Seattle Dining for Dietary Restrictions

As You Like It


No matter your dietary needs—vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free—you’ll find an impressive supply of delicious eats throughout the city.

A basket of fried chicken lined with red and white checkered paper. Chicken Supply Chona Kasinger

Gluten + Allergen-Friendly

Those looking to avoid gluten flock to the brewpub Ghostfish Brewing Company in SoDo and Mediterranean-inspired a/stir in Capitol Hill, both of which offer an extensive selection of elevated bites. At Razzis Pizzeria in downtown and Greenwood, there’s a pasta for everyone, with separate menus offering up traditional, gluten-free, and vegan options. For takeout, head to Phinney Ridge’s The Chicken Supply, a Filipino fried chicken shop where the dredge, breading, and soy sauce are all gluten-free, along with sides like coconut collard greens and garlic rice. Modern Vietnamese Ba Bar is another good bet, with multiple locations—including one in South Lake Union—and meals that can be customized for gluten sensitivity. For breakfast, gluten-free Yeobo Cafe and Bar in Capitol Hill serves up tasty sandwiches, many of which are also vegan, and Portage Bay Cafe has an allergy booklet that helps you decide on the right dish for you (the gluten-free lemon ricotta pancakes are a winner).

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Vegan + Vegetarian

You can skip the seafood at downtown’s Pike Place Chowder, which has a vegan and gluten-free lime and coconut chowder with a devoted following. Nearby El Borracho is a plant-based homage to Mexican cooking. For more tacos and burritos, try Rojo’s Mexican Food in Pioneer Square, where all of the protein choices are vegan. With three locations in or near downtown, Dough Zone serves a number of delicious plant-based dishes, including pan-fried chive dumplings and vegetarian dan dan noodles. In West Seattle, Middle Eastern Falafel Salam features multiple meat-free items and is 100% halal. Discover more great vegan food and drink in the city’s southern neighborhoods, including Cafe Red in Othello, and Georgetown Liquor Company in Georgetown.

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Dessert Shops

The raised doughnuts at colorful Dough Joy burst with flavor—but not with dairy, nuts, or eggs. Monthly specials join their regular rotation, like the always-popular Vanilla Biscoff. Although Voodoo Doughnut introduced the world to the bacon maple bar, they have plenty of vegan options, including their signature Voodoo Doll—filled with raspberry, covered in chocolate, and pierced through the heart with a pretzel stick. For ice cream, plant-based Frankie & Jo’s is always a crowd-pleaser, and Molly Moon’s has varieties for those avoiding gluten, nuts, and dairy, plus a recently opened location on the waterfront, within walking distance of the sports stadiums. Discover the wide range of goodies at Belltown’s Askatu Bakery. Everything they make, from tea cookies to brownies, is free of the nine most common allergens.

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