Our Story
A celebration of Seaside’s love for Mediterranean food and culture, the Monterey Halal Market showcases ingredient-led, traditional Lebanese cuisine. Our commitment to beautiful and fresh ingredients to dishes that act as both food porn for the eyes and warm wholesome comfort for the stomach are trademarks of Head Chef Mike Bay.
Monterey Halal Market is a Halal Market slash Restaurant situated in Seaside, CA, but can easily bring you to a seaside Lebanon, with great homemade Lebanese dishes. Monterey Halal Market is individually owned and run which includes a warm eatery with limited seating, always a welcoming greeting, and attentive service.
Open for lunch and dinner, with a small menu but with an enormous quantity of fresh and marinated veggies and protein,
Monterey Halal Market can cater and deliver an array of dining experiences from business lunches to after-work tapas & drinks for that 5-7 and for any formal events like Ramadan, Birthdays, Weddings, and other special events you may need catering for.
Our Ingredients
You have the right to know every ingredient that goes into a dish. Except for that Tzatziki sauce, it’s a secret.
Fresh and great quality produce is at the heart of everything we do. What we wouldn’t eat, we wouldn’t serve.
We strive to deliver authentic flavors from our hometown to your kitchen.
Our Specialty Bread
Visit our Market for a variety of international bread.
Make it in early on a Thursday, because we all know it’s “Bread day” here at the Market, where you can feast your eyes and nose on the different variety of bread we offer.
Hot Meals
Take a look at our most popular and highly reviewed dishes.
Some Reviews
Some of the best people have sat down to eat with us.
Amazing hole in the wall grocer + food. The gentleman who owns the spot is super friendly and the food itself is AMAZING! Get the Chicken Shawarma plate. Best middle eastern food I’ve had in the area including all of San Jose. Only regret is I didnt discover this place sooner doing the wfh thing from Monterey. Will be eating here monthly whenever I get a craving for middle eastern flavors. 10/10 try this place if you like hole in the wall hidden gems:)
My new fave place this is a hidden gem for sure. Best middle eastern food I’ve had in California definitely will be coming back. The owner was so nice and I felt right at home, once I had the first bite of my chicken kabob that was it … I’m in love. I wanted authentic and that’s exactly what I got . YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.
Enjoy the best of Mediterranean cuisine in Monterey.
We look forward to welcoming you and your guests, like family, and like friends.