Top 8 Gluten-Free Brunch Spots to Delight in Knight, Vancouver

River Fox

Sun Bo Kong is hands-down my favorite vegetarian restaurant in Vancouver. I bring all my friends and family here, it’s the kind of place that impresses everyone, whether they’re vegan or not. The food is consistently delicious, and the menu is packed with variety. Some of my absolute go-to dishes are the pea tips with enoki mushrooms (so fresh and flavorful), the three kinds of mushroom in seaweed soup (deeply comforting), the vegetable deluxe (a colorful medley done perfectly), and the eggplant and tofu hot pot (a warm, savory favorite). Honestly, you can’t go wrong with any of their bean curd dishes either, they know exactly how to make tofu shine. On top of that, the staff are always warm and welcoming, and the owner is an absolute legend, he can do a two-thumb push-up! You can feel the love and pride in every part of this place. The portion sizes are generous, and they have tons of vegan options as well as many gluten-free choices, which makes it easy to bring groups with different dietary needs. Whether you’re a local or just visiting Vancouver, Sun Bo Kong is a must-try.

Fabiana Martinez

Loved this place. Super friendly atmosphere, amazing breakfast options, and the coffee just kept coming. Gluten free and veggie options. Definitely coming back.

No MSG No Garlic Foodie

The vegetarian folk in our family suggested eating at Po Kong. Before then, I hadn't set foot in this place for eons, after being zapped by extreme MSG years ago. Naturally, I was more than a bit reluctant to repeat the MSG experience. We were there for dinner. There was five of us and we ordered 6 dishes – we each wanted to select our favourite dish: deep fried spring rolls, Bean Curd Skin Roll with Black Beans, Sticky Fried Rice, Braised Tofu, Fresh Vegetables on Deep Fried Noodles, Sweet & Sour Delight. We didn't finish everything, and they were all very enjoyable. I was surprised that I could request no MSG for all the items on our order. Now that I've adopted a vegan diet, we've been going back every other week. I read another Google review complaining about the fried noodles being egg noodles – interesting – because now that I discovered my egg allergy, the fried noodles explained why I had a reaction to a simple tofu and mixed vegetable dish. I am guessing that there could be cross contamination from other tables ordering fried noodles around the same time our tofu dish was made. This restaurant is not gluten-free as they use gluten as meat substitutes. Their solution for gluten-free is not to use soy sauce – as they don't even bother to carry wheat-free soy. They also use the same deep frying oil for everything, which is how cross contamination can happen with egg noodles. A lot of the dishes has some form of gluten 'meat'. For example the D9 tofu hot put contains gluten balls. The Colourful Vegetarian Chop Suey in Bird Nest contains gluten ham. G7 Pan-fried Sticky Rice contains gluren BBQ pork. A good way to enjoy the best of Po Kong is really to treat your friends to a meal. With a table of 5, we can order my favourite Bean Curd Skin Roll in Black Bean Sauce, D9 Tofu Hotpot, and even some sticky rice. We've been noticing that after eating at Po Kong, our stomachs feel good even though we might over ate. We no longer experience the usual I've-just-eaten at-a-Chinese-restaurant discomfort.

Alex

Don't be deceived, White Spot menu and atmosphere competes very well with top 5 star Michelin restaurants, and at half to one third the price ! This is one of the best deals , great food inclusive of healthy options, gluten free, stuff you see at much pricier restaurants. Service is also very good and one can't make a mistake to come here.

Karm Kaur

As someone who has celiac disease I am SO IMPRESSED! We walked in after a hockey game with our jerseys on and were greeting with 2 complimentary dishes. Most of their menu is gluten free and they are extremely attentive to food allergies. The dosas here are the BEST in the city and we come here all the time! Everything was delicious, fresh and amazingly South Indian! Thank you so much George (the owner) for the best hospitality!!!

Kashish Arora

Amazing gluten free cheese masala dosa and mango shake! Just like home.

Bruce Smith

Samir

I love this place. I go there weekly. The staff are friendly and professional. The food is very healthy too, and the pastries are so delicious. Alas they just have a few gluten-free items.