Gluten Free Restaurants in Dublin: 2026 Coeliac Guide

Ireland is one of the easier countries in Europe to eat out in with coeliac disease. Allergen labelling is routine, most menus mark gluten with a letter or a number, and “I’m a coeliac” is a phrase staff hear every day. There is even a patient charity, the Coeliac Society of Ireland, that trains restaurants and hotels in gluten-free catering. The catch is that “coeliac friendly” on an Irish menu covers a huge range, from a fully dedicated kitchen to a chipper that simply keeps a separate fryer.

This guide sorts Dublin’s options by how much risk you are actually taking. It starts with the places that are gluten free by design, then the shared kitchens with documented coeliac procedures, then the places where you need to ask questions. Short Galway and Cork sections follow.

One thing to know before you go: the Society’s restaurant list is a training list. The Society describes those venues as ones that have “undertaken our Coeliac Catering Training”. That is useful, but it is not the same as an audit or a guarantee, and its Crossed Grain symbol is for packaged products rather than restaurants. Treat it as a good sign, then ask your own questions.

How we checked this guide. Every venue below was re-checked against its own website and at least one other source in September 2026. Where the restaurant’s site says nothing about gluten-free, we say “community listings report” rather than stating it as fact. Menus, kitchens and staff change, so confirm your order when you book.

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Dedicated Gluten-Free Kitchens and Bakeries

• Glas — 15/16 Chatham Street, Dublin 2, just off Grafton Street. A fine-dining restaurant with a vegetarian, mostly vegan seasonal menu. Its site describes it as a 100% gluten-free restaurant with a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, and says it is a certified coeliac-safe restaurant. This is the one place in Dublin where you don’t need to ask about cross-contact. Reservations are required and a €20 per person deposit is taken (deducted from the bill), so book ahead.
• Coral Cakes — Dublin 24, collection and delivery only. Its site states everything is 100% gluten free and coeliac-safe, baked in a dedicated bakery kitchen in its own separate building. It works by pre-order, with collection Thursday to Saturday, and the shop was fully booked until October when we checked. The Coeliac Society also lists it among gluten-free artisan bakeries.
• Só Gluten Free Bakery — a Dublin baker of cakes, tarts, cheesecakes and cookies that describes a fully gluten-free facility with no cross-contamination risk. It supplies cafes and shops and takes orders by email, so use its stockist list to find where to buy rather than expecting a shopfront.

Shared Kitchens With Strong Coeliac Procedures

These kitchens also cook gluten, so the safety comes from separate fryers, separate menus and trained staff. Confirm at booking.

• Mak — 2 Fields Terrace, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. A Hong Kong-style dim sum and Chinese restaurant, open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner. Reviews and guides report a separate coeliac menu, gluten-free noodles and a dedicated prep area and wok. Mak’s current website doesn’t mention the coeliac menu, so ask for it by name when you book.
• Millstone Restaurant — 39 Dame Street, Dublin 2. A traditional Irish restaurant with a dedicated coeliac menu at lunch and dinner, seven days a week: steaks, salmon, burgers on gluten-free buns, seafood chowder with gluten-free bread and gluten-free beer. The restaurant says plainly that it “is not an allergen-free environment”, and community listings report a dedicated gluten-free fryer, so tell them when you book.
• The Merrion Inn — 188 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. A pub-restaurant with a full gluten-free menu (mains, risotto, curry, coeliac-friendly desserts). It appears on the Coeliac Society’s restaurant list, and community listings report a dedicated fryer for gluten-free fish and chips. It is the best-documented pub option we found.
• Beshoff Bros — Mespil Road, Dame Street, Clontarf and Malahide. The chipper serves a separate gluten and wheat free menu daily at those four shops. Community listings report a dedicated fryer and a dedicated packing area at Mespil Road. The same listings say the ketchup contains barley, so skip it, and check the current dip list on the site.
• Fish Shop — 76 Benburb Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7. A fish-and-chips and wine bar. Its own website doesn’t mention gluten-free, but community listings and a Gloss magazine roundup report gluten-free batter, and several say a separate fryer. It is a small room, so book or take away, and always state you are coeliac.

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Coeliac-Aware Restaurants Where You Should Ask

Mostly gluten-free-by-nature cooking, but not dedicated kitchens.

• Parrilla — 7-9 Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. Modern Mexican with an allergen list on request and corn-based dishes; community listings report gluten-free dishes are marked on the menu. Not a dedicated kitchen, and some items (fish tacos, croquettes, focaccia) are not gluten free, so read the markings carefully.
• Arepas Grill — 39 Richmond Street South, Dublin 2. Venezuelan arepas, made from corn and marked (GF) on the menu, with dairy-free and vegan options. Corn is safe, but it is a shared kitchen, so ask about the fryer and any sauces before ordering sides.
• Toca Tapioca House — 49 Fleet Street, Temple Bar. Brazilian tapioca wraps and acai bowls. Tapioca is naturally gluten free, and the site says gluten-free options are available, but it also warns that meals are made in an environment that uses sesame and nuts. Not a certified dedicated kitchen.
• Pho Kim — Parnell Street, Dublin 1. Vietnamese. CHAR magazine reports the owner is coeliac and that many dishes are naturally gluten free. Pho and noodle dishes vary in soy sauce and stock, so ask which are safe.
• Cornucopia — Wicklow Street, off Grafton Street. A vegan self-service restaurant since 1986, with what it calls a large selection of gluten-free options. A cafeteria counter shares serving spoons and surfaces, so choose carefully at busy times.
• Brother Hubbard — Capel Street, Harrington Street and Ranelagh. Guides report gluten-free bread and breakfast options at these cafes, but the site publishes only sample menus, so check the day’s options with staff.

Galway

Galway’s gluten-free scene is smaller, and we found no fully dedicated bakery or restaurant there right now, so shared kitchens are your main option.

• Menlo Park Hotel — Terryland, Headford Road. The hotel says it is a member of the Coeliac Society of Ireland, that its kitchen team is trained in gluten-free preparation and cross-contamination, and that over 90% of the menu at its P. Francis & Son Bistro is gluten free.
• Hooked — 65 Henry Street. A family-run seafood restaurant. Its website says nothing about gluten-free, but community listings and a local coeliac blogger report gluten-free fish and chips and a separate fryer. Confirm when you order.
• Woozza — 14 Sea Road. Wood-fired pizza. A local coeliac blogger says it does not have a separate oven but uses a separate tray. Per the National Celiac Association, same-oven pizza isn’t safe for everyone, so treat this as a personal risk decision.

Cork

• Market Lane — 5-6 Oliver Plunkett Street. A dedicated coeliac menu is available on request. Reports conflict on the fryer, with one saying there is no separate one and another reporting a separate fryer for fish and chips. Ask.
• Luigi Malones — 1-2 Emmett Place. Italian, with a coeliac menu on its website. Community listings report a dedicated gluten-free fryer and gluten-free pasta, and that the owner avoids gluten. Not a dedicated kitchen.
• Kiely’s — 4 Maylor Street. Cork’s oldest chipper. Its website doesn’t mention gluten-free, but Tripadvisor reviewers report a dedicated gluten-free fryer and gluten-free batter. Ask at the counter.
• Denise’s Delicious Gluten Free Bakery — Little Island, Co. Cork. It describes itself as Ireland’s longest-established gluten-free bakery, with click and collect from its Cork bakery and nationwide delivery. Directories say it is approved by the Coeliac Society.

Closed, Moved or Unclear: Don’t Trust Older Lists

• Crazy Corn, Galway — the all-corn, gluten-free Latin restaurant on Cross Street has closed. A local site reports the sign came down in June 2025 and fittings were removed. The Coeliac Society’s own trained-restaurants list still shows it, so check.
• Credo, Montague Street — the pizzeria older guides praised for a separate gluten-free kitchen appears as closed on Yelp, but a version of its own site still shows hours. We couldn’t confirm, so call before travelling.
• The Cake Café, Pleasants Place — long recommended for gluten-free cakes, but its site now says “under new management” with a new menu coming. Confirm its gluten-free options.
• The Lady From Shanghai — a 100% gluten-free bakery from 2021 press. We found nothing recent, so we left it out.

How to Find More

Ireland moves quickly, so use several sources.

GF Scanner — the built-in restaurant map and barcode scanner help with hotel breakfasts and supermarket runs. Get it on the App Store.

Community databases — Find Me Gluten Free has celiac-specific reviews (see what it’s worth), and Gluten Dude hand-vets a smaller list (review). For phone tools, see the best gluten-free apps for iPhone.

The Coeliac Society of Ireland — its catering-trained restaurants list and artisan bakeries page are useful starting points, and membership includes a food list and app.

At the shops — a gluten-free food scanner reads labels quickly, and our guide to travelling with celiac disease covers the wider trip.

Ask about the fryer. Nearly every chipper and pub above depends on it.

More city guides: London, Toronto, Vancouver, New York City, or browse every city on our gluten-free restaurants directory.

Summary: Where to Eat Gluten Free in Dublin, Galway and Cork

Ireland’s dedicated options are few, but its shared kitchens are among the more coeliac-aware in Europe. Start with Glas or Coral Cakes for zero-risk meals, then use the trained pubs and chippers for everything else.

Buying snacks for the road? GF Scanner checks a barcode in seconds. Planning a longer trip? See our celiac travel guide.