Whether you have Celiac Disease, an intolerance to gluten, or you’re just doing it for health reasons — avoiding gluten and wheat can be a challenge when you’re going out to eat in Vancouver. Until you actively start avoiding the stuff, you never really realize that WHEAT IS IN EVERYTHING! So, if you’re sick of getting the side salad with no croutons, no soy sauce, and no bread on the side, or if you’re tired of feeling like an awkward weirdo for always having to ask “is this gluten-free?” then we have a list for you.

NOTE: Dedicated gluten-free restaurants/bakeries are underlined, while gluten-free friendly places are listed normally.

Bakeries

Main Street / Fraser Street:
- The Last Crumb Bakery & Cafe (3080 Main Street) – Gluten-free scones, brownies, pies, cookies, and cookie sandwiches. (website)
- Quejos (4129 Main Street) – Specializes in delicious cheese buns, perogies, and pizza crust! You can buy products at the cafe or enjoy a bunwich. (website)
- The Gluten Free Epicurean (E 15th Avenue, Vancouver – Near Fraser Street and Kingsway) – Apple fritters, peanut butter cookies, cinnamon buns, s’mores bars, and frozen gluten-free products. (website)
- Float On Bakeshop & Cafe (4384 Fraser Street, Vancouver) – 100% dedicated gluten-free lunches and brunches with sandwiches, waffles, donuts, brownies, and more. (website)
- French Made Baking (81 Kingsway, Vancouver) – Not everything is gluten free, so it’ll be hard to look away from the fresh croissants. They do offer French Made macarons which are gluten free.
South Cambie Street
- Lemonade Gluten Free Bakery (3385 Cambie Street, Vancouver) – Award-winning gluten free bakery. Amazing breads (their quinoa loaf is famous), baguettes, buns, treats, and other delights. (website)
Kitsilano:
- Panne Rizo (1938 Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano) – Another award-winning bakery with a great selection of pastry, bread, sandwiches, pizza, and muffins. They also make outstanding gluten free cakes. (website)
- Edible Flours (2280 West Broadway, Kitsilano) – A natural vegan bakery with a rotating menu. Delicious and MOIST baked goods include cupcakes, donuts, scones and chocolates. (website)
North Vancouver
- The Sweet Tooth Cakery (2055 Old Dollarton Road, North Vancouver) – A boutique cakery that specializes in gluten free baking (they have over 83 items to select from!). Brownies, pies, cakes and more to get your sweet tooth craving filled. (website)
- Two Daughter’s Bakeshop (121 East 1st Street, North Vancouver) – A hidden gem, this 100% gluten-free facility offers tasty treats that are better than their wheat-filled alternatives. They also offer gluten-free baking classes! (website)
- Mountain Top Cafe and Bakery (#103-1124 Lonsdale Avenue) – Offers some great bread, muffins, and the usual other gluten-free options. Gluten free chicken pot pie, and sandwiches are awesome. (website)

Food Trucks

Downtown Vancouver
- Culver City Salads (Various locations in Downtown Vancouver) – Plant based & gluten free food truck specializing in entree salads that include fresh and local veggies. (website)
- Guanaco Salvadoran (various locations in downtown Vancouver and breweries) – A gluten free dining experience with fresh, authentic Salvadoran comfort food. Think: Pupusas, fried corn pockets, and Horchata. (website)
- The Juice Truck (roving Vancouver as well as with a cafe on 28 West 5th Avenue) – Healthy and nutritious cold-pressed juices and gluten-free snacks that include energy balls, salads, and “almost sushi”. (website)
- Mom’s Grilled Cheese Food Truck (roving downtown) – Delicious grilled cheese sandwiches now offered on gluten free bread by request! Now you don’t have to watch your friends in envy as they salivate over grilled cheese. It’s your time to shine! (website)
- The Burger Bus (roving downtown) – Delicious organic veggie and meat burgers with gluten free buns in stock. Perfect when you need to fill your stomach with something warm and comforting. (website)

Raw/Vegan Specialty Restaurants

Downtown Vancouver
- Indigo Age Cafe and Kombucha Bar (436 Richards Street, Vancouver) – Juice bar with vegan and raw food breakfast, lunch and dinners. They also offer lots of cooking classes! (website)
North Vancouver
- Buddha-Full (106 West 1st Street, North Vancouver) – Juice bar and cafe with organic, raw sandwiches, pasta salads, wraps, and tons of smoothies to choose from. (website)
- Tao Organics (131 West Esplanade) – Formerly a Starbucks locations (the vegans are taking over!) this organic, raw, vegan and gluten-free cafe is a great space to meet a friend for coffee. Their raw pizza is healthy and delicious and they have tons of products for sale. (website)

“Upscale” Dining (ie. wear a nice shirt)

Main Street
- The Acorn (3995 Main Street) – Healthy food, all done up! The Acorn is a fabulous place for a fancy date night, or a place to take someone you want to impress. The food is amazing and the menu clearly states GF options. Rotating menu focuses on what’s local and fresh. (website)
Gastown
- Ask for Luigi (305 Alexander Street) – This Italian restaurant is an amazing option for good gluten-free eating in Gastown. For $2 extra you can request gluten free pasta made fresh to pair with their exquisite pasta selection. (website)
- Nuba (207 West Hastings Street) – Nuba is located in many locations around Vancouver, but this bright and airy space is a favourite. Their menu features tons of GF options including appetizers, falafels, soups, and salads. (website)
South Granville
- Heirloom Restaurant (1509 West 12th Avenue) – Delicious and fresh restaurant that focuses on vegan and vegetarian entrees. GF options are displayed in the menu, giving you lots of choice for sandwiches, soups, avocado fries, and more. (website)

“Casual” Dining (ie. wear pants, at least)

Main Street Area
- The Wallflower Modern Diner (2420 Main Street) – A restaurant to make any dietary-specific person happy. Most items on the menu are available with house made gluten free bread. Favourite food options include GF poutine, burgers, and other comfort foods. (website)
- Fassil Ethiopian Restaurant (736 East Broadway) – If you want to enjoy injera (sort of like a pancake and the base for most orders at this restaurant), order 4-days in advance and you can enjoy a gluten-free version! This is the best Ethiopian food in Vancouver. Injera is necessary to enjoy it, so plan ahead! (website)
- Chomp Vegan Eatery (3586 Fraser Street, Vancouver) – “Vegan food that doesn’t suck“, with a slogan like that, how could you resist this awesome little eatery? Everything on their menu is vegan, gluten free, nut free and organic. Wraps! Pizza! Salad! Yum. (website)
- Meet on Main (4288 Main Street, Vancouver) – Lots of choice at this restaurant that features a menu that is 100% vegan and gluten free. The best thing on the menu is their huge selection of french fries! Tons of different flavours to try from. Or, you could just get a salad. (website)
Commercial Drive
- La Mezcaleria (1622 Commercial Drive) – A Mexican cantina that offers vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. Specify to your server that you are GF and they will let you know what’s available. High-quality Mexican foods and good tequila. (website)
- Eternal Abundance (1025 Commercial Drive) – This cafe offers raw & cooked vegan meals, smoothies, and gluten-free desserts. Gluten free pancakes, salads, sushi (with gluten-free tamari) and sandwiches. There’s also a grocery store attached with retail items. (website)
- Chau Veggie Express (5052 Victoria Drive) – Near to Commercia Drive, this Vietnamese restaurant offers awesome takes on veggie food that also happen to be gluten free. The menu is expansive and offers lots of fresh choices. (website)
Kitsilano
- Romer’s Burger Bar (1873 West 4th Avenue) – Consistently ranked as one of Vancouver’s best burgers… Romer’s now offers gluten free buns for their freshly made and delicious burgers for $.75 extra. A steal for a flavour vessel that will blow your mind. (website)
- Aphrodite’s Cafe and Pie Shop (3598 West 4th Avenue) Laid-back organic cafe that also features plenty of gluten free options (including pie!). They offer corn flour English muffins, flax bread for sandwiches or toast, brown rice flour tortillas for quesadillas or wraps, gluten free salad dressing, and fresh gluten-free and vegan pies every day! (website)
Yaletown
- The Parlour (1011 Hamilton Street, Yaletown) – You can order fresh, gluten-free dough for any pizza for just $4. It’s not celiac-friendly, however and may contain traces of flour. This hip joint has tons of pizza options (including #swag), as well as lettuce wraps, and other share plates. (website)
Granville Island
- Edible Canada (1596 Johnston Street, Granville Island) – Gluten free fish/crab cakes! While Edible Canada is not a 100% gluten free facility, they try hard to offer an almost-completely-gluten-free menu with some fantastic options including poutine, corn fritters, gnocchi, and steak. (website)
South Cambie Street
- La Taqueria (2549 Cambie Street) – Mexican tacos that are authentically gluten free (made of corn). Make sure you tell the server that you’re GF to ensure you don’t get any surprises. (website)

Restaurants with Gluten-Free Beer

Main Street Area
- Craft Beer Market (85 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver) – With a location that serves THAT many beers, you know that they’re going to offer some gluten free options. Craft offers SIX different types of GF beers, including ales, tripels, and lagers. Nice! (website)
Commercial Drive
- Biercraft (1191 Commercial Drive – Also located on South Cambie and up at UBC) – Delicious gluten-free beer options include Green’s, Mongozo. Other two locations may also serve Glutenberg. (website)
Gastown
- Bitter Tasting Room (16 West Hastings, gastown) – Serve Glutenberg and Brunehaut beers. (website)
- Rogue (Waterfront Station, Gastown) – This bar has three locations in Vancouver and typically has Glutenberg Blonde on tap. You can ask to see if they also have any Omission or New Grist. (website)
- The Irish Heather (212 Carrall Street, Gastown) – European gastropub that also features long table series that offer gluten-free friendly options. Serve New Grist bottles of beer. (website)
- The Alibi Room (157 Alexander Street, Gastown) – An awesome pub for craft beers and local eats. They offer Glutenberg Red Ale on tap. (website)
Downtown
- St. Regis Bar and Grill (608 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver) – This pub always has a sports game on the TVs and offers lots of gluten-free friendly options including gluten free toast and pizza crust. They also have Bards, New Grist, and Omission Pale Ale available as bottled beer. (website)
- Tap & Barrel (Convention Centre, Coal Harbour) – Gluten-friendly alternatives are available (but not specified on the menu). They also serve Omission Beer and a few others, but you have to ask specifically for them. (website)
- Bestie (105 East Pender Street) – You can also eat the sausages at this little German Currywurst house. They serve Omission Gluten Free Pale-Ale for $6. (website)

Guilty Pleasures

Donuts
- Cartems Donuterie (534 West Pender Street) – An ever-expanding list of gluten-free (and vegan!) donuts with rotating flavours that include salted caramel, double chocolate, and earl grey. (website)
Waffles
- Scandilicious (1340 Commercial Drive) – Amazing waffles that are ranked as the “best waffles in Vancouver”, now offered in Gluten free versions! You’ll never know the difference… these GF waffles are made specially with their own gluten free flour blend (website)
Ice Cream
- Earnest Ice Cream (3992 Fraser Street, Vancouver) Earnest Ice Cream is a great local source for ice cream, and while you usually don’t have to worry about gluten in ice cream… you never know! Tell your server you’re GF and they’ll be able to help you out. Earnest Ice Cream also has amazing vegan options made with coconut milk. (website)
- Innocent Ice Cream (4895 Main Street) Finally, your gluten free ice cream sandwich prayers have been answered. Innovative ice cream sandwiched in between two freshly baked gluten free cookies. Yum! (website)
PIZZA!
- Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. (located in Kitsilano and on Main Street) – For pizza lovers who are wheat intolerant or have nut allergies – Rocky Mtn Pizza creates extremely tasty gluten free and nut free pizzas! Daily salads, soups & cheesecakes are also gluten free and nut free. (website)
- My Slice Pizza (1630 West Broadway, Vancouver) – Certified gluten free crust is available for dine in, take away, or delivery pizza. Tons of topping options like classic margharita, buffalo chicken, and pesto Italiano. (website)
- Hell Pizza (Davie Street and North Vancouver) – Unique toppings and cryptic names, Hell Pizza is well known around Vancouver as offering some great pizza. Gluten free crusts are available for all pizzas for only $3.50 extra. (website)
- Rebellious Tomato (2951 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver) – Gluten Free crust options are available for all of their pizza options. Toppings include Thai Curry Veg, Ninja Chicken, Shrimp Pesto, and other options. Delicious! (website)
Sushi (Wheat Free Soy Sauce Available)
- Shizen Ya (Downtown and West Broadway near VGH) – Brown rice, great vegetarian selection, no msg, organic greens, and they don’t look at you in confusion when you ask for wheat-free soy sauce! (website)
- Sushi Gallery (3772 West 10th Avenue, Kitsilano) – Self-served miso soup with gluten-free availability, gluten-free soy sauce, and a designated gluten-free sushi bar! (website)
- Miku Restaurant (200 Granville Street, Vancouver) – Listed as a gluten-free friendly sushi restaurant. Have never been, can anyone confirm? (website)
- Iki Sushi (2756 West Broadway, Kitsilano) – 3/4 of their menu is dedicated gluten free and they also have gluten free wasabi and soy sauce. (website)
Fish n’ Chips
- The Fish Counter (3825 Main Street, Vancouver) Delicious fish fried in a gluten-free batter with a dedicated gluten-free fryer. Sustainable seafood, awesome fries. This place almost makes you feel healthy for eating fish & chips… (website)
Fast Food
- SMAK Healthy Fast Food (1139 West Pender Street, Downtown) – You had me at gluten free croutons. SMAK offers great and healthy fast food in the downtown core with tons of options for salads, hot food, breakfast, and more. (website)

Did we miss any of your favourite locations to get gluten-free food/beer in Vancouver? Let us know in the comment section and we’ll add it to the list!

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Jamie

Thanks so much for creating this. I am new to the celiac food scene so this is really helpful.
5 months ago
Kristy

Some additions from someone with celiac disease:

Festal Cafe – New cafe downtown near Granville and Pender, their cafe is paleo and safe for celiacs. Absolutely delicious food. Reasonably priced as well.

Fish Shack – They have a dedicated gluten free fryer!

Thai Basil – Most of their curry dishes are gluten free along with the Pad Thai BKK – Dishes range in price but are mostly 8-10$. Very good and I haven’t been sick from eating there before although I’m not certain on their cross contamination knowledge. As I said, I have celiac disease and haven’t had an issue.

I’ve referenced this page many times and I’ll add places to the comments as I remember them. Thank you for doing this for our city!
6 months ago
Winnie

Yew Restaurant at the Four Seasons also has gluten free menu and best gluten free Fish and Chips.
7 months ago
Rebecca

Itd be great if you could make your listings searchable by neighborhood. As it is, I have to google every address to see if it’s near where I’ll be visiting, a process which takes a really really really long time.

Thanks!
7 months ago
1. bored in vancouver Listing Owner
  
  Hi Rebecca,
  
  We have the restaurants separated by neighbourhood, but maybe it’s not obvious. Sorry it took you so long to search. We’ll try and figure out a way to make it more obvious as to where each place is located…
  7 months ago
GK

Thank you so much for this list. We are visiting at the end of the month and the recommendations will be useful. Do you know if Frites Vancouver is GF? They advertise GF but I can’t find any reviews to confirm.
10 months ago
Deborah

Visiting from Washington DC. We had lunch at Miku yesterday. They did a fantastic job in preparing everything gluten free and bringing gf soy sauce to the table. My son has Celiac and I am sensitive. We were both fine. Would definitely recommend. It was amazing sushi.
10 months ago
Heather

Definitely missed The Smallflower Cafe and Bakeshop! 47 West Hastings, it’s the sister bakery to the Wallflower so you know it’s amazing! Does sandwiches and savouries as well as the best cinnamon buns and it’s all 100% GF!
1 year ago
1. Kenzie
  
  the smallflower is closed now 🙁 🙁 🙁
  6 months ago
jeff

thanks for this!
2 years ago
Laura Frederick

Best gluten free burger by far in Vancouver is at Big Dogs Burger Bus… they have a food truck that you can find downtown. Amazing burgers with the best gluten free buns ever !! Unfortunately they are not always around as they do the festival circuit in the summer – hope they open a permanent location soon 🙂
2 years ago
Sandy Ingham

I have three to add. 1. Vij’s – definitely upscale but! 2. His Rangoli – again, he and his staff are very conscientious. 3. Chutney Villa at NW side of Broadway and Main, on Main. All good food, and all pretty reliable.

My experience with Taqueira? Last time we checked they didn’t use separate equipment for gluten-free foods. Maybe that’s changed. Hope so!
2 years ago
Terry Ann

Hi, the list should include Anderssen’s FlaxRolls at 1682 Davie St., Vancouver. We are 100% gluten free.

http://Www.andflax.com
http://Www.flaxisgood.com

How do we get on your list?
2 years ago
E

I would just like to warn any celiacs that Cartem’s is not safe, unfortunately. I had a gluten free donut from there 6 months ago and got very sick. They changed the signs after to say “gluten friendly”.
2 years ago
Rosemary Clarke

Fantastic overview. Some kids here in North Van started a gluten free bars delivery service; just got my first box with a variety of bars. Pretty cool and great to support them. Have a look at https://www.myglutenfreebars.ca
2 years ago
Dave

Hello
Just read through your recommendations for glueten free in Vancouver. I see you missed my favorite restaurants on the drive??? Bandidas taqueria. They have a huge and delicious menu -almost everything is glueten free including amazing desserts! Hand made corn tortillas -yum! So many glueten free breakfast options.
Love your website, keep up the good work
2 years ago
Carey

Thanks for this! Visiting from the UK in July (so excited!) And with 3/5 coeliacs we can’t afford to be ill on our holiday. Will check some of these out!
2 years ago
1. Tara Drage
  
  Any good resources that you can recommend for the UK? I’m headed there in July.
  2 years ago
Chantele

Downtown Sushi Bar (on Davie) has an owner or manager (I can’t remember which) that is celiac so they have gluten free soya sauce and will make any of their rolls safe. They also say their tempura is gluten free.

Roxy Burger has a gluten free burger bun (not on the menu) for no extra charge but their fries do not have an exclusive fryer, though they do also have True Grist beer.
2 years ago

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Ultimate Guide to Gluten Free Vancouver: Restaurants & Bakeries

Ultimate Guide to Gluten Free Vancouver: Restaurants & Bakeries

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