A long-running Turkish kebab house near Shinjuku Gyoen serving grills, doner and mezze made with halal meat. It is Muslim-friendly / halal-meat rather than third-party certified, and alcohol is served on the premises, so it suits Muslim diners who are comfortable with that distinction.
Bosphorus Hasan is Tokyo's original Turkish table, a warmly lit dining room a couple of minutes from Shinjuku-gyoenmae Station where chef Hasan Unal has been turning out kebabs and mezze since long before halal dining was a category anyone in Japan thought to label.
The kitchen's calling card is its mixed grill — lamb, beef and chicken off the skewer, landing alongside a blistered doner kebab and a wide, cracker-thin lahmacun that's easy to share. Lunch keeps things simple: a set built around one of five mains (Iskender kebab among them), plus Turkish bread, soup, tea and dessert, quick enough to fold into a walk through Shinjuku Gyoen. Dinner leans into the room's other identity as a small-scale event space — book ahead with a group of fifteen or more and the staff will fold a belly-dance set into the eight-course table menu, with sofa seating and Turkish music turning the meal into more of an evening than a stop.
One thing worth knowing before you go: the meat here is halal, but Bosphorus Hasan is not third-party certified, and the bar keeps wine and beer moving through the room. That combination — halal-meat cooking alongside alcohol — makes it a comfortable, unfussy choice for Muslim diners who are fine with that distinction, though it is not the pick for anyone holding out for full certification.
Practically: the menu leans Japanese and Turkish rather than English, credit cards and IC cards are both accepted so there is no need to carry cash, and reservations are worth making for dinner or any group larger than a couple — the room seats around twenty, and it fills.
✓ Last verified Jul 2026
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