Gluten-Free Dining in Bury St Edmunds

Along with vegetarians and vegans, dining options for those who are coeliac or gluten intolerant have been limited for many years. Except for the occasional restaurant or specialist eatery, those who need gluten-free food may feel like dining out is difficult.

Many restaurants have become serious about offering realistic and delicious options for those who wish or need to avoid gluten. Bury St Edmunds boasts forward-thinking independent and family-owned restaurants, cafes, eateries, and bars that serve a great range of gluten-free meals and drinks!

We’ve picked a selection of locations that provide a separate gluten-free menu or have dishes that can be prepared gluten-free, making for an easy and enjoyable meal.

In the heart of Bury St Edmunds, you’ll find Damson & Wilde. With a beautiful interior, a stunning walled garden and a fantastic team, it’s the perfect place to relax and unwind whether it’s for lunch, coffee, dinner or a glass of wine. Damson & Wilde has a separate gluten-free menu.

The One Bull on Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds offers fresh, seasonal, regional food in a relaxed and friendly environment. The One Bull has a separate gluten-free menu.

You can choose from devilled chicken livers or mussels in a creamy white sauce. The main course options include sea trout fillet with new potatoes, spinach, bearnaise sauce or pomegranate-glazed duck leg with puy lentil and winter vegetable stew. Additionally, they offer sides such as onion rings, steamed greens, coleslaw, or roast carrots to accompany your meal.

Edmundo Lounge sits just off the market square in Bury St Edmunds, in a building that has been offering public dining and drinking for over 200 years! It provides a fantastic range of food and drinks, including a kid’s and vegetarian and vegan menus, served in the relaxed and comfy restaurant, complete with mismatched chairs, cosy sofas, and eclectic furnishings.

Their gluten-free menu is truly extensive, offering clearly marked ingredients. Breakfasts include the standard lounge breakfast, vegetarian breakfast, avocado brunch, halloumi hash, and a good old sausage or bacon butty (served in a gluten-free roll).

On the lunch and dinner menu, you can choose from salads such as grilled halloumi, falafel, or chicken, bacon, and avocado, patatas bravas, smoked paprika pulled chicken, and chorizo tapas, burgers such as the Hero Burger, Beyond Vegan cheeseburger, and chicken burger, and plenty of other dishes.

For those with a sweeter tooth, Chocolate Salted Caramel Sundae, Banoffee Cheesecake, Warm Chocolate Brownie, and Chocolate and Raspberry Torte are available throughout the day.

Looking for a takeaway or dining in for a quick lunch or breakfast? There are many gluten-free options to explore at JuiceBros Bury St Edmunds.

To start the day, their range of Acai bowls includes several flavours, including Berry, Pitaya, Green bowl, and peanut butter. For brunch, lunch, and dinner, Signature bowls, Pita bowls, and Breakfast bowls are plentiful. With 18 different flavour options to choose from, you are sure to find something you’ll enjoy.

In addition to the great food, JuiceBros offers several drink options for gluten-free diners in Bury St Edmunds, including coffees, raw juices, smoothies, and wellness shots.

The Bay Tree Cafe has a wide range of dishes for gluten-free diners to enjoy in Bury St Edmunds.

The menu includes several soups, including Tomato and Carrot and Ginger soup and Spinach and Alpha and Omega salad. Sides include Classic fries, Poutine, Kimchi fries, Dirty fries and Nacho fries. Mains features, but are not limited to, Teriyaki rice bowl, Kedgeree rice bowl, Pasta Vegetale and Jambalaya.

For breakfast, Bay Tree Cafe’s Famous Hash (breakfast potatoes, sour cream and poached eggs) with Sausage, Beef, Mushroom, Moroccan spiced chicken, or Smoked haddock can be enjoyed by gluten-free feasters.

In addition, although they do not have specific menus, several chains and independent restaurants in Bury St Edmunds can provide gluten-free food—either prepared for you if requested in advance or advising on the day which choices can be adapted to be gluten-free.

Visit our Food and Drink directory for more food and drink businesses in the Bury St Edmunds town centre.