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Hi Everyone,

I'm going to be spending quite some time in London soon and I was wondering if anyone could suggest some gluten free restaurants or restaurants that have a gluten free menu or restaurants that serve gluten free products or just restaurants that are very accomodating??

Also, where are the best places to shop for gluten free products?

Thanks.

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Shopping...

In general major supermarkets ... which are somewhat hit and miss in central London....

Tesco, Asda, Sainsburies have gluten-free sections, M&S has them in with "normal food" ....

If you are driving its worth a trip to the larger ones outside of central London.

Resto wise... a couple.. I usually try and find a La Tasca tapas place.... they have a gluten-free menu but more places are starting up and I haven't been in London for over a year.

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Shopping...

In general major supermarkets ... which are somewhat hit and miss in central London....

Tesco, Asda, Sainsburies have gluten-free sections, M&S has them in with "normal food" ....

If you are driving its worth a trip to the larger ones outside of central London.

Resto wise... a couple.. I usually try and find a La Tasca tapas place.... they have a gluten-free menu but more places are starting up and I haven't been in London for over a year.

Thanks for the suggestions!

covsooze Enthusiast
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Check out the CUK website for some suggestions:

Open Original Shared Link

It's not exhaustive, but should start you off. If you are in the Midlands at all, I know a great resteraunt In Birmingham :)

if you come across Waitrose supermarket, they do some amazing gluten-free bread (yes, gluten-free bread that actually tastes really good :D )

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kschauer Rookie
kschauer
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I'm heading back to London for two weeks on business - I'll be staying and working around Paddington. I was diagnosed in London over a year ago, but then I just stayed home because going out to eat was a bit too daunting. I did find one A.S.K. which would prepare my pasta in fresh water and I had no reaction.

Any other suggestions?

La Tasca was okay, no reactions, their menu even specified which things were gluten free.

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Here are the most recent listings added to a UK site for London

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DarkIvy Explorer
DarkIvy
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Texas Embassy has a menu, and it was alright. I say "alright" only because I was born in Texas and am a true Mexican food junkie. It wasn't spicy enough!! They were nice though, and I loved the concept.

Unfortunately, I everywhere else I went I just had to try and pick my way through the menu and order something that "seemed" safe. I was only there for about two days though, and being the poor college student I am really couldn't afford to try and eat safely.

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I had really good luck at Giraffe's. They are a chain, and decent food. Things aren't labelled gluten-free, but the wait staff was super accommodating and I never got sick there. Tesco's (supermarket) has an awesome gluten-free section, their bread is super nummy. They over-package the heck out of their food, so the packaging is a bit odd, but don't be put off by it. I remember gluten-free frozen foods as well.

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rbh
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See this blog, Open Original Shared Link, for more suggestions.

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lgf Newbie
lgf
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Also check out the London Gluten Free Guide:

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pickle Newbie
pickle
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You can also check Open Original Shared Link for places around London. They seem to have a variety of eating options, Indian, Italian, cafes, vegetarian & what not. Bon apetit!

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