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The 50 Best Kid-Friendly Gluten-Free Spots in Northland

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By Gluten Free Eats' gluten-free community

Updated Jul 2025

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JFC

JFC

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Celiac friendly

40 Marsden Road, Paihia 0200, New Zealand

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BurgerFuel Whangarei

BurgerFuel Whangarei

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Celiac friendly

Unit 3a/8 Kensington Avenue, Kensington, Whangārei 0112, New Zealand

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Monre Jameson

Im coeliac and this Burger Fuel is particularly good at allergies. Good vibe, busy but efficient. And of course, burger fuel quality

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Zane Grey's Restaurant and Bar

Zane Grey's Restaurant and Bar

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Accommodating

69 Marsden Road, Paihia 0200, New Zealand

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Jess Ashby

We came on Wednesday and were served by Luka. He did a fantastic job, was attentive and friendly! I am gluten free and was impressed with the variety of options, I went for the GF fish and chips which was delicious and my mom the pesto gnocci. Overall was a lovely meal and would definitely return! 😊

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The Blue Door Paihia

The Blue Door Paihia

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Celiac friendly

6 Marsden Road, Paihia 0200, New Zealand

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Matthew Garlick

There were not specific information regarding gluten free/ dairy free options, any fried food is not on offer, chips/fries, calamari are not gluten free, they cook everything in the same fryer. Fish and chips were completely off the menu. I ordered the beef burger gluten-free, dairy free. It was a sandwich ,not a burger this was never specified at time of ordering. I told them I can't have the cheese and yet my order came out with it, so I had to wait for them to rectify this. Cocktails were amazing but never come here with allergies. I did not choose these allergies, and yet I felt so embarrassed. I only had to pay $20 an $8 discount because I was unhappy and complained. Not happy at all

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Dragonfruit Café

Dragonfruit Café

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100% Dedicated Gluten-Free

17 Robert Street, Whangārei 0110, New Zealand

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Gary Steel

We're usually in too much of a hurry when we visit Whangarei to take time out in a cafe but yesterday the conditions were right and we ducked in for a light lunch. We both loved this small, friendly cafe and especially the super-strong coffee. The oat milk latte was superb. We didn't have time to order one of their main meals (another time...) but chose from the cabinet: a taco wrap and a veg muffin. Each of these came with accompanying sauces and my wife commented on how usually 'vegetable muffins' means the tiniest sliver of vegetable matter amongst all the gluten, but at the Dragonfruit Cafe it was packed full of veg and very filling. My taco wrap was in two pieces and also very filling. I'm not a big fan of "fake" meat (in this case a kind of vegan mince) and I much prefer beans but it was tasty enough to meet requirements and kept me going all afternoon. I prefer a little more "zing" to my food and perhaps there could have been some lemon seasoning or a bit of spice, but perhaps my tastebuds were just having an off day. Regardless, highly recommended and I'm looking forward to trying some of the other menu items.

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