Where to eat when it has to be properly gluten free: fully gluten-free kitchens first, then coeliac-careful ones. Every place sourced, checked 2026-10-29. Full guide: chefamazing.com/gluten-free/istanbul
Save this list in Chef Amazing Where to eat in Istanbul: the full guideGet: Pizza, a sandwich, then dessert
Reported fully gluten free. The owner is coeliac himself. Top of the coeliac diners' list on Find Me Gluten Free, a short walk from the Kadıköy ferry.
Get: A burger with fries, or pizza
Reported fully gluten free. Burgers, buns, fries and pizza from a kitchen with no gluten in it. Worth the trip across the Bosphorus.
Get: Cake, cheesecake or a muffin
Reported fully gluten free. Gluten-free cakes and cookies in Moda, close to d’Amalfi.
Get: A homemade bagel or banana bread
Reported fully gluten free. Coffee shop that bakes its own gluten-free bagels, bread and quiche.
Get: Börek, then a pastry
Reported fully gluten free. A patisserie with no added sugar either. Börek, the pastry coeliacs usually can't touch in Turkey, made safe.
Get: Waffles, a burger, or pastries
Reported fully gluten free. A small café in the Bosphorus village of Arnavutköy.
Get: Bread to take away, or a burger or pizza on the spot
Reported fully gluten free. A gluten-free market and café. Far from the sights, but the place to stock up on bread and snacks.
Get: Gluten-free walnut baklava
Made in a separate production area by trained staff and served with its own tray, spatula and knife, Güllüoğlu says. Gluten kept under 20 mg/kg. The famous baklava house, open since 1843, makes a gluten-free walnut baklava for coeliacs.
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Get: İskender kebab on gluten-free bread
Gluten-free bread and a separate kitchen, diners report. İskender kebab, the Bursa classic of sliced döner over bread with tomato sauce and butter, made coeliac-safe.
Get: Gluten-free dumplings, then cheesecake
Staff know coeliac disease and cross-contamination, diners report. Dumplings, a break from kebab.
Get: Gluten-free mantı (Turkish dumplings)
Small kitchen, but coeliac diners were told it's all prepared safely and felt fine. The little Turkish dumplings with yoghurt and chilli butter.
Get: Falafel with hummus
Staff know coeliac disease and cross-contamination, diners report. Cheap falafel and hummus in the Kadıköy market streets.
Get: Kebab or steak with gluten-free bread
Gluten-free menu. Say you're çölyak. Near Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, with over a hundred safety ratings from coeliac diners.
Get: Something from the gluten-free menu
Separate gluten-free menu. Say you're çölyak. Plenty of choice, a few minutes from the sights.
Get: Kebab with plain rice, not bulgur
Gluten-free items marked, but say you're çölyak: pilaf can be bulgur. Turkish food near the Hippodrome.
Get: A rice bowl or grilled chicken
Gluten-free menu. Say you're çölyak. Near the Galata Tower, with staff who speak good English and understand coeliac.
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