Friday Update: GF-Friendly Eateries in NYC and Jersey

Below is an updated NYC GF-Friendly Eatery List, arranged by neighborhood, borough, and state (there are some NJ businesses listed). Listings are for places I have heard of - from businesses or diners - or eaten at myself. The venues with asterisks are places where I've personally eaten safely. (If you'd care to make similar notes and share, please do so in comments below!)

Please note: This is NOT a guaranteed safe list! Exercise your usual GF caution before dining, i.e. call ahead, ask about their processes, etc.**

This list is a work in progress. I'll be updating it with new venues, hyperlinks, and a map (eventually). I hope it helps get you out in the world more often, enjoying safe social eating with the people in your life. So without further ado:

LES:

*Babycakes (Vegan/Kosher/Soy-free/GF cupcakes, cookies, donuts, and more. A must-go when in NYC.)
For summer 2011: Babycakes will have a beach stand in the Rockaways, at 96th St.! Check their website for details.

Nolita: 
Rubirosa: (Italian, including pasta, with a separate GF menu.)


West Village:

*Risotteria (Italian: risotto (of course), pizza, fantastic breadsticks, and baked goods. Their old-school black and white cookies are amazing; I have made the trip for those alone.)

Gustorganics (Organic. Clearly marked GF items on menus.)
Gobo (Vegan/GF)

East Village:

Pommes Frites (All French fries, all the time)

*Stogo (Vegan/GF ice cream + baked goods/sweets from Babycakes and other vegan/GF producers)

*Tu-Lu’s Bakery (All GF. Offering sweet and savory baked goods, as well as gorgeous panini on homemade bread.)

*S’mac (Mac ‘n cheese.)

*Rice (292 Elizabeth St.) (One of my very favorite places to eat in all of NYC! Ask for the separate GF menu.)

Pala Pizza (Regular pizzeria offering GF options.)

Caracas (Arepas)

Sacred Chow (Vegan/Kosher)

Chelsea:

*Friedman’s Lunch (Many, many GF options for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Located in the historic Chelsea Market.)

Union Square:

*PIE (GF pizza. Delicious. Not available by the slice.)

Flex Mussels

Gramercy/Flatiron:

Bar Breton (Buckwheat galettes)

Blue Smoke (BBQ – with a jazz club one floor away!)

Eleven Madison Park (Offers GF diners a GF breadbasket with a selection of Everybody Eats artisanal breads)

Murray Hill: 
*Asia de Cuba: (Special occasion place. Pricey and kind of a "scene".)
*Bloom's Kosher Deli (Old school deli, complete with pickle tray brought to table upon arrival! Fantastic place to go for a diner breakfast like the kind you enjoyed before gluten intolerance. Reasonable prices and generous portions.)  

Midtown:

Bistango (Very GF-friendly Italian – and they now have GF cupcakes!)

Times Sq.:

Ruby Foo’s (Asian food. A limited GF menu. Have heard only good things about their food and ambiance.)

Midtown West:

Heartland Brewery (There are multiple Heartland locations in NYC, but this is currently the only site offering a GF menu.)

Nizza (Italian. Separate GF menu.)

Midtown East/UES:

*Lilli and Loo (GF Asian, including sushi!)

UES:

*Lumi (High-end Italian)

Flex Mussels

Candle 79 (Vegan/GF)
Candle Cafe (Vegan/GF)

*Peters’ Gourmet Diner (Upscale diner where most of the menu is GF)

Gobo (Vegan/GF)

UWS:

Café 82

Nice Matin

Café Fiorello

Multiple locations:

Spice

5 Napkin Burger (One member of the NYC Celiac Meetup group reports that they have GF buns and a dedicated GF fryer. As always – be sure to inquire before ingesting!)

We also hear that gluten-free street food is coming to NYC – a kiosk – somewhere in lower Manhattan. Details when I have ‘em. 

Brooklyn, Park Slope:

*Bogota Latin Bistro (2 dedicated GF fryers and a newly expanded GF-friendly menu!)

*Everybody Eats (All-GF bakery, offering beautiful baguettes, bagels, challah, cookies, and more)

*Sun in Bloom (All vegan, many GF menu items – all GF baked goods)
Luscious Foods (Offers sandwiches on deli rolls from Everybody Eats)

Sheep Station (Carrying Everybody Eats buns for sandwiches and burgers)

V Spot (Vegan with some GF)
Juice Masters (Offers bagels, cookies, and sandwiches on rolls from Everybody Eats)

Brooklyn, DUMBO: 
* Rice (One of my very favorite places to eat in all of NYC! Ask for the separate GF menu.)

Brooklyn, Cobble Hill/Carroll Gardens: 
Maybelle's Cafe (Offers sandwiches on deli rolls from Everybody Eats)

Brooklyn, Bedford Stuyvesant:
Bedford Hill Coffee Bar (Offers sandwiches on deli rolls from Everybody Eats as well as their chocolate chip cookies.)

Queens: 
La Bottega: (All sites in Queens offer panini made on panini rolls from Everybody Eats)

NJ, Hoboken:

Filipos

Anthony David’s

Pasta Truck

Bin 14

Basic Foods

Stax (GF pancakes)

Hoboken Farms

GF products/places to shop:

GFree NYC (Of course! NYC’s first all GF store!)

Katz’s Gluten-Free (Brooklyn)

Gluten-free Shoppe (Brooklyn)

Cider:

*Original Sin cider (I can vouch for this one: D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S.)

Chains:

PF Chang’s

Rosa Mexicano

Pizzeria Uno

California Pizza Kitchen

Bonefish Grill

Carabas Italian

Outback Steakhouse

TGIFriday’s

Le Pan Quotidian – (One member of our group has enjoyed their GF quiche with all buckwheat crust)

**Personally, I would not be able to eat at a number of the venues above, because I am so very sensitive to even small amounts of gluten. I am listing them anyway because I know there are people who are much less sensitive and would likely choose to dine at many of these eateries.