Harvest and Light is coeliac-safe
Joe Chelkowski
Gluten-free dining in Tasmania
Your restaurant and cafe guide
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For gluten-free travellers – whether coeliac or by preference – Tasmania is ripe with restaurants, cafes and bakeries that will delight anyone with dietary requirements.
Eating well is core to any Tasmanian adventure thanks to pure produce, welcoming hospitality and a strong independent dining scene. And with a little planning, a tasty gluten-free Tasmania experience is guaranteed.
Worth knowing
“Gluten-free” (GF) dishes avoid gluten-containing ingredients and are prepared in a separate or carefully managed kitchen, while “gluten-friendly” dishes avoid gluten but may share a kitchen where cross-contamination is possible. This matters for coeliacs. Give the venue a call the day before, especially if you have allergies or specific medical dietary needs. Seasonal menus are a big thing here, so availability can vary in more remote areas.
Final tip? Follow the lead of Tassie’s resident wombats: slow down and snack on.
The Lobster Shack, Bicheno
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Abercrombie Coffee in North Hobart
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Hobart’s Farm Gate Market on Sundays
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Roady
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Gluten-free in Hobart: restaurants, cafes and bakeries
From back-alley cafes to waterfront dining, Tasmania’s capital eats with a market mentality: locally sourced, freshness first and best paired with a quaffable drop. Here’s where to find gluten-free restaurants and cafes in Hobart.
Kickstart the morning
Gluten-friendly, vegan and vegetarian goodies all get a fair go at Abercrombie Cafe in North Hobart, where the GF cheese balls have a cult following. The cafe is wheelchair accessible too, with staff happy to help with specific needs.
Lunch options
Pop into Little Lotus in the CBD where the wholly vegetarian and vegan menu has plenty of gluten-free and dietary-friendly temptations – try the okonomiyaki-style corn fritters or housemade banana bread. The Cascade Brewery Bar menu is filled with gluten-friendly, vegetarian, vegan, dairy and nut-free options from a shared kitchen. Enjoy indoors or in the heritage beer garden with its backdrop of Kunanyi / Mount Wellington. On the waterfront, head to Fish Frenzy for just-caught Tasmanian seafood in gluten-free batter from the separate fryer. Save room for a handmade GF ice cream (and cone) from Van Diemens Land Creamery’s floating punt on the docks.
Table for two
Sink your teeth into gluten-free fried chicken at Rude Boy as you enjoy cocktails in the city. Devour happy-hour Pacific oysters beneath Japanese lanterns at Bar Wa Izakaya. At Australia’s oldest continually licensed pub, the Hope and Anchor, a dedicated gluten-free fryer keeps the calamari and chicken parmi crisp and on happy rotation. Explore coeliac-friendly a la carte dining, including a decadent farm-to-table degustation at Aloft. Advise dietary needs when booking.
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Eating gluten-free in the Huon Valley
Between cideries, vineyards, orchards and roadside stalls, the Huon Valley epitomises eating local. The winding Huon River sets an easy-on-the-eyes backdrop, too.
Pitstops for provisions
Geeveston’s Harvest and Light is entirely gluten-free for coeliacs – the only gluten here is in the beer. Pickles, ferments and jams, cheeseboards and the bar-style menu (eel toast featuring Huon River specimens) are all safe bets. In Franklin, drop in to Tassie–Turkish cafe Cinnamon and Cherry (open Wednesday to Saturday) opposite the river. Here, you’ll find a variety of gluten-friendly Huon Valley goodies (anyone for tahini bread?) along with fruits, nuts, veg and herbs grown onsite.
Dining destinations
Enjoy gluten-friendly and plant-based breakfasts in the conservatory cafe at Cygnet Old Bank. Settle in for seasonal mains and share plates adapted to your diet at The Lost Captain in Huonville – think gluten-friendly Tasmanian lamb, wild-caught fish and housemade sauerkraut. Find fresh and flavoursome gluten-free fine dining amongst the vines at Home Hill Winery, including dry-aged pork chop or whipped rhubarb cheesecake.
Bangor Vineyard Shed wine and food pairing
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Bangor Vineyard Shed Restaurant
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Where to find gluten-free food near Port Arthur
Coastline meets culture on Turrakana / Tasman Peninsula, the island’s scenic south-eastern corner. Port Arthur Historic Site and the natural attractions of Tasman National Park make it a favourite day trip and overnight destination with a smaller dining scene. It’s worth calling ahead to confirm dietary needs.
Long lunches and local dining
Bangor Vineyard Shed in Dunalley is a prime gluten-free Port Arthur pitstop. Its coeliac-safe menu, including fries and seasonal specialties like winter spiced lamb meatballs and harissa eggplant, is prepared in the separate kitchen. After a coffee fix? Pick up solar-powered coffee at Cubed Espresso Bar, parked at Pirates Bay Lookout. Pepperberry-crusted beef, saltbush squid rings and ceviche are just a few of the diet-adaptable breakfast and dinner options On the Bay Restaurant offers at Stewarts Bay Lodge (Tuesday to Saturday).
Lobster Shack in Bicheno
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Gluten-free east-coast Tasmania eats
Line-caught seafood and freshly shucked oysters enjoy top east-coast billing, with the menu and crowds both shifting by the season. Refuel between Freycinet walks and Larapuna / Bay of Fires area beaches or top-up at one of 20-odd vineyards along the Great Eastern Drive.
As fresh as it gets
Lobster Shack in Bicheno has a separate fryer for coeliac-friendly battered fish, prawns and calamari – the lobster is naturally gluten-free. Oysters and mussels are harvested fresh from the drink at Freycinet Marine Farm or served lagoon-side from the blue caravan at Melshell Oyster Shack in Dolphin Sands.
Pause for a breather
Join the queue at the Lifebuoy Cafe in St Helens, where the knowledgeable staff serve up yummy gluten-free pasta salad or breakfast with the lot six days a week. In St Marys, swing by the spirited Purple Possum Cafe for a herbal bevvy and home-cooked soups, veggie burgers, pies and pastries to suit special diets.
Evening eateries
The farm-fresh menu at Homestead Restaurant at Piermont Retreat can be adjusted to avoid gluten-containing dishes with 48hrs notice. Try Easy Tiger for Thai food (think gluten-free green curry chicken or succulent fish cakes) or Pyengana beef burgers with gluten-free buns. The Bay Restaurant at Freycinet Lodge can tailor dinner to most dietary requirements so you can sit back and enjoy the views over Freycinet National Park. Enquire and book ahead.
Harvest Market, Launceston
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Harvest Market, Launceston
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Launceston’s best gluten-free restaurants and cafes
This UNESCO City of Gastronomy is a foodie powerhouse for good reason, with independent cafes and big-name restaurants making genuine gluten-free dining easy to find across the city.
Make a day of it
On Saturdays, Harvest Market is the place to be. This Launnie institution is packed with producers and growers bringing the farm gate downtown. Expect dairy-free alternative cheeses, gluten-free ‘bubble’ waffles and loaves of seedy bread, fresh figs, hazelnuts and steaming coffee to warm your cockles.
Allergy-aware operators
Samuel Pepys Cafe has led the way with 100% gluten-free dining in Tasmania since 2014. You wouldn’t know it from the taste – everything’s packed with flavour, including the vegan, dairy-free and keto options. Down the road, French bakery Le Petit Chou stacks raspberry-studded macaroons and pistachio-coated financiers tall in the cabinet. Local produce stars at Earthy Eats in a menu featuring gluten-friendly rice bowls and vibrant smoothies.
Meal and a show
After a wander around Cataract Gorge, enjoy a gluten-friendly high tea at Cataract on Paterson, available monthly, advise dietaries when you book. The North Esk River glitters from a seat at Rupert and Hound, where the chefs proudly plate up sustainable seafood, salads and free-range meat dishes that cater to gluten-free diets. Stillwater Restaurant is the coeliac, dairy-free, allergy-aware, gluten-free Launceston fine dining experience worth booking (at least 24hrs notice), with its dedicated two or three-course menu served in an 1830s-era former flour mill. The irony isn’t lost on us.
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Gluten-free dining in the Tamar Valley
Tasmania’s largest wine region spills along the 70km Kanamaluka / River Tamar waiting to fill your glass with worldclass wines and fork with fine food, including gluten-friendly gourmet options.
Wine and dine
Connecting more than 30 wineries, you’ll find gluten-friendly cellar-door eateries, from sit-down dining to cheeseboard grazing, dotted throughout the Tamar Valley Wine Trail. Try renowned vineyard venues like Josef Chromy and Clover Hill or smaller-scale Loira Vines and Timbre Kitchen at Velo Wines. The Tamar Valley Wine Centre in Exeter puts them all on display in one delicious place. Call venues ahead for dietary requests.
Snack stops
Moon Lily Kitchen and Cakes promises gluten-friendly cakes to go with your coffee in Beaconsfield.
Drift cafe in Devonport
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Hursey Seafoods Restaurant in Stanley
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Where to eat gluten-free on the north-west coast
Fresh off the Spirit of Tasmania in Devonport? Hungry after exploring the Nut in Stanley? Keen to explore beyond the Tasting Trail? Tasmania’s north west packs a punch per plate.
Gluten-free Devonport
Make a beeline for Drift for a beachside brekkie or locally sourced lunch with gluten-friendly options for snacks and cooked meals. Swap in gluten-free burger buns for a small surcharge. Upstairs, Mrs Jones has a dedicated gluten-free dinner menu – let the staff know so meals can be prepared separately in the shared kitchen. Basalt at the Cove features a selection of gluten-friendly dishes to enjoy with uninterrupted ocean vistas.
Coastal cuisine
Family-owned Spreyton Cider Co and Wynyard’s Vault Cafe Bar inside an old bank happily provide gluten-friendly meals from the shared kitchen. In Stanley, Lanigan’s Vineyard's antipasti platters and lunches can be modified to gluten-free requirements, prepped in the same kitchen with dedicated boards and utensils. Spy the big red cray at Hursey Seafoods and head inside for catch-of-the-day coeliac-friendly treasures, safely cooked separately.
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Gluten-free dining options near Cradle Mountain
Exploring Cradle Mountain is hungry work. A few accommodation options have restaurants for guests and the public which can usually cater to dietary requirements. Just let them know in advance for worry-free (and gluten-free) Cradle Mountain dining.
En route to Cradle
Stop for summer-sweet berries and gluten-free meals prepared separately at Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm Cafe near Deloraine. Or, snaffle a scoop of salted lime sorbet at Van Diemen’s Land Creamery (them again) in Elizabeth Town.
At your accommodation
Highland Restaurant at Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge offers a menu of clearly labelled gluten-friendly snacks and sides, entrees and mains. Hellyer’s Restaurant – one of the highest restaurants in the state – has afternoon meals, takeaways and dinner. Ask about diet-specific options. Snack in the lounge at Altitude Restaurant or dine a la carte on gluten-friendly fare like forest mushrooms, cauliflower stack or maple-glazed pork belly.
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Hamer’s Bar and Bistro, Strahan
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Gluten-free food on Tasmania’s wild west coast
Given their remoteness, gluten-free options in Queenstown and Strahan can be limited and affected by seasonal tourism; call ahead to be sure.
Quirky Queenstown
The Italian-inspired menu at Moonscape Wine Bar features gluten-free options for almost all dishes – from fries in the dedicated fryer to GF-base flatbread pizzas (same oven, separate pan) – ferried out from behind the salvaged Huon timber bar. The Paragon Theatre’s morning tours include cake and coffee – gluten-free cake can be organised with enough notice. Stop at Tracks Cafe before boarding the West Coast Wilderness Railway to fuel up with a gluten-free soup or burger, or opt for the onboard dining experience which can be adapted to all dietary requirements if you ask ahead.
Sink your teeth into Strahan
Perched above Macquarie Harbour, View 420 offers buffet dining flush with gluten-friendly options (closed 1 May–1 September). Limited GF options at Hamer’s Bar and Bistro can be made coeliac friendly. Risby’s Restaurant at the water’s edge serves a flavour-filled menu highlighting Tassie producers. Fancy some gluten-friendly torched Tasmanian ocean trout, wild clover lamb rack, or pumpkin and smoked tofu?
Farm Gate Market, Hobart
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Your gluten-free adventure awaits
Wherever your tastebuds take you, there are plenty of coeliac-friendly stops and gluten-free restaurants across Tasmania. Though it’s worth a call to confirm and some places require notice. The island’s produce-led dining culture means vegan and vegetarian travellers are also well-served, with many eateries also offering plant-based menus. Save your favourites and start planning a personalised itinerary with our Trip Planner.
Eating gluten-free food in Tasmania FAQs
Yes. Tasmania is a great destination for gluten-free travellers as well as vegetarians and vegans and visitors with specific dietary requirements. The island’s fresh, seasonal food and drink are carefully crafted to celebrate individual ingredients and independent operators can often cater to special dietary requirements with enough notice.
Menus with “gluten-free” dishes mean these meals are not only made without gluten-containing ingredients, they are also prepared in a dedicated or carefully managed kitchen. “Gluten-friendly” means your dish is made without gluten-containing ingredients but likely prepared in a shared kitchen where cross-contamination is possible.
Be aware that some venues may offer gluten-free dishes that, while all care is taken, can’t guarantee that trace allergens won’t be present. Menus also change seasonally to make the most of Tassie’s produce but availability can vary in remote areas. To play it safe, contact venues ahead to advise any allergies or dietary requirements, and let staff know when you’re ordering.
Yes. Tasmania has several dedicated gluten-free restaurants and bakeries across the island. These include Samuel Pepys Cafe in Launceston and Harvest and Light in Geeveston.
Yes. Harvest and Light in the Huon Valley has 100% gluten-free nibbles (if you don’t count the beer). Coeliac-safe meals at Stanley’s award-winning Hursey Seafood and Lobster Shack in Bicheno are cooked separately in dedicated fryers. Bangor Vineyard Shed in Dunalley goes a step further with a separate kitchen.
Options can be more limited in some remote areas of Tasmania, so it’s best to call restaurants, cafes and farm gates in advance to check the availability of gluten-free and in particular, coeliac-friendly menu items.
Dining directories like the Australian Good Food Guide can be filtered to gluten-free businesses in each state. The Find Me Gluten Free website and free app lets you search for gluten-free restaurants, bakeries and cafes in Tasmanian destinations – there’s user ratings, reviews and reported GF menu items. Many eateries in Tasmania have menus on their website or social media showing their gluten-free dishes. The safest option is to contact places to check they can accommodate specific medical or dietary requirements and also let staff know when you’re ordering.
