Gluten-Free Eating in Rome: 23 Verified Addresses

Rome may well be the city on earth where being coeliac tastes best — in a cone. Our database lists 23 verified addresses, 21 of them fully dedicated — including 7 gelaterias where everything, down to the cone, is gluten-free. Add 8 bakeries and pastry shops, restaurants whose entire menu is safe, and a grocery store with its own in-house lab, and Rome lives up to the Italian reputation we described in our guide to gluten-free Italy.

What the city adds up to

Gluten-free gelato, a Roman specialty

The phenomenon has a name: Fatamorgana, a chain of gelaterias born from its founders’ own experience with coeliac disease. The original Trastevere shop lines up 150 flavours, all gluten-free and lactose-free, with AIC accreditation; the Campo de’ Fiori branch dares to offer up to 60 flavours a day, including creations like white chocolate and black garlic; Monti is the neighbourhood’s AIC-accredited outpost, and the Via della Croce shop, twenty years in business, remains a benchmark for its natural flavours.

The Fatamorgana quartet shares another asset that matters for families juggling several intolerances: a wide vegan selection, with labels that spell out, flavour by flavour, whether milk and eggs are absent.

The competition holds its own: Fiocco di neve (4.7★, nearly 2,000 reviews), a short walk from the Pantheon, delights with its zabaglione and homemade crispy cones. Near the Trevi Fountain, two safe bets, either accredited or guaranteed 100% gluten-free: Gelato in Trevi and Gelato g Italiano. On Piazza Navona, Grom follows the chain’s charter: gelati, cones and biscuits all designed gluten-free, with documented AIC oversight, but the shop also serves cornetti containing gluten, so it is a mixed kitchen: ask about precautions. One caveat, finally, for Gelateria dell’Angeletto in Monti (4.7★): its gluten-free ice creams are well regarded, but the amaretto flavour contains gluten — with Grom, one of the only two addresses in our Roman selection that aren’t fully dedicated.

At the table: from risotto to arepas

Near Piazza Navona, Risotteria Melotti (4.5★, over 3,000 reviews), the Roman outpost of the well-known Veronese house, serves rice in every form — risottos, rice focaccia, desserts — without a crumb of wheat: the most-reviewed address in our Roman selection, and the easiest to suggest to non-coeliac dining companions, since risotto never needed wheat in the first place. A stone’s throw from the Vatican, Gluten Free San Pietro boasts a remarkable 4.9★: a tiny family-run spot where Mario, alone in both kitchen and dining room, serves pasta, savoury crepes and tiramisu, all gluten-free and at gentle prices. Still in Prati, New Food Experience (4.8★) applies a principle we’d love to see everywhere: a single gluten-free and lactose-free menu, the same for every guest, designed by chef Davide Belardinelli with pasta, bread and desserts from a dedicated lab. And for something different, El Maìz builds entirely on corn flour: Venezuelan arepas, cachapas and empanadas, naturally gluten-free from start to finish.

Eight dedicated bakeries, from the Vatican to Termini

After visiting St. Peter’s, head to Le Altre Farine Del Mulino (4.7★): arancini, cannoli and Sicilian pastries, with lactose-free options too. Right in the city centre, New Food Gluten Free claims zero contamination risk for its Roman-style pizzas and focaccias, and Pandalì, near the Pantheon, works only with rice, buckwheat, corn and chickpea flour. Near Termini station, La Pasticciera (4.8★) bakes cannoli, mini pizzas and pastries fresh every day in its artisan lab. In Monti, the pistachio-chocolate croissants at Glummy impress even palates used to gluten. Round it out with Sans De Blé (gluten-free and lactose-free), New Gluten Free Food near Villa Borghese — AIC-certified — and the Casal Palocco branch if your route takes you toward the coast.

The bonus stops: raw chocolate and a grocery store with its own lab

On Piazza Mattei, Grezzo Raw Chocolate ticks every box: raw, organic, vegan pastry, free of gluten and refined sugar. And in Prati, Celiachiamo Lab is worth the detour: bread baked fresh daily, pizza by the slice, and a range of 4,000 products — the first shop in Rome authorised to dispense products on ASL prescription.

Our tips on the ground

• The phrase to know: “Sono celiaco / celiaca” — I am coeliac. In Italy, it’s understood and taken seriously everywhere.
• Look for the AIC logo: the Associazione Italiana Celiachia oversees an entire network of restaurants and gelaterias; several Roman addresses in our database belong to it.
• Prati, the strategic neighbourhood: around the Vatican you’ll find a restaurant, a bakery, Venezuelan street food and a dedicated grocery store all close together — handy both for staying and for sightseeing.
• Pharmacies come in handy: gluten-free bread, pasta and biscuits are standard fare there, even far from the centre.

Explore all 23 addresses

Every address listed here has been verified at the source: whether it exists, its level of gluten-free safety, the risks involved. All 23 are on the Nutrixe map — and if your favourite Roman trattoria is missing, suggest it. The whole list also sits on our gluten-free restaurants in Rome page.