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Gluten free · checked October 29, 2026
Chicago does gluten-free deep dish, a big gluten-free café and bakery in Lincoln Park, and fast gluten-free Asian bowls all over the Loop.
I have celiac disease, so it has to be gluten free with no cross-contact. Is this made away from flour, and does it go in a separate fryer?
The whole kitchen is gluten free. Order anything.
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Lincoln Park · 543 W Diversey Pkwy
Reported fully gluten free. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: A sandwich with fries, then a doughnut
Café and bakery with so many choices coeliac diners don't know where to start. One of the most-reviewed gluten-free places in the city.
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Andersonville · 1477 W Balmoral Ave
Reported fully gluten free. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: Cupcakes, cookies, a loaf of bread
A gluten-free bakery coeliacs drive in from Milwaukee for.
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Lakeview, near Wrigley Field · 1851 W Addison St
Reported fully gluten free. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: Taquitos with chips, and a cocktail or cider
A neighbourhood bar near Wrigley with a gluten-free kitchen, run by very kind people.
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The Loop, Michigan Ave · 20 Michigan Ave #100
Reported fully gluten free. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: A Korean rice bowl with fried chicken
Fast Korean bowls, gluten-free soy sauce included, across from Millennium Park.
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The Loop · 24 E Jackson Blvd
Reported fully gluten free. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: The Seoul bowl
Quick Asian bowls for lunch in the Loop.
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River North · 631 N State St
Reported fully gluten free. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: A stir fry, or fried rice
Stir fries and noodles, fresh and fast, the Chinese takeaway coeliacs usually can't have.
Not a gluten-free kitchen, but trained for coeliacs: accredited, a separate fryer or a separate menu with real protocols.
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Lakeview, Lincoln Ave · 3114 N Lincoln Ave
Gluten-free menu. Say you're celiac and ask how the pizza is kept apart. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: Gluten-free deep dish
The city's signature pie, made gluten free, with nearly 70 safety ratings from coeliac diners.
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Lakeview, Belmont Ave · 824 W Belmont Ave
All the arepas are gluten free and celiac-safe, diners report. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: An arepa, any of them
Venezuelan arepas and smoothie bowls.
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West Loop, Riverside Plaza · 150 N Riverside Plaza
A dedicated fryer for the fries, diners report. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: A cheeseburger on a gluten-free bun, fries, a shake
From the team behind Au Cheval's famous burger.
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River North · 315 N Dearborn St
All their fried items are gluten free, so there's no cross-contamination in the fryer, diners report. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: Fried calamari, or fish and chips
Fried seafood coeliacs can actually order.
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West Loop · 112 N Green St
No gluten-free menu, but staff changed gloves straight away when told it was celiac, diners report. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: Brisket, pulled pork, ribs and cornbread
Barbecue in the West Loop.
Plenty you can eat and staff who get it, in a kitchen that also uses flour. Say it's coeliac, not a preference.
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Streeterville · 233 E Erie St
Gluten-free doughnuts. Ask how they're kept apart. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: A gluten-free doughnut
Doughnuts in Streeterville, the gluten-free ones fairly priced.
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Streeterville · 220 E Illinois St
A full gluten-free menu. Say you're celiac. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: Pancakes, or a cinnamon roll
Breakfast near the Magnificent Mile, with as much choice gluten free as off it.
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Ravenswood · 4632 N Rockwell St
Gluten-free menu. Ask about the fryer. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: Gluten-free fried chicken and mozzarella sticks
Bar food coeliacs rave about.
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Streeterville · 671 N St Clair St
An extensive gluten-free menu. Say you're celiac. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: A burger or sandwich from the gluten-free menu
All-day American with friendly, knowledgeable staff.
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River North · 33 W Kinzie St
Gluten-free menu. Say you're celiac. Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports), checked October 29, 2026
Get: A steak, or gluten-free pasta
The old-school Chicago steakhouse named for the Cubs broadcaster.
Several quick Asian bowl places downtown are fully gluten free, so a safe lunch between sights is never far.
Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports)Gluten-free deep dish exists. Ask how the crust is kept apart from the regular dough.
Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports)Coeliac diners report staff changing gloves the moment they hear it, even at places with no gluten-free menu.
Source: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports)Chicago has its own celiac research centre at UChicago Medicine, with guides for patients.
Source: UChicago Medicine Celiac Disease CenterSource: Find Me Gluten Free (coeliac diners' reports)
UChicago Medicine Celiac Disease Center: Chicago's celiac centre, with guides for patients.
Find Me Gluten Free: Chicago: Coeliac diners' reviews, the main source for this one.
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