Gluten Free In San Francisco?

[Mother of Jibril]

In three weeks I'm going to San Francisco for a conference... my first dairy-free, gluten-free, corn-free trip.

I'm going to be staying at a hotel right next to Union Square. Keeping in mind that I've never been in that city before and I'm going to be dependent on public transportation, does anyone know of some good restaurants in that area? I'll eat just about anything as long as it doesn't have casein, gluten, or corn (or pork or alcohol). I love any kind of Asian food... seafood is great too.

Every time I go to California I'm so JEALOUS of the good food!

Thanks for any suggestions

[Mtndog]

Union Square area? I'll put out my feelers- i lived there for 3 years. You should have no problem between Thai and seafood and Whole Foods.

[elonwy]

Well, public transportation can get you anywhere in SF. I never drive in the city. You must check out this place:

Open Original Shared Link Its up in the castro, and its the most amazing vietnamese food, and half their menu is gluten-free.

You can use this site: Open Original Shared Link to help you find the right transit options.

The cool thing is, almost everyone in SF "gets" gluten free. They are also usually just fine with weird orders, since everyone here eats differently in one way or another. That's the only place I can recommend specifically in the city for dinner, as I'm just there during the day for work in the Financial district and pretty much everything there closes at 3pm. There is a Chipotle on Market near 1st or 2nd that is open until 11pm though. But any of the nice restaurants around Union square should be able to accommodate if you call first.

[Mother of Jibril]

The cool thing is, almost everyone in SF "gets" gluten free. They are also usually just fine with weird orders, since everyone here eats differently in one way or another.

Very nice My experience in the Midwest has been quite different.

I stopped eating pork products about fifteen years ago, but I still get problems with people who don't realize that ham, bacon, sausage, etc... are all PORK. It's so easy to get a salad with a few bacon bits or a little piece of ham in your scrambled-egg breakfast. The thing is... a little pork won't kill me. It's something I decided to do for spiritual purposes. However... gluten, dairy, and corn have me worried because they really make me sick. I don't want to spend my conference in the bathroom!

Anyway... Zadin's menu looks delicious And thanks for the transportation link.

[Mtndog]

Here's the link that I wanted to get to you:

Open Original Shared Link

If you have time to take BART over to Oakland- there's plenty worth checking out there too!!!!

My FAVORITE place in the city is Pacific cafe at 7000 Geary (part of the city known as Outer Richmond). It's small, the fish is DELICIOUS and fresh and they serve wine to customers waiting. I miss it!!!!

[Guest jasminum]

This cafe downtown also has gluten free food. I haven't tried it yet though.

Open Original Shared Link

If you come over to East Bay, we have Cafe Graditude in Berkeley it's pretty good. The whole menu is gluten free. There is also the Mariposa Bakery in Oakland, also gluten free.

Have a great time on your trip.

[laurelfla]

Hi! Just wanted to chime in with my experience just after Christmas in SF. We had wonderful meals at Zadin's (mentioned above, with gluten-free menu); Open Original Shared Link down in the Fisherman's Wharf area (I had contacted the kitchen and they told me just to let my server know; they were great about checking everything out); Bistro Burger on Drumm (where they just made my burger with no extra ingredients and left off the bun); and Amici's (pizza) on Lombard St. (has a laminated info sheet about how they prevent cross contamination and train staff). We also had a nice buffet meal at Whole Foods on California St. (We were staying downtown.) All in all, a great experience! Didn't want to leave...