Top 50 Gluten-Free Italian Havens to Explore in Liguria

simona gastaldi

I've eaten here twice. Excellent environment: well-kept, with many tables; I recommend going early so you are served more slowly and there aren't many customers. For both lunch and dinner, the restaurant offers menus with various options, including gluten free. At lunch there are menus with offers (a first course, a second course....). If you spend more than 15 euros the cover charge is offered free! The portions are generous and the vegetables are fresh, cooked, in my opinion, like at home, that is, without excessive seasonings. Prices are very competitive. I tried the trofie with pesto with potatoes and green beans: absolutely excellent, to be savoured! The farinata is also superlative, with a gluten free option. A special dessert and lemon cream, a specialty created by the cook: truly delicious and light. When we come to Savona, we will definitely return!

Scarlet Fulton

La Grotta is an exceptional restaurant. My boyfriend is coeliac and they were more than accommodating. We had a fabulous charcuterie board to start which was out of this world. My pesto cream pasta for main was genuinely one of the nicest pasta dishes I’ve ever had. Aperols were flowing, service was top tier. Thank you

Laura

This weekend we had a small reunion with friends, all vegans, one of whom was celiac. The staff was very knowledgeable and kind, their pizza with cheese and vegan pesto... spectacular!!! Also very good risotto with artichokes and veg cheese. We also had the choice of dessert: either a strawberry pudding or an orange cake, I gave in to the cake! Very good and fresh, nothing to envy of the "normal" ones. I don't think these sweets are on the menu, it's always better to call first to let them know what you need and ask. Congratulations, super recommended place.

Manuela Grosso

Beautiful place and super friendly and helpful staff. Very good pizza even gluten free.

Olga Trofimova

Great gluten free options! Nice location and atmosphere.

Cri Ghelli

Of all the places with gluten-free cuisine, it remains my favorite where I can eat with the total absence of contamination. The managers are very prepared, welcoming and the cuisine is tasty even for those who are not celiac. Well done, keep working well like this 🙏❤️

Kayla Burrows

GF pizza was SO good, you have the choice of any of their regular pizzas (there’s like 50 to choose from). My partner enjoyed the regular crust :) and the staff were really nice!

Francesca Ginestroni

We had dinner in this nice restaurant with friends, we were all very satisfied, really excellent cheese focaccia, even the gluten-free foods are really delicious, both the fresh pasta and the cheese focaccia. We will certainly return.

ANDREA MONTI

The place is very well kept, quite elegant and the waiters are friendly. They offer a complete gluten-free mune for celiac.

E B

Excellent with gluten-free cooking

Alessandro Vannozzi

Environment without character but the food is very good, ok for food intolerances, gluten free both pasta and pizza. Generous servings. I advise the pizza chef to wear a clean t-shirt!!!!!!

Mara Fossati

Just had lunch at Zena Zuena with friends. Very kind staff, varied menu, various vegetarian and gluten-free options. We'll be back! Thanks to all the staff for their hospitality and professionalism

Viktoria Bilz

As a glutenfree person I had an amazing experience. Not only was the staff super friendly and funny, also the food was so great! To top things up the bartender really knows his buisness. 100% would recommend a visit!

Greta Donelli

Fantastic place! Very kind staff, quality and tasty products. I took a gluten-free and lactose-free crepe and it was delicious. A nice little place in the center of La Spezia

Ruggero Beglia

Very good dishes, good service, small and welcoming place, service for celiacs.

Dave g (Dave)

Excellent restaurant, near the old port, with traditional dishes and more. Many gluten-free options (and I'm not talking about the usual salad or steak, which are already gluten-free, I'm talking about pizzas, traditional first courses including trofie with pesto, or casonsei with walnut sauce, pizzas, second courses and desserts). I highly recommend the trofie with octopus and taggiasca olives, which I really liked.

Claudia Piras

I ate a gluten-free pizza which I found good, but a little bland compared to the tomato sauce. It's the second time I've come and I've always had a good time with celiac disease. As regards the service, the owner or manager of the room was a bit rude when we asked for the table, 5/10 minutes before the actual reservation. We arrived early and thought about asking if he was already free, but instead we received an answer that left us on the verge of leaving: "you have booked at 9pm, so come back in 10 minutes". A little rude I would say. Anyway, the waiters were efficient and fast.

Paola Bernasconi

A huge thank you, and super compliments to the chef.. for the care and attention to the preparation for us celiacs, with contamination... May GOD bless you. Thank you so much for your heartfelt work, and your awareness of our intolerance.

Daniele Molinari

Small pizzeria but with truly exceptional pizzas. Long leavening, very good dough, both normal and wholemeal or cereals, excellent seasonings. The service is fast and efficient. It also makes gluten-free pizzas. Spaces a little small

Free Gluten

For celiacs, once informed by the restaurant staff, you will be guided, we recommend the homemade pasta made by the chef, everything was delicious, continue like this and develop your offer with Freeglutine by indicating it on the menu, the dishes with the small Freeglutine symbols , as found throughout Europe! Friendly and family atmosphere but a little noisy; long waiting times to eat when the restaurant is full, if you get a starter, count 2 hours for a meal.

Silvia Venturino

The very kind and helpful managers, the pizza with quality raw materials. Positive note: presence of gluten-free dough, the pizza was delicious.

francesca bergagna

What more could you want, a typical Genoese trattoria, on the sea, plentiful dishes, cheap price, and delicious food. They also do gluten-free. Friendly and kind staff.. everything was excellent.. from the starter to the dessert. A fantastic day.. we left there full and happy with the excellent food.. we will definitely be back..

Asiah Delucchi

If you don't want to feel bad, go somewhere else. Mediocre "normal" pizzas, tasteless cereal pizza and gluten-free pizza that literally made you want to throw up, burnt underneath but raw, tasted like wet bread. I ate the first two slices because I'm against food waste but halfway through the second slice I had to leave it on the plate, it was eaten by others precisely so as not to throw it away. After about twenty minutes I had to go to the bathroom to throw up (and I went several times), the old waiter approached the table to eavesdrop on what we were saying about it, in all of this he had an arrogant and rude behavior for the whole evening, even before feeling bad. They went to ask to make me a tea because I felt bad from the pizza and I couldn't stand up and they even made me pay for it. Terrible experience, I'm surprised they're still open because all the celiac people I know have felt bad after eating there. There are plenty of other good places that don't try to poison you, do yourself a favor and avoid.

Sergio Chiale

Excellent, being celiac I have to be very careful but this place has never let me down. I highly recommend it to everyone, delicious pizzas and focaccias, nice and clean environment, impeccable service. I'm sure they will still be able to improve my excellent rating.

Gabriella Luchini

I ordered a gluten-free pizza the other night via deliveroo. The pizza was very good, the ingredients (eggplant and cacioricotta if I'm not mistaken) very good, of excellent quality. It was really worth it, it didn't feel like glutenfeee. I would also like to point out the very kind and nice staff: I ordered through deliveroo 1) in addition to the gluten-free pizza, I had requested french fries. They had the foresight to call me to warn me that there could be contamination since it was French fries and they wanted to make sure that it was okay for me. Much appreciated this, they could have not called me 2) I had politely asked them to let me know when they were about to deliver (so I could leave the hotel for collection) and they called me shortly before Very positive experience, I will definitely order again in the next few days🤪 Ps I didn't have time to take a photo because the pizza was delicious. Pps pizza delivered super hot!

Marco Bisconti

Really satisfied, we arrived in Genoa and we didn't know where to go, we found a nice place, the place isn't the best but it's fine, very kind staff but the pizza really good, highly recommended for gluten-free, the only thing my wife told me good but a little low, but that's okay😉

Jessica Lise

I had a very good time! Dear, to the point, I didn't wait long, I must say that the gluten-free pizza is exaggerated!!!!! Then I read that they make the dough themselves with selected gluten-free flours! Many choices and particular flavours, I would have tasted them all...Really delicious, I think I've never eaten such good ones, all the pizzerias have the dough ready, just to be filled... I also drank the craft beer from their area, that was good too. They have many gluten-free desserts!!! There too I was spoiled for choice! I would have taken them all because they were very original and never eaten!!!! Then I opted for the "jar" i.e. caramelized pears, biscuit and walnut crumble, mascarpone cream and cinnamon! Without words!!! Congratulations indeed!!!! I recommend it, I didn't find any defects!!!! I also liked eating in the square and also the beautiful place!!! I will definitely return with my partner who lives in the area…

Angela Bostan

Unfortunately disappointing experience in this tavern. Young waiters, okay, but inexperienced; they brought the first courses before the appetizers, the wine arrived a quarter of an hour after the glasses, with the meal almost over. The gluten free option is appreciated, however there is a lack of vegan options (as a lactose intolerant I found milk and derivatives in almost all the fish-based dishes). Pleasant environment, in a basement room inside a historic building, dominated by an imposing vault. Average prices, but decidedly high considering the service. Poor wine list, with a poor choice of Ligurian wines, of which only one red can be ordered by the glass and this was absolutely not worth the price.

Luca Cuzzilla

Outdoor lunch in the square. Wide variety of pasta literally available "in all sauces". I had really good spaghetti with seafood, Nicoise salad and baby tomato pasta (a little high in salt but delicious). TOP homemade desserts made by the owner's mother (in particular the gluten-free chocolate cake) which deserves, if not the naming of the square, at least that of a street in Finalborgo. Service a little slow but friendly, dark interior, if you can have lunch in the square. Still recommended.

Davide Santarossa

Good gluten-free pizza too. The kitchen also defends itself well. Quick service and nice location.

Giovanni Crespi

Splendid panorama from the veranda, excellent food with excellent gluten-free pizza, we would also like the gluten-free focaccia type recco! Attentive, quick and efficient service.

Barbara Zschetzsche

Very good gluten-free pizza and focaccia! Great service!

H. S.

The "Dalla Padella alla Brace" is a well-kept restaurant without attitude, which is why guests can eat there without being afraid of the threshold. We visited on April 23, 2025; a telephone reservation is recommended. The owner and staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Italian and English are spoken. The service is experienced and attentive. The guest is then asked whether they want the mineral water chilled or at room temperature. The food, with some Ligurian specialties and products from local and regional "Slow Food Presidios", is absolutely fresh and of the best quality. Gluten-free dishes are indicated on the menu. The wine list includes numerous Ligurian and other Italian wines. The advice is unobtrusive and professional, the prices are hospitable. Overall a successful evening.

magda ferrario

One of the very few focacceries that also offer, upon reservation, gluten-free versions: plain or stuffed focaccias (the ones with pesto and onions are particularly important), pizza, farinata and some sweets. Everything was delicious (and in fact they always have a queue), for those who eat normally the cakes are also exceptional and very fresh (my husband tried a grandmother's cake with lemon cream which was simply delicious). I've been going there for years: I've never found any products that aren't fresh, I've never received any rudeness from the staff, who have actually always stood out for their kindness (and it's not a given for shopkeepers who are always overloaded with work...), also giving me information on the ingredients. For me it will always be a fixed stop in Finale.

Immanuel Zürcher

Fine food, good gluten-free pizza

Gregg Kennedy

Small spot with good gluten free pasta. Loved their fantasia al mare- perfect for two people to share. They had a packaged sliced bread option which was nice to dip in the oil.

Lior Seidel

They were super accommodating and considerate of dietary restrictions with vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options

Elisa Cuniglio

I booked on a particularly busy day but even though everything was full they still found a place for us, and I was also able to have lunch peacefully even if I had celiac disease because they were informed about the problem and provided with gluten-free pasta and crackers.

Sergio Alessi Anghini

I had a great time. Menu only for celiacs. Well done. The problem transformed into an opportunity. Compliments. Excellent food. I'll be back as soon as possible.

giuseppe nannetti

Excellent pizza, even gluten-free

Sonia Reynolds

What a gem! We would return to Levanto for this place alone. Really wonderful experience. Tasty and fresh and so many gluten free options. Highly recommend the Moby Dick sandwich, the classical toastie and the bruschetta. And the coffee was delicious too. Many thanks!

Alessio

We have known the Donne del Vino association for a few years and given the positive experience of the previous time we decided to repeat the evening in Recco. The reference winery of the evening was Tenuta Carretta of the Miroglio family. We ate two starters: a very good sea bass tartare and the excellent focaccia from Recco, all paired with Alta Langa. First, pansotti with walnut sauce, while second, "Ciupin" (typical Ligurian fish soup) with Canorei. To finish we tasted an excellent dark chocolate dessert combined with Carretta's Moscato d'Asti. Super organized for gluten. Very good and kind Paola (and obviously all her staff!)

Merit Haury

Beautiful restaurant! Super nice service, incredibly delicious food and also gluten-free pizza alternatives. We are very happy!! :)

Butterfly

Fantastic gluten free pizza

Kira W

This place has gluten free pasta which is hard to find in a smaller town. Note the gluten free pasta is not listed on the menu but they have it! Went here two nights in a row because the pesto was delicious! Also had a stuffed pasta with walnut cream sauce that was delicious.

umut anlı

Amazing experience! Great variety of delicious vegan and gluten-free options. The staff is incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. I’ll definitely be back!

Chiara Cerveri

Rich and delicious gluten-free menu!

Emily Westra

We had a great experience here after looking for a long time for gluten free food. The gluten free pasta was delicious and they even brought out gluten free bread before the main dishes. A little overpriced for the portions but was worth it to finally find some gluten free pasta.

Tina Reindl

Super fast. We got our food in 10 minutes. Delicious. Gluten-free pizzas also available.

Alex Varlam

Amazing food, service and attention to details. I requested glutenfri food and I was impressed with what i received. I'll definitely come back next time I'm in Ligure! 👍🤗