Top 41 Gluten-Free Lunch Spots to Enjoy in Kapaʻa

Ashley Byrne

Such good huge tacos! My husband and I got 3 and shared them and it was the perfect amount.

Gina C

Came here because a gluten free wrap option was specifically mentioned by the owners in these reviews. They do not offer a gluten free wrap so don't expect to get that here. They offer gluten free bread but not exactly the same when you are looking for a breakfast burrito. They also advertise online ordering with no options to select gluten free substitutes. Disappointed.

Ashley Byrne

Really good falafel!!

Wayne Kever

Terrific food in a fun outdoor setting with shade and rain protection. We went twice and tried the kale salad, ultimate combo salad, pancakes, burgers, and a smoothie. All were excellent and our very sensitive celiac person was fine. All vegan and lots of gluten free.

ann Boeholt

We are so happy to have found Bobby Vs and the adjacent BVs Bourbon and Whiskey Bar! The service is excellent, prices are super reasonable, food is delicious, and the menu selection is great. They have wonderful cocktails, including the Smoked Bacon Maple Old Fashioned‐ highly recommended. Finally, they do well to accommodate gluten allergies and have a wonderful cauliflower pizza crust.

Eva-Elizabeth Chisholm

If you're a gluten free dairy free human like me, get the Daily Bread with the GF sourdough. I've tried so many GF breads at home and out and about and this was truly one of the best - and the homemade fruit spread/Mac nut butter were both great adds!

Sara Kooiman

Tasty, delicious food! And the customer service was phenomenal! Also a great find if gluten free needed! Highly recommend!

Jay Tkachuk

Great atmosphere - right on a picturesque beach! Food is ok (we had the original pancakes and a gluten-free toast), coffee is nuclear-grade strong (not our thing). Service is good, but moves on the Hawaiian time, so if you are short on time, not a place I would recommend. On the other hand, if you want to chill for a while, looking at the surf, this is the place to be. Chickens are pigeons are bold and annoying, but that’s how it is everywhere else on the island. Worth a visit, especially if you are already in the area for shopping in the Coconut Market. Good, but not great.

Sacha Anne

Grateful for Gluten free options!

Gregory Anderson

Excellent tacos, even by Texas standards. Offers gluten free options and had knowledge in the subject to instill confidence. Highly recommend.

Jenn & Steve GH

I called to confirm there were gluten free/dairy free options and was told yes there was a whole menu. Great! It also showed up on the GF app, so when we were seated i was very disappointed that at first glance there was very little that seemed to actually be GF/DF. Honestly I was ready to leave, I didn't want plain white rice and some protein with no sauce or flavor. Thankfully the manager was very helpful and went over all the options we had, and was very patient. Curry was not on my mind for dinner, but it was SO good! So was the pork loin. Even though I couldn't have the regular side, the sauce was amazing, and they were very accommodating with options. The drinks and wine were stellar. Honestly I would come back every time for the poke. The avocado sauce was insane with the ahi. Thank you for being much more accommodating than first appearance of your allergy menu.

Shawn Shimkets

Gluten free pad Thai and pad see ew! Flavor and spice were both on point and the Thai tea was perfect. Definitely worth the stop 🤙🏼

Seth Thomas

I really want to like this place, and I think it has potential but... Things that I enjoy about it: The patio is cute, and the interior is hip. The coffee is solid, and the music has been great during my visits. And it's vegan so bonus points for that, especially on an island that basically has Beyond Burgers as their only vegan option. Finally, the staff is very sweet. Things that are frustrating: The staff is also inexperienced and seemingly unable to multi-task. I waited ten minutes the other day for a drip coffee because the couple in front of me in line ordered coffee drinks and food. On another afternoon, I also saw a line of 12 people, and the mayhem that followed. They are also out of things constantly/perpetually. I've tried to buy a piece of chocolate banana bread every day for six days because the person in front of me bought the last piece during my first visit, but they have been out every day since (I show up every day at around seven in the morning so they don't sell out before I arrive.) They have also been out of the "lox" all week, and they're completely aware of it--the owner was there yesterday and said ,"That's the second person who tried to order it. I guess I should make some more." Do I even need to comment on how maddening it is when you're out still the next day and you know? Create a menu that you can maintain (I owned a French bakery/cafe for five years so trust me on this. You will irritate customers if you are always out of menu items. It's better to revamp it if you can't keep up.) Things that are unspeakable: There's been a recent trend everywhere to combine vegan and gluten free diets, despite the fact that it does great disservice to both diets and is probably relevant to only .001 of the population. Gluten baked goods need dairy and eggs for moisture, flavor, and body to be enjoyable. Vegan baked goods need gluten and all the help that they can get. This is an unholy arranged business marriage that hopes to capitalize on desperation and is lose-lose for everyone. The results are a bagel shaped thing that imitates cardboard pretending to be bagel. I really wish this place nothing but success. And if I visit Kauai again, I will stop in again and again, probably to find that they're still out of chocolate banana bread and "lox". Godspeed, my vegan brethren.

Riley Pennington

Fish tacos were great! They were accommodating to gluten free and allergies. If gluten free, grilled fish tacos were a great lunch!

Susan Holmes

Great place! Gluten free bread but no pastries.

leslie lufkin

Loved the fish tacos. Will eat there again before we leave. Good options for gluten free

Christopher Moore

A number of vegan and gluten free options. The owners are really nice and bend over backwards to try to make your meal as pleasant as possible. They are also wary to make sure the food is vegan, if you do seaire. Our kids really enjoyed their meals and Baba drinks.

Enoch Feroten

Good job on Beyond burgers. Gluten free bun a little extra $ . The music was the only turn off.

Kai Munechika

7 Gluten free poke options! Their furikake was also gluten free (the cashier kindly helped us check their furikake ingredients list). All of the 3 GF poke I tried were great. Their lau lau and lomi salmon was pretty good too. Coming back again for sure

Matthew Wied

Great place for a burger. They have gluten free options. It is also fun spraying the chicken with water bottles. IYKYK.

Jarred

Excellent service, amazing food and gluten and dairy free aware! Ty so much!!!

Katie Tobler Bryant

Delicious! We got the sampler plate, with coleslaw, rice and a side of Mac. Hubby ate the Mac, the rest was gluten free including the bbq sauce. The chicken was my favorite. So flavorful without any sauce! Great pick for classic bbq where the smoke does the work!

Sharon Verougstraete

Family run, amazing food, great service! Most of the menu is gluten free, too, which was a plus for one of our group.

Jan P

Food truck With a variety of food that includes gluten free and vegan, But clearly, if anybody read his menu items, he serves lamb, chicken, dairy and fish as well. Pretty hard to rate the atmosphere as five star. I had the spinach and cheese dish and it was excellent and a huge serving that could’ve served two for $20. If people want to complain about the price. they should ask first since prices weren’t listed. Authentic and I was asked if I would like low, medium or high heat and I had medium and it was good and spicy. If you don’t like hot food, then best you order low heat/spice.

Cynthia Perley

Some of the best coffee I’ve ever had! And they have gluten free bread! Come here for great coffee

Read By Amma

Highly recommend. Truly the best fish taco. The fresh ahi was nuts. They catered so kindly to my gluten and dairy restrictions and it was delicious. Boyfriend had the fish burrito and it was filled and huge!!! Would definitely go back.

Rebekah Brower

Spencer Thorpe

Good sushi. Tepanyakki was good. The chicken was very flavorful. We grabbed 3 sushi rolls and all were great. Only gripe was they didn’t have gluten free soy sauce (tamari)

Ryan Gable

This was a great little family run restaurant. We got breakfast which was great. You can get your typical American breakfast or one with a Hawaiian flare. The family is extremely nice and helpful. It's located in a little strip mall. Looks like the grocery store is no longer there so there's not a lot else going on around it. But it was walking distance from where we were staying and along the main road. My wife is gluten-free and she was able to find plenty of options that work for her. So yeah you have to do

Chelsea Lewis

Absolutely delicious. We had a jerk plate and one of their vegan specials, and the most incredible tamarind nectar. Phenomenal food, cooked with love. So happy we stopped by! It’s also all gluten free, so for a celiac like me, I couldn’t be happier. Thanks y’all!

Dieter Pietsch

Friendly and helpful staff. Delicious food at a good price-performance ratio. Help can also be provided for guests with a slight gluten allergy.

Debbie Lehne

I was hesitant to eat here because I couldn’t tell from an online search if there were gluten-free options available but I’m really glad I tried it! Several things are gluten-free including the guava bbq ribs, steak and catch of the day. I ordered the ribs and they were delicious, juicy and the meat just fell off the bones. They also have an amazing gluten-free dessert (sand pie) that is probably one of the best desserts I’ve ever had. Great service too and nice atmosphere. Overall outstanding and wonderful experience!!!

Elaine Sloan

Gluten free burrito bowl is good. Good mojotoes

Katie Tobler Bryant

Nice tasty little place. I need gluten free, so I ordered the chicken satay and gluten free fried rice (they said that besides satay was my only option really). It was really good. (A lot of black pepper on the fried rice - which my husband loved, me not so much. Happy with the food overall!

smilan milan

Awsome place, great atmosphere. Excellent music. The band Call it Joy, rocked it.. The food is so out of this world delish​!. I had the ribs. Love the BBQ sauce and they are gluten free too.

Victor Chang

Absolutely incredible restaurant and really the only fine dining on the island. Sure you can easily spend $200-300+ for two people at other places (Merrimans, Roy's Eating House, Stevenson Library, JO2, to name a few that we visited this week) but if you are a foodie, you know none of those meals while good (some even very good), are going to deliver the extraordinary or "wow" factor you are searching for. Something you can readily find on Oahu just didn't exist on Kauai until now. For those that don't understand what Japanese Kaiseki is (they don't serve California rolls!), or have an open mind beyond "steak and potatoes", or need everything to blow your tastebuds, perhaps this is not the place for you. If you crave the sugar bomb cocktails of all the other establishments, go there. For those that are globally travelled and epicurious, this is your place. It's a intimate restaurant (14-20 seats on any given night) and I highly recommend sitting at the bar if you want to engage with the chef. It's a 9 course tasting menu (some courses have multiple components). You will immediately notice how peacefully and efficiently the kitchen is operating. The Japanese perfectionist mentality is evident by how clean the kitchen is. Every employee knows their role down to the minutest detail, timed down to the second. Nothing is out of order. Geek out at the orchestra in the kitchen. Dishes were superb in execution. From the starting palate cleanser, to the dashi sous vide and grilled catch of the day. From the binchotan grilled veggies and meats, to the perfectly fried tempura (they even accomodated a special gluten free tempura mix!). Even the finish - a delightful guava cake topped with local Lydgate Farms chocolate for dessert was superb. The whole meal was a perfect balance between dishes that highlighted the purity of its ingredients, and others that delivered the amazing flavours and umami Japanese cuisine is known for. Best of all, this may be the only restaurant on the island that relies almost entirely on locally sourced ingredients. Unbelievable as it sounds, most restaurants on Kauai source from Costco due to challenges of the small and fragmented farming community. Please go here and support this restaurant if you are at all interested in food beyond consumption. It's not "cheap", but no fancy meal in Kauai is. This meal in Oahu/Maui or any other major city globally would easily fetch double the price. I would even say they are easily operating at the Michelin star level. If you are on vacation and forking out over $500+/night for a hotel, and wanted one fine dining splurge meal, you need to go here. Peter Merriman and Roy will be just fine without you :)

Niko Zuellos

Knowledgeable about gluten free, good portions, good taste

Nathan B

Great street tacos and friendly staff make this a great place to eat, and if you are looking for a break from the heat then this place is perfect. Additionally, all of the tacos were gluten free. Prices were comparable to other places but it seemed like we got more for our money at one of the other taco restaurants.

Jenny Coyne

andréa paige

Yummy freshness. Flavors. Ask for the salsa if you like spicy! Farm to truck - the best kauai has to offer. Amazing for vegans and meat eaters alike. Gluten free and can make any modifications easily. Really, you can’t go wrong with the menu. This is a Kapa’a must try! If you’re lucky, the amazing Cedar will serve you!

Jarred

Fantastic selection, food and gluten and dairy free allergy aware!!