Best Gluten Free Pizzas in Edinburgh
Just because you are diagnosed
with any intolerance or allergy does not mean you have to resort to eating
rubbish. It also does not mean you need
only buy food from the Free From shelves or eat ready made meals. Similarly it also does not mean you have to
eat in whole food restaurants and live on mushrooms. Life goes on and a good life always includes
pizza. Whether it is a Sunday night
family meal out or a quick hit pizza delivery, there are plenty of options in
Edinburgh to eat pizza and eat it well.
We have a long history of Scots
Italians and they are some of the most dynamic and creative people,
particularly when it comes to food! So
do not eat rubbish, eat wonderful Italian pizzas!
Here is a scoop up of some of the
best gluten free pizza in Edinburgh:
La Favorita
350 Morningside Road – 0131 447
4000
325-331 Leith Walk – 0131 555
5564
La Favorita is part of the Vittoria
family: a range of restaurants around the city including family-focused
classics and the highly recommended Divino Enoteca (wait for a review). La Favorita is the pizzeria element and there
is one restaurant on Leith Walk and a delivery option in Morningside. In my view these are the best delivered gluten
free pizzas in town. They also do GF
pasta and some desserts.
Mamma’s
28-30 Grassmarket
0131 225 6464
Mamma’s is a bit of an Edinburgh
institution: well packed tables, well priced and speedy service. Italians seem to do gluten free well and
Mamma’s is no exception. This is a nice
restaurant with Italian style take-it-or-leave-it service, but usually with a
smile. A good spot for a relaxed meal when
in town.
Pizza Express
restaurants all over town, see
website for details
Pizza Express needs little or no
introduction: a good, well thought out chain offering quality food, friendly and
efficient service and an ever-changing vibrant menu. Look on the website and you will see that
Pizza Express has a full (and extensive!) GF menu. The pizza is good and is as good as the non
GF one. This is a family favourite for
us and I remain delighted by the options on offer. No complaints! (look out for a review soon)
Victor and Carina Contini
Restorante
103 George Street – 0131 225 1550
Formerly known as Centotre, this
Edinburgh lovely is a superb restaurant offering the best in Italian cooking
and style. Rebranded to fit within the
expanding Contini empire, it is no less impressive and continues to charm with
the choices and quality of food offered.
GF options are really clearly marked and the pizza is, naturally, extremely
good. I choose Contini again and again,
whether for a meeting over coffee, a Christmas dinner or a business lunch.
Contini also runs the lovely
Scottish Café within the National Galleries and the new Cannonball Café on
Castlehill – each of these also has gluten free options, though not necessarily
pizza! They are all worth visiting.
Giuliano’s
18-19 Union Place – 0131 556 6590
23 Union Place – 0131 556 7771
1 Commercial Street, Leith – 0131
554 5272
Family friendly, bustling and
with a charming 70s kind of vibe, Giuliano’s is another Edinburgh institution
offering classic Italian cooking. When
my children were small, this place was perfect: I am not sure if they still do
this, but they used to let little people go into the kitchen and create their
own pizza – a real hit with a 5 year old.
A Sunday lunch at Giuliano’s was always on the cards when family came to
stay or when someone had a birthday.
Loud and crass music, waiters in waistcoats and gluten free
options. A good place if you have a
child coeliac!
A few other options: Gusto,
George Street; Zizzi’s, Ocean Terminal and around town. Plus, I am told that
both Pizza Hut and Dominos offer gluten free options, but who would want to eat
those when these delights are on offer?!
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