Heianraku

Best gluten free restaurant in Japan ever. All the options are gluten free. Gyoza, noodles, ramen, fried rice etc.. They ve also offered some gf finger foods. Two different cooks in order to avoid contaminations.. Highly recommended!

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Completely dedicated gluten-free kitchen
• Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
• Dedicated gluten-free fryer
• Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked
• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Absolutely delighted to have been able to eat here. Food and service both sensational. Must book!!

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

One of our most memorable dining experiences. The owners, husband and wife team, are delightful and great fun. Food is delicious and prepared with love. Menu has a page devoted to various allergies with one for Coeliac and each menu item indicates whether there is gluten or not. Each meal is prepared separately and hosts have complete understanding of avoiding cross contamination. A GF beer is available (not tried). GF tamari sauce bottle is shown to confirm the soy used. Ingredients for each meal are explained on tabling with GF confirmed. Highly recommended and booking required.

One thing to watch: the restaurant’s website is externally hosted and ads proliferate the pages. We were scammed attempting to book as an erroneous ‘book’ button took us to an external booking service requiring credit card details to confirm the booking. No credit card hold is required by this restaurant so do not provide one. The owners were horrified that this occurred and vowed to add a warning as a first step. Safer to book via email as we ultimately did.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free
• Good vegetarian options
• Good with other allergies
• Reservations recommended

Amazing gem of a restaurant in the middle of Takayama. The owners are SO friendly and properly understand allergies / intolerances, the food is absolutely incredible, and the restaurant itself is really lovely. Would highly recommend to anyone.

Easily the best Chinese food I’ve had since being diagnosed coeliac!

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

This restaurant goes out of its way to be inclusive of every person whatever diet they follow, for whatever reason. The chef and his wife are a lot of fun and extremely hospitable. Book so you don’t miss out, it’s a small restaurant.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Excellent Chinese food (cooked by Japanese hosts), and virtually the entire menu is available in gluten-free versions. Gluten-free food is cooked separately and with proper care. Very friendly and mindful hosts, who went out of their way to explain the food options and the attention paid to allergies.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
• Dedicated gluten-free fryer
• Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good selection of healthy options
• Good vegetarian options
• Good with other allergies
• Reservations recommended

A must visit in Takayama!

The staff were lovely and provided a delicious vegetarian and gluten free meal for me. They were extremely thorough when explaining each dish and its ingredients.

Make sure to book ahead as it's a small restaurant (I used their email, and they replied pretty fast).

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free
• Good for dinner
• Good selection of healthy options
• Good vegan options
• Good vegetarian options
• Good with other allergies
• Reservations recommended

Make a reservation now you can’t miss this place!

The owners are great and they speak English!

The food is amazing and they are very careful with many allergies including gluten.

I have been in Japan for a week and this was by far the best meal we had :)

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
• Dedicated gluten-free fryer
• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked
• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

One of my best meals in Japan, & certainly the best hospitality in Japan !

The owners made us feel so welcome in their intimate restaurant. They are very knowledgeable on different diets & celiac disease. Almost the entirety of the menu can be made GF.

Must orders are the Plum Wine (homemade!), Japanese Curry & Karaage Chicken.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Since it is a small family run restaurant with limited number of seats, best to make a reservation in advance.

Auntie and uncle (the cook) are very kind, friendly, and cheerful. And they throughly understand people who have problem with gluten ❤

Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

I ate lunch here and came back for dinner. Owners are fabulous people and food is delicious. 100% reccommend here.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Had the ramen with rice noodle, menu and staff is attentive and knowledgeable, great menu and prices. You got to book in advance, preferably the day before, for the dinner.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

It's a very small place but wonderful for a celiac. It's a lovely woman and the chef who are super nice and know how to cook for different diets. The menu explicits the gf plates but you can ask for more information. Better if you book ahead because it's often full for the night before it's open. Also a lot of vegetarian and vegan options.