Gluten Free Borough Market Food Tour

A gluten free Borough market food tour is something we’re really proud to have created here at London Bites. We had been asked by a few clients to come up with a route that still contains all of the great stories and historical relevance that Borough market has. The catch was that the food had to all be gluten free. No problem.

What is Gluten Free

Gluten is essentially a protein that you find in wheat, barley, rye and triticale. Over the years as medical science has evolved we’ve started to learn more about the negative side effects gluten has on the body. Some people are more affected by these than others. Caliac disease is a common condition which affects our immune system. This can be controlled by following a gluten free diet.

Gluten Free Diet

A lot of what we already eat is gluten free so you might be suprised to know that following a gluten free diet is not too difficult. Fruits, vegetables, beans, eggs, non processed meats and fish are alll good for the gluten free diet. It’s wheat, rye, barley, triticale and some oats that yo need to avoid but you start to realise that these things are in quite a lot of our favourite foods.

Our Borough Market Food Tours

We’ve been running our popular Borough market food tour for years now. Over a 3 hour period we take our food tour guests around the market visiting some of the best street food vendors in London. We stop off at famous businesses like the Ginger Pig for their much loved sausage roll, Fish for some of the capital’s best fish and chips and many more places. “But wait !!” I hear you cry, “none of this is gluten free.”

Creating a Gluten Free Borough Market Tour

Over the years we’ve been getting more and more requests for a purely gluten free Borough market tour, So our team of guides got to work and over a period of a few weeks we have put togehter a completely gluten free Borough market experience.
We visit some amazing vendors and try dishes that represent the different communities and stories of London. And all gluten free.
We’ve had to seperate this tour from our normal Borough market tour as we go to completely different traders and even walk a different route.
The tour is still full of all of the amazing stories of the market and the surrounding area. We walk through old film sets, past haunted pubs and around one of the most interesting neighbourhoods of London. And all the time we’re enjoying some of the most delicious gluten free street food in London.

Gluten Free Food in Borough market

Here’s a quick look at some of the vendors we visit on the tour.

Horn OK Please!
If only for the name of the business this is one of our favourite stalls in Borough market. The names comes from a slogan that you’ll find on the back of vehicles in India. Owners Gaurav and Sandhya specialise in home cooked Indian vegetarian food and have a plethora of gluten free options. We love their Dosa Chaat which is filled with masala potatoes, onion chutney and spices.

Khanom Krok
This Thai street food stall is a must try when you come to Borough market. The name translates to coconut pancakes and these are what we try on the food tour. They are absolutely delicious and come from the recepie of the owners grandmother. Coconut batter is poured from an old kettle into a piping hot brass pan with small pancakce grooves. Watching the dish being made is almost (but not quite) as good as eating it itself.

La Pepia
If you’ve ever been to Colombia or Venezuela then you’ll know how important arepas are to the food culture. These corn flour pancakes are often filled with meats or cheeses and are eaten on the go all over those countries. Gradually the humble arepa is making it’s name on UK street food. La Pepia are the fist Venezualan street food business in Borough market and their arepas are fantastic. The gluten free answer to bread La Pepia is a really popular stop on our Gluten free borough market food tour.

These are just some of the amazing gluten free vendors we visit on the food tour. To reserve your spot on your private experience simply book a private Borough market tour here and let us know you want the gluten free expereince.

How to explore gluten free Borough market.

If there’s one thing we know it’s that Borough market can be a crazy place to explore. It’s a must see on any food lovers itinerary in London. The best way to make sure you see and taste it all is to book your place on our Borough market food tour.
To do a gluten free tour all you need to do is book the private option and let us know that you want us to host you on our gluten free tour.
Leave the rest to us.
We’ll pre-arrange some of the best gluten free bites in Borough just for you. No need to worry about queuing or missing anything. We’ve got it all covered.
We’ll show you the hidden alleyways of the market and introduce you to some of our favourite food vendors. Full of fascinating stories, delicious food and lots of fun along the way. We can’t wait to show you around.

To find out all about London Bites food tour and what we do take a look here.