Catania is a simple city for a celiac: of the 4 verified addresses in our database, all 4 are fully dedicated. No wheat flour on the premises, anywhere. So there is no “mixed tables” section in this guide, and no precautions to negotiate at the counter. The trade-off: three of the four addresses are bakery-patisseries more than sit-down meals. For a proper table, there is one.

The city in numbers

Catania's 4 verified addresses, by type
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The bistro where you sit down

Easy, Piazza Carlo Alberto, is a bistro born under the arcades of the square, with a dedicated “senza contaminazione” kitchen: pizza, pinse, pasta and bread entirely gluten-free, takeaway possible. The official site and a series of independent sources — the Sicilian press, specialist directories — all use the wording “100% senza glutine” and describe a contamination-free kitchen. The address and phone number match our listing.

The three counter addresses

Artigiani del Senza Glutine, Corso delle Province, works with nothing but gluten-free products: rustici, pizza al taglio, mini arancini, bread and pastries. The place is appreciated well beyond the celiac public, which is generally a good sign for quality. Four Italian specialist sources agree on its 100% gluten-free status, and none mentions any wheat product on the premises.

Glutine…? NO grazie, Via Nuovalucello, is an entirely gluten-free patisserie-bakery, known for its wide choice: breads, arancini, pizza, lasagne and Sicilian sweets — right down to carnival chiacchiere. Customer reviews describe an experience celiacs consider safe.

Le Bontà Senza Glutine, Via Galermo, works only with gluten-free flours: from bread to pizzas, by way of pastries, fried food and ice cream. The fact that fried food is mentioned matters — in a fully dedicated house, the shared fryer, which normally rules fried food out for celiacs, is no longer a problem. Regulars describe it as an affordable, honest address; three sources confirm it.

Our tips on site

  • Say “sono celiaco” or “sono celiaca”. In Catania, the four addresses on this list will not ask you for it — but everywhere else in town, that is the sentence that triggers real precautions.
  • AIC, the Italian Celiac Association, is the national reference association; its Alimentazione Fuori Casa network lists establishments trained and inspected throughout the country.
  • Plan the journeys. Corso delle Province, Piazza Carlo Alberto, Via Nuovalucello and Via Galermo are four separate points in the city: no single walk strings them together.
  • Travelling on beyond Catania? Our guide to gluten-free travel in Italy covers the rest of the country.

Explore the 4 addresses

Every address cited has been verified at the source: existence, actual gluten-free level, risks. All 4 are on the Nutrixe map — and if your Catania address is missing, suggest it. The full list is on our page gluten-free restaurants in Catania. To understand why a dedicated kitchen is not the same thing as an adapted menu, read dedicated kitchen or gluten-free options, the difference.

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