A tiny 100% gluten-free cafe near Roppongi-itchome with English-speaking staff, chewy gluten-free lunches and a celebrated matcha roll cake.
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.
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.
Turkish sweets and spiced tea, with an attached halal market
A Muslim-friendly Turkish patisserie/cafe inside Japan's largest mosque, the Tokyo Camii & Diyanet Turkish Culture Center, serving halal confectionery alongside an attached halal market. The mosque is open to non-Muslim visitors outside prayer times.
Plant-based croissants, cinnamon rolls and seasonal-vegetable tartines
A 100% vegan bakery and cafe opened in 2020 a minute from Setagaya-Daita Station, near Shimokitazawa, using locally sourced Japanese vegetables and wheat. All breads and pastries are made without eggs, milk or butter.
Tempeh cutlet, double curry, hummus sandwich and vegan karaage
An all-vegan cafe opened in 2013 in a renovated warehouse by a riverside park between Kinshicho and Tokyo Skytree, using organic, pesticide-free produce. The whole menu is plant-based, from curries and tempeh cutlets to soft-serve desserts.
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 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.
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.
Seasonal shojin kaiseki paired with sake and wine, refreshed every three weeks
A refined Roppongi shojin restaurant led by chef Daisuke Nomura, formerly of two-Michelin-starred Daigo, pairing plant-based Zen cuisine with carefully chosen sake and wine.
