Halal Food Stores
There are two places where you can go for halal meat in Durham, stocking only frozen meat:
Durham Food Stores, 83 Claypath, DH1 1RG
Tesco Extra, Dragons Lane, Dragonville Industrial Estate, DH1 2RS
Alternatively, Newcastle is a 15 minute train ride away and has plenty of Halal food stores and restaurants, some are mentioned below:
Pamir Halal Meat, 271 Stanhope St, Newcastle, NE4 5JT
Newcastle Halal Superstore, 16-30 West Road, Newcastle, NE4 9HB
Travelling to Stockton is another option. Stockton is served by the Arriva X12 bus to Middlesborough which is free for students and staff on presenting the Durham University campus card. The journey takes 45 minutes from Durham. The halal shops are located 10 minutes walk from the Stockton City Centre. There are several shops there, a few are mentioned below:
Ahmed Food Store, 6 Northcote Street, Stockton – TS18 3JB
Madina Super Store, 26-30 Northcote Street, Stockton – TS18 3JB
Sunderland is also close by and provides many other options of halal shops.
Restaurants and Takeaways
We are blessed to have many Halal restaurants and Takeaways in Durham, a non exhaustive list is given below:
Lebaneat
Akarsu
Shaheens Indian
Zeera Tandoori
Pizza King
Urban Oven
Pizza Uno
Spice Lounge
If you don’t fancy cooking and would like home cooked food, there are many caterers in Durham who can provide you with halal home cooked food.
For freshers living in college, many college kitchens are able to provide you with Halal meat, please do contact your college to see if this is an option at yours!
