Dedicated Gluten-Free Restaurants and Bakeries in Greater Sacramento
- Katerina Greco
- Aug 18, 2023
- 4 min read
Updated: May 1
Yes, 100% dedicated gluten-free restaurants and bakeries are a real thing. Whether you have celiac disease, a gluten sensitivity, or avoid gluten for other health reasons, these spots prepare everything in a gluten-free facility, which means no cross-contamination and no anxiety about what's safe to order.
As anyone who avoids gluten knows, the usual dining experience involves scanning menus for the handful of things you can eat, asking detailed questions about kitchen prep, and hoping for the best. At a dedicated gluten-free restaurant, you can pick anything off the menu. That freedom can feel almost overwhelming after years of limited options.
I've compiled this list of dedicated gluten-free restaurants and bakeries across the greater Sacramento and Northern California region. Every place listed here is either fully gluten-free or operates a dedicated gluten-free kitchen. This is not a list of restaurants that happen to have a few gluten-free menu items.
If you know of a dedicated gluten-free spot that isn't listed here, please reach out so I can add it.
Sacramento
Midtown Sacramento and Roseville Products: Cakes, baked goods, sandwiches, and more. One of the most well-known dedicated gluten-free bakeries in the Sacramento region. Everything is made in a completely gluten-free facility. If you've never had a gluten-free pastry that actually tastes like the real thing, start here.
Midtown Sacramento Products: Brunch, drinks, and dinner. A full-service restaurant from the Pushkins team. All bread comes from their dedicated gluten-free bakery. The menu spans brunch through dinner with options like fried calamari, gnocchi, and a full drink menu.
Midtown Sacramento Products: Ice cream, lunch, and donuts. Also part of the Pushkins family. A dedicated gluten-free donut and gelato shop that means any day can be a donut day, not just the days you happen to catch a bakery with safe options.
Midtown Sacramento Products: Sweets. A dedicated gluten-free and dairy-free bakery in midtown.
Available at Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op and other retail locations Products: Bread. A dedicated gluten-free bread producer. No storefront, but their bread is carried at local retailers including the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op.
Fair Oaks
Fair Oaks Products: Sourdough bread. A dedicated gluten-free sourdough bakery with a storefront on Fair Oaks Blvd. Follow them on Instagram for updates and hours.
El Dorado Hills
El Dorado Hills Products: Brunch, lunch, dinner, and drinks. A fully dedicated gluten-free restaurant serving a complete menu from brunch through dinner. One of the few places in the region where you can sit down for a full meal without thinking about gluten at all.
El Dorado Hills Products: High-protein sweets. Dedicated gluten-free bakery specializing in high-protein treats. A good option if you're looking for something sweet that also fits a fitness-oriented diet.
El Dorado Hills Certified Farmers Market Products: Breads and sweets. A dedicated gluten-free bakery selling at the local farmers market. Check their site for market schedule and availability.
Roseville
Roseville Products: Savory dishes including chicken pot pies and empanadas, plus a variety of American sweets in their retail area. One of the rare dedicated gluten-free spots that focuses on savory food. The owner and her daughter both have celiac, so safety is taken seriously.
Rancho Cordova / Folsom
Rancho Cordova shop, Historic Folsom Farmers Market, and Orangevale shop: Baked goods and bread. A dedicated gluten-free bakery with a retail shop, farmers market presence, and multiple locations across the region.
Placerville / El Dorado County
Placerville store (also sold at Almighty Bistro) Products: Cakes, pizza dough, and baked goods.
A dedicated gluten-free bakery in Placerville. Their pizza dough is also available at Almighty Bistro in El Dorado Hills.
Drops in Placerville and El Dorado Hills Products: Organic gluten-free sourdough bread.
An artisan gluten-free bread producer doing scheduled drops at local locations. Check their Hotplate page for drop dates and ordering.
Davis
Davis Products: Soups, sandwiches, salads, drinks, and pie.
A dedicated gluten-free cafe in Davis with a full menu of soups, sandwiches, and salads. One of the few spots where you can get a complete sit-down meal that's entirely gluten-free.
Grass Valley
Grass Valley Products: Cakes, scones, salads, muffins, sweets, and drinks.
A dedicated gluten-free bakery and cafe in Grass Valley with a wide selection of baked goods and light lunch options.
Chico
Chico Products: Ice cream.
Dedicated gluten-free ice cream in Chico.
Fresno
Fresno Products: Sweets and bread.
Fresno Products: Raw meals, drinks, and sweets.
Redding
Redding Products: Wraps, salads, bowls, crepes, desserts, juices, smoothies, shots, coffee, and kombucha.
Why "Dedicated" Matters
There's a meaningful difference between a restaurant that offers gluten-free menu items and one that operates a dedicated gluten-free kitchen. In a shared kitchen, even well-intentioned staff can introduce cross-contamination through shared fryers, cutting boards, prep surfaces, or airborne flour. For people with celiac disease, even trace amounts of gluten can cause a reaction.
A dedicated gluten-free facility removes that risk entirely. Everything in the kitchen is gluten-free, so there's no chance of cross-contact. That's why this guide only lists places that are fully dedicated. Restaurants with gluten-free options on an otherwise standard menu are not included.
Help Me Keep This Guide Updated
The gluten-free restaurant scene changes frequently. New spots open, others close or change ownership, and farmers market schedules shift. If you know of a dedicated gluten-free restaurant or bakery in the greater Sacramento or Northern California area that isn't listed here, please let me know and I'll add it. If anything listed above has changed, I want to know that too.
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