Some of our favourite to eat gluten-free in Canberra
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From new(ish) openings to recent discoveries, these eight venues are serving up food that’s just as good as their gluten-y counterparts.
Whether you’re craving a croissant, having a hankering for a hot pie or searching for a coeliac-safe fine-dining menu, here are some of the best places to eat gluten-free in Canberra.
Eve (Kingston)
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You might have heard of Queenie’s, but it’s time to meet her little sister. Located just a few doors down from the beloved all-gluten-free institution, Eve is an elegant addition to the area.
Like Queenie’s, the entire menu at Eve is gluten-free but leans more towards the finer side. Need an example? On the ever-evolving menu, dishes like miso white chocolate cheesecake (pictured) and wagyu tataki are just some of the things you can try. It sounds very fine indeed.
34 Giles Street, Kingston | eveatkingston.com.au
Tintino (Kingston)
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This specialty wine shop and kitchen in Kingston is all about seasonal plates, but did you know they also have very good gluten-free offerings? While the menu isn’t marked, simply tell the friendly staff your dietary requirements and they’ll let you know what dishes work best for you on the night.
Constantly changing the menu to use the best produce, examples of gluten-free dishes at Tintino include bread with Pepe Saya Cultured Butter, duck fat kipfler potatoes with macadamia and konbu, 300g striploin with black garlic butter and spanner crab pie tee with dashi mayo.
Shop 4/11 Kennedy Street, Kingston | tintino.com.au
Little Sutton Bakehouse (Deakin)
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Many gluten-free foodies have travelled to Sutton for a humble pie from Little Sutton Bakehouse, but now they can simply head to Deakin.
Open from 7 am seven days a week, this new addition is home to a range of piping hot gluten-free pies: slow-cooked Rosedale Angus beef, Thai green curry vegetable and free-range chicken breast.
As for dessert? There’s usually a selection of sweet treats available, like cheesecake, orange and almond cake. Grab yourself a coffee and make a morning of it.
Just a note: the gluten-free options here are not guaranteed to be coeliac-safe.
70 Kent Street, Deakin | littlesutton.com.au
Romanée (Braddon)
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Something of a hidden gem, Romanée offers a seasonal and sustainability-focused menu that’s perfectly paired with their extensive wine and cocktail list.
The menu changes regularly, with owner Chester Mok sourcing fresh produce from the EPIC Farmers Market each Saturday. Most of the dishes can be made gluten-free, with coeliac-safe mixers and fryers. Think: gluten-free tempura prawns, beetroot with herbed goat’s cheese and a trio of chocolate for dessert.
16 Lonsdale Street, Braddon | romaneewinebar.com.au
Fricken (City)
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Home to what is believed to be Australia’s only all-gluten-free froyo bar, Fricken’s city location is a haven for coeliacs in Canberra.
Along with coeliac-safe fried chicken, here you can order gluten-free burgers, salad bowls, mozzarella bricks, corn ribs and even soft buttered thick-cut toasted bread. Did we say haven? We also meant ‘heaven’.
Shop FG09, Bunda Street, City | fricken.au
Easy Boy (Scullin)
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Blending Vietnamese flavours with broader Southeast Asian influences, at EASY BOY! the entire menu is coeliac-safe (except the beer).
The menu isn’t labelled – there’s no need when there are no adjustments to be made – but gluten-free foodies can eat everything from the pork nem nướng spring rolls to the spicy seafood noodle salad. Try the crumbed chicken wings served in fish sauce caramel – they’ll change your life.
5-9 Scullin Place, Belconnen | easyboy.com.au
Side Chick (Phillip)
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Craving a roast chook? Side Chick is the place to go. Serving up large, juicy organic and halal rotisserie chicken, you can order a hot chick to go or try one of the gluten-free burgers or roll options.
The chicken fat potatoes are well worth trying, and all the salads (minus the Caesar) and sauces are also gluten-free! Hungry? You should be.
Just a note: the chips are cooked in the same fryer as the chicken schnitzels and the matcha on tap is made with oat milk. The gluten-free options are not guaranteed to be coeliac-safe.
10 Chaseling Street, Phillip | @sidechickshop
Freed.Me Gluten Free Bakery (Gungahlin)
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Have a sweet tooth? You can find gluten– and preservative-free pastries, cookies, cakes and bread at Gungahlin’s Freed.Me Gluten Free Bakery. Only open on Saturdays from 8 am until 2 pm, here everything is made without seed oil and processed sugars – only organic ingredients.
Stocking both sweet and savoury baked treats (from honey mustard ham and cheese scrolls to donuts, fresh bread and cinnamon scrolls), our advice is to get there early; they always sell out.
4 Gribble Street, Gungahlin (inside the Yellowbox Business Centre) | @freed.me_gf_bakery
Feature image: Tintino
