Kulu is a community-powered platform that helps Muslims find halal-friendly restaurants. The name comes from the Arabic word meaning 'Eat.'

Kulu is maintained by a small team, but the information on the site comes almost entirely from the community.

Yes, Kulu is completely free to use for finding and verifying halal restaurant information.

Most restaurant apps focus on reviews, photos, and ratings. Kulu focuses specifically on halal-related details that matter to Muslims.

Kulu is designed to work anywhere in the world. Coverage depends entirely on the community.

All restaurant information on Kulu is provided by community members, real people who have visited these places.

No. Kulu is a community platform, not an official certification body. Always exercise your own judgment.

It means that when you look up a restaurant and see that 42 people said it is halal certified, those are 42 real users.

We show all responses, including disagreements. If 38 people said a restaurant is alcohol-free and 7 said alcohol is served, you will see both numbers.

Restaurants change. A place that was fully halal two years ago may have changed ownership, suppliers, or menu offerings.

Treat sparse data the same way you would a restaurant with very few reviews anywhere, with caution.

Metadata is the collection of specific facts or characteristics about a restaurant that matter to halal-conscious diners.

Kulu tracks facts like halal certification status, whether alcohol is served, whether the restaurant is Muslim-owned, and whether the environment follows halal guidelines.

The categories of information are determined by site administrators.

When a community member marks a restaurant having a halal certificate, they are reporting that the restaurant holds a certification from a recognized halal authority.

This indicates that community members believe the restaurant is owned by a Muslim individual or family.

This means community members have reported that the restaurant does not serve alcoholic beverages on its premises.

Zabihah refers to the Islamic method of slaughtering animals for consumption.

We reserve no judgment on your religious preferences or standards of permissibility. That is why there is no color coding for yes or no votes. We present the transparent, raw counts, and you decide whether the restaurant and its environment are acceptable to you.

Contributing to a restaurant means you are confirming that you personally visited the restaurant and observed the information yourself.

Find the restaurant on Kulu and open its detail page. You will see a list of metadata categories that you can vote on.

Yes. All contributions require you to be signed in. This ensures accountability and prevents spam.

You can update your attestation by visiting the restaurant details page and selecting a different option or unselecting an option by tapping on it again. This will update the vote.

Only vote on facts you personally observed. Since there is no 'I don't know' option, simply leave that metadata category unvoted if you are unsure.

Adding new restaurants is currently reserved for Regional Managers. Please email us if you would like a restaurant to be added.

Your contribution is immediately recorded and added to the aggregate count shown on the restaurant page.

Every contribution you make helps your fellow Muslims make more informed decisions about where to eat.

Points are a way for the community to recognize your contributions. Every fact you attest to earns you points.

You earn 5 points for each fact you attest to.

There are 10 ranks. Each rank corresponds to a plate badge of a material type ranging from clay to porcelain.

Yes, a leaderboard showing top contributors is coming in a future update.

There are three roles: regular Users, Regional Managers, and Super Admins.

Regular users can search for restaurants, view all halal-related information, and attest to information.

Regional Managers can add new restaurants to the system within their region.

Regional Manager status is granted by Super Admins to contributors who have demonstrated consistent, accurate contributions.

Super Admins manage the platform itself, set categories of information, and handle platform-wide configuration.

No. To prevent spam and low-quality entries, only Regional Managers can add restaurants.

Use the location search bar to enter your city or allow the app to use your current location.

Yes. Use the filter panel to narrow results by specific halal-related facts.

A restaurant may not yet have any community attestations. You can be the first to contribute.

Look at the contributor count. A restaurant with 50 attestations is more reliable than one with only 2.

You can filter to show only restaurants that community members have attested as halal certified.

Click the Sign In button and sign in with your Google account.

Requiring sign-in ensures that every contribution is tied to a real, accountable person.

Your individual attestations are not publicly attributed to your name. The community sees aggregate counts.

Yes. You can request account deletion from our [Support & Feedback](/support) page.

We only collect your email address from your Google account for authentication and to deliver app functionality.

Currently, an account is required to use Kulu.

All contributors must have verified accounts. Contribution history is tracked.

Please report it by emailing us at [support@kulu.com](mailto:support@kulu.com). Super Admins can investigate and remove bad-faith accounts.

Not currently. We track whether community members have observed certification, but we do not independently verify.

The information updates in almost real time as community members submit attestations.

Please inform us about this by contacting us through our email at [support@kulu.com](mailto:support@kulu.com).

Attestation counts reflect how many community members have visited and contributed information.

Halal is an Arabic word that broadly means 'permissible.' In the context of dining, it refers to permissible food and environments for Muslims.

Muslims come from many different cultures, regions, and schools of Islamic thought.

No. Any restaurant can be in the Kulu system regardless of certification status.

You will see mixed attestations reflecting the nuanced reality.

Zabihah refers to a specific method of animal slaughter that many Muslims consider a requirement.

No. Kulu does not provide religious rulings of any kind.

Please reach out to a local scholar or imam whose guidance you trust.

No. Kulu will never issue religious rulings or take positions on contested questions of Islamic standards of permissibility.

We believe you deserve the full picture. Seeing '38 say yes, 7 say no' tells you something very different from just seeing '38 say yes.'

Color highlighting indicates bias. Our app does not display color coding for any category. Judgement is left entirely to the user.

Not necessarily. A conflict means the data is uncertain. It is an invitation to do more research.

Yes! Kulu is primarily on mobile platform. However, you can visit the web app by visiting [kulu.com/app](https://kulu.com/app).

You can optionally allow Kulu to access your current location. It is not stored on our servers.

A restaurant saving feature is planned for a future release.

Only on the web app. Use the Share button on the restaurant detail page.

You can email us at [support@kulu.com](mailto:support@kulu.com).

You can email us at [support@kulu.com](mailto:support@kulu.com).

We welcome feedback. You can email us at [support@kulu.com](mailto:support@kulu.com).

Kulu is a community platform. Information about your restaurant has been submitted by members of the public.

You can email us at [support@kulu.com](mailto:support@kulu.com) to report the inaccuracy.

Community attestations reflect what members personally observed and cannot be removed.

A full owner claiming and management feature is on our roadmap and coming soon.

No. We report what community members have observed. That determination is yours to make.