Gluten Free Philadelphia: Restaurants, Bakeries & Cheesesteaks for Celiacs (2026)

Philadelphia is a surprisingly good city for celiacs. It has a 100% gluten-free organic café and bakery near Rittenhouse Square, a fully gluten-free fair-food stand inside Reading Terminal Market, and several ways to get the one thing every visitor asks about: a gluten-free cheesesteak.

Here’s where to eat, which bakeries are fully gluten free, and how to order a cheesesteak safely.

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100% gluten-free restaurants and cafés

P.S. & Co.

1706 Locust St, Rittenhouse. A 100% organic, plant-based, gluten-free, and kosher café, bakery, and market. The whole kitchen is gluten free, so there’s nothing to navigate. Breakfast and lunch are made to order from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the bakery case is a good stop for treats to take with you.

Fox & Son Fair Foods

Reading Terminal Market. Fair food you thought you’d never eat again: corn dogs, cheese curds, hand-cut fries, funnel cake, fried pickles, and onion rings. The company says its entire menu is naturally gluten free, and listings report a dedicated gluten-free fryer and kitchen. Prices are higher than regular fair food, which is the trade-off for doing it safely.

Real Food Eatery and Lotus and Lime

Real Food Eatery (207 S 16th St) serves salads, falafel, and rice bowls, and Lotus and Lime (3300 Fairmount Ave) serves Asian fusion. Both are reported to be dedicated gluten free on Find Me Gluten Free. Confirm with the restaurant before you go.

Gluten-free cheesesteaks in Philadelphia

A cheesesteak is two problems for a celiac: the roll, and the shared flattop where regular rolls get toasted. Here are the best options:

• The gluten-free stand at Citizens Bank Park (near section 122) is set up for people with celiac disease and partnered with Schär. It serves cheesesteaks and hot dogs on Schär gluten-free bread, plus gluten-free pizza, beer, and soft pretzels. It isn’t a fully dedicated facility, so ask about cross-contact. You’ll need a Phillies ticket.
• Joe’s Steaks + Soda Shop has a gluten-free roll, a dedicated fryer, and a dedicated prep space for sandwiches, according to celiac reviewers. It’s a shared kitchen.
• Gouldsburger’s Express (Rittenhouse) has gluten-free cheesesteak rolls, and reviewers report everything in its fryers is gluten free.
• Sonny’s Famous Steaks (Old City) has gluten-free rolls on request. The owner says they try to prepare gluten-free cheesesteaks in a separate area and clean the grill, but that it “is not perfect.” That honesty is useful: if you’re very sensitive, choose somewhere else.
• Campo’s makes gluten-free versions of its cheesesteak, but celiac reviews are mixed, including a report of a shared spatula. Ask how they handle the grill.

What to ask: Is the roll toasted on the same flattop as regular rolls? Is the spatula shared? Is the fryer dedicated? If the answers are vague, skip it.

Gluten-free bakeries in Philadelphia

• P.S. & Co. (1706 Locust St) bakes everything 100% gluten free, organic, and plant based.
• Sparrow’s Gourmet Snacks (Reading Terminal Market) sells only gluten-free snacks and baked goods, including popcorn, pretzels, and cotton candy, made in a gluten-free facility. The staff have done the Beyond Celiac Great Kitchens training. Reviews say it feels more like a snack shop than a bakery.
• Flakely GF, in Bryn Mawr on the Main Line, is a 100% dedicated gluten-free bakery. It’s worth the short trip outside the city.

Possibly closed: High Fidelity Bakery in South Philly was a 100% gluten-free, vegan bakery started by a family whose daughter has celiac disease. Several listings from 2025 and 2026 now mark it as closed. Check its Instagram before you go.

Tips for eating gluten free in Philadelphia

Start at Reading Terminal Market. Fox & Son and Sparrow’s are both gluten free, so it’s the easiest place to eat near the Convention Center and City Hall.

Ask about the flattop. At any cheesesteak shop, the grill is where the cross-contact happens, not just the roll.

Check hours. Smaller gluten-free spots keep short hours, and P.S. & Co.’s made-to-order menu ends at 3 p.m.

Stock up. For grocery runs, GF Scanner can check a barcode in seconds.

Quick Reference: Gluten Free Philadelphia

Heading up the coast? See our guides to New York City and Boston.

Sources

• P.S. & Co., Fox & Son, and Flakely GF (official sites)
• Sparrow’s Gourmet Snacks (Reading Terminal Market)
• 6 Best Celiac-Safe Philadelphia Cheesesteaks (Spokin)
• Gluten-Free Philly Cheesesteaks in Philadelphia and Dedicated Gluten-Free Places in Philadelphia (Find Me Gluten Free)
• Citizens Bank Park Food Menu 2026 (Ballpark E-Guides)