Dietary guide
Gluten-free restaurants in Tokyo: all 27 verified venues (2026) — 12 dedicated kitchens, GF options and juwari soba
The short answer
UMAMI HUNT has verified gluten-free handling at 27 venues in Tokyo: 12 dedicated gluten-free kitchens, 13 places with GF options on the menu, and 2 100% buckwheat soba shops. If you are coeliac, start with the 12 dedicated kitchens. "Options" means a safe dish exists, not that the kitchen is separated.
How the list is ordered
The UMAMI HUNT desk ordered the venues on three criteria, in this order. It is a safety-first order for coeliac diners, not a taste ranking.
- Type — dedicated (whole menu GF) > GF options on the menu > 100% buckwheat soba (the noodles are wheat-free, but the dipping sauce is usually wheat-brewed soy and fryers may be shared)
- English menu — yes > no (how easily you can explain the restriction)
- Price band — cheaper first
Types follow what each venue page already documents (official sites, our visits). No new claims were added. Where one shop had two pages, only one is listed.
Every gluten-free venue in Tokyo (27, 2026)
| # | Venue | Type | Cuisine | Area | Price | English menu | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICE HACK Gluten-free Bakery | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | Dedicated rice-flour gluten-free bakery | Harajuku | ¥ | ✓ | vegetarian |
| 2 | Cafe Komaya | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | 100% gluten-free cafe (lunch & sweets) | Roppongi | ¥¥ | ✓ | — |
| 3 | Gluten Free T's Kitchen | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | Gluten-free comfort food | Roppongi | ¥¥ | ✓ | vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free, nut-free |
| 4 | Gluten Free Cafe Little Bird | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | Dedicated gluten-free Japanese cafe (gyoza, karaage, ramen) | Yoyogi Hachiman | ¥¥ | ✓ | vegetarian, dairy-free |
| 5 | Tempura Asakusa SAKURA | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | Gluten-free & halal tempura | Asakusa | ¥¥¥ | ✓ | halal, vegetarian |
| 6 | Gluten-Free Kushiage Su | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | Gluten-free kushiage (fried skewers) | Ginza | ¥¥¥¥ | ✓ | — |
| 7 | GEN-TEN Gluten-free Bakery | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | Gluten-free brown-rice bakery | Shibuya | ¥ | — | vegan, dairy-free |
| 8 | & OIMO TOKYO CAFE Nakameguro | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | Gluten-free sweet-potato cafe & dessert | Nakameguro | ¥¥ | — | — |
| 9 | NO OHAGI | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | Gluten-free & vegan ohagi / wagashi cafe | Daikanyama | ¥¥ | — | vegan, dairy-free |
| 10 | Shimokita Shimai | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | Gluten-free patisserie & cafe | Sangenjaya | ¥¥ | — | vegetarian |
| 11 | genuine gluten free Where is a dog? | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | Gluten-free bakery & cafe | Kichijoji | ¥¥ | — | vegan, dairy-free |
| 12 | premium SOW | Dedicated (whole menu GF) | Vegan & gluten-free patisserie / gelato | Daikanyama | ¥¥ | — | vegan, dairy-free |
| 13 | HealthyTOKYO CBD Cafe Shinjuku Marui Honkan | GF options on the menu | 100% vegan CBD cafe & deli | Shinjuku | ¥¥ | ✓ | vegan |
| 14 | Mr. Farmer Omotesando | GF options on the menu | Vegetable-forward cafe (vegan & GF options) | Jingumae | ¥¥ | ✓ | vegetarian, vegan |
| 15 | Sakura-tei | GF options on the menu | DIY okonomiyaki & monjayaki | Harajuku | ¥¥ | ✓ | vegetarian |
| 16 | Marugoto Vegan Dining Asakusa | GF options on the menu | Plant-based Japanese / vegan | Asakusa | ¥¥ | ✓ | vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free |
| 17 | Pizzakaya Roppongi | GF options on the menu | American pizza (gluten-free / vegan options) | Roppongi | ¥¥ | ✓ | vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free |
| 18 | Rainbow Bird Rendezvous | GF options on the menu | Organic vegan cafe | Nakameguro | ¥¥ | ✓ | vegetarian, vegan |
| 19 | Chabuzen Shimokitazawa | GF options on the menu | Vegan medicinal ramen & soup curry | Shimokitazawa | ¥¥ | ✓ | vegetarian, vegan |
| 20 | Heavenly Island Lifestyle Daikanyama | GF options on the menu | Hawaiian bistro (GF options) | Daikanyama | ¥¥¥ | ✓ | vegetarian |
| 21 | We Are The Farm Meguro | GF options on the menu | Farm-to-table organic vegetables (GF options) | Meguro | ¥¥¥ | ✓ | vegetarian |
| 22 | AIN SOPH. Journey Shinjuku | GF options on the menu | Vegan cafe & sweets | Shinjuku | ¥¥¥ | ✓ | vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free |
| 23 | AIN SOPH. GINZA | GF options on the menu | Vegan / plant-based | Ginza | ¥¥¥ | ✓ | vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free |
| 24 | Soranoiro NIPPON | GF options on the menu | Ramen (with a gluten-free option) | Marunouchi | ¥ | — | vegetarian |
| 25 | marbre vegan | GF options on the menu | All-vegan cake & dessert cafe | Shinjuku | ¥¥ | — | vegan |
| 26 | Juwari Soba Tokyo Basso | 100% buckwheat soba (watch the dipping sauce) | 100% buckwheat (juwari) soba | Nihonbashi | ¥ | — | — |
| 27 | Tamawarai | 100% buckwheat soba (watch the dipping sauce) | Handmade juwari soba (100% buckwheat) | Jingumae | ¥¥¥ | — | vegetarian |
The hidden wheat
Japanese food looks gluten-friendly — rice, fish, vegetables — but the seasoning betrays it. Ordinary soy sauce is brewed with wheat, so sushi, teriyaki and most dipping sauces aren't safe unless tamari is used. Soba is often cut with wheat flour, tempura and tonkatsu are wheat-battered, and ramen and udon are wheat noodles. Read is soy sauce gluten-free?, is dashi gluten-free? and hidden gluten in Japanese food.
What the dedicated kitchens serve
Gluten Free T's Kitchen in Roppongi covers everything from rice-flour gyoza to miso-butter ramen. Tempura Asakusa SAKURA fries in rice flour with house-made GF soy and dipping sauce; Ginza's Kushiage Su runs a rice-flour omakase of skewers. For ramen see gluten-free ramen in Tokyo; for bread, GEN-TEN (Shibuya), RICE HACK (Harajuku) and Where is a dog? (Kichijoji); for wagashi, NO OHAGI (Daikanyama).
Stay safe
Always flag cross-contamination and ask for tamari. Naturally safer anchors: sashimi (with tamari), grilled fish ordered shio (salt), and juwari soba. The phrases to show staff are on the gluten-free explainer. For the whole trip, read gluten-free Japan travel guide; for Kansai, our Osaka and Kyoto lists.
Hours and handling change. Check the "last verified" date on each venue page and confirm with the shop before you go.
Places we’ve confirmed
RICE HACK Gluten-free Bakery
Baked rice-flour curry pan and cube-shaped rice-flour shokupan
A dedicated gluten-free bakery using Japanese rice flour and natural yeast (no wheat) for breads, curry pan, baguettes and pizzas, many of them also vegan. A small takeout-focused shop, so hours can shift seasonally — confirm before a special trip.
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
- Casual
- Solo
Cafe Komaya
Gluten-free cheesecake & matcha roll cake
A tiny 100% gluten-free cafe near Roppongi-itchome with English-speaking staff, chewy gluten-free lunches and a celebrated matcha roll cake.
- Gluten-free
- Casual
- Solo
Gluten Free T's Kitchen
Rice-flour gyoza and miso-butter corn ramen
Asia's first GIG-certified gluten-free kitchen, where every dish — from rice-flour gyoza to miso-butter ramen — is safe for coeliac diners.
- Gluten-free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Dairy-free
- Nut-free
- Casual
- Solo
Gluten Free Cafe Little Bird
Gluten-free gyoza, karaage and yakisoba
A dedicated gluten-free cafe whose entire kitchen is wheat-free, serving GF Japanese comfort food such as gyoza, karaage, ramen and yakisoba with English-marked menus. Its Tabelog listing is currently status-undetermined, so confirm hours via its Instagram before visiting.
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
- Dairy-free
- Casual
- Solo
Tempura Asakusa SAKURA
Tempura fried in 100% gluten-free rice-flour batter with house-made gluten-free soy sauce and broth; wagyu and seafood tempura bowls are highlights
A counter tempura restaurant whose entire menu is gluten-free (rice-flour batter plus house-made GF soy sauce and broth) and which is halal certified. It is not a separate dedicated GF facility, so highly sensitive celiacs should confirm cross-contact directly; vegetarian tempura courses are also offered.
- Gluten-free
- Halal
- Vegetarian
- Date
- Anniversary
- Solo
- Business
Gluten-Free Kushiage Su
Rice-flour kushiage omakase course
A reservation-only Ginza counter where an entirely gluten-free kushiage omakase is fried in rice oil with rice-flour breadcrumbs — a rare safe haven for coeliacs.
- Gluten-free
- Date
- Anniversary
GEN-TEN Gluten-free Bakery
Brown-rice (genmai) bread and gluten-free taiyaki
A dedicated gluten-free, rice-flour bakery counter in the basement of Shibuya Scramble Square, making breads, taiyaki and sweets with no wheat, additives or white sugar, and many items are vegan and dairy-free. It is a grab-and-go bakery rather than a sit-down meal, and as a dedicated GF facility cross-contamination risk is low though not certified celiac-safe.
- Gluten-free
- Vegan
- Dairy-free
- Casual
- Solo
& OIMO TOKYO CAFE Nakameguro
Mitsuimo Basque cheesecake & gluten-free sweet-potato pancakes
A polished sweet-potato specialist behind the Meguro River where every cake, pancake and quiche is gluten-free and white-sugar-free.
- Gluten-free
- Casual
- Date
NO OHAGI
Seasonal ohagi & kuzumochi soy-milk shakes
A stylish little Daikanyama ohagi cafe where the rice-and-bean sweets and kuzumochi shakes are all gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free and free of white sugar.
- Gluten-free
- Vegan
- Dairy-free
- Casual
- Solo
Shimokita Shimai
Rice-flour cakes and French-style pastries (madeleines, canelés)
A sister-run cafe whose entire cake and pastry lineup is gluten-free, made with Hokkaido rice flour instead of wheat. As a dedicated gluten-free kitchen the cross-contamination risk is low, but it is a small space, so reserving via Instagram is recommended.
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
- Casual
- Solo
genuine gluten free Where is a dog?
Rice-flour bagels, baguettes and gluten-free, mostly-vegan baked goods
A dedicated gluten-free, rice-flour bakery and shop in Kichijoji (the name is literally 'genuine gluten free'), whose breads, bagels and cakes are largely vegan and additive-free. It focuses on baked goods and online orders with a physical store; if you need a sit-down meal or strict celiac handling, confirm directly before visiting.
- Gluten-free
- Vegan
- Dairy-free
- Casual
- Solo
premium SOW
Plant-based gluten-free Mont Blanc & rice-flour gelato
A French-style Daikanyama patisserie where every cake, doughnut and scoop of gelato is fully vegan and gluten-free, built on rice flour and plant milk.
- Gluten-free
- Vegan
- Dairy-free
- Casual
- Date
HealthyTOKYO CBD Cafe Shinjuku Marui Honkan
Gluten-free vegan lasagna and CBD-infused vegan sweets and drinks
An English-friendly, 100% vegan cafe in the basement of Shinjuku Marui Honkan from CBD/vegan pioneer HealthyTOKYO — paninis, quiche, gluten-free lasagna and CBD-infused sweets, all free of meat, fish, egg and dairy. Easy for foreign visitors.
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Casual
- Solo
Mr. Farmer Omotesando
Farmer's vegan salad & vegetable omelette
A bright Omotesando flagship where a 'field evangelist' sources produce from 100 farms, plated into vivid vegan, gluten-free and athlete bowls.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Casual
- Date
Sakura-tei
Cook-your-own okonomiyaki with a gluten-free rice-flour batter option
A large, tourist-friendly DIY okonomiyaki spot in Harajuku that offers a gluten-free rice-flour batter on request, with an English menu and vegan/vegetarian options. You cook on a shared griddle where wheat batter is also used, so ask staff about cross-contamination if you are highly sensitive.
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
- Casual
- Solo
Marugoto Vegan Dining Asakusa
Vegan tempura, waffles and seasonal plant-based plates
A fully plant-based restaurant near Asakusa Station where every dish is vegan, additive-free and gluten-free, so it is dairy-free by definition. A per-dish allergen chart is published, so check it for nut content; we have not confirmed it is nut-free and do not tag it as such.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Dairy-free
- Gluten-free
- Casual
- Solo
- Date
Pizzakaya Roppongi
Gluten-free crust California pizza (vegan cheese option)
A Roppongi institution since 1996 where homesick Americans and coeliac travellers alike crowd the bar for craft beer and proper gluten-free crust pizza topped with vegan cheese.
- Gluten-free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Dairy-free
- Casual
- Solo
Rainbow Bird Rendezvous
Gluten-free vegan burger set & soy-meat plates with organic vegan soft serve
An organic, fully plant-based cafe between Nakameguro and Yutenji, serving soy-meat plates, gluten-free burgers and vegan soft serve in a wellness-minded space.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Casual
- Date
Chabuzen Shimokitazawa
Vegan curry ramen with sprouted brown rice
A tiny tatami-floored diner on the Shimokitazawa backstreets where every bowl of rich, medicinal-herb ramen is 100% plant-based and built on sprouted brown rice.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Solo
- Casual
Heavenly Island Lifestyle Daikanyama
Eggs Benedict & acai bowl
A breezy, plant-filled Hawaiian hideaway above Daikanyama serving gluten-free eggs Benedict, loco moco and acai bowls with island-style calm.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Date
- Casual
We Are The Farm Meguro
Organic kale salad & farm vegetable hot pot
A farm-to-table cellar by Meguro Station serving pesticide-free kale and seasonal vegetables — grown on their own Chiba farm — with a genuine gluten-free menu.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Date
- Business
AIN SOPH. Journey Shinjuku
Heavenly Vegan Pancakes
The Shinjuku birthplace of the cloud-soft 'Heavenly Vegan Pancakes' that draw queues from vegans and non-vegans alike, with gluten-free options on the same menu.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Date
- Solo
AIN SOPH. GINZA
Vegan pudding & seasonal vegetable course
AIN SOPH.'s flagship spreads across four Ginza floors, where a ground-floor patisserie of vegan pudding gives way to refined plant-based courses upstairs.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Dairy-free
- Gluten-free
- Date
- Anniversary
Soranoiro NIPPON
Gluten-free shio (salt) ramen with rice-based noodles; veggie 'Vegisoba'
A popular Tokyo Ramen Street shop offering a gluten-free salt ramen made with rice-based noodles, plus its colorful vegetable 'Vegisoba'. It is a has-options shop, not a dedicated GF kitchen — the official site warns of possible cross-contamination, so it is not celiac-safe.
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
- Casual
- Solo
marbre vegan
All-vegan cakes (several gluten-free) made with naturally-grown fruit
A small all-vegan patisserie-cafe a minute from Shinjuku-Gyoenmae specialising in plant-based cakes — many gluten-free and lower-sugar — using naturally-cultivated fruit. Every item is free of egg, dairy and honey.
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Casual
- Solo
Juwari Soba Tokyo Basso
Three styles of juwari soba (inaka, sarashina, dattan)
A specialist serving juwari (100% buckwheat) soba with no wheat flour, so the noodles themselves are naturally gluten-free. Note the standard dipping sauce/soba-yu and a shared kitchen mean it is not certified celiac-safe; confirm the tsuyu if you are highly sensitive.
- Gluten-free
- Casual
- Solo
Tamawarai
Juwari (100% buckwheat) soba, stone-milled in-house daily
A Michelin-starred soba sanctuary where the chef grows and hand-mills his own Ibaraki buckwheat into pure 100% juwari noodles — the closest a coeliac traveller comes to trustworthy Tokyo soba.
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
- Solo
- Date
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FAQ
- How many dedicated gluten-free restaurants are there in Tokyo?
- Of the 27 Tokyo venues UMAMI HUNT has verified, 12 are dedicated gluten-free kitchens (Gluten Free T's Kitchen in Roppongi, Tempura Asakusa SAKURA, Kushiage Su in Ginza, Where is a dog? in Kichijoji, among others).
- Is 100% buckwheat (juwari) soba safe for coeliacs?
- The noodles are wheat-free, but the dipping sauce is normally wheat-brewed soy, and fryers or boiling pots may be shared. Ask for tamari and ask about shared equipment.
- Is wasabi gluten-free?
- Fresh grated wasabi is, but cheap tube 'wasabi' can contain wheat. Ask, or stick to certified venues.
- What should I say at the restaurant?
- "Komugi arerugi desu" (I have a wheat allergy) is understood far more widely than "gluten-free". A pointing card is on our gluten-free explainer page.