Carcassonne has two towns, the Bastide and the Cité, and 6 verified addresses between them, none of them a dedicated kitchen. A chef’s brasserie, a bar-brasserie, a buckwheat crêperie, a table in the Cité, a confectioner and an ice cream shop: they all have something gluten-free, and they all work with wheat alongside it. This guide says what each one offers, and what is left to ask.

The city in numbers

Carcassonne's 6 verified addresses, by type
Restaurants4
Bakery1
Ice cream1

The Bastide Saint-Louis

  • Café de la Comedie, rue Courtejaire, opposite the Jean-Alary theatre: a bar-brasserie with a terrace and French brasserie classics through the seasons. Gluten-free dishes are marked on the menu, and the staff offer a replacement side for the chips of their own accord, the fryer not being dedicated. That is the reflex you want from a team that has understood, and it is the most reassuring address in town in our sources.
  • Brasserie a 4 Temps, boulevard Barbès, chef Franck Putelat’s brasserie, opened in 2016 and listed in the Michelin Guide: a seasonal menu, tapas to share, regional classics including cassoulet. Gluten-free bread is offered to customers who ask for it. We found neither a formalised gluten-free menu nor an anti-contamination procedure: mention your intolerance when booking, and ask what is in the dishes.
  • Le Blé Noir, rue de Verdun, a crêperie whose galettes are made with buckwheat flour, with wheat crêpes and salads on the menu, and cider. The same kitchen and the same griddles are used for the wheat crêpes: state your intolerance as soon as you order, and arrive early, the room fills up fast. What that shared griddle changes is explained here.
  • Amorino, rue Trencavel, an Italian ice cream chain whose gelati and sorbets have been gluten-free since 2017, with a gluten-free cone on request and a published allergen chart. The counter also handles wheat-based products: ask for a clean spatula, a scoop from below the surface, and the suitable cone.

The medieval Cité

  • Le Trouvere, place Marcou, French and Mediterranean cooking: seafood paella, grills, vegetable tian. The menu explicitly flags gluten-free and vegetarian dishes. Non-dedicated kitchen, no certification: state your intolerance when ordering.
  • Les Délices de la Cité, rue de la Porte d’Aude, a confectioner-chocolatier: biscuits, nougats, macarons, with a whole section of shelf given over to gluten-free and readable allergen labels. The shop also sells wheat-based products, so no guaranteed dedicated workshop; several reviews find the products expensive.

Our tips on site

  • Say “je suis cœliaque” (“I have celiac disease”): that is what triggered the chip replacement at the Café de la Comédie, and elsewhere it is what will tell you whether the team is used to it.
  • Two invisible risks: the fryer, shared wherever there are chips, and the crêperie griddle. Ask about the equipment, not just the ingredient.
  • Factor in the climb: the Bastide groups four addresses within walking distance, the Cité has two, and gluten-free bread is more reliably found down below, at the Brasserie à 4 Temps on request.
  • No dedicated bakery in our database in Carcassonne: plan for bread. The rest of Occitanie, including Montpellier and its four addresses, all dedicated, is in our guide to gluten-free holidays in France.

Explore the 6 addresses

Every address cited has been verified at the source: the tourist office, official websites, reviews. All 6 are on the Nutrixe map. We are missing a dedicated kitchen in Carcassonne: if you know of one, suggest it. The full list is on our page gluten-free restaurants in Carcassonne.

Figures at the time of publication. The database grows every week: today's exact count is always on the map.