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Why London is the easiest city to eat gluten free

A whole menu you can share, a proper fish supper and a Paris-Brest, with nothing to ask about.

If you eat gluten free, you know the feeling: every menu is a negotiation, and every dinner out starts with a speech to the waiter. London is the city where you can skip the speech. Book it, or send this to someone who travels gluten free.

Start with dinner at Los Mochis in Notting Hill. It's Mexican meets Japanese, loud and fun, and the entire menu is gluten free, so the whole table can share everything: maki rolls, tiraditos, tacos, and something from the long agave list. Nobody has to ask the waiter a single question.

London has more where that came from. Niche, by Sadler's Wells, was the city's first 100% gluten-free restaurant, and on Sundays it does a roast with Yorkshire puddings. Hobson's in Soho fries gluten-free fish and chips to order in a separate fryer. Copains in Covent Garden is a 100% gluten-free bakery, and its Paris-Brest is the reason to walk past.

It works because UK law makes every restaurant tell you what's in a dish, and Coeliac UK accredits kitchens that are trained and audited. Ask about the fryer anyway. That's the one trap.

We start a gluten-free weekly this Monday, and London is in it. The full London list is on the site.

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What to getAt Los Mochis: maki rolls, tiraditos and tacos to share. Elsewhere: Sunday roast at Niche, haddock and chips at Hobson's, a Paris-Brest at Copains.Good to knowLos Mochis, 2-4 Farmer Street, Notting Hill, W8 7SN (also in the City). The whole menu is gluten, nut and celery free. Niche: 197-199 Rosebery Ave, EC1R 4TJ. Hobson's: 27 St Anne's Court, Soho. Copains: 54 Neal St, Covent Garden. Ask about a separate fryer before you order chips anywhere.
Gluten-free LondonTwelve 100% gluten-free places, plus the careful ones and what to watch for.Get the gluten-free weeklyStarts Monday. Three gluten-free kitchens on three continents, every week.Make a gluten-free Mad ListWhere I'd take ___ for ___ in London. Fill in the blanks, Chef finds the places, you share it.
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