Gluten-Free Dining in Hamilton: 4 Verified Addresses

4 verified gluten-free spots in Hamilton, all dedicated, on Ottawa Street North: fish and chips, mac and cheese, poke, a vegan bakery.

By Nathan · September 5, 2026 · 4 min

Hamilton is an easy city to read: of the 4 verified addresses, 4 are fully dedicated kitchens. No mixed table, no “adapted” menu. And they all sit on a single street, Ottawa Street North, at numbers 74, 78, 179 and 189 — a fish and chips shop, a mac and cheese bar, a poke bowl counter and a bakery. None of the four carries a certification: it’s the cross-checked sources that establish the status.

The city in numbers

Hamilton's 4 verified addresses, by type

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Bakery1

The three eateries, all dedicated

Hammerhead’s Seafood Kitchen & Market, 74 Ottawa Street North, runs a 100% gluten-free kitchen and an award-winning fish and chips. Fries, breaded fish, lobster rolls, fried chicken: everything is prepared gluten-free. The detail that matters for a celiac is the fryer — here, no wheat breading ever passes through it, which is almost unheard of for this dish. The official site and customer reviews agree.

MacTini Bar, 189 Ottawa Street North, is a 100% gluten-free family restaurant known for its mac and cheese, alongside lamb, salmon and stuffed chicken breast. No product containing wheat is served on site, and the house offers gluten-free beer — worth mentioning, since beer is the most common trap in a bar. Four sources agree: the official site, Tripadvisor, Yelp and delivery platforms.

Poke Co, 179 Ottawa Street North, serves 100% gluten-free and dairy-free poke bowls, built to order: tuna, salmon, chicken, vegetarian or vegan. Since the kitchen is fully dedicated, the soy sauce served here isn’t the usual problem — in an ordinary poke shop, it’s the first source of gluten. Verified by Tripadvisor, the Ottawa Street merchants’ association and the business’s own site.

The bakery, with a nuance to know

Fairly Frosted Bakery, 78 Ottawa Street North, is a 100% vegan, gluten-free and nut-free bakery-creamery. It’s the only one of the four addresses that calls for a caveat, and an important one: the gluten-free products are made inside a shared community kitchen, with dedicated equipment, utensils and space. The risk of cross-contamination is greatly reduced, not zero. If your tolerance threshold is low, ask about it on site. Sources: the official site, the Facebook page and Glutenfreejourney.ca.

Our on-site tips

Say “I have celiac disease,” rather than “gluten-free.” In Canada as elsewhere, naming the condition triggers precautions that a simple “gluten-free” request doesn’t get.
A single street, four addresses. Ottawa Street North holds all of our verified addresses in Hamilton: Hammerhead’s and Fairly Frosted are neighbors at 74 and 78, Poke Co and MacTini Bar a bit further up at 179 and 189.
Celiac Canada is the country’s national reference association for people with celiac disease.
Continuing on through Canada? Our guide to gluten-free travel in Canada covers the rest of the country, and dedicated kitchen vs. gluten-free menu, the difference explains exactly what “dedicated” means.

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 Hamilton address is missing, suggest it. The full list is on our page gluten-free restaurants in Hamilton.

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 Hamilton with celiac disease?

Yes. Nutrixe has verified 4 addresses in Hamilton, Ontario, and all 4 are fully dedicated kitchens with no wheat flour on site: Hammerhead's Seafood Kitchen & Market, MacTini Bar, Poke Co and the bakery Fairly Frosted. At three of them, you order without asking any questions; the fourth, Fairly Frosted, works out of a shared community kitchen with dedicated equipment and space.

Where can you get gluten-free fish and chips in Hamilton?

At Hammerhead's Seafood Kitchen & Market, 74 Ottawa Street North. The kitchen there is entirely gluten-free: the award-winning fish and chips, but also the fries, breaded fish, lobster rolls and fried chicken. No wheat breading goes through the fryer, which is rare for this dish. Status confirmed by the official site and customer reviews.

How do you say you have celiac disease in English?

Say "I have celiac disease." It's the phrase that triggers real precautions in the kitchen, far more than "gluten-free," often understood in Canada as a dietary preference. You can add "Is the kitchen one hundred percent gluten-free?" to find out if the establishment is dedicated.

Are Hamilton's 4 addresses close to one another?

Yes, and that's the remarkable thing about this city: all 4 are on Ottawa Street North, at numbers 74, 78, 179 and 189. Hammerhead's and Fairly Frosted are immediate neighbors, Poke Co and MacTini Bar face each other a bit further up. A single street covers a meal, a dessert and a poke bowl to go.