Whether you have a gluten-free allergy or just prefer to eat gluten-free, the selection of restaurants with gluten free food in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach is great. In fact, every time we visit, we find more options that make planning a gluten-free vacation easy. There are countless restaurants to choose from in the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area, and you really cannot go wrong! During our last trip to the beach, we kept talking about how much we enjoyed the food. As someone with a gluten-free allergy, that’s not always easy to say. We made it a point to try several restaurants we had not been to before, which is always fun on vacation. Explore our top six recommendations:
2. Coast Restaurant at The Beach Club
A highlight of our recent trip was eating ate at Coast. We both ordered a pound of Royal Reds, which is a variety of jumbo shrimp that Alabama Beaches is famous for. We have not stopped talking about how amazing they were! Peel-and-eat shrimp is our favorite thing to get when we’re at the beach, and I think Coast takes the cake for the best ones we’ve ever had.
The view from the veranda at Coast is also unmatched — this restaurant is right on the property at The Beach Club and overlooks a pool and the beach. It was such a romantic dinner with this beautiful view. In fact, Coast was voted the “Most Romantic Restaurant at the Beach in 2023” by Gulf Coast Media.
4. Sunliner Diner
Another favorite is Sunliner Diner for brunch. We fell in love with this place immediately. It’s designed like a retro 50s diner, and the waitresses even dress the part. The menus look like old newspapers from the 50s with fun trivia and facts about what Gulf Shores was like during that time. I ordered a classic breakfast. The waitress offered me some gluten-free bread, too. I didn’t see it on their menu, so make sure you ask them about gluten-free options since they do have them! We were told they have amazing milkshakes, so we are already planning to stop in for some on our next trip to the beach.
6. Picnic Beach Surf Bar & Grill
Picnic Beach Surf Bar & Grille is such a cute spot right in the middle of the most popular part of the beach, known to locals as the “T.” Their menu indicates which items are gluten-free, and their manager was so attentive making sure every table was happy with their food! She even offered to take a photo of us with their swing photo-op.