Top 24 Gluten-Free Dining Spots Across Downtown Raleigh

Meg Cosgrove

Everything was wonderful. They were able to work with our food allergies without issue. They accommodated gluten free, nut free, and even a garlic free guest! Room is beautiful, staff was on top of everything, would definitely recommend.

Elizabeth Smith

Wanted to love it but…we both got sick My husband ordered the lasagna. It was mushy and covered in sauce, when my husband scraped off the sauce topping it revealed a black top layer that was disgusting and left us both feeling queasy and wondering just how long that lasagna had been in the walk-in. If you are celiac, I wouldn’t trust the gf pasta here. I had a reaction after dining here last night that left me wondering if the gf pasta was boiled in cross contaminated water 🤷🏻‍♀️ The noodles were over cooked and not that great even before my belly swole to the size of an 8 month pregnancy. In retrospect, this is a kitchen nightmare and we wouldn’t have been surprised if Gordon Ramsay popped out around the corner while we were dining there. That being said the front of the house was nice and handled our complaint professionally.

Randy Earl

This was my first visit to Bad Daddy's. I have Celiac disease, so gluten free options are extremely important to me, and it's a real treat for me to have a proper burger-in-a-bun rather than a lettuce wrap, even if it is a GF bun (they tend to fall apart without gluten to hold them together; no fault of the restaurant). My burger was delicious; I'll definitely come back when I need a burger fix. However, my review is mixed because I found the ambience lacking - the music was loud and of what I considered to be an obnoxious selection (personal taste, I know, but hey, it's my review). Also my menu was dirty, which was a real turn-off. A few customer-focused tweaks and it could be a five-star experience for me, but currently it's not.

Anita G

Awesome gluten free experience. Excellent staff. Super tasty food. Savory and not overly sweet.

Elizabeth Fieno

Entrees are giant and the lettuce chicken wraps are the best thing on the menu. Super gluten free friendly

Laura Bernhard

Love this place! The gluten-free wraps are delicious!

Edward Richards

Celebrated my birthday this week at Oro. One of the best restaurant experiences I have had in Raleigh. Being celiac makes it difficult to confidently eat out but our server was very knowledgeable and accommodating for me. Food and drinks we delicious.

Rachel Tatem

Great place to meet up or have a business meeting. Not the most quiet but quiet enough. If you eat gluten the bagels are great. The coffee was good.

Kimberly Jones

We had the duck and the pork, with the bok choy side, 2 cocktails, wine, and ice cream (avoiding gluten), and everything was delicious with great attention to detail, without sacrificing flavor for the sake of providing an artsy fine dining experience. Our server was attentive without being intrusive, and it was delightful watching the kitchen perform their magic while we ate. I love that they use fresh local ingredients and make several trips to the farmer's market each week. Best food we've had in Raleigh in a long time!

Terrence Ezrol

The food was excellent, A wide array of beers got a flight to sample a bunch of them, rain delay tasted grassy, not characteristic to it's style not sure if the reduced gluten process impacted it, I did enjoy the other beers. Liked the atmosphere once inside, did feel the covering on the door looked odd (almost made it look closed) may be a better way to keep the evening sun out.

Andrew Voss

This place is incredible! If you’re in downtown Raleigh, you need to come check it out. The food is on point and it has a really cool vibe. Also, They have a good bit of gluten-free options.

R Sebeck

One of our favorite places to take visitors to Raleigh! Great options, great atmosphere. I’m gluten free and always eat here confident that I won’t be sick afterwards! Our friends love the quick but delicious food, the option to sit outside, and the great location!

Luke Stephens

Rate this a 3.5... not bad, but not awe inspiring. The menu is limited. If you are gluten free you basically have 2 choices. Food was ho hum. I got the BBQ sandwich (wanted the catfish but I didn't see the "after 5" fine print). It could have been a lot better. The sauce on it was flavorless and the Asian slaw just cabbage. Service was ok. Nice location and atmosphere but the total open format makes the room cold and noisy. Work on some tastier dishes and being more accommodating to alternative dietary needs. Wait staff needs to up their game a little on the personality front.

Kirsten Currie

Wow!!!! How do I describe my Wednesday night visit to LaGana? Perfection. We were treated with such care and the food was phenomenal. I had the Bradford burger because they said the meat is cooked more on the rare side (as opposed to the Textbook which is the thinner, smash burger style—my boyfriend got that and it was super good too). The combination of the blue cheese, sauce and patty was sublime. 👌🏼 For dessert we had the chocolate cake which was perfection. The man who made the desserts happened to be there and he was so sweet—he even let us sample some gluten free chocolate cake that he was preparing. Apparently they feature an Omakase once a month with like several courses and music etc. I will definitely try to make one of those! All in all I thought it was such a unique, fine-dining yet casual, heart-warming meals I’ve had in a while.

Mairin O'Brien

This is the best food hall in Raleigh. Every single place has incredible food, and they're all very kind and helpful with food sensitivities. For gluten free food, I love the empanadas, yatai, and chhotes. Friends and family who don't have dietary restrictions have tried dumplings from bulbox, ramen and pork buns from yatai, and cookies and ice cream. All have been a hit.

Kristina Turple

I had the veggie ramen and it was absolutely delicious and I completely recommend. The reason for the low rating is because they charge $2 to swap ramen for rice noodles. Rice noodles are cheaper but there’s still an up charge just because I can’t eat gluten

Scott Kleist

They have gluten free fryer so nachos are possible for you gf peeps out there. Carne asada is tender and has a nice even slow spicy burn to it which I love.

Roger Hampson

Whitney Moseman

Ate with my sister, Madison was the absolute best! She helped my sister out with her gluten allergy. Everything was amazing!

Vesta Prods

We got here at 8pm for our reservations and then got seated. We got our menus, and were given a QR code to scan for drinks. The QR code led to the beverages page on their website, which gave an error message. It seems like someone had quite literally deleted the page off the website. Then we were told by the waiter to keep trying it, which obviously didn’t work. We proceeded to wait 15+ minutes until we actually ordered our meals. Anyways, we sit for over an hour waiting for our food and eventually get our meals at 9:30pm. The food was decent at best and was not worth anywhere near the price. We finished up and asked for to-go containers, which we got, and then we were left unattended for 15+ minutes without the bill. We felt like we were forgotten about, and considered leaving. Then, finally, the waiter came with the bills and there were only two bills but there were four of us there. He didn’t ask if we wanted bills separate or together, he assumed. We signed the bills quickly so we could finally leave. Later at home, I realized the receipt wasn’t for my meal and I was doubled charged for a single drink. I also felt very ill and realized that I had eaten gluten at the restaurant, even though everything I ate was listed on the gluten-free menu. I cannot eat gluten due to Celiac Disease. If I had to guess, the chips were fried in the same fryers as gluten-containing foods. Overall, I am incredibly unhappy with the experience that I had here, especially because they portray themselves as being an upscale restaurant.

David Morgan

Deborah Hart-Serafini

Super excited about gluten free menu and especially fried chicken‼️

Crystal Simmons

The menu was diverse and accommodate gluten free and dairy free. It was absolutely delicious. We had a party of six and seating was kind of tight. The staff were very friendly, accommodating and quick.

Rainer Zarzour

Matt did an excellent job with our gluten free order ensuring everything was correct and not cross contaminated.