Between all of Cape Cod’s lobster roll spots and a city actually named Sandwich, you’d be forgiven for assuming that the peninsula is a difficult vacation spot for gluten-free vacationers. But that couldn’t be farther from the fact. I’ve been coming to the Cape my complete life; when my mom developed a gluten intolerance and my spouse was recognized with celiac illness, I realized firsthand how severely Cape Cod eating places deal with this dietary restriction.
In addition to serving New England classics like clam chowder and fried seafood, the Cape nonetheless proudly showcases its historic Portuguese identification by its delicacies. (Many of us from this area came to visit in the mid-1800s to work in the whaling business.) I grew up slurping kale soup with my fish, and I devoured linguiça lengthy earlier than I favored lobster.
Seasonal migration by Jamaicans has additionally been spicing up native menus since the ’90s; lately there’s a strong neighborhood of year-round Jamaican residents and a longtime custom of regionally inflected jerk, curry, and extra.
All of those choices, plus inventive dishes that lightly replace the Cape’s culinary identification, can be found gluten-free, guaranteeing that folk who can’t eat gluten don’t want to compromise.
Some of the following spots are previous household favorites; others have joined the fold extra lately. While there are eating places on this record from the Upper and Mid Cape, the Outer Cape is healthier represented, partly due to the place my travels have taken me and partly due to the affect of native restaurateur Mac Hay, who’s himself gluten-intolerant. One chunk of Mac’s gluten-free fried fish sandwich and chances are you’ll simply suppose the Cape is the best GF vacation spot on earth. Here’s the place to strive it—plus loads of different spots value a cease on your subsequent journey to the space.
Located in: Falmouth
A down-to-earth café alongside Falmouth’s Main Street, Pickle Jar Kitchen excels at creating gluten-free sandwiches, salads, and different choices—even gluten-free French toast—for an informal breakfast or lunch. When I dined right here the workers was educated about what might and couldn’t be ready sans gluten, although there are various choices from throughout the menu. For breakfast order a GF egg and cheese with linguiça for some native Portuguese aptitude; at lunch prime your lettuce leaves and different assorted veggies with apple-cranberry French dressing and rooster salad, or strive a sandwich with pastrami-cured salmon, pea shoots, and fennel.