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Editorial status: 11 restaurant records currently have a first-party menu source and review date. These menu notes are not safety assessments; preparation details are shown separately.

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11 published listings
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Vietnamese · Pho

Pho By Night

ByWard Market · 309 Dalhousie Street

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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: Preparation information not verified. The menu labels do not establish separate equipment, kitchen handling or cross-contact precautions. Preparation practices have not been independently verified.

Italian

La Dolce Vita

Little Italy · 180 Preston Street

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Menu availability: The restaurant publishes a separate gluten-free Italian menu with categories for starters, salads and soup, pasta, pizza and desserts.

Preparation status: Precautions described — confirm current. The restaurant reports dedicated preparation procedures and Gluten-Free Food Program certification. These are restaurant-published claims, not an independent audit by this guide; confirm the current arrangements directly.

Vegetarian · Buffet

The Green Door Restaurant & Bakery

Old Ottawa East · 198 Main Street

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Menu availability: The official site describes a rotating vegetarian buffet with vegan and gluten-free options, plus gluten-free bakery selections. Availability changes with the rotating menu.

Preparation status: Preparation information not verified. The page does not establish cross-contact controls for the self-serve buffet or bakery. Ask about ingredients and shared serving utensils before choosing a dish.

Vegetarian · Plant-based

Pure Kitchen · Elgin

Centretown · 340 Elgin Street

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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: Preparation information not verified. The menu asks diners to tell their server about food allergies. It does not establish separate equipment or cross-contact procedures.

Italian

Zolas Restaurant & Pasta Shop

Bells Corners · 2194 Robertson Road

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Menu availability: The official pasta-shop page has a gluten-free category listing quiches, meat lasagna, butternut squash lasagna and meatballs. This documents pasta-shop products, not every dine-in dish.

Preparation status: Preparation information not verified. The source does not document dedicated preparation or cross-contact controls. Confirm availability and handling for the product or dine-in meal you want.

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Pizza Pizza · Barrhaven

Barrhaven · 50 Marketplace Avenue

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Menu availability: The official Barrhaven location page lists a gluten-free crust. It does not identify which current pizzas or toppings use it.

Preparation status: Preparation information not verified. The location page does not document preparation precautions or cross-contact procedures. Confirm current ingredients and handling directly.

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Moxies · Kanata

Kanata · 601 Earl Grey Drive

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Menu availability: The current Kanata menu lists a gluten-free bun as a burger substitution.

Preparation status: Preparation information not verified. The menu does not describe preparation procedures for the gluten-free bun. It advises guests to discuss food sensitivities with staff and speak with a manager about severe allergies.

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Moxies · Orléans

Orléans · 3818 Innes Road

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Menu availability: The current Orléans menu lists a gluten-free bun as a burger substitution.

Preparation status: Preparation information not verified. The menu does not describe preparation procedures for the gluten-free bun. It advises guests to discuss food sensitivities with staff and speak with a manager about severe allergies.

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Aroma Meze

Centretown · 239 Nepean Street

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Menu availability: The current restaurant menu marks several dishes “GF,” including falafel, eggplant roulade, horiatiki salad, fries, arancini and gorgonzola gnocchi.

Preparation status: Preparation information not verified. The menu marks dishes as GF but does not describe preparation precautions or cross-contact procedures.

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Friendly Fork

Manotick · 3256 River Road

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Menu availability: The current menu offers a gluten-free bun for burgers and a gluten-free wrap.

Preparation status: Preparation information not verified. The menu does not describe kitchen separation, cross-contact precautions or celiac suitability.

Pizza

Pizza Pizza · Manotick

Manotick · 1160 Beaverwood Road

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Menu availability: The official Manotick location page lists a gluten-free crust.

Preparation status: Preparation information not verified. The location page does not document preparation precautions. Confirm current ingredients and handling directly.

Suggested names · not verified listings

Still on the research list.

These five submitted restaurants have not yet met our current-source publication standard. They are not included in the verified directory count or presented as recommendations.

Little Mac’s

A community-list lead. A current restaurant-controlled menu and preparation details still need confirmation.

Research lead

Thali

The menu identifies some gluten-containing dishes. The absence of a gluten label is not proof that another dish is gluten-free; specific options still need confirmation.

Research lead

Aperitivo

A current menu is linked by the restaurant, but specific gluten-free claims and preparation details have not yet been confirmed.

Research lead

Stay Gold Detroit-Style Pizza

A delivery-platform menu reports gluten-free options. Current restaurant-controlled confirmation and handling details are still needed.

Research lead

The Greek Souvlaki Shack

A delivery-platform menu has a gluten-free category. Current restaurant-controlled confirmation and preparation claims still need review.

Research lead
Always contact the restaurant directly to discuss your dietary requirements and confirm its current ingredients and preparation procedures.