I think that most people – particularly Americans – tend to visit Venice for the first time as a part of a broader itinerary that takes them to the rest of Italy. Compared to other Italian cities like Rome, Florence, and Milan – which are all top-tier gluten free food cities – Venice is…disappointing. And,…
I, Matt, have Celiac Disease, and need to eat strictly gluten free. But I also love food. When we started talking about a trip to London, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. Fish and chips? Hand pies? It didn’t sound particularly promising for gluten free food. However, I was quickly proven wrong. London is…
First of all, putting the whole “gluten free” thing aside (don’t worry, we’ll get there in a few sentences), I absolutely love Madrid as a city. It’s livable, walkable, charming, and has a distinctly Spanish feel that some bigger tourist destinations in Spain lack (Barcelona is basically a third expats at this point). It feels…
I don’t think I quite realized it until re-compiling this guide, but Barcelona is a top tier gluten free city. We’re talking top five in the world, if not top three. There are SO MANY gluten free bakeries to choose from, that even after two full weeks of running around Barcelona (over two trips) trying…
Ah, Roma! The home of pasta, pizza, and all the other delicious things that are generally full of gluten. It can’t possibly be easy to eat gluten free in a city like Rome, right? At least that’s what I thought before my first trip to Rome nearly a decade ago just after I was diagnosed…
As I was rewriting this guide after a trip to Florence in 2025, I was thinking about the hierarchy of Italian cities when it comes to gluten free food. In my mind, there are two distinct tiers. There are the cities where you can spend a week in the city and never run out of…