Top 2 Gluten-Free Dinner Spots to Enjoy 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.

Gyf Ffyijffut

Wonderful for gluten free

Joe Horvath

Good gluten free options, really tasty, friendly staff, great for a quick not too expensive meal.

Azra ERTEN

It was delicious and nice. Thank you for everything. I recommend their gluten-free pizzas.

Katrina Smart

Really enjoyed gluten free options here in this fabulous restaurant. Such great ambience and food. We liked it so much we came back a second time - a real find!

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🤍🧿

Mike Dodd

So much flavour!! Omg the flavours the chef got into this food was amazing. Very skilled use of spices and herbs. I am very critical and will not say food is amazing just because it’s vegan. There’s a lot of tasteless vegan food out there. This is NOT that! We had the non-gluten free börek, the Traditional Smoked Eggplant and the Special Turkish Ravioli. The chef is clearly someone who loves good food and flavours and understands how to create that. Please go here. Take your non vegan friends because this is how vegan food should be! Oh, one word of warning; this food is filling! Allow time to eat slowly and really enjoy those flavours! Aargh I want to go back and have breakfast there!

Giulia De Luca

Nice restaurant, typical dishes divided between Ottoman and Anatolian cuisine. Very nice garden, friendly and prepared waiters. Also attentive to allergies and intolerances, possibility of eating gluten free. Prices slightly above average. Kadir was very kind.

Madison Elander

Good atmosphere, service and food was great. Options for gluten free, vegan, etc which I appreciate as a celiac and food was labelled with allergens. 10/10 experience

Damla Sezgin

Every single one of the appetizers was delicious. As someone with celiac disease, it was great to find a place where we could eat comfortably, that was tasty and reasonably priced. I will be coming back more often now.

Aysel ÖZALP

We chose it for a birthday dinner. The venue and the view are very beautiful. It was very enjoyable to watch Istanbul shining with the dusk. The service quality and presentations are very successful. The waiters are incredibly attentive. It is also very important for me to have gluten-free options. They can provide this as well. The only disadvantage is that they do not offer valet service due to its location.

Dalal R

They have a gluten free toast and other products The bread is soft and tasty

kevin farley

Fantastic spot for lunch, great gluten-free options!

Greta Fedeli

Good brunch and gluten-free food. They have gluten-free bread for toast. Vegetarian options and plant-based milk are also available, ideal for vegans. Friendly service, nice atmosphere, and cleanliness are excellent.

Ilaria

Terrace restaurant with spectacular views of the blue mosque. The food was very good and there were some gluten free options. The staff was very friendly and there was live traditional music, which I really enjoyed.

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.

Andrea Grimaldi

Very intimate and clean place, we came after reading the nice reviews for the gluten free menu (it really was). Joseph served us with great kindness and precision, very good typical food. I highly recommend it and hope to return soon.

L D Featherstone

A very unique pub! Good gluten-free options, I just wish they stocked the Gluten-free Efes beer which is available in many other Istanbul pubs! Really friendly staff who were happy to explain the gluten-free food options to me.

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

Matilde Barsotti

I invite all Italians to stop by this restaurant to try both the typical dishes and the decidedly positive situation. I am celiac and I had a great time eating in this place, attentive to the customer's requests when ordering and precise in the delivery of the dishes, repeating several times that the dish was gluten free. I felt very comfortable, I ate peacefully with my family and it was truly exciting. I tried meat dishes, fish and side dishes: special! try it and believe it. pampered and accompanied by the nicest and most friendly waiter I have ever met!

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.

Alys Taylor

We really enjoyed our meal here. The service was exceptional, staff super friendly and chatty. They accommodated my gluten free needs and brought out complimentary desert and multiple cups of different flavoured teas. It was an experience more than just a meal. Highly recommend.

Sıla I.

Everything was so good, my friend has celiac disease and we felt so safe. The service was great and everything was clean 😊

Leo König

The Cheesecake was amazing!!! And gluten free!

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!

Amy Blevins

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.

Sam Brustad

Nice cafe, great vibes. Everything is made gluten free which is great for me as a coeliac, and the coffee was good too.

Ruth Updegraff

Top quality Turkish dishes in a cafeteria style. Authentic and delicious, lots of options for vegetarian and gluten free diners.

A A

A nice experience for those who want to try a different cuisine. The atmosphere is beyond my expectations, it is a spacious place. It's a great cuisine, especially for those who like sour tastes, but everyone who doesn't hate sour should definitely try it. The only thing I see missing is that the waiters can give more detailed information about the menu to first-time customers. What did I eat? Mirza Ghasemi (Starter): Spicy and sour roasted eggplant paste. 5/5 Ghorme Sabzi (Starter): A meaty, sour and juicy dish. Sour taste predominates. The content is main course, portion size is appetizer, nice to taste. 4/5 Lamb Neck (Main course): The fact that it came to the table quickly made me wonder about the taste, but it tasted great, it was cooked for a long time and was soft. 5/5 Persian Pilaf with Orange and Saffron (side dish): Saffron goes very well with rice anyway, and you add orange to it in a jam-like form, it turns out great. 5/5 Dessert: It was a dessert with pistachios among coconut syrup. It was light and tasted great, plus it's gluten-free. 5/5

Gizem Çelik

A business that has gluten-free pizza options but does not pay attention to cross-contamination. They bake gluten-free and gluten-free pizzas in the same oven. Therefore, it is not suitable for people with celiac disease. I didn't like the thin dough and nice taste of their pizzas.

aaron mendez

Good location, gluten free food.

Sue Hatchett

What a fantastic place. The food was delicious. We had the meze plate. I have a gluten free diet and was eating my normal hummus and tzatziki with my own rice cakes and the waiter brought me some delicious gluten free bread. Such excellent service. He even included a complimentary gluten free dessert. I recommend this restaurant. Excellent.

Zeynep Birinci Guler

Breakfast was very delicious. The buns and pastries are delicious. Gluten-free Almond Flour Brownie is amazing. Friendly service. Thanks a lot. We will go again.

Abdulaziz Alharbi

Very good gluten free pasta 👌

Buket Demircin

It was great fun to experience the reinterpreted, fine dining Turkish cuisine and to look at the dishes from Maksut Aşkar's perspective. We opened with warm sourdough bread and excellent olive oil, it was great! My opinion about the menu in general, more than the taste, I loved the way they interpreted the original versions of the dishes, the pasta and main course were a bit too salty, the rice and pasta were also fresh in my opinion. The Keşkül interpretation served as dessert was great, but the dessert, which was a baklava interpretation, should be served with a different name since it is far from baklava, I think 😊 I loved the ice creams with the desserts! Very original and very delicious! The sorrel sorbet I liked the most! It was perfect, in one word, a taste that should be mass-produced and introduced to others! A legendary alternative to lemon and lime and a source of antioxidants 😊 It is great to be able to choose vegetarian and gluten-free menus in the restaurant! Finally, it was very enjoyable to taste the reinterpreted Turkish flavors in such a beautiful landscape, and the waiter who served us was incredibly attentive and polite.

Zeliha Çakan

Gluten free options are available, the staff is very attentive and sweeteeeee <3 They also have information about celiac disease. I LOVED IT!

Rishav Dey

Great environment being in an old, wine cellar type space - great for dates! Service was extraordinary, we got a bunch of free appetizers on the house for no reason really which was a very nice gesture. Our server was so considerate and nice and they rolled out the carpet for my girlfriend who is celiac and made two portions for every thing we ordered to accommodate her. Cocktails, next level too! The food, there was a lot of good stuff but perhaps I was looking for something a little more punchy. My girlfriend did tell me to give 5 stars for the food, i would settle for a 4.45 (rounded down to 4 :\)

Debra Schug

Very expensive for the value. To correct an erroneous review, theyDO NOT have a gluten free menu, but have gf bread. They also will work with you to understand your food restrictions, but the quality and portions were not super great, even though I wanted to like this place. Just a tourist trap, but so it goes being gluten free in the bread capital.

Julia Summers

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Great atmosphere, ideal for those with celiac disease as it has many gluten-free options!

Bec Hutchinson

I would highly recommend this restaurant! I am coeliac and spoke to the staff when I arrived. They immediately listed off a number of meals I could eat including Lamb Chops, Salmon and GF Pasta. They also verified this with the kitchen staff to make sure that was still accurate and safe. By the time I was seated my Coeliac had been communicated to the wait staff who bought out GF bread for a starter that was toasted and delicious. Food was magnificent and staff were incredible.

Irma Venosa

Excellent Turkish restaurant, even I, who am celiac, was able to have lunch tasting their typical dishes

Anika Rana

The food was very tasty and good quality, the view is also amazing and the service was very pleasant and nice, definitely recommend, you’ll have an amazing experience. P.S also a great place for people who like gluten free food, there were a lot of options

Andrew Murgett

We chose hidden garden as my wife is coeliac. Tables are in a lovely open space ( an oasis!) in rear of restaurant in their hidden garden. All staff were great, lovely setting and truly amazing food !! The manager Polat was very knowledgeable for my wife’s dietary needs. Lots of places to choose from in Istanbul but we would come back here for the food and the experience.

Matías Biancucci

The place is very nice, comfortable, and the staff are super friendly. The menu is very interesting, with varied options and even gluten-free options. However, I found it expensive. They charged us an extra 10% for the service, we had to wait quite a while for the food, and the sandwich I ordered (Club Flat Bread) was thin and had too much mayonnaise. I expected more for a 4.9/5.