Senza Gluten

The Best Gluten-Free Restaurants In NYC - New York - The Infatuation

"If you don’t want to worry about coming in contact with any gluten whatsoever, Senza Gluten should be (or might already be) in your regular rotation. This is a completely gluten-free Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village, and the obvious upside here is that you can order anything without worrying whether or not you can actually eat it. A few things to know: This place only takes cash and Amex, the entrees are in the $30 range, and you’ll hear romantic music that could plausibly be played in a commercial for jewelry or cell phone family plans." - neha talreja, bryan kim, hannah albertine

At Senza Gluten, the Gluten Isn’t Missed | The New Yorker

"A reliably good and gluten-free Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village, Senza Gluten delivers familiar, comforting versions of classic dishes without wheat: everything is gluten-free here, a fact the staff declare with near-religious certainty. I once took my gluten-free girlfriend there just hours before proposing, and the happiest photograph from that day shows her inspecting the dessert menu and asking, “The biscotti is gluten-free?” and “And the tiramisu is gluten-free?” Not long after the place opened, seven years ago, an elderly woman ate the lasagna—layer upon layer of rich Bolognese and melted Parmesan—broke into tears, and kissed the chef’s hands because she hadn’t tasted lasagna in fifteen years. There are few surprises on the menu by design: the point is to conjure recognizable tastes from the Before Time, and the substitutions (rice, chickpea, tapioca, corn, potato flours) are meant to be invisible. On a recent evening the Cavolfiore alla Parmigiana’s fried-and-baked cauliflower, coated in white-rice flour, was delectably crunchy against soft, warm mozzarella; the corn-flour rigatoni with smoked prosciutto, three varieties of wild mushroom, and white-truffle oil was flawlessly al dente; the corn-based spaghetti alla pomodoro alongside the chicken parm had a lovely bounce; most pasta is imported dry from Italy, while an off-menu handmade potato-flour gnocchi submerged in a prodigal sauce of mozzarella, Fontina, Parmesan, and Taleggio is silky and indulgent. The head chef, Jemiko Solo, a Georgian who is neither gluten-free nor Italian, learned his craft in New York trattorias and translates many classic recipes into gluten-free versions so faithfully that an old northern Italian boss could still claim, half-jokingly, “That’s my dish.” (Dishes $14–$47.)" - David Kortava

Best Frozen Pizzas at Grocery Stores, According to Restaurant Critics - Eater NY

"Udi’s Gluten Free margherita (10 ounces, $9.99): This pizza tries too hard. In addition to a tomato mush, it also sports tiny cubes of tomato on top, and as an adjunct to the usual white pizza cheese, there are little balls of what looks like fresh mozzarella on top of that. Sadly, the balls have the consistency of rubber bands and don’t melt. The box advertises “crispy thin crust” and “new improved recipe,” but the crust still resembles a thick sheet of plastic, and the whole pie has a damp taste, possibly owing to the basil, which is advertised but invisible. Grade: D — Sietsema" - Robert Sietsema

Senza Gluten - Review - Greenwich Village - New York - The Infatuation

"If you don’t want to worry about coming in contact with any gluten whatsoever, Senza Gluten should be (or might already be) in your regular rotation. This is a completely gluten-free Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village that’s been around for a while, and the obvious upside here is that you can order anything without worrying whether or not you can actually eat it. If you’re not GF, you probably don’t need to eat here, but if you are, the pasta will make you happy. A few things to know: this place only takes cash and Amex, the entrees are in the $30 range, and you’ll hear romantic music that could plausibly be played in a commercial for jewelry or cell phone family plans. photo credit: Jessica Hanson RESERVE A TABLE WITH RESERVE A TABLE" - Hannah Albertine

Greenwich Village’s fully gluten-free Italian landmark since 2014, with rigorous celiac protocols and classics like lasagna and tiramisu. Celebrated by The New Yorker and The Infatuation, and embraced by the local GF community.