Is Ali Baba Charlestown a halal restaurant?

Yes. Every meat item on the Ali Baba menu is 100% halal — chicken, lamb, and beef included. We source from a halal-certified supplier.

What kind of food does Ali Baba serve?

Turkish and Mediterranean home cooking — char-grilled kebabs (Adana, Shish, Kofte, Doner), oven-baked pide and lahmajun, warm mezze like hummus and babaganoush, salads, wraps, and Turkish desserts like baklava, künefe, and sütlaç.

Where is Ali Baba Charlestown located?

99A Cambridge Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 — a five-minute walk from the Bunker Hill Monument and near the Community College Orange Line stop in Boston.

Do you offer online ordering and pickup?

Yes. Order pickup online at alibaba-charlestown.com/order — most orders are ready in about 20 minutes. We also offer delivery through DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub.

Do you have vegetarian and vegan options?

Yes — falafel, hummus, tabuleh, babaganoush, sauteed eggplants, spicy vegetable dip, and the small vegetarian mezze plate are all vegetarian. Most are vegan.

Made to order

Turkish & Mediterranean in Boston

Name: Alibaba Charlestown
Address: 99A Cambridge Street, Charlestown, MA, 02129, US
Telephone: +1 617-398-6902
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.2

Char-grilled kebabs, doner wraps, fresh mezze, and Turkish home cooking — all halal, made fresh daily. Order pickup online or stop into our Charlestown kitchen.

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Ali Baba Charlestown · Halal

made fresh today

What our regulars order

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Mixed Grill

Chicken, lamb, and köfte over bulgur with grilled veg.

Signature

Chicken Shish Kebab

Marinated char-grilled chicken with rice and salad.

Halal

Pide

Turkish flatbread blistered in the oven, loaded edge to edge.

Oven-baked

Lentil Soup

Velvety red-lentil soup with a squeeze of lemon.

Vegan

Kazandıbı

Caramelized Turkish milk pudding, slow-baked.

Dessert

Rice Pudding

Oven-finished sütlaç with a toasted top.

Dessert

Our values

Real food,the slow way

We cook the way it's cooked back home — from scratch, every day. Bread made in-house, sauces from scratch, every kebab grilled to order. Nothing pre-portioned, nothing rushed.

Charlestown is where the neighborhood eats.

More about us

Alibaba Charlestown — Turkish & Mediterranean plates

every day, by hand

How to enjoy Charlestown

Our servicesthree ways in

Dine in

Sit down and let us host you. Fresh Turkish plates, a warm room, no rush.

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Pickup

Order online and pick up in minutes — packed hot, ready for the walk home.

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Catering

Office lunches, parties, anything in between — platters and trays for your crowd.

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What people say

What our regulars say

4.2★★★★★from 162+ Google reviews

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The Turkish food was excellent! We stayed at a nearby hotel and had the food for multiple nights because it wasn't enough. The bread was crispy on the outside, and warm and fluffy on the inside. Together with the lentil soup as well as the hummus, it was splendid! We also had chicken shish kebab and the avocado salad in this visit, it was a really enjoyable dinner. Come visit if you can!

Kai Yuan TayGoogle · 2 years ago

My friends and I went to Ali Baba late night as a last resort food spot and experienced a kindness that I could not possibly explain in words. The food was delicious, the service despite having come in so late was spectacular, and the atmosphere was so warm and so kind. We absolutely destroyed our food and would do so 100 times over. Thank you so much Alibaba — you will see us again for the wonderful night you gave us!

LeonGoogle · 2 years ago

I came here because of the curious mix of food this place had. I was not let down. With a partner or group that can't decide what to eat? Come here! The falafel is big, crisp on the outside, and soft on the inside with a great zing. The semolina cookie was soft, sweet, and delicious. This place is great — so many options, diverse flavors fill the menu. I'm looking forward to going again and again.

Alexander KirchbergGoogle · 5 years ago

Simple yet well-executed Middle-eastern street food. I got to try their spinach pie and Adana Kebab. Both were fantastic and although they were a bit heavily seasoned, I enjoyed them nonetheless. I especially enjoyed the roasted veggies (tomato and pepper), and they went perfectly well with the kebab.

Jea KimGoogle · 5 years ago

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