Gluten-Free Dining in Chartres: 3 Verified Addresses, No Dedicated Kitchen

Two buckwheat crêperies, one of them with an owner who mills his own flour in the dining room, and a café-brasserie at the foot of the cathedral that flags its dishes: our 3 verified addresses in Chartres, all mixed kitchens, with what stays risky.

By Nutrixe · September 5, 2026 · 3 min

Chartres fits within a radius of three streets around the cathedral, and so do its 3 verified addresses. None is a dedicated kitchen: two buckwheat crêperies and a café-brasserie, all with wheat flour alongside. The most interesting story in town is a mill set up in a dining room; the most concrete risk is a shared griddle.

The city in numbers

Chartres's 3 verified addresses, by type

Restaurants2

Crêperie1

The two crêperies

Crep’Salads, rue Serpente, a step away from the cathedral: the owner mills his own organic buckwheat in a small electric mill set up in the dining room, and the galettes are made with flour ground at the last moment. Savoury galettes and gluten-free salads on the menu. But the wheat crêpes are worked in the same kitchen, and Find Me Gluten Free classes the address as non-dedicated, not advised for celiacs. Best reserved for mild intolerances, or to be discussed with the owner.
La Picoterie, rue des Changes: 100% gluten-free buckwheat galettes, desserts included if you ask for a buckwheat crêpe, and a menu consulted on an iPad with allergens detailed dish by dish. Wheat crêpes are made on the same billigs — the traditional crêpe griddles: speak up on arrival. What a shared griddle changes is explained here.

The café at the foot of the cathedral

Le Café Serpente, cloître Notre-Dame, a café-brasserie set at the foot of the south tower in a 14th-century building, with a terrace facing the portal. Gluten-free dishes are flagged directly on the menu, and Find Me Gluten Free notes positive reviews from celiac customers. The kitchen is still mixed and the official website mentions no anti-contamination protocol: state your intolerance when ordering.

Our tips on site

Say “je suis cœliaque” (“I have celiac disease”): in three mixed kitchens, it is the word that prompts the question of the griddle.
Ask about the griddle before the galette: it is the one point that separates a good address from a bad one in Chartres, and neither crêperie reports a dedicated one.
All on foot: rue Serpente, rue des Changes and the cloître Notre-Dame are next to each other.
No dedicated bakery in our database in Chartres: plan for bread. Paris is an hour away, and the rest of the country is in our guide to gluten-free holidays in France.

Explore the 3 addresses

Every address cited has been verified at the source: the tourist office, Find Me Gluten Free, Atly, official websites. All 3 are on the Nutrixe map. We are missing a dedicated kitchen in Chartres: if you know of one, suggest it. The full list is on our page gluten-free restaurants in Chartres.

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

Frequently asked questions

Can you eat gluten-free in Chartres with celiac disease?

Yes, by speaking up everywhere: Nutrixe has verified 3 addresses in Chartres, all around the cathedral, and none is a fully dedicated kitchen. Two crêperies make their galettes with buckwheat, a café-brasserie flags its gluten-free dishes on the menu. All three also work with wheat flour: celiac disease is something to announce when ordering.

Are the buckwheat galettes in Chartres gluten-free?

The galettes are, the crêperies are not. At Crep'Salads, rue Serpente, the owner mills his own organic buckwheat in a mill set up in the dining room; at La Picoterie, rue des Changes, the galettes are made with 100% gluten-free buckwheat, desserts included on request, with allergens detailed on an iPad. But the wheat crêpes are made in the same kitchen, on the same griddles at La Picoterie. Find Me Gluten Free advises celiacs against Crep'Salads.

Where can you eat gluten-free near Chartres cathedral?

At the Café Serpente, cloître Notre-Dame, at the foot of the south tower, in a 14th-century building with a terrace facing the portal: gluten-free dishes are flagged directly on the menu, with positive reviews from celiac customers. The kitchen is still mixed and no anti-contamination protocol is documented: state your intolerance when ordering.

How do you say you have celiac disease in Chartres?

"Je suis cœliaque" ("I have celiac disease") is enough, and the word matters more than "sans gluten" in three mixed kitchens: it is what prompts the question of the billig — the crêpe griddle — or the shared hotplate, the only question that counts here.