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The Best Gluten-Free Bakeries in Toronto

The best gluten-free bakeries in Toronto swirl masses of ingredients into harmless, delectable goods for customers with gluten sensitivities or celiac disease. With menus that cover savoury cravings, sweet requirements, and plenty of in-betweens, visitors to these spots can have their gluten-free cake (and pizza, bread, cookies, and more!), and eat it with gusto.

Here are the best gluten-free bakeries in Toronto.


Bunner's Bake Shop in Kensington Market
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Bunner's Bake Shop in Kensington Market

There's little that the team at this beloved Kensington Market bakery can't fashion out of gluten-free, vegan ingredients. From fluffy cinnamon buns and syrupy fruit pies to tender bars, cookies, scones and more, the array of treats has been known to make customers — celiac or not — swoon with delight.

Almond Butterfly on Harbord
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Almond Butterfly on Harbord

From morning till night, there's a giddy assortment of gluten-free goodies to be had at this Harbord Village spot. Go savoury, with flatbread and stuffed sandwiches built on artisanal, gluten-free toast. Or indulge a sweet tooth, with cupcakes, cookies, slices of fruit-studded pound cake, and other sugary joys.


Wild Blue Bakery
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Wild Blue Bakery

A steady stream of customers crowd into this bright Oakwood Village bakery for tasty treats loaded with everything but gluten. With options like bagel bombs and challah, muffins, brownies, layered cakes and cookies that are generously spiced or chockful of chocolate, it's impossible to leave without your hands full.

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
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Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

Besides gluten, the bustling team at this Bloorcourt bakery creates a lengthy list of treats all without dairy, soy, corn or refined sugars. Homestyle go-tos include fruit-filled muffins and golden pies, vegan breads, and cakes that can turn any day into an occasion.


Whisked Gluten-Free Bakery
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Whisked Gluten-Free Bakery

Scarborough's gluten-free population descends on this sizeable spot for a menu that covers all the necessities, from sourdough baguettes to strawberry macarons. Available in-store or through delivery, the team's extensive line of products is also free of nuts and soy.


The Bread Essentials
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The Bread Essentials

Despite its name, this Etobicoke bakery is stocked with plenty more than sandwich building blocks. From savoury pies and sticky squares to birthday cakes and croissants unlikely to survive the trip home, gluten-free options abound inside the store's walls.

Sweets From the Earth
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Sweets From the Earth

Find this company's full line of gluten-free goods at its North York bakery outlet. Pre-packaged bars and biscotti, cakes, cheesecakes and cookies are always available, with a rotating selection of fresh, gluten-free pastries joining the line-up on Fridays.


Kensington Natural Bakery and Cafe
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Kensington Natural Bakery and Cafe

You'd be wise to empty the freezer before paying a visit to this Annex bakery. Why? So that you can applaud your foresight, and know exactly where you'll stash all the crisp croissants and chewy cookies, decorated cakes, muffins and pies you'll be hauling home. 

Gemaro Bakery
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Gemaro Bakery

From Tuesday to Sunday, customers load up on their faves at this gluten-free bakery in the Upper Beaches. Pop frozen pizzas and quiches, scones and pies in your basket for later on, then dive right into Montreal-style bagels, brownies and squares without a moment's hesitation.

Lead photo by

Fareen Karim at Gemaro Bakery, Additional photo from The Bread Essentials.


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