Broadway Market in East London hosts a whole haul of fantastic independent restaurants, as well as a weekly Saturday food and crafts market. It happens to be local to me and I have spent a lot of time there over the past few years discovering the gluten free Broadway Market gems. Time for me to share my gluten free tips and suggestions with you all. The market makes for a perfect Saturday wander, with gluten free lunch or cake thrown in, and the pubs and restaurants that line the street with keep you happily occupied all evening.

Let’s take a look at the market’s gluten free options first, but scroll on down to the bottom of this post for the restaurant suggestions.

Gluten Free Broadway Market – Saturday Market

Having gathered a lot of knowledge through my weekly “research trips” (*ahem* cake eating excursions), I wanted to share my top tips on where to eat, snack and shop at the market if you are gluten free.

The 100% gluten free crew

Top dogs of the market, coeliac heaven, all hail these fully gluten free stalls – it’s great not to have to worry about the dreaded cross-contamination for once…

Floris Foods

Gluten free cakes, gluten free pastries and gluten free bread galore, this is a must visit for you coeliacs. Eclairs, doughnuts, spinach and feta squares, crusty baguettes – Floris Foods have them all. I am a big fan of their olive baguette, and in the summer they often have lovely sandwiches that are perfect for picnic time at the lido.

Osu Pancakes

Gluten free coconut pancakes, which are also vegan. I haven’t tried these guys yet but they are on my list! Find them at the top of the main market.

Makatcha

Malaysian curries – I love the beef rending from Makatcha with a side serving of peanut sauce.

Thai on the Fly

Serving up sizzling pad thai, which is gluten free and so so tasty. Usually found at the bottom of the market.

Rawsome

A fully vegan and gluten free stall. Their products are also free from dairy, eggs, wheat, soya, additives, preservatives and refined sugar.

Other Stalls To Explore

Not fully gluten free, but usually able to cater for coeliacs:

Zardosht

This Persian food stall does a fragrant and delicate Saffron Orange Chicken stew – try it, it’s ace.

Kally Cooks

Fabulous Indian food from Kally Cooks. They have lots of gluten free options and the food we tried really was fantastic. When we visited it was fully gluten free, but check before you order as the menu does vary.

Bao Buns

Gluten free bao buns, wahoo! Look out for the big “gluten free bao” sign and you’ll be rewarded with spicey pork confit or goats cheese and caramelised onion gluten free buns. This stall isn’t always at the market, but when it is it usually pops up in the school yard part of the market or in Netil Market along the road.

Gujarati Rasoi

Lots of gluten free options on this Gujarati Rasoi food stall, including these impressive-looking bhajis. They also have a Dalston restaurant if you like what you taste!

Hanoi Kitchen

Hanoi Kitchen has super helpful stall holders who can adapt some of the Vietnamese fare on offer the make it gluten free – just ask. For the rice noodle boxes with pulled pork, then just omit the soy sauce topping.

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Paella stall

Paella is nearly always a good coeliac option, and the paella stand in the school yard confirm theirs is suitable for us gluten freers. It’s dairy free as well!

Sporeboys

First, the truffle oil smell emanating from the Sporeboys stall will draw you in. Then watch as they fry up fresh mushrooms to mix in with their premade risotto and you will be hooked! Best to get this one early as it often sells out.

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Temaki

Not a hot food option, but Temaki do gluten free sushi that will definitely constitute a decent lunch!

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Chegworth Valley

Apple juice many ways (with rhubarb, strawberry, pears, elderflower) from family-owned farm Chegworth Valley at the top of the market. These juices are lovely as a standalone, but also make for perfect cocktail ingredients. This also sells lots of fresh produce.

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Sausages from Downland Produce and beyond

A few gluten free varieties to be found. My absolute all time favourite ones are the Downland Produce Toulouse sausages (big meat stall in the middle of the market). They taste amazing!

Dark Sugar

Truffles as far as the eye can see. The Dark Sugars chocolate stall does some brilliantly innovative chocolates (pipette of mango puree, anyone?) and decadent truffles. When I spoke with them, they confirmed all their chocolates were gluten free, but please do check before you buy in case they have made any changes.

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Borough Olives

Lots of varieties of olives, dips, sundried tomatoes and other goodies available from Borough Olives in the middle of the market.

For practical details about where the market it and the specific times it is open on Saturdays, please check out Broadway Market’s website.

Gluten Free Broadway Market – Pubs and Restaurants

Twigs

Delicious noodle bowls that can be done gluten free, just let them know your dietary requirements. They also offer gluten free rice waffles at breakfast time.

The Dove

A specialist beer pub, they have a number of gluten free beers choices in their range. The Dove also does great food – they’ve rustled me up gluten free fish and chips in the past and their thai food is very good too. Last time we visited their menu was marked up with “GF”.

The Bach

The Bach has plenty of delicious gluten free brunch and lunch options. Ricotta, figs and honey on toast – yummy! With a coeliac owner they pay a lot of care to cross-contamination issues. They have dedicated tongs for the gluten free cakes and the menu is marked up with GF options. Tell them you are coeliac when you order so they know to take the required precautions in the kitchen.

El Ganso

This tapas restaurant has a wide range of gluten free dishes available. El Ganso‘s menu isn’t marked up but staff were really helpful and told us what was coeliac safe. Get a jug of their house sangria to wash it all down!

Hill & Szrok

A butchers by day and restaurant by night, this certainly isn’t a spot for vegetarians or vegans as meat is the star of the menu. The menu changes daily and the meat is organic and top notch. They were helpful at catering for me and most of the menu was naturally gluten free. Great wine too.

La Bouche

La Bouche cafe has lots of lovely deli items on sale, plus gluten free cakes and other gluten free products on their shelves. A great place to stop for a coffee.

Buen Ayre

An Argentinian steak restaurant with juicy juuuuicy steaks, Buen Ayre has an allergen menu to show you what is and what isn’t gluten free.

Okko

Japanese food with various gluten free options, all marked clearly on the menu.

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Happy eating! x