Top 18 Gluten-Free Cafes to Discover in North Vancouver

Dominic Mayhew

Amazing gluten-free/vegan treats!

Christine Howlett

Gluten-free bakery and confirmed no wheat cross-contamination.

R V

Tasty gluten free and vegan “twinkies”

Neil Allen

St Andrews charges $4.25 for a cookie and $4.75 for a Nanaimo bar. The price of the Nanaimo Bar might ‘just’ pass mustard since it’s gluten free apparently, but $4.25 for a cookie is just wrong. No wonder they don’t post prices. I think these guys are charging what the people who visit this place from other communities can afford, not what their local customers who live in a 1 block radius can afford, and/or what’s reasonable or needed for the cafe to make a decent income. Be fair and follow your morale compass guys. The rest will follow. If you want to cater to what those with higher incomes can afford, maybe give the locals a discount card upon showing the address on their license as compensation for your more wealthy “out-of-community” customers taking up the parking spots on our street. This might also preempt the locals asking for parking restrictions from council. Or maybe a local thanks for your support day for locals who live on the same street.

No MSG No Garlic Foodie

A shopping trip to North Vancouver lead us to Buddha-Full for lunch. To fully check out the menu, I clicked the Order Now button, where there are more items, and I can check 'Nut allergy' or Gluten 'allergy', select all kinds of Add Ons, check boxes on the 'No List' and the Sub menu. They are Buddha by name only – while Buddhists don't eat garlic – some of the menu items here contain garlic 😟. I ordered the Wild Heart Bowl with the miso ginger sauce, substituting stewed lentils with tofu, my partner ordered the Grilled Please Panini. Both looked good. I found the tofu a bit too dry and hard. The sauce was good. The sandwich was very good and so was the sourdough. We also tried the chestnut latte, but the foam milk was underwhelming. Then, I discovered that the entire 2nd shelf of their sweet treats display is gluten free. These days, because I have so many allergies, I have to check all the ingredients before I try anything, and not being to see what the sweets are made of means I didn't feel safe enough to try anything. I did buy the GF Almond Energy Bar which my partner enjoyed. Most of their customers behave like regulars. If I live near this place, I would become a regular as well.

Kate Nugent

This is the 3rd location I’ve been to that doesn’t offer gluten free. Why have it on the menu?! Such a waste of time to drive to these locations and be disappointed. Not impressed and will not be returning. This has happened several times now and as someone who is limited to gluten free options, I will be letting others know of this. Do better.

Catherine McIntosh

Absolutely love this place. So many non dairy options for coffee and had a great almond milk latte. Super friendly staff! Also delicious baked goods and one of the best gluten free muffins I’ve ever had!

Ferial Fahim

On my third visit, I can confidently say that their Americano is excellent, and I highly recommend their homemade gluten-free Chocolate Banana Loaf. During our last visit, we enjoyed the Apple Spiced Cinnamon Loaf, along with a vegetarian egg and spinach sandwich. Overall, their pastries are delightful.

Tricia “Gigi” Jackson

If you're in Edgemont and looking for a unique sweet treat, I would highly recommend dropping by BjornBar Bakery! I'm gluten-free, so my favourite would be the Edgemont Bar. Trust me if you're in a rush and need a hostess gift, or something sweet for a party, drop in and get a box of sweet perfection to go! You'll be a big hit!

Sacha Wind

Ooooh looky what I found at Delany's today: Nothing less than The Actual Factual Meaning Of Life! In a cup of deliciously warming coffee. (I wait in wonder with baited breath for when enlightenment will ensue). I am LOVING that Delany's Lynn Valley now offers a small but tasty selection of specialised dietary options in their baked goods! I am seeing a regular smattering of vegan, sugar free, or gluten free muffins, energy bars and even scones. The servers are friendly and quick on their feet, and represent the beautiful diversity our glorious nation. Keep up the good work! Five stars for this review.

Gaelle

Surprising amount of vegan options, way more than nearby larger grocery chains. But all their products are hella overpriced. If they’re not on sale (which brings them down to regular prices) they are a couple dollars more expensive, sometimes twice as much. I also did the math for the Stong’s rewards; it amounts to $10 off for each $1000 spent ☠️ WORST deal I’ve ever heard!! I actually laughed out loud! Also, the section at the back with the freezers has lots of vegan premade food! Great right?? Almost… because directly opposite is the meat section. So while you are looking for your anti animal cruelty replacements, you get to be lovingly caressed by the scent of dead animal carcasses, and then turn around and be visually assaulted by their disrespected bodies. Very poor planning on their part, disturbing experience, and vegans/vegetarians are probably missing that aisle because of this. I guarantee they’re losing sales. I also definitely saw some mouldy produce when I was there. It was the olives in the fridge, be extra careful buying those!!! Overall passable experience and good in a pinch when you don’t want to deal with Loblaws and its subsidiaries (crowded, incredibly bright lighting, greedy, insane prices, selling mouldy food, lying about expiry dates, seriously look it up!) or save on foods (somehow the cheapest grocery store right now, which tells you a lot about the cost of living in Canada) Seriously though. Something needs to be done about these crazy costs. I saw a gluten free loaf of bread half the size of the regular for $13. People who have allergies shouldn’t suffer for them that’s so unfair! I’m not gluten free myself, but anyone can see how that’s wrong!

Katharine G

Good coffee and a relaxed atmosphere! They carry Two Daughters Gluten Free bars.

M Carol W

Good service, relaxed atmosphere and homemade goodies including gluten free/vegan.

Cassi Greenlee

I was taken aback by the quality of this cafe as it had many positive reviews. Firstly, there aren’t nearly as many food options as it seems online. There are no gluten free options outside of two dessert bars. The veggie breakfast sandwich was heated up in the microwave, was under seasoned, and contained an overcooked egg, two spinach leaves, a few sun-dried tomatoes and a tiny piece of feta. They got one of two drinks wrong (it was supposed to be iced). The matcha wasn’t flavorful. I would have given it fewer stars but the cappuccino was average.

Alfred Lam

Visiting from Toronto and had to stop here after a local friend from Vancouver raved about the original location on Commercial Drive. We were not disappointed at all. The store is clean and welcoming, and the staff are super kind. We’ve been back a second time in the span of a week while visiting - it’s that good! They’ve got several vegan and gluten-free options as well which are absolutely delicious. Can’t wait to be back!

Sasha Craig

I moved to North Van in July of 2018. This is my go to coffee shop. The kids love the gelato and I come for the coffee and gluten free muffins. They also have sandwiches that are made with the best ingredients. It’s mom & pop owned and the food is amazing and made with love. I always end up talking to Sanka the owner, who takes pride in her work and is always making new delicious tasty treats for her customers. Great place to study or hang with friends. There is plenty of seating, even a few outside, in front and in back to catch some sun.

Sacha Wind

Fun, modern, simplistic design with really good art on the walls - done with paint on WOOD by the owner! ♡♡♡ A delightful selection of home made cookies and a few gluten free organic items.

Kaarina Venalainen

Perfect chai latte with non-dairy milk options (oat milk is my new fav). Also so happy to see they had gluten-free and vegan muffins to go with it. Hoping they add even more GF and V options in future!