Review of Northside Social Coffee & Wine

3211 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201

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I love the atmosphere of this cafe. There is a constantly rotating selection of gluten free baked goodies. The flavors are wholesome and gourmet- if you want a muffin that replicates white flour and cheap ingredients, no it's not like that. It's a yummy blueberry muffin where you can taste the fresh grains as well as the fruit, and I enjoy that. If you don't like it the cookies taste more mainstream, but they still taste like real ingredients. Again, this store does not replicate a grocery store cheapo glutenful baked good, but why would you want that? That doesn't reflect the flavor of the area anyways. There are cookies, muffins, and a super flaky yummy pastry in their current rotation that is textured like a danish or croissant made out of wheat, but it has a more complex yummy flavor profile. Can't be beat. I also love the extensive variety of teas available here- they also sell coffee and wine but I don't care about those too much. There is an indoor cafe area, an outdoor picnic vibe area, and a top loft restaurant area. Overall I truly enjoyed my visit. Their kitchen is not 100% gluten free and is not safe for full Celiac's, but they do make efforts to minimize contamination so anyone up to that will be perfectly safe.

Celiac friendly?

No

Updated 8 years ago