We spent two full days in Turin in May 2024. We stayed in an apartment to make breakfast a bit easier, as Italy is notoriously pastry-heavy for breakfast (and therefore a bit more difficult gluten free).
I did a lot of research into where I could safely eat gluten free while travelling to Italy. Consistently, bloggers and websites said it would be easy and safe to eat in Italy – and it was! Restaurants get certified by the AIC (Italian Celiac Association), which basically means they have passed certification and training as a safe place for people with celiac disease to eat. They do have a paid app you can download, but we weren’t in Italy for long, so I didn’t try it. Note: Be cautious when visiting gelato shops if you are celiac, as cross-contamination is likely.
Of course, do your research, ask questions ahead of ordering, and reach out to restaurants ahead of time when needed. There are more options (including entirely gluten-free options), which I have included in a map at the end of this post. Here is where I ate safely during my May 2024 visit:
Freedom Lounge Bakery
This is a 100% gluten free bakery with great prices. They had so much to choose from and were so delicious we visited 3 times. We tried focaccia, arancini, Sacher cake, a cannolo, cream filled croissant, biscuits, cookies, and a sweet danish type of puff pastry. All of it was so good, but the focaccia was extra delicious – light, fluffy, flavourful. They also have coffee at the most reasonable prices we’ve had on our 3-week Italy trip. A must-visit if you’re in Turin!
Amici Miei
A lunch and dinner spot with many gluten free options including pizza, pasta, fried dough, and desserts. They are AIC certified. The menu well marked, but make sure you specify you’re ordering the gluten-free version. We got the pasta with vegetables and a mushroom pizza. Both were good. The portions are very large! Beware the front of house is very chaotic – they have one woman to take phone orders, filter online orders, assign people tables, and collect payment. This means it might take you a bit to get seated, and to pay when you’re done your meal.
Grom
This is a 100% gluten free gelato chain in Italy. We’ve been many times in various cities. It’s not the best gelato you’ll have, but it’s safe and you can eat the waffle cones!
M**Bun
A local burger place with gluten free options and multiple locations. They pride themselves on sourcing their products locally. We both had burger combos, which came with homemade chips and Italian soda. The burgers were huge, and the gluten free buns were fluffy and delicious. Great protocols here – everything came labelled too! We’d go back.
Il Padellino
This restaurant has many gluten free options, including pizza and a fried dough appetizer. We did take out, as we had an early departure the next morning. We used an app called Glovo to order. The dough came with cheese and meat; it was pretty good! The pizza wasn’t pizza – we think they send us focaccia by mistake (still gluten free). It was good, but not what we wanted. I’d probably eat here again, but in the actual restaurant rather than ordering takeout.
Casa Marchetti
This is a gelato shop with allergens listed on a stand at the front for each flavour. The gelato was superb! No gluten free cones or anything here though.
Capatoast
This is a sandwich chain in Turin. They have gluten free bread to make sandwiches with, and reviews say good protocols for cooking the gluten free sandwiches. Unfortunately, the location I went to was out of gluten free bread so all I could try was a smoothie which was not great. I’d probably give them another shot to try the sandwiches, but don’t recommend the smoothies.
Map of Gluten Free Options
If you want more options, here is the Wanderlog map I made of everywhere I could find that had good gluten free reviews, labelled menus, and/or indications that gluten free was safe at their restaurants. Please note that I did not personally eat at all these restaurants, so do your own due diligence and reach out or check their websites/menus ahead of your visit.
HOW TO USE THE MAP: Click on the Wanderlog logo in the bottom right corner to open the full-size map up in a new tab. There, you can choose to just look at one category at a time or see all the categories on the map at once (click the 3 squares in the top right to choose). You can also export the map to Google Maps, share the map with others, or save the map.