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The 25 Best Gluten-Free Restaurants in Santa Cruz

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Updated Dec 2024

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Windmill Cafe

Windmill Cafe

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21231 E Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USA

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Simone Angela Winkler

The Windmill Cafe is one of my local go-tos. I have dietary restrictions, and they always have at least three vegan+gluten-free pastries, with is extremely rare. I love that these pastries aren't greasy!! I also love the soups—most of them are gluten free, many are also vegan, and if they have meat, there's usually no dairy. The other menu options are also along these lines. Plus there are smoothies and coffee! I often run here and make the Windmill Cafe my pitstop on a longer route. Thank you so much to the owners and staff from a local Santa Cruz fan!

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Woodstock's Pizza Santa Cruz

Woodstock's Pizza Santa Cruz

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710 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

LunchDinnerOpen LatePizzaDeliveryTake AwayPet FriendlyOutdoor SeatingKid FriendlyVegetarianBarRestaurantCeliac Friendly
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Lore Blackburn

This place has good gluten free pizza. A little slow, but it was 5PM and there was a large crowd. The service was great as well!

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Hula's Island Grill

Hula's Island Grill

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221 Cathcart St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

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Travelangeliata Jiya Manjari Mishra

I was in Santa Cruz with my friends and we were looking for some place to eat with food and drinks. HULA ranked on the top list with excellent recommendations from google and yelp so we decided to give it a try. Oh girl, I was absolutely impressed; this Hawaiian Island themed restaurant serves a variety of high quality vegan/vegetarian, gluten free appetizers, entree and their cocktails. Some of the best food we have ever had! Since I am vegetarian and most of the time I struggle with good food but this place surpassed my expectations and tasted like heaven. This place has good indoor ambiance. unfortunately we could not get experience it! We saw one beautiful Hawaiian themed room next to their bar section with mind blowing decor and so asked host if they could accommodate us inside but they couldn’t. I still wonder why would not they want to serve us there :( Anyways, our host sat our table in their outdoor dining area.The drinks and food came out quickly and tasted so great. I am sucker of good cocktails and every single one of them were delicious and well balanced with right mixology and the best of presentation. The service was also excellent . Server was sweet and friendly, she suggested everything to my taste bud . This place stand out if you looking for some top notch hand crafted cocktails with very best vegetarian bites. A great place to hangout with your families and friends if you in Santa Cruz .The entire crew is friendly. They could have made our dining experience more enjoyable if they had served us inside the themed dining room. Parking is convenient to get since there is one paid parking spot across the street and also parking is available on the street.

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Betty Burgers

Betty Burgers

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1000 41st Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USA

LunchDinnerBurgersGrab & GoDeliveryTake AwayPet FriendlyOutdoor SeatingKid FriendlyRestaurant
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Holly Finn

Good menu for all including vegetarians and gluten free options! Beer and wine too! 🍷

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Chocolate

Chocolate

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1522 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

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Clyde Valentine

This is one of the cutest outdoor bistro restaurants I’ve ever ever been to, and I always try to visit and try their cuisine anytime. I am in the Santa Cruz area. It is always a delight and the service and staff there are always friendly and make you feel at home. Today was certainly no exception. Thank you again chocolate for having the best gluten-free bread I’ve ever had!

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