A few weeks ago, I asked my friends on Twitter where I could get a meal at the Atlanta (ATL) airport. Within minutes, someone suggested PF Chang’s. While I didn’t have enough time to actually eat there, I thought I would collect some suggestions on where to get gluten-free food at the airport. Unfortunately, none of these meals are guaranteed since restaurants may or may not have the gluten-free food at the time but it is nice to know that gluten-free options are starting to be more available.
My Gluten-Free Airport Meal Suggestions
Airport: Edinburgh, Scotland (EDI)
Restaurant: Caffe Nero
Meal: Sandwich on Genius Gluten-Free Bread
Airport: London Heathrow (LHR)
Store: Marks & Spencer Simply Food
Meal: cut-up veggies, sandwiches marked “gluten-free”, and gluten-free muffins
Airport: Portland International Airport (PDX)
Store: Flying Elephant’s at PDX
Meal: Quinoa Black Bean Salad (as of April 2014 this salad is no longer GF) and baked goods from Petunia’s Pies and Pastries
Airport: General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, WI (MKE)
Store: North Point
Meal: Gluten-free hamburger buns are available
Reader Suggestions
Airport: Denver, Colorado (DIA)
- “At DIA, the Folks at Root Down DIA are doing some fun things for sure and serving great beer” ~ New Planet Beer
Airport: Atlantic City, NJ (ACY)
- “Five different packaged GF sandwiches at the snack shop at Atlantic City Airport.” ~ Gluten Free Philly
Airport: Regan National Airport, Arlington, VA (DCA)
- “California Tortilla (the DCA location) is a safe #glutenfree airport restaurant! @caltort #travel #celiac” ~ RellaBellaK
Airports: Tortonto Pearson International (YYZ) and Calgary International (YYC), Canada
- “I’ve had great #glutenfreesandwiches at the #yyz International) airport! Chili’s at the#yyc airport also has big selection of #gf dishes.” ~ Gluten-Free Calgary
Airport: Baltimore Washington International Airport, Baltimore, MD (BWI)
- “Chipotle in Baltimore not only has gluten free like all the other locations but ALSO gluten free breakfast!” ~ Anti Wheat Girl
Airports: Atlanta (ATL), Charlotte, Chicago, Philadelphia (PHL)
- “I usually google it before my trip begins so that I know whether I’ll be able to find anything. Orlando- none that I have had time to try. Atlanta- Chipotle. Charlotte- some sushi place near the US Airways terminal with GF soy sauce!! Chicago- CIBO Gourmet Market. Philadelphia- Cibo Bistro and Wine Bar (between terminals A and B)” ~ from Facebook
Airports: Boston (BOS), Philadelphia (PHL), Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP)
- “Legal Seafood in BOS and PHL. Surdyk’s in MSP.” ~ from Facebook
Airports: London Heathrow, London, England (LHR)
- “Heathrow terminal 3 (London) have a Leon! LOADS of tasty GF options –http://leonrestaurants.co.uk/menu/all-day/” ~ from Facebook
Airport: Seattle Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, WA (SEA)
- “Dungeness Bay SeaFood House SEATAC Seattle WA. S Gate. No mention of GF on the posted Menu, but I figured it was worth an “interrogation” as I had my emergency food and Crab sounded really really good. I asked the waitperson who to talk to about Gluten, dairy and egg free choices and she knew everything! I was very impressed. I even got fries! They packed it “to-go”. We ate on the plane. http://www.portseattle.org/…/Documents/Final-South-Sat.pdf” ~ from Facebook
Airport: Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
- ” Lalos tacos at Midway in Chicago and Chipotle at Dulles in DC. National Airport in DC has a CIBO Market as well—love those.” ~ from Facebook
Airport: Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina (EZE)
- “#BuenosAires’ international airport had tons of #glutenfree options. It blew my mind! #CeliacDisease ~ @SophieBalzoraMD
Looking for even more gluten-free airport meal suggestions?
- Check out the March/April 2014 issue of Gluten-Free Living.
- Read the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Round-Up by Triumph Dining.
- Check out the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW) list of healthy options including gluten-free!
- And finally, although it hasn’t been updated in more than 2 years, there is a Gluten-Free Airport blog that might have some tips. Considering the date, please check before getting to the airport to see if these options still exist!
UPDATES
I have been getting great reader tips ever since this post went live this morning. I will continue to add to this post as I learn more!
- London airports – Heathrow and Gatwick gluten free (LHR) by The Coeliac Plate
- Check out the “Be Free Village” in the Boise Airport (BOI), now serving gluten-free food!
These are awesome suggestions! There’s also an Udi’s Cafe at DIA that serves gluten free options (and sells Udi’s products). I’ve never eaten there to discuss cross-contamination or anything, but I know a few people who like it 🙂
Thanks Kaila!
This is brilliant. I wish I’d had this for when I was at Heathrow.
Great to know!! Also the JFK, NY airport has a food court with packaged snacks that are labeled gluten free
Erin,
Great stuff…your blog and story is awesome! My wife and I have a similar story as far as health goes…we’re completely eliminating gluten from our diet as well great to see you put something like this together…we love to travel so thanks for what you do!
Did you find anything from ATL? I’m flying through in January!
YES! Someone from Facebook just left this comment:
ATL – One Flew South, E concourse offers GF choices, F concourse- Pei Wei, only 1 menu choice is GF but it works, A & C have Chick FIL a grilled nuggets, A & E have Qdoba. D has five guys.
Hi Erin! If you want some more gluten free airport suggestions, check out my wordpress blog: http://glutenfreeandglittery.com/category/airports/
So far I have reviewed Philadelphia & Washington Dulles (IAD), but am in the process of adding Chicago, JFK, LAX, and Charlotte—to start.
I will definitely check out your recommendations! Planning to go to London in the spring so it will be great to know where I can grab a quick bite!
Thanks Paige! I am happy to learn about your website. When you are in London, you should try Marks & Spencers. They had a “to go” section in the airport with many gluten-free selections.
Thank you for sharing this helpful information. Traveling can be difficult for those who have specific dietary needs, especially when there are not a lot of readily available options. I especially appreciate your mention of the Regan National Airport. As a local business in Virginia that specializes in some very delicious gluten free options, I love to know that upon first landing visitors to this beautiful state have something to choose from. If you are in the Dulles area and are looking for yet another gluten free restaurant, consider stopping by Cafesano where you can taste fresh, healthy, and good tasting gluten-free Mediterranean food. Thanks again for sharing!