Padua has 4 verified addresses, 2 of them fully dedicated kitchens. The city offers a useful textbook case: two neighboring ice cream shops on the same square, piazza dei Signori, with two safety levels that have nothing to do with each other. One certification appears, AIC’s, the Italian celiac association, and it’s the most solid marker on the list.

The city in numbers

Padua's 4 verified addresses, by type
Ice cream shops2
Restaurant1
Grocery1

The only sit-down table in town, and it’s dedicated

AGUAQUEMADA Tapas y Paella, Via Egidio Forcellini, is a Spanish restaurant specializing in tapas and socarrat paella. Its entire menu is gluten-free and dairy-free — the claim appears as-is on the shop’s website, and the local press confirms the concept. The establishment recently joined AIC’s Alimentazione Fuori Casa program, Italy’s dining-out scheme for celiacs. It’s the only address in Padua in our database where you sit down for a full meal.

Two ice cream shops on the same square, two situations

Grom, piazza dei Signori, applies the chain’s protocol across the board: the entire range of ice creams and drinks is certified gluten-free, and the brand is affiliated with AIC. A national chain with a uniform protocol from one shop to the next — that’s what makes the address reliable even if you don’t know it. One caveat: the shop also serves cornetti containing gluten, so it is a mixed kitchen: ask about precautions. Sources: AIC’s official page on Grom, the brand’s blog, and two specialized directories.

Ciokkolatte - Il Gelato Che Meriti, on the same piazza dei Signori, is a completely different case. The only mention of gluten-free we found on the official website is a classic gluten-free meringata: a single product, within an otherwise ordinary range. Our import sources listed it as dedicated; we downgraded it. The kitchen is mixed, cross-contamination risk exists, and contact also happens through the display case and scoops.

The specialty shop, with a caveat

SHOP 33 gluten free shop, 33 Via San Prosdocimo — also listed under the name Bottega 33 Gluten Free Shop — offers a wide selection of gluten-free products: pasta, breads, croissants, fresh and frozen products, with staff described as helpful. The caveat to know: the establishment presents itself as fully dedicated, and we found no independent source that formally confirms this. Four directories list it, none details a protocol. For packaged products, that has no consequence; for fresh items sold at the counter, ask.

Our tips on site

  • Say “Sono celiaco” or “Sono celiaca.” In Italy, the disease is very well known and the word triggers real precautions, much more so than “senza glutine.”
  • Look for AIC. The Associazione Italiana Celiachia is Italy’s national association; its Alimentazione Fuori Casa program lists trained establishments, and two of our four Padua addresses are affiliated with it.
  • On piazza dei Signori, pick the right door. Both ice cream shops on the list are on the same square: Grom is certified, Ciokkolatte is not.
  • Moving on elsewhere in Italy? Our guide to gluten-free travel in Italy covers the rest of the country, and the AFDIAG, AIC and FACE certifications explain what each label really guarantees.

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

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