Pastries at Sans de Blé in San Paolo.
In spite of Rome’s reputation as an epicenter of gluten consumption, the Italian capital is actually very in tune to celiac needs and a growing number of businesses are dedicated to providing gluten free food and beverages. A handful of gelato shops (including all Fatamorgana locations) are certified gluten free and there is plenty of gluten free pasta, pizza, beer and pastries to be found if you know where to look.
The Lazio branch of the Italian Celiac Association has created this map, which is regularly updated and lists gluten free venues, from restaurants and gelato shops to hotels and highway rest stops. Additionally, all pharmacies and many supermarket and grocery chains (including Conad, Carrefour, SMA, Coop, Auchan, Castroni, and La Capra Rampante) sell gluten free food and ingredients. Here’s a round up of some gluten free shopping and dining options in Rome:
Celiachiamo: Grocery Store
Via Giulio Venticinque 32 (Trionfale)
Tel: 0639754621
Open: Tues-Fri 9:30am-1:30pm & 3:30-7:30pm, Sat 9:30am-7:30pmo
Celiachiamo: Bakery
Via Carlo Caneva 40 (Trionfale)
Tel: +39 0664260188
Open: Mon 3:30-8pm, Tues-Thurs 10:00am-8:00pm, Fri-Sat 10:00am-9:30pm
Celidoc: Grocery Store
Via Livorno 27 (Piazza Bologna)
Tel: +39 0644243749
Open: Mon-Fri 9:30am-1:30pm & 4:30-8:00pm, Sat 9:30am-1:00pm & 4:30-7:00pm
New Food: Bread & sweets bakery
Largo Alberto Pepere 25/26 (Monteverde)
Tel: +39 0658230394
Open: Mon-Fri 8:30am-8:30pm, Sat 8:30am-1:30pm
Sans de Ble’: Pastry shop
Via G. Chiabrera 58/C (San Paolo)
Tel +39 0664650277
Open: Tues 2:00-7:30pm, Wed-Sat 9:00am-7:30pm & Sun 9:00am-1:30pm
Da I Sandri: Restaurant
Piazza S.Cosimato 19 (Trastevere)
+39 065816469
Millenium: Restaurant
Via Tor Tre Teste 35 (Tor Tre Teste)
Tel: +39 0623269171
Voglia di Pizza: Pizza, pasta & beer
Via dei Giubbonari 33 (Campo de’ Fiori)
Tel: +39 066875293
For a thorough listing of shops, restaurants, bakeries and pizzerias catering to celiac needs, visit Celiachia Italia. For restaurant-specific listings, visit this page.
In recent months I’ve noticed quite a furore on certain web pages originating from the United States (Elephant Journal) or its ex-patriots about the consumption of gluten. Someone brought the topic up at work recently after eating a product marked ‘gluten-free’ and when she asked what gluten was, no-one really knew. So one of us looked it up (thanks Wikipedia) and we’re now all slightly the wiser. However, very little if any of the current controversy relating to gluten appears to have made its way over here to the UK and it begs the question, what’s the fuss?
The gluten free obsession in some dieting circles of the US is out of hand and based on pseudo science and celebrity fad diets. (check out this video for a good laugh). I would never ever want to fuel anything of the sort. This post was aimed at providing certified gluten free options for people who legitimately have celiac disease, a gluten allergy, rather than those following a gluten free diet for so-called health reasons.
Thanks for the reply…I enjoyed the video. Great blog : )
Hi
Just wondering if you could help me
Travelling to Rome soon with a coeliac , is the gelato gluten free?
not necessarily. for certified gluten free gelato check out Fatamorgana
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