Baraka Market

Baraka Market is a Somali-owned halal grocery at 1447 Independence Ave in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast, open since 2009 and run by Hayle Abdulahi, who immigrated from Somalia in 2000.¹² It carries halal goat and camel meat plus rice, spices, spaghetti, and hard-to-find imports from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, and Abdulahi offers free transportation to customers who ask.¹³

Description

Baraka Market is a halal grocery on Independence Avenue between I-35 and The Paseo, in the western reach of the Historic Northeast. The shelves run to staples of the East African and wider Muslim diaspora — rice, spaghetti, flours, spices — and the meat counter carries halal goat and camel alongside more common cuts.¹³ Owner Hayle Abdulahi sources from suppliers across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia to stock items that mainstream grocers do not.¹ The name “Baraka,” a family name in his community, means “blessing.”¹

Abdulahi runs the store on a stated motto of positivity and offers free transportation to customers who request it, which has made the market a gathering point as much as a grocery.¹³

Ownership and history

Hayle Abdulahi immigrated to Kansas City from Somalia in 2000 and opened Baraka Market in 2009.¹ He came to the trade with experience — his family operated a similar market in Somalia during the 1990s.¹ The business is listed as a member of the Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.² Single-location, owner-operated; no chain affiliation found.¹²

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-15 · Source: Northeast News¹; Northeast News halal-market guide³ · Confidence: Medium (grocery, not a menu; item list from reporting)

Halal grocery and meat market — not a sit-down menu.

Meat counter:¹³

• Halal goat
• Halal camel meat
• Other halal cuts

Grocery:¹³

• Rice, spaghetti, flours
• Spices
• Imported goods from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia

Somali-owned halal grocery on Independence Ave since 2009. Goat and camel at the counter; free rides home for customers who ask.

Links

• Phone: (816) 666-4170 (per aggregator listing)⁴

Sources

Footnotes

1. Northeast News — “Somali Entrepreneur Finds Success at Independence Avenue Market with Motto: Positivity.” https://northeastnews.net/pages/somali-entrepreneur-finds-success-at-independence-avenue-market-with-motto-positivity/ — asserts: owner Hayle Abdulahi; immigrated to Kansas City from Somalia in 2000; opened Baraka Market in 2009; family ran a similar market in Somalia in the 1990s; “Baraka” = family name meaning “blessing”; sells halal grocery items incl. rice, spaghetti, camel and goat meat, hard-to-find imports sourced from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia; offers free transportation to customers. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

2. Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce — Baraka Market directory listing. https://nekcchamber.com/directory/baraka-market/ — asserts: Baraka Market is a member business in the Historic Northeast. ↩ ↩² ↩³

3. Northeast News — “A Guide to Independence Avenue’s Halal Markets.” https://northeastnews.net/pages/a-guide-to-independence-avenues-halal-markets/ — asserts: Baraka Market at 1447 Independence Ave, cornerstone of the Northeast for over 16 years, owned by Somali entrepreneur Hayle Abdulahi; carries halal meats incl. goat and camel plus global imports of rice, spices, and spaghetti. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

4. Yelp — Baraka Market, 1447 Independence Ave, Kansas City, MO (listing updated June 2026, categorized Grocery). https://www.yelp.com/biz/baraka-market-kansas-city — asserts: address 1447 Independence Ave, KC, MO 64106; grocery; open as of 2026; phone and hours per listing. ↩