Philadelphia, PA - Celiac disease is four times more common today than it was 50 years ago, according to TIME, resulting in a boost in dietary restrictions and a new national holiday! Whether it's Celiac disease or a lifestyle choice, these local restaurants offer an abundance of delicious, gluten-free bites and beverages for guests steering clear of gluten.
Ocean Prime - has a complete gluten-free friendly menu featuring appetizers, entrées, and desserts. In addition to four appetizers and three salad options, Executive Chef Jenn Grosskruger serves over a dozen entrée offerings, including seafood and steak, plus seven side dishes. Dessert brings sorbet or crème brûlée with fresh berries.
Rex 1516 Bar and Restaurant - South Street’s Southern-inspired Rex 1516 offers a full gluten-free dinner menu that includes the Pork Belly Mussels (PEI mussels, celery root purée, pork belly, celery, chervil and gluten-free toast for dipping) and an 8-ounce house-ground burger served with bacon, spicy pimento cheese, crispy red onions and bibb lettuce on a gluten-free bun. The bar offers two hard ciders for gluten-free drinkers.
SQUARE 1682 - Center City’s Square 1682 serves modern American cuisine with the majority of its dinner menu being gluten-free. Executive Chef Robert Surdam released a brand-new menu, the small plates include Bacon Wrapped Dates, Grilled Baby Octopus and Tuna Tartare. More than half of Square 1682’s entrées are gluten-free, so diners can feast on Lamb Shank, Branzino and Scottish Salmon among other delectable dishes.
Urban Farmer - located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, serves a dinner menu full of gluten-free options to enjoy. All the steakhouse’s seafood, steak and vegetarian dishes are gluten-free, as well as eight of its sides. Additional gluten-free meat dishes include the Apple Cider Brined Pork Loin with blue cheese cauliflower mash and pork jus.
The Twisted Tail - offers an extensive selection of brown liquors and specialty cocktails, but did you know 70 percent of its dinner menu is gluten-free? All appetizers besides the lamb meatballs are gluten-free, which includes the Spanish Octopus and Pumpkin Spice Squash and Burrata. With half of the entrées available also being gluten-free, guests can enjoy hearty dishes such as the Smoked Duck Breast with coconut kabocha, black garlic vinaigrette and pineapple jam without any substitutes.
