Halal-Meat Pizza in Side — Salami, Bacon & Family-Friendly Toppings

Yes — at Hawaii Restaurant in Side old town, all the beef, lamb and chicken we use is halal-slaughtered. The Bacon pizza is the exception: its bacon is real pork, cooked in a separate pan on a separate hob and never mixed with other food. For salami, ham or pepperoni, ask your server about the source. We're a bar too, so alcohol is served.

What "halal-meat pizza" actually means at Hawaii Restaurant

Let's be straight with you, because pizza and halal is a fair question to ask before you sit down with the family. All the beef, lamb and chicken we cook is halal-slaughtered, and that includes the chicken we use across the kitchen. For cured toppings such as salami, please ask your server about the source before you order. We are not, however, an alcohol-free venue — Hawaii Restaurant & Karaoke Bar has been a bar since 2000, and we serve wine, beer and 30+ cocktails alongside the food. So the accurate way to describe us is halal meat and genuinely family-friendly, rather than a halal-certified restaurant. If that balance suits your table, you'll feel right at home.

Our wood-fired stone-oven pizzas with meat toppings

Every pizza is a thin-crust, Italian-style pizza baked in our wood-fired stone oven, which gives that blistered, smoky crust you can't fake on a domestic oven. From our pizza list, the meat pizzas include the following — if you keep halal, ask your server which toppings each one carries:

• Salami — a simple, satisfying classic; if you keep halal, ask your server about the source of the salami. There's more on this topping in our guide to salami in Side.
• Vesuvio — a bolder choice for anyone who likes a bit more punch on top.
• Carpricciosa — a loaded classic with a mix of toppings.
• Hawaii — our namesake, if you're in the sweet-and-savoury camp.
• Calzone — folded, filled and baked, for when a flat pizza feels too small.

You'll find the full line-up, exactly as it's served, on our menu.

The honest bit about the Bacon pizza

We won't pretend our Bacon pizza is something it isn't. Its bacon is real pork — not turkey bacon — so it is not halal. We cook pork products in a separate pan on a separate hob, and they are never mixed with the halal meat, chicken and vegetarian toppings used on the other pizzas. If you keep halal, you can order confidently around it — just tell your server and they'll steer you to the halal-meat and veggie options. If you do want the Bacon pizza, that's fine too; simply order it. We'd rather be clear about this than leave you guessing.

Meat-free pizzas for the table

Travelling with vegetarians, or fancy a lighter plate yourself? Several of our pizzas skip meat entirely — Margherita, Funghi (mushroom), Altonno and our Vegetarian pizza. They come out of the same wood-fired stone oven and are easy to mix in alongside the halal-meat choices, so a mixed table is never a problem. If meat-free is your priority, our vegetarian pizza and veggie food page walks through the options in more detail.

Where we are, and getting to us

You'll find us in the heart of Side old town at 512. Sk., open every day from 10:00 to 02:00. We serve guests staying across Side, Kumköy, Evrenseki, Çolaklı, Sorgun, Titreyengöl, Gündoğdu, Ilıca and Manavgat — and we offer free hotel pickup from selected hotels plus an affordable two-way transfer if you're a little further out. Between the karaoke, the live sport on screen — football, Premier League, Champions League, Formula 1 and hockey — and a Happy Hour that runs 19:00–20:00, there's a reason to linger after the pizza's gone.

Planning a family meal

If you're weighing up whether we're the right fit for a halal-conscious family evening, two of our pages go deeper: our overview of halal food in Side, and the more specific is Hawaii Restaurant halal explainer. And if you just want the best slice in town, see our take on the best pizza in Side.

Ready when you are — book a table through our reservation page, or message us on WhatsApp at +90 533 930 12 83 and we'll sort your pickup and your pizza in one go.