Top 16 Gluten-Free Bakeries to Explore in Istanbul

Kathryn Fradera

Solo female traveller. Needed lunch before a conference. Really friendly and helpful. Great food and convenient. Waiter explained menu well (gluten free)

Sanaa

Gluten-free ravioli.

Okan Erdem

As someone who has been here many times, I am updating my positive comment because unfortunately the business does not deserve this. Smoking in the restaurant section, namely the dining area, causes a very bad smell, and all the tables outside are filthy, unfortunately there is bird droppings on the chairs. Frankly, I do not understand how this business has been left so unattended. Although I have no alternative as a celiac patient, it has become a place I will not want to come again.

Kemal Pek

Kolcuoğlu Bomonti Ocakbaşı, a well-known name for Kolcuoğlu Kebap Restaurant, stands out from all other kebab restaurants in one important respect. It has created a great difference with its menu for celiacs. You have celiac disease and want to eat gluten-free lahmacun! This is just one example. It has a completely separate oven for the gluten-free menu. This is a very, very important awareness. The fact that smiling and positive employees are fully aware of the issue is also a great luxury. If you say the environment, it is also very warm. Thank you very much.

Janset Özden

The whole menu is great! There are incredibly delicious vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free food and beverages. The employees are also very attentive and polite. I just can't imagine what would have happened if the place was a little bigger🤍🧿

Farhat Irshad

** A Very Disappointing Experience – Poor Service and Misleading Gluten-Free Options** We specifically chose this restaurant because they advertise gluten-free options, which is essential for my wife due to her gluten allergy. However, what followed was nothing short of a frustrating experience. We ordered a gluten-free pide, but what arrived at our table was a lahmacun. When we questioned the waiter, he casually responded that "since it's gluten-free, it looks like that." This explanation was completely unacceptable—gluten-free or not, a pide and a lahmacun are distinct dishes. After a brief discussion, the waiter changed his stance, insisting that while the dish looked like a lahmacun, its ingredients were those of a pide. Again, a ridiculous claim. Eventually, he admitted that the restaurant does not have a separate oven for gluten-free dishes, meaning they cannot actually prepare gluten-free pide. Yet, they still charge for it as if it were a genuine gluten-free option! If a proper gluten-free dish cannot be prepared, this should be made clear **before** taking orders, instead of misleading customers. To make matters worse, we also ordered a regular lahmacun, and its base was completely burnt—another disappointment in an already frustrating visit. Overall, this experience was unacceptable due to both poor service and the lack of honesty regarding gluten-free offerings. If you value transparency and quality, I cannot recommend this place.

khadija fennine

The person in this shop was very rude and barely let me finish my order! I was excited to find a gluten free pastry and I was planning to buy multiple items but this person decided that after 3 types he packs everything and asks me to pay!

Tegan Burns

Absolutely absurd cost for gluten free. Went based on the reviews advertising GF bread and was charged 390 lira EXTRA for my breakfast to replace my bread. Never seen prices like that before anywhere in the world. When I questioned it (as I assumed there was a mistake) the waiter insisted that is the cost

emel kısmet aydınlı

Until my purchase on July 5, 2025, it was a business that was extremely positive, very tasty, and created a great gluten-free alternative for me. I still find this initiative and effort very valuable. Maybe there is a problem with the supply products recently, maybe a new chef has come, I don't know, but I didn't like the last products I bought at all. Compared to what I ate before (I shop here a lot), it is quite oily and dry, relatively tasteless, the portions are the same as before, but there is no taste at all. The butter cookies that I used to eat with great pleasure before were incredibly dry, very crunchy, and difficult to swallow. Maybe the products we bought have been waiting too long, that's why I don't know. I also tried quinoa raw meatballs for the first time, by the way, it was also a complete fiasco, I don't know why it was a fiasco, the quinoa should have melted completely, but the quinoa remained in grains and there was very little spice, a lot of isot, maybe such a choice was made due to sensitivities. Of course, there are products I bought before and loved. Last week, I had a big birthday cake made from coconut milk; It was perfect, it was made with fruit inside, it was really good. The cookie products and cake products I bought 6 months ago were very delicious, I don't know their current status. As for the prices, I paid a very normal price for a birthday cake, but I find their other products very expensive. I know gluten-free products are expensive anyway, but the products here don't seem affordable to me for many people. Apart from these, the employees are always interested and knowledgeable, sympathetic and smiling, there has been no change in that regard :)

Stephanie Winner

We wanted to try the authentic Ottoman foods and Matbah delivered! Some dishes are unusual - stuffed calamari and stuffed melon. My celiac husband received gluten-free bread and the menu was clearly labeled. Service was very good and we received a gift of a bead pendant at the end of our meal. We had visited Istanbul before and were very surprised that the restaurant was nearly empty by 10pm. The other diners were locals, Spaniards, and Americans.

Jacque Bertin

One of the delicious places to visit in Kadıköy. They even make the pita they put in the Iskender sandwich gluten-free, nice idea. If you ever pass by, I recommend you to stop by.

Enrico Picari

All food is fresh and prepared at the moment. Everything on the menu is vegan and celiac people like me have glutenfree options (not the buns or pida though!). I had a lovely chat with the owner, who is really passionate about her job. I’ll come back for sure next time I’ll be in Istanbul!

Merve Denizci

I really ate the most delicious bagel I have ever eaten, made with chickpea flour. It was a crispy Tap fresh bagel. There are smiling and attentive employees. It is a cafe under the stairs, so it does not attract much attention when passing by on the road, but it is definitely worth a visit for a gluten-free and healthy food experience.

Emma OH

Great options for all diets. Vegan and gluten free options - the homemade gf bread is fantastic! Breakfast spread was very good. Nice Turkish coffee too. The staff were lovely too.

Halit Dincbay

You are very successful in gluten-free products. As a family, we enjoy consuming your incredibly delicious products that suit our taste. I wish you to continue your understanding of Quality-Hygiene-Taste. Thank you, I recommend it to everyone.

Annette Smith