Binghamton Halal Bites Restaurant Ready to Open

Halal Bites, which has operated a restaurant in Johnson City for years, is preparing to launch its second location.

The new restaurant is to open this week at 56 Glenwood Avenue in Binghamton's First Ward.

The building had been home to Sharkey's Bar & Grill, which had been an iconic eatery for 73 years. The restaurant closed in late November 2020.

FLASHBACK: Inside Sharkey's Bar & Grill in November 2020. (File Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The owners of Halal Bites in Johnson City acquired the Binghamton property in February 2023.

The closed restaurant was gutted and the interior was entirely remodeled.

The Halal Bites sign at the new restaurant location at 56 Glenwood Avenue in Binghamton. (File Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The Binghamton Halal Bites originally was expected to open in the summer of 2025 but the work to set up the new restaurant took longer than anticipated.

But the interior updating has been completed and a parking lot behind the building is ready for use.

A glimpse inside the new Halal Bites Binghamton location on October 6, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Halal Bites has announced the soft opening for the Glenwood Avenue site is set for Tuesday. In an online post, the restaurant invited people to "get your first bite free" starting at 4 p.m. The offer will be available while supplies last.

The restaurant's regular operations are set to begin on Wednesday. According to the Halal Bites website, the eatery will feature Pakistani and Indian favorites.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: How we first reported the plans to open a Halal Bites restaurant on Glenwood Avenue on January 31, 2025.

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