I visited New York in December last year for my 21st Birthday and it was amazing! First of all I would highly recommend if you are wanting to visit... well if you are reading this you probably are!
Like whenever I go away, I always do plenty of research beforehand of where to eat that is gluten free. New York is great for gluten free food, there are plenty of restaurants that have either gluten free menu's or gluten free options. I was not glutened at all whilst staying in the city. The restaurants are spread all over that I visited, but of course there is a tube which is super easy to get around!
Senza Gluten - 206 Sullivan Street, New York, NY 10012, USA
On our first night in New York I had to visit this little gem. It's on a quiet back street somewhere in New York, not sure how we got to it but Google Maps helped! 🤣 I remember seeing Waverley Place close by and thought of the Disney show that I used to love!
So this place is a fully gluten free restaurant! Before this I had never actually been to a fully gluten free restaurant! So this was surprising for me not having to question things on the menu and speak to the waiter/waitress about my dietary requirements. I had the Lasagne which was so nice, and my dad had some kind of beef dish which also looked great 😁
It was amazing! Slightly on the pricey side and the portions were not that generous but hey, a fully gluten free restaurant.. you have to visit if you are in New York!
Ellen's Stardust Diner- 1650 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, USA
On the second day for Lunch we decided to visit this amazing place just off Times Square to experience a proper American Diner. It did not disappoint! Ellen's Stardust Diner is a restaurant with singing waitresses and waiters. They work there to raise money for their dancing and singing lessons etc and also to get recognised for Broadway, and it turns out the majority of them do! It's so fun and the food is lovely.
There are only a couple of gluten free options like some meats and pasta's, however the vibe in there is worth it, if I couldn't eat anything I would just sit and have a drink in there! 🤣 I had the gluten free chicken pasta with veggies in which was lovely, no hard bits of pasta either!! Not what you would generally eat in your typical American diner, however it was worth it!
I would highly recommend again if you are visiting New York! 😊
Lili's 57 Asian Cuisine - 200 West 57th, New York, NY 10019
This was another place that I had researched before visiting New York and it was SO nice. They have a fully gluten free menu, if you check their website out it is on there also. There are so many gluten free options on there. I had the Salt and Pepper squid for starter with a main of Special fried rice. It was so nice to have really tasty food and not have to worry about any cross contamination. They seemed really clued up on the Gluten Free Menu and were really helpful.
I know right.. doesn't it look nice!
Just a tip, this place is fairly easy to miss if you are searching for it. It is located on the south west corner of 57th Street and 7th Avenue, if you come off 57th street and walk a few feet down 7th Avenue it is next to a tube station. 😊
Friedmans - 75 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011, USA
There are lots of Friedman restaurants dotted around New York but we went to the one in Chelsea Market. Chelsea Market first of all is so nice, there are so many nice unique shops and restaurants in there. Friedmans was a really relaxed environment which was nice to sit down in after a long day walking! I decided to have their fried chicken burger as I knew they were famous for their gluten free fried chicken. It was so nice! Lovely to see a little gluten free label sticking out of it also, it reassures you when you worry about contamination!
The Statue of Liberty
We had pre booked a trip to the statue of Liberty which I highly recommend if you are visiting New York! It is just something I feel that you have to do whilst you are there, when you think of New York the first thing that comes into my head is the Statue of Liberty.
They have a small cafe on the island that the statue is based on and I was so surprised about how well they catered for dietary requirements!
There are plenty of gluten free options available on their menu, everything is clearly marked. I opted for the Chicken Burger with salad. I was going to get the burger with chips, however I decided not to risk it with the chips. But it turned out really nice! So if you are planning on visiting the statue and you don't eat before, you can eat in the cafe when you get there! 😊
I went to a couple of other places where I did not take pictures of the food which I would recommend also. The Counter in Times Square & Shake Shack also in Times Square did really nice burgers. Again clued up on Gluten Free which was great. So if you are in the Times Square area it is convenient!
General Tips:
- I would fly with an Airline that you definitely know provides gluten free food on their flight or anything to suit your requirements. We flew with a certain airline from Leeds to Dublin and then to Newark and it was terrible. They advertised a gluten free snack box that they did not do anymore. I had ordered a gluten free meal and they had no record of it, and the flight is long so i would definitely recommend bringing your own snacks for the flight with you. (I learnt the hard way on the 7 hour flight on the way there with no food, so i brought snacks for the way back!) If you would like to know more, feel free to dm me on Instagram!
- Do you research beforehand on restaurants, so you are not wandering around trying to find somewhere. It is a big place, and you will end up walking around for hours starving trying to find somewhere to eat. Note down the places i recommend and their addresses so you can put them in google maps whilst you are there.
- Just ask! You will be surprised, you may just wander into somewhere and they have a full gluten free menu, don't be afraid! 😊
- Be prepared to walk very far! There are tubes and taxi's however it is so much easier to get places on foot. On our first day there I checked my phone when we got back to the flat and we had walked 11 miles in one day.. mad!
Thanks for reading! And if you are visiting, have an amazing time! 😊
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