Berlin likes to think of itself as a city that takes care of everyone at the table, but after a thorough test of the city’s gluten-free offering, we need to say the truth out loud: You need to look very carefully for truly great, gluten-free food in Berlin. But as usual, if you know where to look, you will find greatness. And we sure did!
For this endeavour, we brought the perfect partner alongside us. Neumarkter Lammsbräu, a pioneer of organic brewing in Germany since long before organic become fashionable. This beer is so popular in Berlin that almost every Späti stocks it, and that says a lot. What many people don't know: Lammsbräu developed a patented process that strips gluten out of a beer built on real barley malt, tested batch by batch by an external laboratory. The result is the best gluten-free beer produced in this country (by a margin), and the fact that it’s the preferred beer by quite a few of our favorite restaurants its testimony to its quality.
When we set out to identify the best gluten-free restaurants, we quickly realized that this would be a challenge. For a scene that prides itself on accommodating every dietary preference under the sun, Berlin remains stubbornly bad at cooking gluten-free, and it gets worse the moment you add the second requirement most people quietly have, and especially if you found this site - which is that the food should also be delicious.
This obviously matters to us more than anything. When we look at dietary restrictions here Berlin Food Stories, we are not interested in restaurants that merely tick a functional box. We think that a kitchen that can produce something technically safe but joyless is solving the problem without in the most soulless way. If flavour, sourcing, and craft are not part of the answer, the restaurant does not belong on a BFS list, that’s just how it is. So we set out to create a list of the absolute best gluten-free restaurants in Berlin where you can feel both safe AND have a fantastic meal. No compromises.
Working on this with Marion from Wanda (check our video on her perfect 24-hours gluten free in Berlin), an ex-fine-dining chef who lives und cooks with celiac disease, taught us how wide the gap is between a restaurant that offers gluten-free dishes and a restaurant where a celiac guest can actually relax. Cross-contamination is a different ballgame, and most kitchens have not thought it through. So we have marked every restaurant below that is genuinely safe for someone with celiac disease, right at the top, so you know before you read a word about the food.
Without further ado, the best gluten-free restaurants in Berlin.
DISCLAIMER: If you're not Celiac but just looking for great restaurants that offer food that's very low on gluten, check out our lists for the best SUSHI and the best VIETNAMESE restaurants in Berlin.
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Pondji
Pondji is one of the few places in Berlin dedicated to Brazilian food, with its menu centred on pão de queijo, the small, chewy cheese buns that are an everyday staple across Brazil. Owner Carolina Paoletti has turned the format into the focus of the restaurant, serving the tapioca-and-cheese dough both in its classic form and in filled savoury and sweet variations. Options move from combinations with pulled pork, caramelised onions, cheese and thyme to sweet versions with guava jam or dulce de leche, while the weekend menu expands into more substantial Brazilian classics such as feijoada, the slow-cooked black bean and pork stew. As a fully gluten-free restaurant, Pondji has also developed into a key address for Berlin’s gluten-free and coeliac communities, offering a rare setting in which the entire menu can be enjoyed without concerns about cross-contamination. It also functions as an easy gathering place for the city’s Brazilian community, so come and hang out for a piece of Brazil in Berlin.
You can buy frozen Pao de Queijo and Brazilian Cream Cheese to bake and eat at home! Our favorite: Cream Cheese and Guava Jam!
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Ohne
OHNE is a vegan fast food concept that opened in 2026 near Jannowitzbrücke in Mitte with the straightforward tagline “Fast Food ohne Kompromisse.” The highly entertaining menu centres on a plant-based take on the classic Berlin döner, built around the restaurant’s own meat substitute made from freshly processed sunflower seeds, which gives the kebab an unusually distinctive texture and flavour. What further sets OHNE apart is its serious approach to gluten-free dining: alongside the regular vegan offering, the restaurant runs a fully gluten-free menu with kebabs served in gluten-free bread from Jute Bäckerei. These dishes are prepared at a separate station to avoid cross-contamination, making OHNE a rare option in Berlin for guests looking for fast food that is not only vegan, but reliably gluten-free as well.
Perfect combo is a Döner with fries and an Ice-Cold Lammsbräu
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Taqueria El Oso
If you're craving simple tacos, Taqueria El Oso is it! Behold one of Berlin’s foundational taco addresses, tucked into the back of Markthalle Pfefferberg in Prenzlauer Berg. After a closure caused by water damage, the restaurant returned in 2025 in a refreshed space within the market hall, bringing its signature energy back to the neighbourhood with a sharper setup, better food, and margaritas that are every bit as essential as the tacos. The menu is built around tacos made with excellent ingredients and traditional Mexican foundations, moving from al pastor, beef suadero, and chorizo to nopales and a notably strong vegan chorizo option. The important move is to order broadly, then make full use of the salsa bar as each taco changes entirely depending on how much heat and acidity you decide it needs. El Oso is also as much about the drinks as the food, with house-made refreshments and proper margaritas served from the front bar, while the colourful, lively courtyard-style setting creates the kind of buzz that makes a quick taco stop turn into a longer afternoon or evening.
Best times to avoid lines are 2-4pm
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Tacos El Rey
Tacos El Rey is the Gräfekiez offshoot from the team behind Taqueria El Oso, bringing a more expansive, late-night-ready take on Mexico City-style tacos to Graefestraße. The restaurant has established itself as one of Berlin’s defining taco addresses through its commitment to making each taco à la minute: tortillas are pressed fresh from house-made corn masa for every order, a level of care and craftsmanship still rare in the city. The generously sized tacos arrive individually and move from ribeye and rich birria to vegan options such as mushroom crema, all built around bold fillings, fresh herbs, and properly punchy salsas. Because corn masa is used throughout the core taco production rather than wheat flour, the menu is also entirely gluten-free, making El Rey a particularly strong option for coeliac diners as well as anyone simply after exceptional tacos. The drinks are equally central to the experience, particularly the house-made horchata and micheladas made with the restaurant’s custom-brewed Mexican-style lager, alongside a lively list of cocktails with a Mexican twist. El Rey is one of Berlin’s hottest restaurants, so expect a queue at peak times: it is walk-in only and does not take reservations
Get three tacos each and be prepared to wait in line for a bit
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Cheers Kiez
Cheers Kiez Pizza is a tiny, slightly off-the-grid pizzeria on Choriner Straße in Prenzlauer Berg, widely known as one of the most beautiful streets in Berlin. What began as a pop-up eventually found a permanent home here, developing into a cosy, intimate neighbourhood spot centred on thin, Neapolitan-style pizzas. Its defining feature, however, is the weekly gluten-free programme: every Wednesday and Thursday, the kitchen is thoroughly cleaned before the entire menu (including the pizzas and tiramisu) is prepared gluten-free. Cheers Kiez has become a much-loved address within Berlin’s gluten-free community and guests with celiac disease flock here to eat without the usual concerns around flour in the kitchen or cross-contamination, More than a compromise, the gluten-free dough is also serious achievement in its own right, delivering the rise, chew, and crisp edges that are often difficult to find in gluten-free pizza
Guests with high concerns about gluten cross-contamination are advised to come on Thursdays
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Aera
AERA is Berlin’s leading fully gluten-free bakery, founded by self-taught baker Ava Celik and now operating two locations in Charlottenburg and Mitte. What began as a small hobby baking project has developed into one of Germany’s most influential addresses for gluten-free bread, particularly known for naturally leavened sourdough loaves that aim for the crust, crumb, and depth of flavour of conventional artisan baking rather than functioning as a substitute for it. The bakery’s breads are also supplied to a growing number of high-end restaurants, providing chefs a serious gluten-free option for their guests. Both AERA locations combine bakery and café: come to pick up a loaf of seed bread, then stay for warm sandwiches, pastries, scones, and well-made coffee or drinks. Everything is produced in a dedicated gluten-free environment, making it as dependable for people with coeliac disease as it is enjoyable for anyone simply looking for excellent bread.
The Aera Grilled Cheese Sandwich is famously one of THE top grilled cheese sandwiches in Berlin
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Hallmann & Klee
Hallmann & Klee is one of Berlin’s most remarkable fine dining coming-of-age stories. Sarah Hallmann opened the restaurant on Böhmischer Platz in Neukölln in 2016 as a casual breakfast and brunch spot, before gradually transforming it over the following years into a Michelin-starred evening restaurant without losing the warmth, ease, and neighbourhood feeling that made the original so beloved. Today, more than a decade later, it is widely regarded as one of the city’s essential fine dining addresses: refined and highly personal cooking served in a room with the vibe that feels more like a local neighbourhood restaurant than a formal temple of fine dining. The location is central to that appeal: Set on the small, almost village-like Böhmischer Platz, the restaurant offers a very intimate and cosy counterpoint to Berlin’s more polished fine dining establishments, and tables are correspondingly in high demand. Hallmann & Klee are also especially accommodating of dietary requirements, including gluten-free dining, making it an unusually accessible choice at this level.
One of the best fine dining choices for vegetarians and celiacs - Sous Chef Moritz once ran a gluten-free restaurant
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Horváth
Horváth is one of Berlin’s most individual fine dining restaurants, a two-Michelin-starred address on Paul-Lincke-Ufer in Kreuzberg led by Austrian chef Sebastian Frank and his partner Jeannine Kessler. Frank has shaped the kitchen since 2010, and the couple took over the restaurant in 2014, developing it through continuous change while maintaining a clear personal identity rooted in Austrian flavours and product-driven cooking. Today, vegetables form the centre of the menus, with the restaurant largely stepping away from meat and fish proteins in favour of dishes built around roots, leaves, mushrooms, ferments, deep reductions, and a striking range of textures. The result is a highly distinctive, intellectually curious meal that rewards attention without becoming overly formal. Horváth’s cellar is just as important to the experience, with a strong focus on smaller producers from Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, and further east, alongside one of Berlin’s most compelling non-alcoholic pairings. The team is also well equipped to accommodate dietary requirements when communicated in advance, including gluten-free menus, making Horváth a tremendous choice for that kind of eating.
This is a great place for vegetarian foodies and they are trail brazers with non alcoholic pairings.
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Jute Bäckerei
Jute Bäckerei is one of Berlin’s longest-running and most important fully gluten-free bakeries and truly a cornerstone of the city’s gluten-free community since opening on Schönhauser Allee in 2014. Everything is baked in-house in a dedicated gluten-free environment, from breads, rolls, baguettes, and pastries to cakes and other sweet treats, using a broad range of flours including buckwheat, rice, millet, teff, and potato. The space works as both bakery and café, which means you can come to stock up on bread, settle in for breakfast or brunch, order one of the generously filled sandwiches, or simply have coffee and cake. Jute Bäckerei’s is truly a dependable, welcoming everyday address for anyone avoiding gluten, but equally a good stop for a satisfying sandwich or pastry regardless of dietary requirements.
Jute also supplies the gluten-free kebab bread used at OHNE at Jannowitzbrücke.
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Maria Bonita
Maria Bonita is a must-visit restaurant in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. This authentic Mexican restaurant is a perfect place for those looking for an escape from the typical German cuisine. The menu is full of traditional Mexican dishes, including tacos, enchiladas, and burritos. Vegetarians and vegans are also well-catered for with a range of tasty options. The colorful and lively decor, combined with friendly service, creates a welcoming atmosphere that makes for a memorable dining experience. Be sure to stop by Maria Bonita on your next visit to Prenzlauer Berg.
The chilaquiles are a can't miss.
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Ottenthal
Ottenthal is one of Berlin’s best-known Austrian restaurants and has been a fixture on Kantstraße in Charlottenburg since 1994. The restaurant is particularly celebrated for its Wiener Schnitzel, an enduring signature prepared in the traditional manner, but the menu reaches well beyond it with Austrian classics such as Tafelspitz and its Kaiserschmarrn. The approach is rooted in quality and substance rather than Alpine nostalgia: Austrian cooking without the decorative kitsch, served in a straightforward, welcoming setting with a serious wine focus (which you also can buy to go). Ottenthal is equally suited to a relaxed weekday lunch or a more substantial dinner, and the kitchen is notably flexible with dietary requirements. Gluten-free options are available across the menu, including a gluten-free preparation of the schnitzel on request, making it an unusually accommodating address for this particular style of cooking
The mission is clear: Go here and order the extraordinary tasty Schnitzel!
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Partenope 081
Partenope 081 is a Neapolitan Italian restaurant on Simon-Dach-Straße in Friedrichshain, built around the familiar all-day pleasures of pizza, pasta, and the more substantial dishes of southern Italian cooking. The menu draws on Neapolitan classics, from long-fermented pizzas and San Marzano tomato sauces to pasta dishes such as ragù Genovese and ragù Napoletano, making it a reliable address for straightforward, generously portioned Italian food in the heart of the Kiez. What distinguishes Partenope 081 from many comparable restaurants is its extensive gluten-free offering. Gluten-free pasta dishes are available throughout the week, while gluten-free pizzas are offered from Friday to Sunday and prepared in a dedicated gluten-free area with a separate oven. This makes it one of the more accommodating Italian restaurants in Berlin for guests avoiding gluten, though anyone with coeliac disease should confirm the current preparation process directly with the restaurant when ordering
Gluten-free Pizza is served on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
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Magic John's Pizza
Magic John's Pizza is a pizzeria in the heart of Berlin's Mitte neighborhood, serving up what arguably are the best New York-style and Detroit-style pizza in the city. With a menu that includes classic favorites like pepperoni and margherita, as well as more unique options like Jalapeño and Vodka Sauce or Salsiccia and Peppers, there's something for everyone at Magic John's. This also includes a gluten-free alternative for their Detroit slice. The restaurant is primarily to-go only, but at the nes location on Heidestrasse there is also place to sit down and enjoy your slice. Stop by and experience a taste of the Big Apple right in the heart of Berlin.
Do not, under any circumstances, miss the miso butter pizza knots and the key lime pie
