Traveling with celiac disease, or gluten allergy, is never easy. As a celiac traveler who has a passion for trying out traditional cuisine – I’ve got your back. I’ve called this city my home for the past year, and during this time I’ve found the best gluten-free restaurants in Granada. From traditional tapas to fried seafood to paella – this list has something for everyone: from locals to travelers.
Now, if you’re not celiac and are thinking, “eh gluten-free food”, these are some of the best gluten-free restaurants in Granada – which just so happen to be a celiac’s heaven. So keep reading, I won’t let you down.😉
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16 Best Gluten-Free Restaurants in Granada
A quick note before getting into the list: not all of these restaurants are 100% gluten-free, but are all gluten-free friendly!
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Restaurantes La Carmela: El Pescaito (100% GF)
- 📍 Location: C. Marqués de Gerona, 12, Centro, 18001 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $$
- 🤩: Offers outdoor and patio seating and the BEST gluten free fried food.
What’s better than being at a restaurant where you can eat everything on the menu? Not much!
El Pescaito is a 100% gluten-free, Spanish seafood restaurant. This restaurant is one of the five that makes up the Restaurantes La Carmela group.
This restaurant is a place where celiac and gluten-intolerant people can go wild! Here you will find the BEST Pescaito frito, fried seafood, and other traditional Andalusian foods. Some other friend foods include the insane Berenjenas Fritas con Miel de Caña, Croquetas, Chipirones, and so much more. Beside the fried foods, you will find delicious paella and rice-based dishes, tapas, and other seafood plates.
Restaurantes La Carmela: La Nonna (100% GF)
- 📍 Location: Pl. de Bib-Rambla, 6, Centro, 18001 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $$
- 🤩: Offers outdoor seating and the BEST gluten free Pizza and Pasta in Granada.
When in Spain, you have to eat Spanish food. But eating a delicious gluten free pizza won’t hurt.😉
La Nonna is the first, and only, 100% gluten-free Italian restaurant in Granada. This is another of the five restaurants that make up La Carmela Restaurant group.
As a native Italian with extremely high standards, I can confirm that they offer *DELICIOUS* gluten-free pizza, pasta, and more! One food that genuinely shocked me was their lasagna – which tasted like it was straight out of Italy. *Almost* as good as my mom’s (Ciao Mamma😉)
This restaurant has a mix of traditional and authentic Italian dishes and others that are more of a fusion with Spanish cuisine. Here you will find everything from gluten free pizza and pasta, to risotto, amazing appetizers, and so forth.
If you come here, which I highly recommend, you’re in for a dessert surprise. The… Nutella Pizza!!😍
Gigi Brunch (100% Gluten Free)
- 📍 Location: C. Mesones, 50, Centro, 18001 Granada
- Short walk from Granada Cathedral and Plaza Bib-Rambla.
- 💰 Price Range: $$
- 🤩: Offers delicious brunch food, as well as vegetarian and vegan options.
If you’re a fan of brunch, this is a place you cannot miss out on! With a recent opening, Gigi Brunch is a small, modern and aesthetic restaurant with a menu that has something for everyone.
Here you can find everything from an English breakfast, to Mediterranean salads, all sorts of tostadas (toasts), pancakes, and beyond.
Two dishes I strongly recommend are their Tostada Classica and their Apple Pancakes. The Tostada Classica has avocado, tomato cherries, and jamón. Their Apple Pancakes are regular pancakes with apple sauce, cinnamon, and walnuts.
Restaurantes La Carmela: La Autentica (Celiac Friendly)
- 📍 Location: C. Colcha, 13, Centro, 18009 Granada
- Short walk from Plaza Nueva and Plaza Bib-Rambla.
- 💰 Price Range: $$
- 🤩: Offers outdoor seating and amazing Spanish food.
La Autentica is a contemporary Spanish restaurant and is part of the Restaurantes La Carmela group. Despite not being 100% gluten free, this restaurant is celiac friendly. Here the menu has many options that are naturally gluten free, or are modifiable.
Whether you are looking for lunch, or dinner – this is the perfect place! Here you will find amazing Andalusian foods; including tostadas, the best tortilla de patatas, arroz negro, and more.
Restaurantes La Carmela: La Piccola (Celiac Friendly)
- 📍 Location: Reyes Católicos, 63, Centro, 18010 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $$
- 🤩: Offers outdoor seating and delicious gluten free options..
La Piccola is an Italian restaurant that has some celiac friendly options. This restaurant is part of the Restaurantes La Carmela group, and was their first Italian restaurant.
The gluten-free aspect is not the only difference between La Nonna (GF) and La Piccola. The menus are also almost-completely different.
As a celiac, you will find gluten free pasta dishes, risotto, seafood and meat dishes.
Restaurantes La Carmela: La Cuchara (Celiac Friendly)
- 📍 Location: C/ Paseo de los Basilios, 1
- 💰 Price Range: $$
- 🤩: Offers some of the best traditional Spanish cuisine with many gluten free options.
I think it’s an-almost universal experience that Grandma’s are some of the best cooks out there. So, what better way to dive deeper into Spain’s than eating a Spanish grandma’s food?
If you don’t have a Spanish grandma, don’t worry! La Cuchara de Carmela will be your grandma during your Granada travels!
La Cuchara is a restaurant that focuses on the traditional Spanish cuisine you would find in a Spanish grandma’s home. This restaurant is not 100% gluten-free but its menu is mostly gluten free or modifiable! Here you will find traditional Andalusian stews, soups, meat and seafood dishes, and so forth.
Along with the delicious food, this restaurant has a special, warm ambiance – truly making you feel at home!
Restaurante Aparicio’s (Celiac Friendly)
- 📍 Location: C. Martínez Campos, 19, Ronda, 18002 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $$
- 🤩: Offers outdoor seating, kids menu, and amazing Spanish cuisine with many gluten free options.
Aparicio is a Spanish restaurant that offers both traditional dishes and modern fusion dishes. This restaurant is certified by FACE, the Federación de Asociaciones de Celíacos de España. Due to this, the restaurant is celiac friendly and has a menu that can fully be prepared as gluten-free.
Some dishes you’ll find here include the Cachopo, Carillada, seafood paella, huevos rotos, and more.
Restaurante Carmen el Agua
- 📍 Location: Pcta. del Aljibe de Trillo, 7, Albaicín, 18010 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $$
- 🤩: Refined restaurant that offers panoramic views of La Alhambra palace.
Located in the heart of Albaicin, Restaurante Carmen el Agua is a hidden gem of a restaurant and experience. This restaurant offers a fine-dining experience and all of its dishes are works of art – looks and taste wise.
Carmen el Agua is a Spanish restaurant that offers traditional dishes and some modern, fusion dishes. Some of its phenomenal foods include the Octopus Carpaccio, smoked Presa de Cerdo, Red Tuna Belly, and so much more.
This restaurant has several gluten free options and is also able to modify certain dishes to be gluten free. Restaurante Carmen el Agua is the perfect restaurant to visit on your last days in Granada, or for a special occasion.
La Cueva (GF Friendly)
- 📍 Location: Has several locations around the city.
- 💰 Price Range: $$
- 🤩: Offers outdoor and patio seating and the BEST gluten free fried food.
La Cueva is a Spanish restaurant that mainly focuses on meat-based dishes. While it is not 100% gluten-free, the restaurant is very aware of allergens, and cross-contamination.
This menu has a generous amount of GF options. One food you must try here is the Huevos Rotos con Jamon: french fries with Jamón Ibérico and over-easy eggs.
Mostaza Green Burger (GF Friendly)
- 📍 Location: Calle Jáudenes, Pl. de la Alhóndiga, 1, Esq, 18001 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $$
- 🤩: Offers outdoor seating, fun vibes, and the BEST hamburgers.
After long adventures throughout Granada, it makes total sense to crave a thick, juicy, and delicious burger!
Mostaza Green Burger is a delicious burger restaurant that offers the most phenomenal burgers. Here you will also find patatas bravas, salads, nachos, and so forth. This restaurant is very aware of allergens and follows all the best practices to ensure it’s safe for celiacs and gluten intolerant people.
One lovely aspect of this restaurant is that everything is local.
Fritsky Patatería (GF Friendly)
- 📍 Location: Pl. de Cauchiles, 1, Centro, 18001 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $
- 🤩: Offers the best Belgian fries in Granada
- Closed on Mondays
If you are a lover of Belgian fries and are craving an indulgent, late night adventure – Fritsky Patatería is a place to not miss out on! Here you can order the most ginormous cones of fries and put all sorts of delicious toppings.
My personal favorites are the Cup Serrano and the Cup Kebab – which are both “bowls” of french fries with either jamón serrano or kebab and my sauce of choice, truffle sauce.
If you live in Granada or are staying for a longer period of time, ask them for their reward stamp card. Also, looking at an empty cone is very deceiving – no matter how hungry you are, eating a medium cone is already mission impossible.😅 This is a lesson I quickly learned my first time eating here.
Note. The fries here are cooked in their own oil, making the fries safe for celiacs. However, there are gluten-containing-foods, so make sure to tell the owners you are celiac!
Açai Paradise (GF Friendly)
- 📍 Location: Plaza de la Universidad, 1, Local 5, Centro, 18001 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $
- 🤩: Best Açai bowls in Granada
If you’re looking for a refreshing pick-me-up or dinner, Açai Paradise is a must visit! Here they make the most delicious açai bowls, as well as smoothies.
The most beloved pick is the signature, Paradise Bowl, but my personal favorite is the Tropical Bowl, which is more tangy and has an incredible passion fruit sauce.
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Mercedes Isla – Pastry Shop and Cafe (Celiac Friendly)
- 📍 Location: C. Músico Vicente Zarzo, 3, Ronda, 18002 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $
- 🤩: Offers all the BEST gluten free pastries. Amazing for breakfast or merienda (snack time).
- Closed on Mondays
Mercedes Isla is a pastry shop that offers a generous number of gluten-free desserts – including the iconic, churros! Here you’ll also find everything from traditional pastries like Piononos de Santa Fe, San Marcos, and Tocinos de Cielo to croissants, and more.
Mercedes Isla is the perfect spot to grab a traditional Spanish breakfast, gluten free churros con chocolate or tostada de tomate, and even for an afternoon merienda, “snack time”.
With the restaurants above and this pastry shop, you will enjoy Andalusian cuisine to the fullest.😍
Note. Churros are currently available only on Friday – Sunday 9 AM to 12:30 PM and Wednesdays from 4 PM to 7 PM.
KIMCAKES (100% Gluten Free)
- 📍 Location: C. Puentezuelas, 38, Centro, 18002 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $
- 🤩: All gluten free cheesecakes made with different cheeses.
If you’re a cheesecake lover and a cheese lover – you must visit KIMCAKES! Most, if not all, of the cheesecakes here have a gluten free base – bringing some similarity to the New York style cheesecake – but also have the incredible gooyeness of a Basque cheesecake.
Here you’ll get to choose the cheesecake of your tastebud’s dreams based on the different cheese they are made with – including Manchego and Papoyo. They also have flavored ones, such as Pistachio and White Chocolate with Salty Peanuts.
I personally love their Classica, which is their best-seller and has three different cheeses, including Parmesan.
La Tarta de la Madre de Cris – Cheesecake (GF Friendly)
- 📍 Location: Pl. Pescadería, 7, Centro, 18001 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $
- 🤩: Makes the BEST gluten free Tarta de Queso (Basque Cheesecake)
As it says in the name, there is no better cake than the cake of Cris’s mom!
In all seriousness though, this cake shop offers the best gluten-free Basque cheesecake you will ever eat. This is simply a must when in Granada.
La Tarta de La Madre de Cris sits right next to El Pescaito and near the Catedral de Granada. Here you can get cheesecake by the slice, or go big and buy the whole thing!😍
Café Futbol – Café
- 📍 Location: Pl. de Mariana Pineda, 6, Centro, 18009 Granada
- 💰 Price Range: $
- 🤩: Oldest café in Granada, offers outdoor seating, and delicious gluten free hot chocolate.
Café Fútbol is the oldest café in Granada, which just recently turned 100 years old. Throughout this year, Café Futbol’s gluten free options have continued to expand. Now, you can drink their traditional hot chocolate, and eat their selection of gluten free desserts.
The gluten free pastry selections change frequently, but you will usually find carrot cake, cheesecake, magdalenes, and so forth.
Furthermore, here you can get delicious coffee drinks, teas, and the best of them all – Leche Merengada, or Leche Rizada! Leche Merengada is a traditional Spanish drink that consists of eggs, lemon zest, cinnamon, and milk. Leche Rizada is the ice cream version. Note: Make sure to inform the staff of the gluten allergy so they don’t add any complimentary biscuits.
Last Tips
If you have any dietary restrictions, Spain is one of the safest and most aware countries regarding allergens! Throughout my time in Spain, I’ve never had to “fight” for someone to understand the severity of my celiac disease; something I’ve unfortunately had to do in other countries.
Gluten-Free in Spanish is Sin Gluten (SG), and when you see “PSG” in any restaurant, it stands for “Puede ser Sin Gluten” (can be made gluten-free).
If you go window shopping for restaurants, keep an eye out for those that have the allergen symbols throughout the menu – that shows they are aware and know what they are doing!
For precaution though, always ensure to confirm with staff that everything is fried and prepared separately!
Still need to book your stay for your trip?
The best area to stay in Granada is the city center, where you will be a short and easy walk from all the main attractions and activities.
The Albaicín area is also a beautiful central area, but I do not recommend it as it is a steep uphill walk with cobble stone. The streets are not suitcase friendly, and it’s best to preserve your walking energy for Alhambra and other attractions, like the Carmen de los Mártires.
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