Free-from restaurants in Nara

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onwa

3 · Vegan · Cafe

The venue is fully plant-based: the official site confirms all menus exclude animal products, and multiple directories describe it as a vegan cafe.

Kinatei

Nara · Vegetarian · Vegan · ¥

This is a 100% vegetarian restaurant: no animal protein is used in any dish, and all cooking utensils, pots, knives, and plates have never been used for meat, fish, or shellfish.

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Sarasojyu

Shimomikadochō

Sarasojyu is a 100% gluten-free cafe in Nara, popular for pasta, bread, and open-faced sandwiches.

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Vegan Cafe Ramuna

Takabatakechō · Vegan · Vegetarian

A 100% vegan cafe in Nara, run solo by the owner-chef who makes everything from scratch. No animal products are used anywhere in the kitchen, so every dish on the menu is plant-based.

Naramachi Vegan Nabi ならまちヴィーガン菜美

Higashijodocho · Vegan · Japanese · ¥⁠¥

The restaurant is fully vegan. No animal products are used in any dish. The owner states all menu items are vegan, and the venue is listed in a Japan Vegan Society guidebook.

PIZZERIA ICARO

Nara · Pizza

Pizzeria Icaro offers a gluten-free menu that includes pizza, pasta, dessert, and salad. Its owner won the gluten-free category at the 2019 World Pizza Championship in Naples.

Big Mountain Cafe＆Farm（Gluten Free ＆ Vegan）

Nishishinzaikecho

The menu clearly labels several dishes as gluten-free, including the Loco Moco plate and a gluten-free lunch set, and states all sweets are gluten-free.

Wakakusa Curry

Nara

Clearly labelled vegan options, including curries, appear on the menu. The kitchen is shared because the venue also serves meat. Staff, according to reports, are well-informed.

Vegan Friendly Ramen by Playpen Friends

Noboriojicho · Ramen · Vegan

This vegan-friendly ramen shop offers six clearly labeled vegan ramen options, such as soy sauce, miso, tomato, and vegan tonkotsu. The menu marks which items are vegan, but the kitchen is shared with non-vegan items.

NAGOMI

Nara · Japanese · Steak

The venue states that with advance notice, they can prepare halal meals using dedicated utensils and separate preparation within the kitchen. No accreditation or marked menu noted. Notify staff ahead of your visit.

Azekuraya

407 奈良市雑司町 Nara 630-8211日本 · Japanese · Cafe

A vegetarian broth can be requested for an extra ¥100, and no dashi can be specified.

Mizuya Chaya

Nara · Japanese · Cafe

Serves meat but offers vegan soup broth, plain noodles, and mushroom noodles.

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Nino

Jōchō · Italian

Staff are willing to accommodate gluten allergies if informed in advance, and the Atly community reports gluten-free pasta dishes served carefully.

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Surugamachi's Okonomiyakiya

Sanjōchō

Limited information: we researched Surugamachi's Okonomiyakiya across 11 sources but found nothing specific about its Coeliac · Gluten-free options or how the kitchen manages cross-contamination.

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Sanjocho · Cafe · Vegetarian

Limited information: we researched arru...cafe&dining across 10 sources but found nothing specific about its Coeliac · Gluten-free options or how the kitchen manages cross-contamination.

Indian Restaurant MANNA糧

Nara · Indian

Limited information: we researched Indian Restaurant MANNA糧 across 6 sources but found nothing specific about its Coeliac · Gluten-free options or how the kitchen manages cross-contamination.

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Honolu's Halal Ramen＆Wagyu vegan option 帆のる ぷれみあ 奈良三条

Kamisanjōchō · Vegan

Limited information: we researched Honolu's Halal Ramen＆Wagyu vegan option 帆のる ぷれみあ 奈良三条 across 8 sources but found nothing specific about its Coeliac · Gluten-free options or how the kitchen manages cross-contamination.

GYUMON Nara

Nara · Ramen · Vegan

Limited information: we researched GYUMON Nara across 10 sources but found nothing specific about its Coeliac · Gluten-free options or how the kitchen manages cross-contamination.

Tonkatsu Ganko Nara

Nara

Limited information: we researched Tonkatsu Ganko Nara across 10 sources but found nothing specific about its Coeliac · Gluten-free options or how the kitchen manages cross-contamination.

SAKURA BURGER

Higashimuki Kitamachi

Limited information: we researched SAKURA BURGER across 10 sources but found nothing specific about its Coeliac · Gluten-free options or how the kitchen manages cross-contamination.

Cafe Wakakusa

Nara · Cafe

Limited information: we researched Cafe Wakakusa across 10 sources but found nothing specific about its Coeliac · Gluten-free options or how the kitchen manages cross-contamination.

Kamaiki

Nara

Tabelog lists 'Vegetarian options', though the kitchen primarily serves udon (wheat noodles) and no details on preparation or cross-contamination are available.

Maguro Koya

Nara · Japanese · Seafood

Maguro Koya does not have a dedicated gluten-free menu, but sashimi is listed as a gluten-free option. One diner reported that when they showed a gluten-free translation card, the waitress checked with the chef.

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Higashimuki Minamimachi · Cafe · Vegetarian

The venue's website claims it uses no gluten or additives, and a FindMeGlutenFree listing shows a GF menu tag with risotto as a GF item, plus one user review that said it 'seemed fully gluten free.'