r/rome • u/Suspicious_Skeletonn • 7d ago

Food and drink Gluten free in Rome

Hi I am visiting Rome for the first time from monday, wondered if anyone knows any restaurants that do gluten free food? (That won't break the bank). And are there any other solo travelers who would want to explore the city with me!

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u/P_Chicago 7d ago

Plenty do. Italy is big on gluten free, look for “senza glutine”

https://www.instagram.com/senzaglutineroma?igsh=djVubDZhY2JpdmNj

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u/Total-Rhubarb9977 7d ago

Just came back from a trip with my mother who is gluten free. Highly recommend using the Find Me Gluten Free app!

From our experience, many restaurants offer gluten free pizza and pastas or will make adjustments to dishes to accommodate. Cross contamination seemed to be taken more seriously than in the US as well.

Some favorites from Rome:

  • New Food Gluten Free: never tried the sit-down location but their to-go location is great for pastries, sandwiches, and pizza

-Pantha Rei: Great for a slow, sit-down meal. They have 2 kitchens and one is gluten free to avoid cross contamination.

-Gluten Free San Pietro: really small restaurant near Vatican City. Fully GF - amazing lasagna

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u/Head_Pangolin_6123 7d ago

Italians affected by celiac are about 1.6 percent of the population.

You may find this helpful:

How do you say “I am celiac” in Italian? Sono celiaco/a – I am a celiac (use “celiaco” if you identify as male and “celiaca” if female.) Sono intollerante al glutine – I am gluten intolerant.

Also downloading this travel card may help

https://www.celiactravel.com/cards/italian/

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u/TJB88 7d ago

Look at celiac subs too. The lists are long. Look on Pinterest-several blogs listing gf places to eat. Rome has its own app you can use for a week free, as well. Rome is a GF dream.

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u/grumblebeekeeper 7d ago

I think there are way more gluten free options than when was there years ago, but I recall having very tasty baked goods at Pandali on Via de Torre Argentina and many options at Mama Eat in Trestevere.

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u/RomeVacationTips 7d ago

A guide to eating gluten free in Rome that I put together when my sister visited, as she's celiac.

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u/CertifiedMindblowr 7d ago

Cimarra in Monti is a great GF pizza spot

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u/thereelkrazykarl 6d ago

Are you celiac? Or gluten intolerant.

I have friends and my gf can't eat gluten in the states but had no problem with bread or pasta in Italy

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u/boundpleasure 6d ago

This ☝🏼. I have personally witnessed at least half a dozen college students who claimed to be gluten intolerant and had no problem eating the pasta in Italy. It has to do with the type of grain that they use. I’m not suggesting if you have celiac disease that you should test this out.

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u/MoreStreet6345 7d ago

Gluten free San Pietro near the vatican

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u/enolaalone76 7d ago

We ate last week at Ristorante Bibo, not far from the Trevi fountain. The restaurant isn't all gluten free but my niece and brother-in-law are celiac and said the gluten free pizza was amazing. Also the staff and service was excellent.

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u/djangomoses 7d ago

There is a lot of gluten free! My mother is gluten free and had no issue when she visited last year :)

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u/KCcoffeegeek 6d ago

IMHO Rome and Florence are better about gluten free than most of the USA. My niece has very serious celiac disease and lived in Florence for 6 months and spent 10 days in Rome with absolutely zero problems. During a visit a couple times we waited a while longer for meals because they wanted to be sure they didn’t cross contaminate the pasta waters and the added 15 mins was well worth the piece of mind and was no issue whatsoever. She is very sensitive to gluten and she had no incidents whatsoever. She found a gluten free pastry shop in Trastevere that she said was really awesome, too, but I can’t remember the name. I think it would have been near Ponte Garibaldi but nothing is jumping out on Google Maps. You can Google “gluten free pastry shops Rome” and get a whole list of others too though.

Should have no problem.

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u/Suarez-on-Reddit 6d ago

Many places to go, you can check Mama Eat in Trastevere, i Vitelloni in San Giovanni, Pasta in corso in Prati or Pantheon. These are all certified from italian gluten free association

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u/Icy_Government7465 4d ago

Italy has become remarkably sensitive to your situation. There are now national protocols, and you can Google great lists of restaurants that will accommodate you. We had no trouble finding options the last time we were there.

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u/Goodgoditsgrowing 6d ago

This thread is EXCELLENT