The Best Gluten Free Restaurants & Menus In London

Coeliac? Gluten intolerant? While in the past eating out with an allergy was notoriously difficult, these days restaurateurs and chefs are far more clued up. The free-from scene in London has never been better, with many eateries adding gluten free menus to their repertoire – and others removing gluten entirely. From bakeries to pizza joints, high-end eateries to creperies, here’s our guide to gluten free London…

The Best Gluten Free Restaurants & Menus In London

The Queen’s Arms

For a classic British pub experience, look no further than The Queen’s Arms. Just a short walk away from Victoria Station, this restaurant sits in the hub of the city and is the perfect base for post-work drinks or a meal out with friends. The staff are incredibly clued up on gluten intolerances and coeliac disease and can recommend dishes from their menu (most of which is gluten-free) to enjoy on your visit – think classic fish and chips, moreish Scotch eggs, hearty cheese and potato pie and a rich, gooey sticky toffee pudding. Be sure to book in for a Sunday roast, when you can tuck into bottomless Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes and gravy alongside all the usual trimmings. (Gluten free, naturally.)

BOOK: brunningandprice.co.uk | 11 Warwick Way, Pimlico, London SW1V 1QT

Ugly Dumpling

Ugly Dumpling is a favourite in London’s culinary scene, as certified by TikTok’s raving foodie community. This is dumplings as you’ve never had them before: using traditional Asian recipes and seasonal Western ingredients, this restaurant makes some seriously tasty street food. While note entirely gluten free, dumplings from the gluten-free menu are prepared and cooked separately from gluten-containing dishes (with a disclaimer that during busier periods food may come out more slowly, but only because the team are doing their best to make sure there is as little risk of cross-contamination as possible). There are a few Ugly Dumpling restaurants dotted across the capital, but each one comes equipped with an endless supply of coasters – featuring the restaurant mascot – which you can colour in and scribble on while waiting for your food to arrive.

BOOK: uglydumpling.co.uk | Multiple locations

Ugly Dumpling

Los Mochis

Did you know that one of London’s favourite fusion restaurants is also completely gluten and nut-free? Marrying Japanese and Mexican flavours, Los Mochis serves up some of the best sushi, ceviches and tacos in the capital. (As well as an exceptional plate of churros.) Visit the Notting Hill location for an intimate dinner with friends or swing by the London City outpost with its large outdoor terrace (perfect for summer drinks) – either way, you’re in for a treat. And if it’s a truly special dining experience you’re after, head over to Juno Omakase – an exclusive six-seat private dining room where you can indulge in a 15-course menu curated by Executive Chef Leonard Tanyag and crafted one by one in front of you by expert sushi chefs.

BOOK: losmochis.co.uk | Multiple locations

Los Mochis, London City

Arancina

Chances are, you’ve  heard of Arancina – or at least seen it pop off on TikTok. This Notting Hill staple is home to some of the best arancini in London, but what sets it apart is its fresh selection of gluten free goodies. You can get giant handmade balls of arancini in a huge selection of flavours – and rest assured knowing that all of them are made, kept, heated and handled separately from the small restaurant’s gluten-containing foodie wares.

BOOK: arancina.co.uk | 19 Pembridge Road, London W11 3HG

Indigo at One Aldwych

Gluten free dining can be fancy too, proves the plush Indigo restaurant at Covent Garden hotel One Aldwych. Fully accredited by Coeliac UK, Indigo is run by head chef Dominic Teague, who has created a high-end menu of British dishes –  all gluten and dairy free, featuring some of the finest seasonal ingredients from around the country. The restaurant itself is tucked away in One Aldwych, a hotel located in London’s theatre land, with the restaurant space itself located on a balcony overlooking the hotel’s lobby (perfect for people watching). This is the restaurant to go to if you’re looking to celebrate a special occasion or want to grab a fine meal before hitting up the theatre.

BOOK: onealdwych.com | 1 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BZ

Indigo

Niche

Back in the summer of 2013, Marc Wade and his business partner Adrian Morgan set out to serve British food with a modern twist. They opened Niche in Islington, just down the road from Sadler’s Wells Theatre, with a focus on bakery products. Not long afterwards, however, Marc was diagnosed as Coeliac, leading the pair to turn the restaurant totally gluten free. Niche became London’s first Coeliac UK-accredited restaurant – though the principles stayed the same: great food, all made fresh on site. A far cry from some of the dry, tasteless gluten free food on the market, here you can tuck into everything from buttermilk fried chicken to parmesan beignets to burgers to pies. Their strap-line is ‘gluten free but you wouldn’t know it’ – and many people who visit are oblivious of its wheat-free merits, a sign that it’s a top-class restaurant in its own right.

BOOK: nichefoodanddrink.com | 197-199 Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TJ