When it comes to gluten-free options, regardless if you’re a celiac, slightly intolerant or simply trying a new trend, it’s sometimes hard to find wonderful spots that cater to your every need.
With group settings it’s common to have friends or guests with particular eating requirements that can sometimes create a little difficulty in picking eating spots that please all parties.
We’ve sourced Australia’s best gluten-free-friendly restaurants to ensure the tastiest of meals with delicious options available to please all.
Read below for the top gluten-free-friendly restaurant picks and favourite food choices from across the nation:
Sydney
Pizza: Basil Pizza
Where: Newtown
Top Gluten Free Dish: Roasted Vegetables Pizza. Roasted pumpkin, potato, sweet potato, red capsicum, on a garlic and extra-virgin olive oil base topped with rocket.
Thai: Khing Thai
Where: Kensington
Top Gluten Free Dish: Pad See Ew. Famous Thai stir-fried flat rice noodles with egg, crushed garlic, sweet black bean sauce and Chinese broccoli.
Moroccan: Moroccan Feast
Where: Randwick
Top Gluten Free Dish: Lamb Tajine. Slow cooked lamb chops, guaranteed to melt in your mouth, served with caramelized onions, sultanas, prunes, apricot, almonds and cinnamon.
Mexican: Per Kilo – A Taste of South America
Where: Sydney CBD
Top Gluten Free Dish: Desnudito. A naked burrito! An open burrito served in a bowl, without a tortilla wrap.
Italian: Pizza Pasta Bene
Where: Mosman
Top Gluten Free Dish: Penne Bolognese. Italian tomato sauce & minced sausage ragu.
Vietnamese: Vcuisine
Where: Randwick
Top Gluten Free Dish: Thit Kho. Caramelised pork and Vietnamese bantam chicken eggs, served with pickled shallot and bean sprouts – traditional Vietnamese New Year dish from the southern regions of Vietnam.
Vegan: SUV 2 (Pete’s Place)
Where: Bondi Beach
Top Gluten Free Dish: Pumpin’ Pancakes. Pancakes with carob, coconut flakes, currants, dried fruits, ginger and nuts.
Melbourne
Thai: Baan Thai Cuisine
Where: Coburg
Top Gluten Free Dish: Red Duck Curry. Thai-style red curried duck with lychees, tomatoes, pineapple, vegetables and basil.
Pizza: La Sera Woodfire Pizzeria
Where: Fitzroy North
Top Gluten Free Dish: Calabrese Pizza (GF base). Tomato, mozzarella, hot salami, spicy sausage, capsicum, mushrooms, caramelised onion, chilli, fresh basil.
Vietnamese: Tien Dat Fine Vietnamese Cuisine
Where: Box Hill
Top Gluten Free Dish: Bun with Grilled Lemongrass Chicken
Caribbean: The Voodoo Jerk Truck
Where: Fitzroy
Top Gluten Free Dish: Jerk Spiced Pork Ribs. Grilled jerk spiced ribs with mint yoghurt, salsa and corn bread.
Japanese: Salon De Sushi
Where: South Melbourne
Top Gluten Free Dish: Ume Basil Hosomaki. Japanese salted plum and fresh basil sauce.
Vegetarian: Madame K’s Vegetarian
Where: Fitzroy
Top Gluten Free Dish: Panang Curry. Medium creamy red curry with coconut milk, fried tofu, chickpeas and green beans garnished with kaffir lime leaves and basil served with Jasmine/brown rice.
Brisbane
Vietnamese: Trang Restaurant
Where: West End
Top Gluten Free Dish: Special Beef Pho
Pizza: Naples Pizzeria
Where: Grange
Top Gluten Free Dish: Bolognese Pizza. Smothered in our home made Bolognese sauce topped with mozzarella cheese – a real winner.
Mexican: The Burrito Bar
Where: Coorparoo
Top Gluten Free Dish: Carnitas Taco. Slow cooked pulled pork with salsa verde, corn salsa, mexislaw, chipotle mayo and coriander.
Modern Australian: Kookaburra Cafe
Where: Paddington
Top Gluten Free Dish: Bacon Banana Chilli Pizza. A taste sensation!
Asian: Kwan Brothers
Where: Fortitude Valley
Top Gluten Free Dish: Salt and Pepper Squid. Szechuan pepper and sriracha mayo.
Adelaide
Indian: Bollywood Indian Restaurant
Where: Leigh st, Adelaide
Top Gluten Free Dish: Kadai Chicken – boneless chicken cooked with fresh vegetables, ginger, green chillies and simmered in kadai sauce
Italian: 30 Degrees South
Where: Mile End
Top Gluten Free Dish: Calabrese gluten free based pizza – Napoli sauce, cheese, chicken, sundried tomato, avocado, pesto & feta cheese
Perth
American: Miss Kitty’s Saloon
Where: Inglewood WA 6052
Top Gluten Free Dish: Chicken ‘N’ Waffles, Cranberry Chutney, Bourbon Maple, Crème Fraiche
Italian: Mario’s Pizza
Where: Dianella
Top Gluten Free Dish: Dolce Vita gluten free pizza – pepperoni, pineapple (recommended with honey)
Chinese: Taste of Thailand
Where: East Victoria Park
Top Gluten Free Dish: Pad Thai (Traditional Thai Noodles) Popular special Thai noodles – slices of chicken or prawn, tofu, rice stick noodles, bean sprouts and shallots, topped with ground peanuts, chilli flake, sugar and garnished with lemon wedges
Canberra
Thai: Chong Co Thai
Where: Westfield Woden
Top Gluten Free Dish: Gluten free Larb Gai (Medium Hot) – Thai chicken salad
Indian: Delhi 6
Where: City
Top Gluten Free Dish: Mango Chicken – A fusion of boneless chicken in a surprise mango-inspired sauce
