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Halal Pizza in Paterson, NJ: A Local Guide
Paterson has more halal food than almost anywhere in New Jersey. What it has less of is halal pizza — a brick-oven pie where the pepperoni, the chicken, and the fryer next to it are all halal, not just “no pork on this one.” That gap is what this guide is about.
We run Alaeddin's, a halal-only pizzeria five minutes south in Clifton, so we have a stake in this and we'll say where we fit. But the point here is to help you eat well in Paterson whether you order from us or not — starting with what the neighborhood actually offers and what to check before you call.
Alaeddin's Pizza · Updated July 2026
The South Paterson halal corridor
South Paterson is the reason people drive to this city for dinner. Main Street between Crooks and Park runs as one nearly unbroken halal and Middle-Eastern strip — locals call it Little Istanbul or Little Arabia — with Levantine, Turkish, Yemeni, Bangladeshi, Palestinian, and Egyptian kitchens sitting next to grocers like Mediterranean Grocery and sweets shops like Nablus Sweets. For grilled meats, mezze, mandi, kunafa, and a full grocery run in one walk, it is hard to beat anywhere in the state.
What the corridor is thinner on is pizza. It grew up around charcoal grills, bakeries, and sit-down family restaurants, not brick-oven pizzerias. So when a Paterson family wants an actual pizza night — cheese pie, buffalo chicken, a big rectangular pie for a dozen people — and wants it fully halal, the strip that is great for everything else does not always have the answer a few doors down.
The rest of the city eats the same way. Downtown around City Hall and the Great Falls, the Eastside blocks behind Eastside High and Eastside Park, the People's Park grid near Lou Costello Park — all short hops from the corridor, none of them on it. Good halal food is close by. Halal pizza specifically is the gap.
What “halal pizza” actually means
A plain cheese pie is already halal almost anywhere — it is just dough, sauce, and cheese. The question only gets real once meat and a fryer are involved, and that is where a lot of places quietly fall short. Three things separate a genuinely halal pizzeria from one that just leaves the pork off your slice.
- • The meat, all of it. Halal pepperoni, chicken, beef, sausage, and gyro come from certified suppliers. They are not the same product as the standard pork pepperoni most pizzerias stock. “We don't put pork on it” is not the same claim as “the pepperoni is halal.” Ask which one you are getting.
- • The bacon question. Halal kitchens use turkey bacon, never pork. If a menu lists plain “bacon” with no note, that is worth a question before you order.
- • The shared-equipment problem. A kitchen can buy halal meat and still run it through a fryer, deli slicer, or prep surface that also handles non-halal product. That cross-contact is exactly what a halal-only kitchen exists to prevent: no non-halal product on the premises at all, so there is no pathway for it to touch your food.
How to check before you order
The honest test is whether a place is halal-only or halal-friendly — different claims, and only the shop can answer. A few questions sort it out fast on the phone:
Is every meat certified halal, or just the ones I ask about? Can you show the supplier certificates? Is the fryer and slicer halal-only, or shared with other product? A shop that keeps its certs on file will not mind being asked; a vague answer is an answer too. This guide can tell you what to ask. Only the kitchen can tell you what is true of theirs.
Where Alaeddin's fits
Here is our stake, stated plainly. Alaeddin's is at 600 Getty Ave in Clifton, on the corner of Getty and Crooks — about five minutes south of South Paterson's Main Street, straight across Crooks Bridge. We are not on the corridor, and we are not going to pretend a pizzeria replaces a Yemeni grill or a Turkish bakery. It doesn't. For grilled meats and mezze, walk Main Street.
What we are is the brick-oven piece of that scene, run by a Muslim family since 1998. The kitchen is halal-only: every meat certified — beef pepperoni, chicken, beef, sausage, gyro, deli turkey, and halal turkey-bacon — with a halal-only fryer, deli slicer, and prep tables, and supplier certificates kept on file and shown on request. Pies bake in a 550°F brick oven on 24-hour cold-fermented dough. That is the honest case for us: not the only halal pizza in Paterson, but a settled, certified one.
We deliver into Paterson with our own drivers — no Grubhub or DoorDash markup — reaching South Paterson, Downtown, the Eastside, and People's Park in roughly 25 to 40 minutes. We list ourselves here because it is our site and the claim is true, not because we think we are the only place in this city worth eating at.
Getting a hot pie to a Paterson address
A few practical notes, whether it is a Tuesday dinner or a full Ramadan iftar spread.
Pickup is free and usually ready in about 15 minutes. Delivery runs on a $15 minimum plus a small driver fee — a few dollars into Paterson — and lands in roughly 25 to 40 minutes depending on your neighborhood. You can order online or call (973) 247-9922. In person we take cash or card; for phone and delivery orders it is cash to the driver.
For a crowd, the 28-inch rectangular party pizza feeds 12 to 15 adults off one pie, and full halal catering runs from small trays up to 200 people — a real part of our Paterson work during Ramadan iftars, Eid parties, and mosque and school events. For large tray orders, give the kitchen about 24 hours' notice.
FAQ
Common questions
- Is there halal pizza in Paterson, NJ?
- Paterson's halal food scene is enormous — the South Paterson corridor on Main Street is one of the biggest in New Jersey — but it is built more around grills, bakeries, and family restaurants than pizzerias, so fully halal brick-oven pizza is less common than the food overall. Alaeddin's is a halal-only pizzeria five minutes south in Clifton that delivers into Paterson.
- What makes a pizza actually halal, not just pork-free?
- Three things: every meat comes from a certified halal supplier (halal pepperoni is a different product from standard pork pepperoni), any bacon is turkey rather than pork, and the fryer, slicer, and prep surfaces do not also handle non-halal product. A halal-only kitchen keeps no non-halal product on the premises, so there is no cross-contact. Leaving the pork off a standard pie is not the same thing.
- How can I tell if a place is genuinely halal?
- Ask three questions on the phone: is every meat certified halal, can they show the supplier certificates, and is the fryer and slicer halal-only or shared. A halal-only kitchen keeps its certs on file and will not mind being asked. A vague answer usually means halal-friendly rather than halal-only.
- Does Alaeddin's deliver into Paterson?
- Yes, with our own drivers and no third-party app markup. We reach South Paterson, Downtown, the Eastside, and People's Park in about 25 to 40 minutes. Delivery has a $15 minimum plus a small driver fee; pickup is free and usually ready in about 15 minutes. We are at 600 Getty Ave in Clifton, across Crooks Bridge from South Paterson.
- Is everything at Alaeddin's halal, or just the pizza?
- Everything. It is a halal-only kitchen — the pizza, halal fried chicken, wings, subs, wraps, pastas, and catering trays are all halal, over 200 items in total. Every meat is certified, the certificates are kept on file, and we will show them on request.