Gluten-Free Dining in Encinitas: 3 Verified Addresses

Encinitas, California's 3 verified addresses are all fully dedicated kitchens: two on Coast Highway 101, a third founded by a celiac on El Camino Real. No wheat flour on the premises.

By Nutrixe · September 5, 2026 · 3 min

Encinitas, on San Diego’s north coast, counts 3 verified addresses, 3 of them fully dedicated kitchens. No mixed table on the list, so no negotiating when ordering. Two of them are on the same strip, Coast Highway 101, and the third was founded by someone who is themselves celiac.

The city in numbers

Encinitas's 3 verified addresses, by type

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On Coast Highway 101

Nectarine Grove, 948 North Coast Highway 101, offers a full menu — drinks, coffee, breakfast, salads, bowls, sandwiches — entirely gluten-free and organic, in a paleo and vegan spirit. Sources agree on the “100% gluten-free, and organic cafe” description and on its status as a dedicated restaurant suited to celiac disease. This is the address for a complete meal, the widest choice in town.

Choice Juicery, 90 North Coast Highway 101, serves the same 100% organic, gluten-free and plant-based menu as the chain’s other locations: fresh juices, smoothies, house-made bowls and salads. The official site and Find Me Gluten Free confirm the brand’s dedicated status, and the local address has been verified on its listings. Less than a kilometer from Nectarine Grove, on the same strip.

Further inland

Healthy Creations Cafe, 376 North El Camino Real, is a 100% gluten-free café with house-made breads, in a paleo, vegan and vegetarian register. It was founded in 2006 by Rhiana Glor, who herself has celiac disease, and its products come out of the sister bakery in Del Mar. The official site, a dedicated Find Me Gluten Free listing, Yelp — 572 reviews — and Tripadvisor all agree. This is the address for bread, the thing missing everywhere else.

Our tips on site

Say “I have celiac disease” rather than “I’m gluten-free”: the first phrase is heard as a medical constraint.
No questions to ask at these three addresses: that’s what “dedicated kitchen” means, and here is what that changes compared with a gluten-free menu.
Two addresses on the same strip: 90 and 948 North Coast Highway 101 pair up easily; El Camino Real requires a separate trip.
In the US, the GIG (Gluten Intolerance Group) certifies gluten-free establishments and Beyond Celiac informs patients. For the rest of the country, see our guide to gluten-free travel in the USA.

Explore the 3 addresses

Every address cited has been verified at the source: existence, actual gluten-free level, risks. All 3 are on the Nutrixe map. If an Encinitas address is missing from this list, suggest it. The full list is also on our page gluten-free restaurants in Encinitas.

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 Encinitas with celiac disease?

Yes: Nutrixe has verified 3 addresses in Encinitas, on San Diego's north coast, and all 3 are fully dedicated kitchens, with no wheat flour on the premises. Choice Juicery and Nectarine Grove on Coast Highway 101, Healthy Creations Cafe on North El Camino Real. No question to ask when ordering.

Where can you get a full gluten-free meal in Encinitas?

At Nectarine Grove, 948 North Coast Highway 101: the entire menu — drinks, coffee, breakfast, salads, bowls, sandwiches — is entirely gluten-free and organic. Sources describe a "100% gluten-free, and organic" café and a dedicated restaurant suited to celiac disease. Healthy Creations Cafe, on El Camino Real, is the other option, with its house-made breads.

How do you say you have celiac disease in English?

Say "I have celiac disease" rather than "I'm gluten-free," which often reads as a dietary preference. You can add "Is your kitchen one hundred percent gluten-free?" In Encinitas, all three addresses in this guide answer yes.

Are Encinitas's gluten-free addresses close to each other?

Two of them are: Choice Juicery, at 90 North Coast Highway 101, and Nectarine Grove, at 948, are on the same coastal strip, a few hundred meters apart. Healthy Creations Cafe, 376 North El Camino Real, is further inland and requires a separate trip.