Top 5 halal burgers in Toronto
Published September 5, 2025 at 3:25 pm
Halal burgers in Toronto don’t just conform to dietary restrictions, they can also be some of the best burgers in the city, point blank. High quality meat and creative toppings that can reach sky high proportions combine to create these legendary burgers.
You can get halal burgers smashed or big and beefy, with more minimal toppings or lots of wacky additions like pineapple, guacamole, fried eggs, beef bacon, fried cheese, onion rings, breaded mushrooms and hot peppers. You can even find a few with creative twists like grilled cheese buns.
Here are some of Toronto’s top halal burgers.
If you’re looking for a halal smash burger with a huge patty that extends way beyond the edges of the bun, head to this spot that presses them super flat and thin for crispy meat. Burgers here are messy but finger-lickin’ good, with melty cheese and lots of shredded lettuce.
The patties themselves are high quality, made with AAA striploin beef. While there are the more typical options like cheese burgers, beef bacon cheeseburgers and Oklahoma-style burgers, there’s also a mushroom egg burger and a Hawaiian burger with grilled pineapple and spicy barbecue sauce.
Craving Shake Shack but keeping halal? You’ll likely be impressed by this restaurant, which does smash burgers with frilly whole leaf lettuce and tangy special sauce. They’ve been in operation since 2013 and their beef is never frozen.
Aside from great standard smash burgers, they also do a shroom burger and a spicy burger with pickled jalapenos and spicy aioli.
3 – Ugly Delicious
When it comes to halal smash burgers, this Kensington restaurant might be the reigning champion. They’re not just any smash burgers here – they’re made with Wagyu beef from Australia, a very high quality type of meat prized for its flavour and richness.
The meat is already great to start off with, but it’s also cooked excellently to achieve a crispy caramelization. A standard cheeseburger comes with a savoury “Ugly” sauce, melty cheese, pickles and a little lettuce and tomato. They also serve a jalapeno burger, a “Burger Royale” on sourdough bread and even a veggie burger. Their biggest stunt is a seven-patty signature burger that costs a pretty penny.
2 – Top Gun Burgers
The burgers at this restaurant all have intense names that tie in with their high-flying theme. For example, their classic cheeseburger is dubbed the “Hellcat,” with Canadian cheddar cheese, grilled onion, lettuce, tomato, pickles and Top Gun sauce.
The Firefly has onion rings, a fried egg and habanero salsa, the Take My Breath Away has herbed crusted mozzarella cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo and chipotle sauce, and the Maverick has a fried egg, mushrooms and roasted garlic aioli.
1 – Ozzy’s Burgers
The beefiest, most over-the-top, “high level” burgers are served at this Kensington institution. Patties are big, juicy and meaty, and they have lots of options for all kinds of topping combinations.
A standard cheeseburger comes with a six-ounce patty, melty Canadian cheddar, lettuce, pickles, tomato, caramelized onions and a creamy Ozzy’s special sauce. Craving a tricked-out burger? Try one of their specialty burgers like the Purple Rain with guacamole, pineapple and Jalapeno, or the Mustang Sally with onion rings and beef bacon. They also serve burgers with lamb patties.
Really want to go for it? Then their premium burgers are for you, such as the Stairway to Heaven with three patties and two grilled cheese buns.
