We have checked 3 restaurant-controlled sources for current menu information in Downtown Ottawa. Preparation details are reported separately and may remain unknown.
These notes describe only what each business’s current page documents. They are not endorsements, safety assessments or a ranked list.
ByWard Market · 309 Dalhousie Street
Menu availability: The restaurant’s current menu labels the Supreme Soup Bowl and Chicken Pho gluten-free. Check the current dish and any sauces or additions directly with the restaurant.
Preparation status: Unknown / not verified. The menu labels do not establish separate equipment, kitchen handling or cross-contact precautions. Preparation practices have not been independently verified.
View restaurant sourceCentretown · 340 Elgin Street
Menu availability: The official Elgin menu section identifies its gluten symbol as “contains gluten / ask about our gf options.” Ask which current dishes or substitutions are available; specific gluten-free buns or wraps were not confirmed in the accessible source.
Preparation status: Unknown / not verified. The menu asks diners to tell their server about food allergies. It does not establish separate equipment or cross-contact procedures.
View restaurant sourceCentretown · 239 Nepean Street
Menu availability: The current restaurant menu marks several dishes “GF,” including falafel, eggplant roulade, horiatiki salad, fries, arancini and gorgonzola gnocchi.
Preparation status: Unknown / not verified. The menu marks dishes as GF but does not describe preparation precautions or cross-contact procedures.
View restaurant sourceOur editorial work checks restaurant-controlled sources for current menu language, then treats preparation practices as a separate question. A posted gluten-free option cannot tell us whether equipment is shared or what precautions are used.
Research leads are not proof of a current menu. Celiac Ottawa’s member-suggested list warns that menus and kitchen teams change and asks diners to confirm directly. Ottawa Tourism’s guide was updated December 10, 2022; it is used only as a research lead.