The Gluten Free Epicurean - Vancouver, British Columbia

This place is now the only place I go for gluten free products. The bread taste the best compared to others, as someone who couldn’t stand gluten free bread this made the change easier. I also just tried this glazed donut and it better than Tim Hortons! I want to ... get 12 per day! Really excited to try everything else. Other recommendations are the spaghetti in the green box, and the lavender chocolate chip cookie. Read more

I'm not gluten-sensitive in any form but I like trying different kinds of food so I wanted to give this place a try. They have a variety of both sweet and savoury baked goods and even sandwiches and slices of gf pizza, plus smoothies. Looks like lots of the items ... rotate daily. There's also a little "market" section with frozen baked goods, drinks, cookbooks, kitchen accessories, and other household items. It's unfortunate that there's no seating, but Robson Park is just one block over and has some benches and picnic tables, so you can take your goodies there if the weather is decent. I visited in the morning shortly after opening and grabbed a blueberry thyme scone and a golden milkshake (which is really a banana-based smoothie, not an ice cream milkshake). The scone was, in places, a little too caramelized on the outside and a little doughy inside, but nonetheless very tasty. I definitely prefer doughy to dry. Full of juicy blueberries. The scone had a different sort of texture from "regular" scones, more grainy, but this wasn't a bad thing, in fact I really liked the texture! I just wanted to put that out there because I read many reviews that said they couldn't tell the baked goods were gf. I'm sure it depends on what you order. The smoothie was very nice too; I liked that it wasn't sweetened beyond the inherent sweetness of the fruit. It was blended very smoothly. I thought the smoothie was a little expensive at almost $9 (which comes to mind as close to the price of a massive protein-packed Body Energy Club smoothie, which I'm certain are significantly more expensive to make), but the scone was only $4 which is pretty good for a specialty bakery and for the size. Read more

This was my first experience at this wonderful gluten free bakery. The staff are awesome and so helpful. They passed out some samples so we could try before we buy. We bought a lot and are happily enjoying our treats.

Came on a Saturday morning for a cinnamon bun left with a cinnamon bun, a donut, sourdough waffles [frozen], and hoochy booch kombucha. The cinnamon donut is incredible, highly recommend, nothing lacking. The cinnamon bun with maple frosting is the best gf cinnamon bun in Vancouver, it hit the spot. ... It was pretty busy around 9:45am but the line moved quick. The sourdough pizza dough is amazing! You can get either fresh dough or frozen. The sourdough Rosemary rock salt focaccia is INCREDIBLE. It’s nut free & vegan [& gf of course] but you’d never know. Read more

So excited to have found a gluten free bakery next to a great coffee shop. The carrot cake, tiramisu and peanut butter brownie was delicious and moist. The brownie is not too sweet and paired nicely with the peanut butter frosting. I enjoyed the oatmeal raisin cookie and the chocolate ... chunk cookie which were also Dairy free. Both had soft centers and crunchy edges. The double chocolate cookie was a bit too soft and spongy for me. The brioche cinnamon bun was also a skip next time as it was quite dry. The shop also sold pizza slices and sandwich which I didn't try. The selves are also lined with a variety of gf mixes and flours, cute kitchen items and soaps. I especially appreciated that they sold chocolate from No whey which is allergy friendly/ top 9 free and vegan. They also had frozen cakes and pizza dough and pies. It is a total gem. I love the variety this place offers and their diligent labeling and knowledgeable staff Read more