaks, Lamb, Cold cuts.
Shop's website states its meats are 100% halal certified; no certifier is named.
24715 W Warren St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127DirectionsCallWebsiteDetails
A meat market on Ford Road in Dearborn Heights selling fresh and frozen meats, poultry and deli items. It takes online orders for pickup and delivery, including kabob and kefta packs and raw meat trays.
What to order: Shish kabob packs, Beef kefta, Lamb chops, Ribeye.
Market's Facebook page describes it as a halal meat market; no certifier is named.
26018 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127DirectionsCallDetails
A live poultry shop on Conant Street that sells whole chickens and cuts and sorts pieces to order, with or without skin. It offers free delivery on orders over $300.
What to order: Hand-slaughtered whole chickens, Chicken cut to order.
Shop's website and Facebook page say its chickens are zabiha halal and hand slaughtered; no certifier is named.
8526 Conant St, Hamtramck, MI 48212DirectionsCallWebsiteDetails
Also worth knowing:
- Berry & Sons Islamic Slaughterhouse, 2496 Orleans St, Detroit. Beef, lamb and goat since 1979, USDA-inspected. Customers can pick their animal and have it butchered the same day, which makes it a regular stop before Eid al-Adha.
- El-Sayed Meat Market, 26018 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights. Fresh and frozen halal meats, poultry and a deli counter.
- Al-Saeed Zabiha Halal Poultry, Fowlerville. A processor, not a shop, but the name to look for on chicken: it describes itself as Michigan's first USDA-certified, hand-slaughtered zabiha plant, with no stunning.
What to ask at the counter
"Halal" on a sign covers a range of practices. Three questions sort it out:
- Hand-slaughtered or machine?
- Stunned or not?
- Who is the supplier or certifier?
A good butcher answers all three without blinking. The background is in halal vs zabiha and the certification marks guide.
Sources (10)
Addresses come from each business's own site or an institutional directory, checked October 2026. Call before a long drive; hours change.
- greenlandmarkets.com/
- papayaexpress.com/pages/store-locator
- everfreshmarketmi.com/stores/
- alharamaininternationalfood.shop/
- saadmeats.com/
- easternmarket.org/directory/saad-wholesale-meats/
- berryandsonshalalmeat.com/
- dearbornareachamber.org/directory/listing/el-sayed-meat-market/
- alsaeedhalal.com/
- dearbornfreshsupermarket.com/
Questions people ask
Where can I buy hand-slaughtered halal meat near Detroit?
Saad Wholesale Meats and Berry & Sons, both on Orleans Street in Detroit's Eastern Market, sell zabiha beef, lamb and goat to the public. In Dearborn, the Arab supermarkets on and around Warren Avenue run halal meat counters. Ask each counter how its meat is slaughtered if hand slaughter matters to you.
Is meat at Dearborn's Arab supermarkets halal?
The stores in this guide describe their meat counters as halal. Most do not name a third-party certifier, which is common for local butchers. The place pages say how each one states it.
