I recently got my blood tested for food intolerances at whitelifenutrition.com. My results came back with a gluten and dairy intolerance, so with the new year came the new me! After cutting out my two favorite food groups, I’ve been on a mission to find out what restaurants, cafes and coffee shops cater to those with these special dietary restrictions. -Taryn Cox for THE WIFE
Grocery Stores:
The following markets offer a multitude of gluten and dairy free products like Rudi’s gluten and dairy free bread, Glutino cereals, organic almond milk, and Daiya dairy free cheese.
- Erehwon: 7660 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90036, erewhonmarket.com
- Pam Mac D’s Glutten Free Market: 3516 West Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, California 91505, pammacds.com
- William Sonoma: For gourmet gluten free pancake, waffle, pie and pizza crust mixes. Also Bouchon Bakery gluten free cookie, muffin, cake and brownie mixes, visit williamsonoma.com for locations.
- Whole Foods: Visit wholefoodsmarket.com for locations.
Restaurants:
- Addiction Bistro: Everything on their menu is available in as a gluten free option. Devour a variety of delicious options from gluten free corn muffins and pasta to hot dog and hamburger buns. Dont forget a scoop of their dairy free ice cream for dessert, 408 North La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90048
- A Votre Sante: A West Side favorite offering gluten free pancakes, dairy free egg white scrambles made with vegan cheese and gluten free pasta dishes. 13018 San Vicente Blvd, Brentwood, California 90049
- Bel Air Hotel: They cater to the gluten and dairy intolerant and can make anything on the menu to fit your needs. They even have gluten free breads and pizzas. 701 Stone Canyon Road, Bel Air, California 90077
- Cafe Gratitude: This famed vegan and raw restaurant has you covered! The majority of menu items don’t contain wheat, but the few that do can be made with a gluten free wrap in substitution, 639 North Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90004
- Catch: Santa Monica’s luxury sea side hotel, Casa del Mar has introduced an innovative gluten free menu on “Wheat less Wednesdays.” Casa Del Mar, 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica, California 90405
- Churchill: Perfect for weekend brunch, order their tasty breakfast sandwich or burger with no cheese on gluten free bread. Their gluten free french toast is another not to miss. 8384 West 3rd Street, West Hollywood, California 90048
- Craig’s: Craig’s most talked about dish happens to be gluten and dairy free… the spaghetti squash pasta primavera, 8826 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, California 90069
- Crossroads Kitchen: This is the perfect restaurant if you’re looking for upscale vegan cuisine. 8284 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90048
- EVO Kitchen: This restaurant has a universal menu that provides something for everyone, whether your a vegetarian, vegan, dairy or gluten free! Bonus everything is also local and organic! 7950 West Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90046
- Fig Restaurant: Located in the Fairmont Hotel and part of their lifestyle cuisine, they offer an abundance of menu items for gluten and dairy intolerant, 101 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, California 90401
- Gracias Madre: This vegan Mexican restaurant serves up all dairy free dishes with the majority of the menu also being gluten free! Bonus… They source all ingredients from locally grown organic farms. 8905 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, California 90069, visit Graciasmadreweho.com
- In and Out: Ask for your burger “protein style” (wrapped in lettuce) with no cheese and luckily their french fries are always gluten free! visit in-n-out.com for locations.
- Larchmont Bungalow: All sandwiches and burgers can be served with gluten free bread and flour tortillas can be switched out for corn tortillas. They also stock their restaurant with gluten free muffins and other pastries from Rising Hearts Bakery, 107 North Larchmont, Los Angeles, California 90004
- Le Pain Quotiden: They offer a gluten free version of their famed tartine’s on gluten free vegan crackers instead of bread. Also order the six-vegetable quiche served on a gluten free buckwheat crust, visit lepainquotidien.com for locations.
- Locali: This healthy deli and market is all about “conscious convenience.” Imagine if 7/11 and Whole Foods had a love child. Their vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are great for THE WIFE™ on the go! visit localiyours.com for locations.
- M Cafe: Their morning pastry selection is free from eggs, dairy and refined sugar. Also they offer gluten free pancakes and brown rice tortilla wraps and burritos. Don’t miss the selection of Babycakes treats for dessert! visit mcafedechaya.com for locations.
- M.AK.E.: This is perhaps the best raw food restaurant in Los Angeles. This living food restaurant features a cutting edge based cuisine inspired by seasonal and local produce and always gluten and dairy free! “The Market” 395 Santa Monica Place #333, Santa Monica, California 90401
- Madeo: The best Italian restaurant in Los Angeles now offers gluten free pasta! Also don’t miss their gluten and dairy free seafood risotto! 8897 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90048
- Native Foods: This vegan restaurant offers different menus for gluten, wheat, soy and nut allergies making your ordering much easier. visit nativefoods.com for locations
- Osteria La Buca: This Italian eatery also serves gluten free pasta, 5210 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90038
- Real Food Daily: Another premiere all organic and vegan restaurant that offers gluten, nut and soy free menu options. Try the gluten free bread with sandwiches or burgers and gluten free waffles and desserts. visit realfood.com for locations.
- Rosa Mexicano: They will happily provide you with a special gluten free menu, making ordering easy! visit rosamexicano.com for locations
- Shophouse Kitchen: Everything on their Asian inspired menu is gluten and dairy free… Major Bonus! 6333 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, California shophousekitchen.com
- TASTE: This restaurant certainly lives up to it’s name with a menu full of modern comfort classics and gluten free dishes marked on the menu like: the grilled natural salmon, black tiger shrimp risotto and don’t forget their delicious gluten free almond cake for dessert! Visit Ilovetaste.com for locations
- Tortilla Republic: Delicious modern Mexican cuisine with several marked gluten free dishes on the menu. Our favorite is the duck confit tacos with a cucumber lavender margarita! 616 North Robertson Blvd, West Hollywood, California 90069, visit tortillarepublic.com
- True Food Kitchen: True Food is a restaurant based on Dr. Andrew Weil’s anti- inflammatory diet, pairing healthy foods with great flavors. Choose from many gluten free options marked on their menus, 395 Santa Monica Place #172, Santa Monica, California 90401
- Veggie Grill: Walk into any veggie grill and request a menu to fit your dietary restrictions. They will provide individual menus from gluten free, soy free, soy and wheat free and seed and nut free. Be sure to get the quinoa macaroni and cheese with dairy free cheese! visit www.veggiegrill.com for locations.
Pizza Delivery:
- Apollonia’s Pizzeria: Pizza’s available with gluten free crust and dairy free cheese, apolloniaspizzeria.com
- Domino’s Pizza: They now offer gluten free pizza crust, dominos.com
- Lucifer’s Pizza: So far I’ve heard Lucifer’s has the best gluten free pizza in town, luciferspizza.com
- Mulberry Street Pizza: They just debuted their 10″ New York style pizza! Don’t forget to use their tasty chili oil to accompany their legendary slices. mulberrypizzeria.com
- Z Pizza: Pizza’s available with gluten free crust and vegan cheese, zpizza.com
Bakeries:
- Breakaway Bakery: Baking up gluten free sweet treats and breads, 5264 West Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90019
- Rising Hearts Bakery: Every product that comes out of this bakery is gluten and dairy free as well as kosher. Pick from bagels, bread sticks, English muffins and more. Their fresh baked Millet bread is a favorite along with their delicious brownies! 10836 Washington Blvd, Culver City, California 90232
Desserts and Sweets:
- Babycakes: These sugary treats are hands down the best for anyone suffering from allergies. Cookies, brownies, doughnuts and cupcakes are all gluten, dairy, wheat, soy, egg, refined sugar free and vegan. Don’t miss the brownie cupcakes and cookie sandwiches. 236 North Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90004
- Beachy Cream: This West Side Ice Cream shop always has a gluten and dairy free ice cream flavor, perfect for hot Summer days. My favorite is Strawberry, which is also sold by the pint at Erewhon. 1209 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, California 90403
- Fonuts: The premiere gourmet doughnut shop offers up 10 gluten free donut flavors, 6 of which are also dairy free! 8104 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, California, 90048
- LA Vegan Crepe: This place offers sweet and savory gluten free crepes. 930 Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90035
- ‘lette Macaroons: All of their macaroons are gluten free (except coffee flavor), Visit lettemacarons.com for locations.
- Milky’s Frozen Yogurt: This froyo spot offers 4 vegan frozen yogurt flavors in addition to regular frozen yogurt options. 1429 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
- Sensitive Sweets: Located all the way in Huntington Beach, but worth the drive for their tasty donuts! All their products are gluten, dairy, wheat, soy, egg, nut free and vegan. 17431 Brookhurst Street, Huntington Beach, California 92708
- Sprinkles Cupcakes: The most famous cupcake shop now has vegan red velvet and gluten free red velvet cupcakes available. 9635 South Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, California 90210
- Sweet Rose Creamery: They make a few flavors that rotate throughout the week that are dairy free and delightful! 225 26th Street #51, Santa Monica, California 90402
- Yummi Cupcakes: This west side bakery serves up vegan cupcakes and have over 75 flavors for special order, visit yummycupcakes.com for locations.
Coffee Shops:
The following coffee shops offer almond milk as an alternative to dairy and soy milk. Soy milk has been linked to many serious health problems. Click HERE to read about the dangers of soy on your body and why almond milk is a better choice. I’ve also found a lot of coffee shops use unsweetened almond milk, if that’s the case request a shot of vanilla to sweeten it up.
- Alfred Coffee: 8428 Melrose Place, Los Angeles, California 90069
- A Votre Sante: 13018 San Vicente Blvd, Brentwood, California 90049
- Bricks and Scones: 403 North Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, California, 90004
- Cafe Gratitude: 639 North Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90004
- Churchill: 8384 West 3rd Street, West Hollywood, California 90048
- Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf: now carry coconut almond milk, visit www.coffeebean.com
- Farmshop: 225 26th Street, Santa Monica, California 90049
- Food + Lab: 7253 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, California 90046 (Best Almond Milk Hot Chocolate)
- Joans on Third: 8350 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, California 90048
- Jones Coffee Roasters: visit www.thebestcoffee.com for locations
- Huckleberry: 1014 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, California 90401
- Le Pain Qouitden: visit lepainquotidien.com for locations.
- Soho House West Hollywood: 9200 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, California 90069
- Urth Caffe: visit urthcaffe.com for locations.
24 comments ↓
OMG! THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!
I am so excited to try all these new restaurants I didn’t know about! THANKS!!!!
Everyone should know that Real Food Daily’s waffles are NOT gluten-free. (I asked before going to meet friends for brunch at the Santa Monica RFD.) The recipe contains no gluten but the waffles are made on the same waffle iron as gluten-containing waffles, so the cross-contact makes them hazardous to those of us on a medically-necessary gluten-free diet. Be careful out there, folks! (That’s why proper training and certification/accreditation are so important. Few LA restaurants can be bothered, and they are putting our well-being at risk as a result.)
Mrs.
Try these GF restaurants. The Border Grill and The Counter. Excellent. The Counter has burgers with GF buns and ingredients, and you design your own, and they have GF Beer. Not as good as Addiction Bistro in my view but there are several The Counter restaurants in LA and they are larger. The Border Grill downtown and elsewhere has an extensive GF menu and the food is excellent.
How is Hugo’s not on your list? Best Gluten free food I have found in LA!
Hugo’s yes
http://hugosrestaurant.com
But also Sage in Echo Park and Culver City- they feature Kind Kreme mmmmmmmm.
http://www.sageveganbistro.com
http://www.kindkreme.com
Blaze pizza also offers gf and dairy free options.
http://www.blazepizza.com
Loteria grill has a gf menu if you request it (this was a very recent happy discovery ).
http://loteriagrill.com
I have heard that Dominoes is not very careful with keeping their gf separate from their regular pizzas, so I’d be careful there.
Also! Fresh Brothers does both g/f and d/f pizza that are fantastic!
Saint’s and Sinner’s bakery in Venice is an amazing place. Virtually all the items are gluten free and the owner is a huge resource.
Also Fresh Brothers is pretty amazing. They deliver and have a separate kitchen and dedicated ovens for their gluten free pizza and wings. They also offer vegan cheese.
Hugo’s isn’t Celiac safe. I got sick eating there and later they told me they can’t garuntee anything on their menu is safe for people with true food allergies and Celiacs.
It’s great to have gluten-free and dairy-free options.
Question is whether or not they are GMO-free as well…otherwise, you’re just making a trade-off. CORN & Strawberries are the Worst
things to eat! Oink oink.
GMOs are the cause of Gluten intolerance. Wheat specifically is sprayed with glysophate…an herbicide used to kill weeds.
And lactose intolerance is due to pasteurization which damages the delicate enzyme lactase, which is required to digest the milk sugar lactose.
Trying to find GMO-free restaurants that offer Gluten-free AND Dairy-free is next to Impossible…with the exception of Cafe Gratitude. And how many times can you eat at the SAME cafe?!
I need variety.
SAGE is not good for a Candida diet…which is no sugar, no dairy, and I prefer no gluten…they have Nothing to offer! Their pasta is made with Corn! A Grain! And most likely a GMO…it’s Processed! UNHEALTHY!!! Grrrr.
Cruzer Pizza in LA is also vegan and gluten-free!It’s good!
Yeah, i dont recommend Hugos. I have a dairy allergy and told the waiter. He said there was no dairy in it when i asked him just to be sure. Then, he brings it out i take a bite and spit it out…it was covered in BUTTER. I confronted him and he said “i told you there was no dairy in the food. I didnt say it wasnt ON the food.”
Great list and vey helpful for an overseas visitor like me
Evo and Shophouse Kitchen were great for dinner and you saved me hours of research and driving around to find somewhere that caters for GF and DF in LA – thanks
Wanted to add Melting Pot has dynamite true gluten free menu. Their bread is great and the desert plate at the end is 10 times better than the non gluten free desert plate.
Also one of my all time favorite gluten free bakers is Clara Cakes. The one’s listed are, meh – just way way too much sugar in the product. Clara Cakes tastes like real cupcakes from fluffy not too heavily sugared heaven.
-Nance
What about SunCafe?
They have a killer dairy-free/ gluten free Mac N Cheese.
The whole place is raw vegan, so there are plenty of options!
I also eat this way:)
Great list! This was a life-saver for a brunch date this weekend. The Peet’s Coffee near me (South Bay) offers almond milk as well, which I would think would be a chain-wide implementation, so you might be able to update your list.
some great spots you should add
susiecakes, 800 degrees pizza (by far most real tasting, rising hearts bakery, M cafe, Pulse, Blue Daisy
In ‘n’ Out is not celiac friendly. I asked the manager and he said that “gluten free” items are cooked on the same surface as items containing gluten. Cross-contamination is likely there.
Honestly there are hardly any places where Celiacs are 100 percent safe to eat at but that’s a burden we have to live with until a cure is found…however, I have had great experience with Hugo’s. They handle cc better than almost any restaurant I’ve been to.
Do not forget VROMAGE a vegan cheese paradise.
Real Food Daily, the classic since the 80’s and continuously good. Weho, Pasadena and LAX int’l terminal locations. Organic, no GMO’s, vegan with lots of gluten free options
Erin McKenna’s Bakery in Larchmont! Gluten free and vegan cupcakes, donuts, cookies etc.
Thanks for this, after seeing a nutritionist for a diet to help keep my autoimmune problem in check, I’ve been placed on a strict diet. Problem is I’m only 16 and I miss a lot of tasty foods, this helps a lot :).
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