The Most Flavorful Gluten-Free in Newark

Curry Up Now

★★★★☆ 3.7 (939) • $$

"I've been to Curry Up Now, three times. Which is a surprise because I've been getting pizzas at New York Pizza for years. But myself and my mother "discovered" this little place one day on a walk when we couldn't decide what to eat. And we are so glad we did! We've ordered the big share platter. The Tikki Masala and Butter chicken are just chefs kiss. The naan bread is so warm and fresh out of the oven. We tried their chicken tacos for the first time yesterday and it's definitely going to be a dish that I order for future visits. My mom loves the mango yogurt drink. The very kind lady working the register (I forgot your name I'm so sorry) is always polite and helpful when trying to decide what to order. She gives us such a warm welcome when we visit. I recommend this place 100%. The food is fresh and you can tell they put effort and thought into their ingredient and dishes."

Aburaya

★★★★☆ 4.2 • $$

"All the rumors are true! These place is so good!!!! I loved the Oyakodon. The chicken was the best chicken I had in the area.For the price, I was impressed with the quality and taste."

Walia Ethiopian Cuisine

★★★★☆ 4.4 • $$

"OMFG DELISH! First experience with Ethiopian food and I was so pleasantly surprised - but also who am I kidding I wasn't expecting any less. We originally were going to get the Zuckerberg but I really wanted to try the lamb tib and my boyfriend wanted to try the chicken doro wat. We ended up ordering the original as a compromise. Amazing service from all the waitresses here. If you check in you get a whole veggie side. I forgot what it was called but it was a side mushroom dish. Super savory and cooked so well. Definitely love our combo. We came once the restaurant reopened for the evening so everything came out piping hot. It was such a huge portion for two people that you can for sure bring one more person to share everything. We left with leftovers for the next day. Will definitely be back!"

Enssaro Ethiopian Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.2 • $$

"I think it's decent but needs improvement on the flavor and less oil.For $75 for 3 people it's pricey and we left hungry. I think they need ro increase the portions because honestly the lentils were skimpy and there was like one small piece of chicken with a huge bone in it for one of the dishes.Also, the white meat chicken with the sautéed onions had a lot of spice with the jalapeño. I wish they would allow an option for no hot spices jalapeños because that wasn't the experience I wanted for Ethiopian food.The salad needed dressing, and was very dry.The injera was super sour and kind of stale tasting.I really like Ethiopian food, but this one was a miss for me."

Curry Up Now

★★★☆☆ 3.3 (983) • $$

"Unexpectedly surprised by this spot, had been here in the past when they first opened up and just thought of it as ok. BUT noowww though, yall better not walk and run that azz to your nearest Curry Up Now! The revamped menu from Chef Bikram is hittin with all the spices and flavors and I can guarantee there's something for everyone. Some heavy hitters for me were the:- Spicy fried chicken (that cilantro chutney cooked with them onions really made that sandwich)- Indian flatbread (never had something like this before, pleasantly surprised and would def order again)HOT TIP: this location is one that also has a bar, I had an early lunch there so I didn't wanna TU that early but that won't stop me next time LOLLService was great with that staff being very helpful in explaining all the dishes to me. Vibes def were there, I could see that being a nice spot to hit up after work with your coworkers."

Forest & Flour

★★★★☆ 4.4 (121) • $$

"Cosy little cafe with lots of cute plants and artwork. My friend and I stopped by for a quick lunch. We ordered the Avocado toast, grilled cheese and chocolate cake with strawberry frosting. Although we were surprised by the small portions, the food was fresh and delicious. All Gluten, dairy, nut free and well presented. The service was quick and the staff were generally helpful. Also loved the reusable dishes, silverware and compostable take out containers. One area for improvement is better organization- there was a bunch of clutter in the small space available. They had a lot of cardboard boxes on either side of the cafe which took away from the ambiance. Also, they very busy with bakery orders or so it seemed. I wanted to get a Lavender Lemonade to go after the meal and it took a while to get their attention to place the order. Overall a great option for those looking for GF and dairy free options. Plants were a plus. ;)"

Red Berry Coffee Bar

★★★★☆ 4.1 (390) • $$

"I like trying new coffee shops, especially independent ones. So I had to give Red Berry Coffee Bar a try when I walked by in downtown Los Altos. When you walk inside, you will find their menu on a chalkboard wall on the right side. I opted for an iced coffee since it was a hot day and I wanted something cool and refreshing. I didn't have to wait long for my drink, since it was quiet mid afternoon. They have indoor and outdoor seating. Lots of outdoor seating, with a bit of shade."

Burma Ruby

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (525) • $$

"Best Burmese restaurant I've ever been to--and I've been to many. Ambiance is also so lovely. This is the place to bring a date. Or family. Everyone will fall in love!"

Obelisco Restaurant

★★★★★ 4.6 (325) • $$

"Now let's talk about this salad. I had the Tostada salad with chicken. Served on a fried corn tortilla shell without black bean, spring mix, romaine lettuce, red cabbage, without radish, carrots, queso fresco, pico de gallo, homemade balsamic vinaigrette on the side. I just realized my salad was not topped w/ guacamole but it was still good. Service was amazing, everything is freshly cooked and the ambiance was nice. It gets busy during lunch so I can imagine it gets busy during dinner as well."

Imagine It Bakery

★★★★★ 4.6 (33) • $

"I have been to the Farmers Market to visit this bakery so many times and every time it is absolutely delicious.I have had the carrot muffin, blueberry muffin, snicker doodle cookie, chocolate chip cookie, double chocolate chip cookie, mini cupcake with chocolate frosting, and the lemon cake.All of these are amazing, but my favorite by far is the carrot muffin now I almost always just get a few of those and try one new thing each time. I can tell you one things for sure though I have never been disappointed in the quality!I am celiac and have a dairy allergy so I have tried a lot of different allergen friendly bakeries and this one by far is one of the best, not just to me, but my family and boyfriend as well. My boyfriend loves there snicker doodles!The only issue I have had is for my birthday I tried ordering cupcakes online to pick up from them that weekend and they never got my order. I was quite disappointed when I showed up at the farmers market and they never received my order. I was still able to pick up a couple desserts for my birthday, and my family did love the cookies I brought! Even after a big meal everyone finished there chocolate chip cookie! No one could even tell they were completely allergen free!It is definitely worth the trip to the farmers market to pick up these goodies and they are even reasonably priced!. :)"

Mariposa Baking Company

★★★★☆ 4.3 (708) • $$

"Gluten free folks unite! This is probably my very favorite gf bakery. A lot of sweet and savory options - and a market of items to go."

Well Bowlls

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)

"This place is absolutely delicious! I'm currently doing the keto diet. I love that they have super low carb options and that they understand the diet.I ordered the Key to Keto plate for myself while my partner had individual dishes. We enjoyed the paneer so much. It does have a hint of spicy which was very nice. The cauliflower is delicious, but it doesn't have that same look as the picture on doordash. We also ordered a side of the pickled veggies which were so refreshing and complemented the meal very well.The star of our meal was the cauliflower rice. I don't know what they are seasoning it with, but I have to say that it is the best cauliflower rice we have tried. The flavor was just lovely and didn't even feel like we were eating cauliflower. I highly recommend checking this place out. You can tell that the ingredients are fresh. My partner and I have also spent some time in India and the flavors, we feel, are as authentic as they can be. Although, we only tried the keto dishes, they were absolutely delicious!"

The Vegan Lasagna Garden

★★★☆☆ 3.3 (12) • $$

"You know to be honest, due to the prices I really want to give this place like 3.5, but since that isn't an option and the only other 1 would be to down play them, and considering they risk their lives staying open so late/early, and everything I ordered was hecka fresh, and hot I won't do them like that! Thank you lady and gentleman for staying open to satisfy my avid night owl lifestyle, and keeping everything on the 1! The chicken on the gyro could use a bit more seasoning, not too much, you gotta find balance! but that curry rice had the perfect spice!"

OY! Gluten Free Baking Company

★★★★☆ 4.2 (62)

"Tara is amazing and what a bakery it is!! I love all of the gluten free treats. They have focaccia, brioche and lots of yummy pastries! They make brioche donuts. It's set back from the street on Santa Cruz Ave. It's so cute in here on Mother's Day."

Zoodle Hot Bar

★★★★☆ 4.3 (4)

"Zoodle Hot Bar can be described as a health food restaurant. It features menu items that uses veggie noodles to replace traditional pasta. This restaurant is actually a cloud kitchen inside the Oakland Food Hall (aka Jingletown Eats) in East Oakland. The other day, I ordered Ground Beef Marinara Zoodle thru the Seamless app. The meal arrived promptly and still hot. However, the soft fiber food container was damp and was leaking a little. But the food looked good, as you can see in my photos. Good amount of beef on top of Zucchini spaghetti. How did it taste? The sauce tastes good. I miss the creamy texture of real spaghetti. Also, the sauce is watery. To be gluten free, I think you can still add more cheese and thicker tomato sauce. Maybe the problem is the veggie noodles don't soak up the extra liquid, and you end up with a pool of watery sauce. Ground Beef Marinara Zoodle, $15.90Anyway, I like the concept, it fits my dietary needs. I will try other dishes."

Humbowl

★★★★★ 4.8 (207) • $$

"Came by for Sunday lunch with a friend and enjoyed the experience! I had the Togarashi 2.0 with mixed legumes, and it was so delicious. The rice was perfectly cooked, and everything was perfectly seasoned. The overall meal tasted so fresh and thoughtfully prepared. The waiter was also very kind and provided us with cucumber infused water. Would definitely return again!"

Kitava

★★★★☆ 4.4 (219) • $$

"Let me start off by saying this place was a very pleasant surprise! We came here randomly after an appointment nearby wanting something other than fast greasy food. The salads were so fresh and just the bit of healthy we needed at the moment. Staff was super friendly. We sat at the bar which was fine because the place was packed out. It had a cool little vibe where a lot of people seem to work from there or come chill out. Some people were playing cards, lots of laptops and also friends just enjoying a good meal with one another. We will be back to try new and different combos!"

Gojo Ethiopian Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.3 (634) • $$

"Do yourself a favor and get both the vegetarian and meat combo!I loved: Mitten shito Yemisser wot Doro wot I liked: After kik Atakilt wot Gomen wot Kei wot Raw Kitfo special (beef) Ethiopian Coffee This was ok: Alitcha wot (dry)Ethiopian Spiced Tea Eating these #goodeats with my bare hands was an awesome cultural experience There are lots of unique flavors and textures and having a large group made things easy to share. Highly recommend dining in as they'll serve you raw kitfo properly. Ethnic rules apply for service and ambiance. It's dark as hell in the restaurant so speak up if you need something or else they'll ignore you."

Polenteria

★★★★★ 4.6 (147) • $$$

"Third review of this place , this time for brunch. Food was interesting and fresh, especially the gluten free biscuit, but the portions were very small and overpriced. My eggs Benedict had ONE poached egg. For $23.. that's a bit insane. The waiter was super nice and as always, the place was very classy, but I was surprised at the portion size. Hopefully they take this into consideration as they serve brunch more. Or at least serve it with a side of fruit or something to supplement. The baked good also leave a bit to be desired and are $7 each. I may go back to try the pancakes, but only for an occasion. I prefer this place for dinner"

Proposition Chicken

★★★★☆ 3.6 (594) • $$

"Came again this past Friday night. My wife was craving their Gluten Free chicken Sando and I opted to try the Entree this time and ordered it Flipped. The service was fast, and friendly. Raul was the person who took my order. This location always has a flow of traffic from people coming in to pick up their orders to people dining in. Inside has plenty of seating to wait for your food and it has always been clean when I have gone.My wife got the gluten free Sando with gluten free bread. My Flipped chicken entree was delicious. It came with a sweet buttermilk biscuit and a small tomato cucumber salad. We both got meals so we ordered a few drinks as well. Though I do love the fried chicken Sando I really enjoyed the flipped entree. The flavor was great, and the chicken was moist. The cucumber tomato salad was fresh as well. Only thing I'll do different next time is slap a little butter on my biscuit My wife Sando came with chips which she enjoyed and she ordered a side of ranch. I do like the ranch there, it tastes fresh. She also got a side of the hot sauce and habanero sauce. Another great experience at this location!"

COOL!NARIA

★★★★☆ 3.9 (46) • $

"We went to enjoy the day at Lake Merritt on a beautiful, sunny Sunday recently and decided to have lunch with Cool!naria. My boyfriend had the Tecolote sandwich with red chilaquiles, two fried eggs, kale slaw, sour cream, cotija and avocado. This is a sandwich to be reckoned with for sure! Huge and delicious with a great combination of flavors and textures. I had the street tacos which were the perfect size to try a few offerings. Chicken pibil, baja shrimp, and pork carnitas. Each taco had a generous amount of filling and was topped with fresh, crunchy kale slaw. They were all so tasty it would be hard to pick a favorite. I enjoyed each one. We spent a little time talking with the owners also and they are the nicest people. Fast service too.Keep an eye out for their truck and pay them a visit. You'll love it!"

Sweet Diplomacy

★★★★★ 4.5 (228)

"I love sweet diplomacy for offering very yummy gf and df options. although it has been an expensive it or miss, still 4 stars for what they get right.I LOVE their Lemon poppyseed muffins laced with yummy icing.I honestly didn't care for their cookies at all. some even seemed under baked..I love the vegan GF cupcakes though! especially the vanilla icing.. they had some rotation of some cherry or raspberry filling .. super yummy.the brownies are meh.. I like the paleo better ..the service averages a 4 stars.. sometimes you get 5 star, sometimes 3.. ambiance is lovely, just wish they had seating."

The Little Cakes

★★★★★ 5 (141) • $$

"Excellent cake pop and design above and beyond my expectations. Communicate and inform about my flexibility and requirements to pick up in less than 24 hours. They are able to get it all done and pack well individually and box it. Quality of the cake pop , my kid comments is excellent. Definitely will get their help again for next order."

Teni East Kitchen

★★★★☆ 4.3 (490) • $$

"Oh my goodness! This place was amazing! If we lived closer we would eat here all the time! Everything we ordered was so flavorful from the green beans with tofu to the tea leaf salad to the coconut rice. What I was especially impressed by was their tea leaf salad...I didn't expect a kale based salad but it was AMAZING and I was surprised to find that I even prefer it this way. Highly recommend!"

Tarocco

★★★★★ 4.6 (79) • $$

"Beautiful, sun-drenched cafe/restaurant offering high quality espresso, brewed tea, and plant-based Barcelona-inspired/Mediterranean-inspired foods. Airy, spacious interior:So pretty. Lots of windows and seating. Good coffee + sunlight + a book or a good conversation = unmatched. Lots of plants to add that "nature-y" feel. I also love the little touches of decor -- tastefully placed books, couches, pillows, etc.Espresso:Good coffee but a little pricey :( I think I paid like $7-8 for an oat milk latte. My latte was smooth and I have no complaints re: taste, but I wish they offered larger drink volume options. I think I was also a little disappointed I had to pay extra for plant-based milk, considering their menu seems to focus on healthy/light eating.Tea:Didn't get a chance to try their tea but they offer loose-leaf tea in a kettle that you can sit down with.Plant-based Barcelona/Mediterranean-inspired foods:They do a-la-carte so you pay for how many sides/dishes you want. For example, 2 sides is $X while 3 sides is $Y + $Z for your choice of protein. They do offer animal proteins (e.g. eggs, chicken, salmon) but you'll predominantly find plant-based dishes here. Lots of salads, grains, root vegetables, and leafy greens. Since I was only there for coffee, I didn't have a chance to try their food but I'll def be back for it. I saw tons of people coming in and dining for lunch.Staff were super friendly. Tarocco def stands out more as a restaurant than a cafe. I liked my latte but would come here more for the atmosphere and food than for the coffee."

Orchestria Palm Court

★★★★☆ 4.4 (231) • $$

"Orchestria Palm Court has always been a beloved and curious little restaurant for me. It's a well-known secret for historians and theatre goers in San Jose's SoFa District yet many people don't know about it. Most likely because the doors are only open for 2 days a week for less than 4 hours a day. The former 1910 auto showroom has been filled with a collection of antique musical machines including self-playing pianos, orchestrion, juke boxes and Violano-Virtuoso which is a remarkable self-playing violin and piano combo. I always felt like the co-owner Mark (an engineer) wanted to find a place for his collection and then decided to serve food. The food however is not a second thought. The menu that features grass-fed beef, free-range eggs, and real creamery butter. I can always taste the difference when well-chosen ingredients are used. We enjoyed the Chicken Saltimboca, Boeuf Bourguignon, Strawberry Salad & Key Lime Pie which was so good we ordered a second dessert their Profiteroles.They have an odd yet functional system whereas you come in and pick your own table then head to the back bar to put your order in and wait for it to arrive. The prices include service and tax and there is a busser who fills your glass and drops off your food. In the interim the other co-owner (a Veterinarian) runs the antique fountain bar whipping up cool concoctions such as the Huckleberry Fizz, Poppy Dew and Apricot Ambrosia. Good old-fashioned milkshakes and "mocktails" when were the flourishing during prohibition. In between his fountain duties he runs about firing up the many different musical machines. If you have hearing sensitivies do not sit near a piano because they are LOUD. When your done with your experience you go back to the bar to pay your meal. They will never rush you and want you to sit back and enjoy your time. No tipping is allowed as there are no waiters. Just a reminder, Orchestria Palm Court is open only on Friday and Saturday, from 5:30 to 9:00pm and you must get your order in by 7:40pm. Reservations are obviously recommended."