Best gluten-free restaurants in San Francisco

Mariposa Baking Company

San Francisco · Bakery · Cafe · €€

100% dedicated gluten-free bakery in Oakland, California. No gluten on premises; all products are gluten-free. The official site repeatedly states '100% dedicated gluten-free bakery'. No external accreditation, but the kitchen is structurally free of gluten.

Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen

San Francisco · · €€

100% gluten-free kitchen: core ingredients (corn, plantains, taro, yuca) are naturally gluten-free, no gluten-containing ingredients on premises. Periodic lab testing at Bia Diagnostica Labs and NIMA (2015, 2019) confirms absence of gluten. The venue markets itself explicitly as '100% Gluten Free' with a dedicated section on its website.

Camino Alto

San Francisco · Brunch · €€

Camino Alto is a 100% dedicated gluten-free restaurant in San Francisco. The official menu states 'Everything on our menu is GF' and the owner confirms the kitchen uses only naturally gluten-free ingredients. Multiple coeliac reviewers on FindMeGlutenFree report zero symptoms across dozens of visits. The venue is also recommended by the Weston A. Price Foundation and listed as a dedicated GF restaurant by Gluten Dude.

Asian Box

San Francisco · · €

100% gluten-free kitchen with no woks or fryers; dedicated gluten-free facility confirmed by official menu and FindMeGlutenFree aggregator.

Clementina

San Francisco · Italian · €€

Clementina's official menu declares itself 'a 100% gluten-free restaurant', meaning all dishes are prepared without gluten-containing ingredients. Cross-contact disclaimer is included, but the dedicated kitchen structure satisfies the Tier S criterion.

Kitava

San Francisco · · €€

Kitava's website states the restaurant is '100% free of gluten', and the menu is described as 'gluten-free'. This indicates a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, meeting the criteria for Tier S (verifiably safe) via a 100% dedicated kitchen. No formal accreditation is mentioned, but the venue's own marketing claims a fully gluten-free environment.

Flour + Water

San Francisco · Italian · €€€

Co-chef Ryan Pollnow's sister and mother have coeliac disease, driving a group-wide commitment to gluten-free. Flour + Water Pizzeria uses a dedicated GF oven, separate prep area, and Caputo GF flour; the Pizza Shop and Pasta Shop locations offer dedicated ovens/pots and trained staff. The kitchens are shared (regular flour is present), but insider-led dedication plus dedicated equipment make this the strongest structural signal.

Flour + Water Pizzeria

San Francisco · Pizza · €€

Co-chef Ryan Pollnow's mother and sister have coeliac disease, making this an insider-led kitchen. The pizzeria uses a dedicated gluten-free-only oven, separate prep area, and staff change gloves after every build. Multiple coeliac diners (FindMeGlutenFree, Atly, Eater) report no reactions, but two independent sources raise concerns: one symptomatic coeliac reported getting glutened, and another was told by staff they did not recommend eating there for coeliac. No formal accreditation found. Menu marks GF items.

Honest caveat, One celiac diner reported a reaction; in another visit staff advised against dining for coeliac.

Cafe de Casa

San Francisco · Brunch · Cafe · €€

A staff member with coeliac disease works here, which provides insider-led knowledge (source: multiple reviews on FindMeGlutenFree). Gluten-free items are marked on the menu. However, the kitchen is not dedicated; fryers are shared (multiple reviews cite no dedicated fryer). Staff proactively warn about cross-contamination risks. Some pre-made pastries may contain gluten (one reported glutening). Tapioca crepes and cheese bread sandwiches are generally considered safe by many symptomatic coeliacs, but cross-contamination risk exists for fried items and pre-made goods.

Honest caveat, Fried items (fries) share a fryer; pre-made bakery items may contain gluten and have caused a reaction in at least one reported instance.