Ten gluten-free places to eat in Rome, from New Food Experience, fully gluten- and lactose-free, to Mama Eat's separate gluten-free kitchen in Trastevere, sorted by what each venue promises in its own words, with prices where they publish them.
The short answer: if you have celiac disease, Rome is an easy city to eat in. For a meal where the whole menu is gluten-free, book New Food Experience in Prati, which calls itself Rome's only 100% gluten- and lactose-free restaurant (carbonara, cacio e pepe or amatriciana €15). For pizza, Mama Eat in Trastevere runs two separate kitchens and two pizza ovens, one only for gluten-free. And near Piazza Navona, Risotteria Melotti cooks a 100% gluten-free menu built on rice.
Italy takes celiac disease seriously. Under Law 123/2005, people with a confirmed celiac diagnosis get an allowance for gluten-free food, which is sold in pharmacies (farmacie), specialist shops and supermarkets; look for "senza glutine" (gluten-free) on the label and AIC's crossed-grain mark, the Spiga Barrata. AIC, the Associazione Italiana Celiachia, also runs Alimentazione Fuori Casa, a network of restaurants, hotels and shops that have completed its gluten-free training and follow its procedures. Its full list is for members, but visitors can buy AIC Mobile Welcome, a 15-day version of its app in English.
The places are sorted by what each one promises: 100% gluten-free first, then places with a dedicated gluten-free kitchen or lab, then restaurants that say they're in AIC's network and make dishes gluten-free on request. Each card quotes the venue's own claim. Still tell every restaurant you're celiac when you book and again when you order. For the rest of Rome's food, see the best restaurants in Rome, the best pizza and the best pasta, which aren't chosen for gluten-free cooking.
100% gluten-free. These places say everything they serve or make is gluten-free. New Food Experience, on Via Germanico in Prati, near Ottaviano Metro station, is the one to book for a proper sit-down dinner. It calls itself the only 100% gluten- and lactose-free restaurant in Rome, and chef Davide Belardinelli cooks modern Roman and Italian dishes, all of them gluten-free.
Order: one of the Roman pastas (carbonara, cacio e pepe or amatriciana, €15), the oxtail starter (€14), or fettuccine with beef genovese (€22); tiramisù is €8. Spend: about €45 a head for a starter, pasta and dessert with bread (€4) and service (€2), before wine. Book: by phone or WhatsApp. Gluten-free: 100%, and lactose-free too, in its words. Metro: Ottaviano (Line A), about 5 minutes. The catch: opening hours aren't published on its website, so call ahead.
It calls itself the only 100% gluten- and lactose-free restaurant in Rome. Book by phone or WhatsApp (+39 334 793 0430). Metro: Ottaviano (Line A), about 5 minutes.
Risotteria Melotti is the Rome branch of a family rice business from Isola della Scala near Verona, and it cooks a menu built entirely on its own rice: risotto, arancini, rice polenta and rice-flour desserts. In its words, it's 100% gluten-free, and it's a few minutes from Piazza Navona.
Order: arancini (€8), then a risotto, from cacio e pepe (€13) to Amarone (€17), and the tiramisù made with rice plum cake (€7). Spend: about €30 a head for three courses, before wine. Open: every day, 11am to 10:30pm. Gluten-free: 100%, in its words. The catch: it's a Veronese risotto menu, not Roman cooking.
Its menu is rice-based and, in its words, 100% gluten-free, from the starters to the desserts. A few minutes' walk west of Piazza Navona; no Metro nearby.
Celiachiamo is a small Rome chain of gluten-free-only supermarkets, most of them with a 100% gluten-free bakery inside that bakes fresh every day, the Prati shop among them; the shops also stock about 4,000 packaged gluten-free products. The Prati shop on Via Trionfale is the most central, a short walk from the Vatican Museums, and the place to stock up on bread, pizza and pastries for a picnic or a train.
Buy: fresh bread, pizza and pastries from the lab, and packaged pasta and snacks. Spend: prices aren't published online. Other shops: Magliana, Tuscolana, EUR, Talenti and the Forno Celiachiamo on Via Carlo Caneva (Tiburtina). Gluten-free: 100%, in its words. Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 8pm, Sunday 10am to 2pm; closed Monday. The catch: it's a shop, not a café.
A gluten-free-only supermarket with a 100% gluten-free bakery inside, baking fresh every day. Phone 06 39754621. Metro: Ottaviano (Line A), about 8 minutes.
Grezzo Raw Chocolate in Monti makes raw, vegan chocolate, cakes and gelato, and it's the gelato stop on this list. It says every product is organic and free from gluten, milk, eggs and yeast, and that its lab is free of contamination. There are two more Rome shops, on Piazza Mattei in the Jewish Ghetto and Piazza Euclide in Parioli.
Order: a cup of the raw gelato, a raw chocolate cake, or a raw hot chocolate. Spend: shop prices aren't published online. Gluten-free: everything, in its words. Metro: Cavour (Line B), about 5 minutes. The catch: it's all vegan and raw, so it tastes different from classic gelato.
Everything is vegan, organic and gluten-free, and it says its lab is free of contamination. Other Rome shops at Piazza Mattei 14 (Jewish Ghetto) and Piazza Euclide 39 (Parioli). Metro: Cavour (Line B), about 5 minutes.
A separate gluten-free kitchen. These places cook gluten and gluten-free food, but say the gluten-free side has its own kitchen, lab or area. Mama Eat on Via di San Cosimato in Trastevere is the easy pick for a mixed group. It was started by the family of Mamma Marcella, who is celiac herself, and it runs, in its words, two kitchens, two pizza ovens, two chefs and two teams, one for gluten and one for gluten-free; gluten-free dishes are served on transparent or coloured plates so they can't be mixed up. It says it's a partner of AIC.
Order: a Neapolitan pizza (margherita, marinara, diavola) or the Roman pastas (carbonara, cacio e pepe) from the gluten-free menu, then tiramisù. Spend: current Rome prices aren't on the menus its website links to. Book: online. Gluten-free: separate kitchen and oven, AIC partner, in its words. Getting there: tram 8 to Viale di Trastevere, then 5 minutes' walk. The catch: its website gives no Rome prices or opening hours, so check when you book. For more of the neighbourhood, see the Trastevere guide.
Two kitchens, two pizza ovens, two chefs and two teams; gluten-free dishes come on transparent or coloured plates. It says it's a partner of AIC. Tram 8 to Viale di Trastevere, then 5 minutes' walk.
Pizza in Trevi is a pizzeria and trattoria a minute from the Trevi Fountain, with sister branches on Via della Stamperia and, by the Spanish Steps, on Via della Mercede. It says it's in AIC's programme and makes its gluten-free pizza in a separate lab, using organic brown rice and buckwheat flours, olive oil and sourdough, and it has a full gluten-free menu of pizza and pasta.
Order: a gluten-free margherita (listed at €14) or capricciosa (€20), or bigoli cacio e pepe or amatriciana (€19). Spend: the dishes above are €14 to €20, and the gluten-free menu notes a €1.50 supplement for gluten-free, so ask whether it's included. Book: online. Gluten-free: separate lab, AIC programme, in its words. Metro: Barberini (Line A), about 7 minutes. The catch: it's right in the Trevi crowds, and dearer than La Soffitta's gluten-free pizza.
It says it's in AIC's programme and makes its gluten-free pizza in a separate lab. Sister branches at Via della Stamperia 72 and, by the Spanish Steps, Via della Mercede 32. Metro: Barberini (Line A), about 7 minutes.
Il Secchio e l'Olivaro is a pizzeria and bruschetteria with two branches south of the centre, on Via del Porto Fluviale in Ostiense and Via delle Sette Chiese in Garbatella. It says its gluten-free menu is made in a dedicated lab free of contamination, and that its gluten-free pizza is made in a dedicated gluten-free section with its own utensils, on clean surfaces, and it has gluten-free fried food, bruschetta and desserts too.
Order: a gluten-free pizza with a jug of craft beer, and the gluten-free fritti (fried starters). Spend: prices aren't published on its website. Gluten-free: dedicated lab and utensils, in its words; it doesn't say whether the oven is shared. Metro: Piramide (Line B), about 10 minutes to the Ostiense branch. The catch: it's out of the centre, though the Ostiense branch is close to Testaccio.
Its gluten-free menu is made in a dedicated gluten-free section with its own utensils, in its words. A second branch is at Via delle Sette Chiese 188 in Garbatella. Phone 06 5745897. Metro: Piramide (Line B), about 10 minutes.
Lievito72 is a neighbourhood pizzeria and restaurant in the western suburbs, and the one with the fullest gluten-free menu on this list. It says it's in AIC's Alimentazione Fuori Casa programme and has a kitchen dedicated to gluten-free cooking, and almost everything on the menu, from pizza and fried food to Roman pastas, burgers and desserts, comes gluten-free. Gluten-free dishes arrive with a flag, and takeaway boxes get a sticker.
Order: pizza and fritti; the only things it can't make gluten-free are its special supplì ('nduja, amatriciana and cacio e pepe). Spend: prices aren't published on its own website. Book: online. Gluten-free: dedicated kitchen, AIC programme, in its words. The catch: it's well outside the centre, so it's worth it only if you're staying west of the Vatican or want a gluten-free delivery.
In AIC's Alimentazione Fuori Casa programme, with a kitchen dedicated to gluten-free cooking; gluten-free dishes come out with a flag. Book online or on 06 614 2829. It's in the western suburbs, a taxi ride from the centre.
In AIC's network, gluten-free on request. These restaurants cook mostly with gluten, say they're in AIC's network, and make dishes gluten-free on request. La Soffitta Renovatio, on Piazza del Risorgimento by the Vatican walls, is a family Neapolitan pizzeria and Roman restaurant, and the gluten-free pick near the Vatican Museums. It says it's registered with AIC, its menu carries AIC's Alimentazione Fuori Casa logo, and every starter, pasta, pizza and dessert can be made gluten-free; those dishes come with a small flag.
Order: a gluten-free margherita (€9, plus €1 for the gluten-free base) or carbonara (€14, plus €1). Spend: €10 for a gluten-free margherita. Gluten-free: any dish on request, AIC member, in its words; check your plate has the flag. Metro: Ottaviano (Line A), about 5 minutes. The catch: it doesn't describe a separate kitchen or oven, so say you're celiac when you order and ask how the gluten-free pizza is baked.
It says it's registered with AIC, and that every starter, pasta, pizza and dessert can be made gluten-free; gluten-free dishes come with a flag. Metro: Ottaviano (Line A), about 5 minutes; the Vatican Museums are 5 minutes' walk.
La Gallina Bianca, on Via Antonio Rosmini a few minutes from Termini station, is a pizzeria, grill and restaurant, and the gluten-free pick if you're arriving by train or staying near the station. It says it's a member of AIC and that its gluten-free dishes, from fried food to desserts, are prepared without contamination from flour; it also serves gluten-free beer.
Order: a gluten-free Neapolitan pizza with a gluten-free beer. Spend: the gluten-free menu on its website is from 2023, so check current prices. Open: Monday to Saturday, noon to 10:30pm; closed Sunday. Gluten-free: AIC member, in its words. Getting there: about 5 minutes' walk from Termini. The catch: it doesn't describe a separate kitchen, so ask how the gluten-free pizza is baked.
It says it's a member of AIC and that its gluten-free dishes are prepared without contamination from flour; gluten-free beers too. Phone +39 06 4743777. A few minutes' walk from Termini station.
A fully gluten-free dinner: New Food Experience in Prati, or Risotteria Melotti near Piazza Navona for risotto.
Gluten-free pizza: Mama Eat in Trastevere (separate kitchen and oven), Pizza in Trevi by the fountain (separate lab), or La Soffitta Renovatio by the Vatican (€1 extra).
Near the Vatican: La Soffitta Renovatio or New Food Experience for a meal, Celiachiamo on Via Trionfale for bread and pastries.
Near Termini: La Gallina Bianca.
Gelato and dessert: Grezzo Raw Chocolate in Monti. AIC also lists about 50 Grom gelato shops across Italy in its network, and says some franchise, temporary and kiosk locations aren't included; check the AIC app for which Rome shops are included.
Know the words. "Senza glutine" means gluten-free; in Italy a product labelled that way must contain less than 20 parts per million of gluten. "Celiachia" is celiac disease, and "sono celiaco" (or "celiaca") means I'm celiac. AIC suggests saying you must follow a strictly gluten-free diet, and asking for clean pans and utensils and fresh cooking water and oil, because even traces matter.
Use AIC. AIC's Alimentazione Fuori Casa network lists restaurants, hotels, B&Bs and shops that have completed its training programme and follow its procedures. The full list is for members, but the AIC Mobile app has a 15-day AIC Mobile Welcome version that foreign visitors can buy, also in English. A free open version of the app gives basic services to everyone.
Shop like a local. Pharmacies (look for the green cross) sell gluten-free bread, pasta and snacks, and so do supermarkets and specialist shops such as Celiachiamo. On packaged food, look for "senza glutine" and AIC's Spiga Barrata, a crossed-out ear of wheat in a circle, which AIC licenses to products under 20 ppm.
Watch the classics. AIC's advice is to check that gluten-free food is cooked in clean pans with fresh water and oil, so ask whether fried food shares a fryer and whether pasta is cooked in separate water, and remember bread arrives with every meal. With pizza, ask how the gluten-free base is baked; that's why Mama Eat's separate oven and Pizza in Trevi's separate lab are worth knowing about.
Menu claims come from the restaurant. Every claim on this page is the venue's own, from its own website; review sites and lists (this one included) can't tell you how a kitchen works today. If a place says it's in AIC's network, the AIC app is the way to confirm it. For the cost of eating out, see the cost of a trip to Rome, and for where to base yourself, where to stay in Rome.
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