8 cafés for a gluten free fix
GAUTENG
Fresh Earth Food Store & Café
This much loved bakery and café stocks a fantastic variety of gluten free treats, including breads, cookies, rusks, wraps and even a very tempting carrot cake loaf.
103 Komatie Road, Emmerentia, Johannesburg
011 646 4404
Leafy Greens Café
Not only is every single dessert dished up by this café gluten free, it’s dairy- and refined sugar free as well! Their apple pie with coconut, nuts and cinnamon sounds like a winner.
Plot 328 Rocky Ridge Road, off Beyers Naudé Drive, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg
010 595 4563
Greenside Café
This popular vegan eatery offers a variety of gluten free delights, but it’s the prospect of their raw maple cheesecake that has us drooling ...
34 Gleneagles Road, Greenside, Johannesburg
011 646 3444
WCafé Melrose Arch
Sit back, get the paper out, enjoy a great cup of coffee and indulge in a slice of the yummy flourless chocolate and almond cake available at this café.
Ground Floor, Woolworths, Melrose Boulevard, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg
011 994 9800
KZN
The Coffee Tree (Durban)
Well-known for their proudly gluten free focus, this Durban café also pours a mean cup of coffee, and their Wednesday pizza nights are particularly popular.
Corners of Cato Road & Daventry Place, Durban
083 794 5875
WESTERN CAPE
Honest Chocolate Café (Cape Town)
This beloved city centre café has plenty of gluten free options on their menu, including their delicious buckwheat chocolate tarts and sweet potato chocolate brownies.
64A Wale Street, Cape Town City Centre
076 765 8306
Dear Me (Cape Town)
Dear Me has for a while now been a solid go-to venue for ‘free from’ diners in Cape Town – and they’ve got a great variety of gluten free dishes and treats to suit every taste.
165 Longmarket Street, Cape Town City Centre
021 422 4920
Scheckter’s Raw (Cape Town)
This café dishes up organic raw food, with plenty of gluten free options to brighten the day – like great super bowls, and sweets like sugar-free Reese’s Cups and Snickers Bars.
98 Regent Road, Sea Point, Cape Town
021 434 1364