San Diego Gluten-Free Dining Asian Foods

Roppongi Sushi Bar and Restaurant in La Jolla

Eating Asian food can be difficult with MSG and soy sauce which has gluten in it.  Here are places that have gluten-free menus and even some with gluten-free soy sauce!

Chinese:

1. PF Chang’s: Chinese-American food.  The lemon chicken is a top pick.

Thai:
1. Supannee House of Thai: Has a GF menu

Sushi:

1. Poway Sushi Lounge: there is gluten-free ponzu sauce!

2. Rocking Tanuki - ask for the gluten-free soy sauce

Asian Fusion: 

1. Roppongi restaurant & sushi bar: Has a separate GF menu

2. Roy’s Yamaguchi Pacific Rim Cuisine: Has a separate GF menu
3. Sipz Fusion: Casual Asian style food that is Vegan and Vegetarian. They carry GF baked goods too.

San Diego Gluten-free Breakfast and Bakeries

Brunch:

Breakfast can get boring with just eggs and bacon but these places for full gluten-free menus to please any picky gf eater.  

Gorgeous view of the grounds from the Arglye Restaurant in Carlsbad.

Carlsbad:
The Argyle Restaurant: serves brunch on both Saturday and Sunday at the luxurious Park Hyatt Aviara

East Village, North Park and in Mission Beach: 7am-3pm
The Mission: has a delicious rosemary bread and other gluten-free options on their menu.

La Jolla: 
Caroline's Seaside Cafe is like a mini getaway with their beautiful view of the ocean.  They don't have a specific GF menu like the ones above but do have lots of options.

*Love Claire's on Cedros for using local and organic goods but their gluten-free items are not prepared in a gluten-free environment.  They list it on their site which is so appreciated!  Not for Celiac.

Bakeries:   

Dying for a cupcake or even a grain-free bread?  These bakeries will satisfy your sweet tooth and carb craving.  From the richest of dark brownies to delicious acai bowls.

Julian Bakery Bread - Grain-free Paleo Bread

Cafés:

Point Loma: Naked Café

Encinitas: 2 Good 2B Bakery and Café they also deliver 
Hillcrest and Encinitas: Lotus Cafe

Notable shout out to Rum Jungle in Pacific Beach for their Acai bowls and smoothies.

Cups La Jolla with Vegan, Organic, Gluten-Free Cupcakes

Bakeries:

Babycakes: in Hillcrest: 2 flavors: Chocolate and Vanilla cupcakes

Sprinkles: in UTC: 1 flavor: Red Velvet cupcakes

Julian Bakery: In Oceanside but they deliver - Paleo bread that also comes in Coconut flavor!
Cups: in La Jolla has 3 GF flavors daily. ex. Limone-Ricotta, Hoo Hoo, Bottoms Up, and Chocolate Decadence.  Everything is organic too.  

Cupcakes Squared: UTC just opened! Square shaped cupcakes.
Michele Coulon Dessertier: Extraordinary Desserts meets Gluten-free La Jolla. Expect $$$ and gorgeousness.

San Diego Gluten-Free Beers and Bars with Gluten-Free Beers

 San Diego Spots with Gluten-Free Beer

Pizza Port Brewing Company has several locations including one in Carlsbad

Pandora's Pizza in Encinitas with New Planet GF beer

 Local Habit in Hillcrest carries one kind of GF beer

The Reagle Beagle in Mission Hills - this place has a tiny lot but plenty of street parking

Ritual Tavern in North Park is a gastropub that carries one GF option with other ciders.

The Tipsy Crow in Downtown/EV

California Kebab And Beer Garden in Pacific Beach

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza - carries a Redbridige GF option and they are in Mission Valley, La Jolla, UTC, Del Mar, Carlsbad, Gaslamp, La Mesa and more. For locations

Gluten-Free Beer

• Bard's Sorghum 4.6% ABV sorghum based and a lighter tasting larger
• Harvester Brewing Portland's fresh hop IPA boasts chestnuts, white sorghum, and gluten-free oats
• Green's Belgium based Discovery Amber Ale (6% ABV), ale with subtle caramel and nut flavors, Quest Tripel Blonde Ale (8.5% ABV), a light, cider-like fruity brew and the richer, darker, and sweeter Endeavor Dubbel Ale (7% ABV).
• Dogfish Head Tweason'ale (6.0% ABV) molasses and pit fruit with strawberry notes.
• New Planet (5.0% ABV) Boulder based company has an amber ale and a Belgian ale
• Epic Brewing in Salt Lake City has the Glutenator a bitter citrus hop taste 6.8% ABV
• Lakefront Brewery New Grist (5.1% ABV) Milwaukee’s has an ale with hints of green apple
• Redbridge (4.0% ABV) Anheuser-Busch’s sorghum-based lager is crisp and refreshing
• Omission Portland based makes malted barley and then takes out the gluten in a lager 4.6% ABV and a pale ale 5.8% ABV.  They won gold and silver medals in the gluten-free category at the 2012 Great International Beer and Cider Competition.
• O'Brien Belgian Ale, is a limited release seasonal beer and was awarded the gold medal by the Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) 
• Redbridge by Anheuser-Busch
• New Planet Tread Lightly  Oregan beer with a raspberry puree and orange peel flavor similar to a raspberry cider with its own twist.
• Brunehaut Ambree, this Belgian beer tastes like a traditional amber ale and comes in at 6.5% ABV.
• Celia Saison combines Curaçao orange peel, Belgian yeast and crisp Celia hops.

San Diego Gluten-Free Dining By Neighborhood

Gluten-Free Dining San Diego

GF list of dining in San Diego.  Suggestions and comments welcome.  
Let’s share all the great GF eats!

Eating out can be frustrating for people with Celiac disease but there are more places to eat at then you might think in San Diego.

Tip: Go as far as telling them you are gluten intolerant because even some of the GF places have cross-contamination otherwise the kitchen may not take as much care.

Gluten-free establishments by Neighborhood

Clairemont & North Park:

1. Sipz Fusion: Casual Asian style food

Linda Vista:

1. True Foods: American cafeteria-like setting with dishes made with local and organic ingredients.

La Jolla:

1. Puesto Mexican Street Food: Everything except for the shrimp

2. Roppongi restaurant & sushi bar: Has a separate GF menu

3. Tender Greens: Cafeteria like with whole and organic foods

4. Roy’s Yamaguchi Pacific Rim Cuisine: Has a separate GF menu
5. Truluck's: UTC upscale seafood.  The GF items on the happy hour menu is limited to shrimp and oysters. 

Hillcrest:

Local Habit: Gastro pub fare with a GF offering

Banker’s Hill:

Barrio Star: Mexican food - The menu marks what is GF

Downtown:

1. Marble Room: American style food

South Park/Golden Hill:

1. Alchemy: Marks GF on items

Fleetridege/Point Loma:

1. Supannee House of Thai: Has a GF menu

2. Tender Greens: another location here

Coronado:

1. Brigantine: American food

Carlsbad: 
1. Argyle Restaurant at the Park Hyatt Aviara - dine in casual luxury

San Diego Gluten-Free Dining Italian and Pizza

Gluten-free Italian and Pizza in San Diego

Italian: gluten-free pasta!

1. Del Mar/Carmel Valley: Mia Francesca

2. La Jolla/UTC: Lorna’s Italian Kitchen
3. Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza: Has a full menu to select from for Italian-American food.

Pizzas with Gluten-Free Crusts

1. Toast Enoteca - has the best tasting crust

2. URBN pizza - now has a gluten free crust

3. Pizzacato - now has a gluten free crust

4. Z-Pizza - Calculate extra time as these take longer.  You also have to buy a small pie.  Sign up and get deals with $ off your order.  A few locations in San Diego.

5. Project Pie - Only $8 pizzas with all the toppings you want. 

6. Woodstock’s in PB has the cheese in the crust.

7. BJ’s has a gluten-free pizza and gluten-free choco chip cookie dessert that is delicious!

8. Paradise Pizza in Carlsbad

9. Pandora's Pizza in Encinitas - voted best GF pie by San Diego Magazine
10. Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza - has a some great toppings that you'll forget you are eating gluten-free