Gluten-Free Portland: 33 Verified Spots

If you had to name an American capital of artisan gluten-free food, it would be Portland. Our database lists 33 verified spots here, 32 of them fully dedicated — a remarkable number for a city this size, and above all a diversity you’ll find almost nowhere else: wood-fired Haitian cuisine, Vietnamese pho, Korean street food, fish and chips, two certified breweries… In the US, the “gluten-free” label is regulated by the FDA (under 20 ppm), but there’s no national network of inspected restaurants like in Italy — which is exactly why spots verified one by one matter so much.

What the city has to offer

The pioneers who built the city’s reputation

Portland didn’t wait for the gluten-free wave — it started it. New Cascadia Traditional, which opened in 2008, was the city’s first gluten-free bakery — artisan breads, pastries, pizzas, with a vigilance that extends to other allergens too. Two years later, Petunia’s Pies & Pastries became the first bakery that was both gluten-free and vegan (4.5 stars, over 1,500 reviews). And on the beer side, Ground Breaker Brewing and Gastropub is simply the first certified gluten-free brewery in the United States: no gluten-containing ingredient enters the premises, not for the beers and not for the gastropub’s dishes. A second dedicated brewery has since opened its tasting room in Portland: Evasion Brewing Portland Tasting Room, brewed at a family facility in McMinnville with no sorghum or maltodextrin, every batch tested for contamination before sale. That same pioneering spirit lives on at Harlow, a 100% gluten-free and plant-based juice café and bar on NW 23rd Avenue since 2013.

A world tour in dedicated kitchens

This is Portland’s real distinguishing feature: here, gluten-free isn’t confined to salads. Kann, the restaurant of award-winning chef Gregory Gourdet, serves wood-fired Haitian cuisine with an entirely gluten-free menu. In the Pearl District, Butterfly Belly Asian Cuisine simmers its pho broth for 48 hours in a fully dedicated kitchen, and in St Johns, Mosaic Taphouse houses the Vietnamese kitchen Chem Gio — bar and kitchen are one and the same, with gluten-free beers on tap to wash it down. Verde Cocina en la Perla prepares market-style Mexican cuisine with house-made tortillas — a menu mirrored exactly at its second location, Verde Cocina Hillsdale.

The journey continues with Korean cuisine in St. Johns at Yuginong (4.8 stars), a small restaurant that made its name by making Korean street food accessible to celiacs without sacrificing an ounce of authenticity. At Malek Egyptian Cuisine, koshari and date balls take center stage on an organic, entirely gluten-free Egyptian menu. Add the Latin American tacos, empanadas and ceviches at Mestizo — also soy-free, with a lovely patio as a bonus — and at Tacovore, plus the house-made pupusas at Salvi PDX, a small Salvadoran counter set up on the patio of Level Beer/Groundbreaker. And a 100% gluten-free Indian food truck, DesiPDX, where cardamom chicken, crispy papadums and vegan bowls can be ordered worry-free. For vegan Asian fusion, La Mai Plate, a food cart in the southeast of the city, reworks curry, noodles, dumplings and orange chicken gluten-free. Sushi lovers have their own spot on Alberta Street: Zilla Sake, whose entire food menu is gluten-free.

Fish and chips, fried chicken: frying without fear

The dish most off-limits to celiacs is a local specialty here. Portland Fish Market & Fish And Chips Window (4.6 stars) fries cod and halibut in a chickpea-flour batter, while the food truck Sellwood Fish & Chips prefers brown rice flour, flash-fried for a light texture. Your Side Chicks takes it a step further: fried chicken that’s gluten-free and free of the 9 major allergens. And to wash it all down, cider bar Schilling Cider House & Gluten Free Kitchen pours 33 rotating ciders alongside a kitchen that’s entirely gluten-free — the only spot in our Portland selection that isn’t a 100% dedicated venue.

Sweets: the city’s other strong suit

Six dedicated bakeries, and none of them minor players. Gluten Free Gem in the Lloyd district bills itself as “celiac safe,” Sinful Confections has worked gluten- and dairy-free since 2015, and Kirari West adds a Japanese touch with its breads, bowls and smoothies. Berlu Bakery, reopened in 2025 in the Buckman neighborhood by James Beard Award-winning chef Vince Nguyen, makes gluten- and dairy-free Vietnamese pastry — tarts, cakes, canelés, naturally gluten-free thanks to rice, tapioca and coconut milk. For mochi donuts, head to Mikiko Mochi Donuts in Kerns (4.8 stars), and for buckwheat crepes, Crave Creperie, the city’s only fully gluten-free creperie. Ice cream holds its own too: at Kate’s Ice Cream (4.8 stars, 100% vegan), everything is gluten-free down to the waffle cones. Add the popular brunch at Bastion PDX in Sellwood (cinnamon French toast, run by a nutritionist), the café-shop Tiny Moreso and its “Rawdacious” cheesecake, and the keto waffles from food truck Fatso’s Cheketos, and you won’t know where to start.

One last vegan food truck

Flourish Plant-Based Kitchen, a women-run food truck at the St. John’s Beer Porch, rounds out the list with a 100% vegan, gluten-free menu: veggie burger, chickpea parm, sweet potato fries and tempeh banh mi. As with many food trucks on this list, it’s worth flagging your celiac disease when ordering, since the spot is shared with other stands.

Our tips for visiting

• The phrase to know: “I have celiac disease — is this prepared in a dedicated gluten-free kitchen?”. In Portland, the question rarely raises an eyebrow — the local celiac community is very active, and the Celiac Disease Foundation spreads the word widely across the US.
• Labeling: the “gluten-free” label is regulated by the FDA (under 20 ppm) — reliable for packaged products, but it says nothing about a restaurant’s actual practices. To understand why a dedicated kitchen changes everything, read our article on cross-contamination.
• Where to stay: the spots are spread across the whole city, but the Pearl District has several within walking distance, St. Johns hides a small cluster (Yuginong, Mosaic Taphouse, Flourish), and Sellwood, to the south, hides two gems.

Explore all 33 spots

Every spot listed here has been verified at the source: existence, level of gluten-free dedication, risks. All 33 are on the Nutrixe map — and if your favorite Portland spot is missing, suggest it. They’re also gathered on our gluten-free restaurants in Portland page.