Gluten-free · New York City · Updated October 13, 2026
Seven New York rooms list a gluten-free beer. Only three can show it was brewed without barley.
We read the drinks lists of bars across Manhattan and Brooklyn for anything a guest who avoids gluten can order, then checked each brewer’s own word on how the beer is made. Cider turned out to be the easier order almost everywhere.
- Seven rooms list a gluten-free beer
- Three pour one brewed from gluten-free grains
- One lists a barley beer as gluten-free
- Cider from $5
- Park Slope kitchen: every plate gluten-free
Marina Charny, Owner, The Beer Garage
The honest answer to a search for a gluten free beer and cider bar NYC is a list, not a room: there is no bar in the city we know of that pours only gluten-free beer. So on October 1, 2026 we read the drinks menus bars publish on their own websites, from the West Village to Harlem and Park Slope, and wrote down every beer they label gluten-free and every cider beside it.
Seven rooms list one. For three of those beers the brewer says, on its own site, that no barley goes in; one is a barley beer with the gluten broken down; for two we could not confirm either way; and one bar does not name its brands. Our own room, The Beer Garage in Park Slope, has a kitchen that is gluten-free on every plate but does not publish its drinks list, and the table says so.
For the most to choose from, Senza Gluten at 206 Sullivan Street is a 100% gluten-free restaurant that lists two Glutenberg beers at $16 and Original Sin cider at $11. For a gluten-free beer at a bar, Due West at 189 West 10th Street lists Green’s dry-hopped lager at $13, and Blind Tiger at 281 Bleecker Street lists Ghostfish’s Kick Step IPA at $9 a can; both brewers say their beers are made from gluten-free grains.
In Park Slope, Fourth Avenue Pub lists Green’s amber ale at $9.36. If you have celiac disease, cider is the simpler order: the Celiac Disease Foundation counts hard cider as gluten-free.
Three different things share the same menu line. A gluten-free beer can be brewed from grains that contain no gluten, such as sorghum, millet, rice or buckwheat. A gluten-removed beer is brewed from barley and treated with an enzyme, and the National Celiac Association does not recommend it for people with celiac disease, because no test can accurately measure gluten in a fermented drink. Hard cider, made from apples, is gluten-free according to the Celiac Disease Foundation.
None of this changes the plate. At 148 5th Avenue every dish from the Park Slope kitchen is gluten-free; our West Village kitchen is a standard one.
Gluten free beer and cider bar NYC: who prints a gluten-free beer
Every beer below is named on the bar’s own menu, in the bar’s own words, read on October 1, 2026. The last column is what the brewer says on its own website about how the beer is made.
| Room | Area | Gluten-free beer on its menu | Price printed | What the brewer says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beer Garage, 148 5th Ave | Park Slope | Drinks list not published; every plate is gluten-free | Not published | Not applicable |
| Senza Gluten, 206 Sullivan St | Greenwich Village | Glutenberg IPA; Glutenberg Blonde | $16 each | Not confirmed; Glutenberg’s site would not load for us |
| Due West, 189 W 10th St | West Village | Green’s Gluten Free Dry Hopped Lager | $13 | Brewed from sorghum, millet, brown rice and buckwheat |
| Blind Tiger Ale House, 281 Bleecker St | West Village | Ghostfish Kick Step IPA, 12-oz can | $9 | Brewed from naturally gluten-free grains |
| Art Bar, 52 8th Ave | West Village | Athletic Upside Dawn, non-alcoholic, marked “Gluten Removed” | $6.50 | Gluten removed, as the menu says; not a gluten-free-grain beer |
| Beer Culture, 328 W 45th St | Hell’s Kitchen | “A selection of” gluten-free beers in its bottle shop, none named | Not printed | Ask which brand |
| Harlem Hops, 2268 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd | Harlem | Tin Barn Dropacana, Gluten Free Edition, 16-oz can | $12 | Not stated on Tin Barn’s site |
| Fourth Avenue Pub, 76 4th Ave | Park Slope | Green’s Discovery Amber Ale, can | $9.36 | Brewed from sorghum, millet, brown rice and buckwheat |
| Gowanus Gardens, 256 4th Ave | Park Slope | Daura Damm Lager, listed as “Gluten-Free”, bottle | $8 | Made from barley malt and “crafted to remove gluten” |
Two brands do most of the work. Green’s, a Belgian brewer, is on two lists, at Due West in the West Village and Fourth Avenue Pub in Park Slope; Ghostfish, from Seattle, is at Blind Tiger. Those three are the beers on this page whose brewers say, on their own sites, that they start from gluten-free grains. The only room that pairs a gluten-free beer with a gluten-free kitchen is Senza Gluten. Blind Tiger, Harlem Hops and Fourth Avenue Pub print an update time on their lists, so those three are the easiest to check before you leave.
Read the brewer, not the menu heading
A menu heading is the bar’s shorthand, and on this page it hides the difference that matters most. Gowanus Gardens lists Daura Damm as “Gluten-Free”. Damm, the brewer, describes the same beer as “crafted to remove gluten”, made with barley malt and treated so that each batch tests below 3 parts per million. That is a gluten-removed beer, and the National Celiac Association’s advice on those is to skip them if you have celiac disease.
Art Bar is clearer: its menu marks Athletic’s Upside Dawn as “Gluten Removed”. For two beers we could not settle the question. Glutenberg’s site would not load past a security check when we tried, and Tin Barn’s site says nothing about how its gluten-free edition is made, so ask the bar to show you the can.
Cider, the easier order
Cider needs no decoding: the Celiac Disease Foundation lists hard cider as gluten-free, with the usual caution about flavored and mixed drinks. Most of the bars we read print one, and these six give you the most to choose from or the clearest label.
| Bar | Area | Ciders on its menu | Price printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Hall, 222 W Houston St | West Village | Downeast, marked “(GF)”, the only cider we found labeled gluten-free | $11, $15 or $27 by size; $9 at happy hour |
| High Dive, 243 5th Ave | Park Slope | Five, on a list dated September 30: Woodchuck Pearsecco, Downeast Cider Donut, Brooklyn Bone Dry, Brooklyn Rosé and Dupont Bouché from France | $5 to $17 |
| Gowanus Gardens, 256 4th Ave | Park Slope | Downeast on tap, a Shacksbury rosé can and a cider spritz with Prosecco | $7, $7, $11 |
| Senza Gluten, 206 Sullivan St | Greenwich Village | Original Sin apple cider, beside a 100% gluten-free kitchen | $11 |
| Harlem Hops, 2268 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd | Harlem | Seven, including a Normandy cidre on draft and five from Hudson North | $5 to $11 a pour or can |
| Treadwell Park, 1125 1st Ave | Upper East Side | Seven, including Wölffer’s dry rosé cider | $10 to $11 a can or bottle |
For the full cider picture by neighborhood, we keep separate guides to the cider bars in Park Slope, to cider in the West Village in our West Village guide, and to the longest cider lists in Manhattan in our craft beer guide.
Our room, honestly
The Beer Garage at 148 5th Avenue is the room on this page where the food needs no questions: the Park Slope menu is printed as 100% gluten-free, every plate. The drinks are a different matter. We do not publish the Park Slope drinks list, so we cannot tell you here which gluten-free beer or cider is in the fridge tonight; call 718-576-3409 and ask before you come.
Our West Village room at 118 Christopher Street has a standard kitchen. Its online menu lists a cider at $10 and an Apple Cider Spritz at $13, and no beer marked gluten-free, so for a gluten-free beer near that room, Due West and Blind Tiger are four and five minutes away on foot.
Which room for which night
Four rooms, four different reasons to go, each from the room’s own menu.
Senza Gluten, 206 Sullivan Street. Eleven minutes on foot from our West Village room.
- Best for a whole meal without checking anything: a 100% gluten-free Italian restaurant with two Glutenberg beers and a cider.
- Skip if you want a bar rather than dinner, or pay with a card other than American Express; it takes American Express or cash only.
Due West, 189 West 10th Street. Four minutes from our West Village room.
- Best for a gluten-free beer at a bar: Green’s dry-hopped lager at $13, from a brewer that uses no barley.
- Skip if you are watching the price; it is the second-highest price here, after Senza Gluten’s.
Fourth Avenue Pub, 76 4th Avenue. Eight minutes from us in Park Slope.
- Best for a gluten-free beer in Brooklyn: Green’s Discovery Amber Ale at $9.36, next to Downeast cider on draft.
- Skip if you want a choice of gluten-free beers; Green’s is the only one on its list.
The Beer Garage, 148 5th Avenue. Our own room, entrance on Douglass Street.
- Best for dinner that is gluten-free on every plate, with Fourth Avenue Pub and Gowanus Gardens eight minutes away afterwards.
- Skip if you choose a bar by its published beer list; ours is not online, so call first.
Every drink here is for guests 21 and over with ID, the non-alcoholic ones aside. If you have celiac disease, ask how a gluten-free beer reaches you: a can or bottle poured at the table is the safest route, while a shared tap line or a glass that just held a regular beer is worth a question. The menus on this page do not say how they handle it.
Before you go
Ask for the can. Seven rooms list a gluten-free beer, but only three of those beers come with the brewer’s own word that no barley was used. Glutenberg and Tin Barn could not be confirmed, and Daura Damm is a gluten-removed beer.
Lists change. Blind Tiger’s and Harlem Hops’ lists were updated on the morning of October 1, Fourth Avenue Pub’s between September 24 and 30, and High Dive’s is dated September 30; the others carry no date, so call if one beer is the reason for the trip.
One bar names nothing. Beer Culture says its bottle shop carries gluten-free and non-alcoholic beers but does not list them online.
Payment at Senza Gluten. Its menu says it accepts American Express cards or cash only.
Find your bar
Two questions, sixteen answers, all from the menus above.
1. What do you want in the glass?
2. Where are you?
Due West, 189 West 10th Street. Green’s Gluten Free Dry Hopped Lager at $13, brewed without barley. Blind Tiger, a minute further, has Ghostfish at $9.
Harlem Hops, 2268 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard. Tin Barn’s Gluten Free Edition at $12 a can. Ask to see the can, since the brewer’s method is not stated.
Fourth Avenue Pub, 76 4th Avenue. Green’s Discovery Amber Ale at $9.36, eight minutes from our door.
Senza Gluten, 206 Sullivan Street. Two Glutenberg beers at $16 in a restaurant that is 100% gluten-free.
Houston Hall, 222 West Houston Street. Downeast marked gluten-free on its menu, $11 for a small and $9 at happy hour.
Treadwell Park, 1125 1st Avenue. Seven ciders, including Wölffer’s dry rosé, from $10 a can.
High Dive, 243 5th Avenue. Five ciders from $5, on a list dated September 30, seven minutes from us.
The Beer Garage, 148 5th Avenue. Every plate is gluten-free. Our cider list is not published, so call 718-576-3409 to ask what is in.
Art Bar, 52 8th Avenue. Two non-alcoholic sparkling drinks, White Widow and Dragon Widow, at $6.50. Its non-alcoholic beer is marked gluten removed, so skip that one if you have celiac disease.
Beer Culture, 328 West 45th Street. It says its bottle shop carries non-alcoholic and gluten-free beers; ask which ones.
Mockingbird, 213 7th Avenue. Only non-alcoholic cocktails in the evening, Thursday to Sunday, and a supper menu that marks its gluten-free dishes.
The Beer Garage, 148 5th Avenue. A gluten-free kitchen on every plate; ask the bar what it has without alcohol tonight.
Senza Gluten, 206 Sullivan Street. The one room here where the food and the beer are both sold as gluten-free.
Harlem Hops, 2268 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard. Order cider: seven on its list, including a Normandy cidre on draft from $6.
The Beer Garage, 148 5th Avenue. Every plate is gluten-free; order a cider, wine or a spirit rather than a beer.
Senza Gluten or The Beer Garage. Both kitchens are gluten-free; Senza Gluten also lists gluten-free beer, and we ask you to call about ours.
How we checked
On October 1, 2026 we read the drinks menus that bars across Manhattan and Brooklyn publish on their own websites, including the beer lists they embed from menu services, and searched each one for beers labeled gluten-free or gluten-removed and for ciders. We then read each brewer’s own website for how the beer is made. Many lists we read, from Park Slope to the Upper East Side, print no gluten-free beer at all; that is a statement about the menu online, not the fridge.
Walks were measured in Google Maps walking mode from our two rooms. Guidance on gluten-removed beer and cider comes from the National Celiac Association and the Celiac Disease Foundation. No bar paid to appear.
A gluten-free dinner, then the right glass
The Beer Garage Park Slope, 148 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217, entrance on Douglass Street. Every plate from the kitchen is gluten-free; $7 drafts and $1.50 oysters from 3:00 to 7:00 PM, Monday to Thursday. Open until 10:00 PM, and 11:00 PM on Friday and Saturday.
Our Manhattan room is at 118 Christopher Street in the West Village, 646-490-4301; its kitchen is standard, not gluten-free.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find gluten-free beer in NYC?
On October 1, 2026, seven rooms listed gluten-free beer on their own sites: Due West and Blind Tiger in the West Village, Senza Gluten in Greenwich Village, Harlem Hops, Fourth Avenue Pub and Gowanus Gardens in Park Slope, and Beer Culture in Hell’s Kitchen, which does not name its brands.
Which gluten-free beers in NYC are brewed without barley?
Green’s, at Due West and Fourth Avenue Pub, and Ghostfish, at Blind Tiger. Green’s says it brews from sorghum, millet, brown rice and buckwheat, and Ghostfish says it uses naturally gluten-free grains.
Is gluten-removed beer safe for celiacs?
The National Celiac Association does not recommend it, because no test can accurately measure gluten in a fermented drink. Daura Damm, listed as gluten-free at Gowanus Gardens, is made from barley malt and described by its brewer as crafted to remove gluten.
Is cider gluten-free?
The Celiac Disease Foundation lists hard cider as gluten-free, along with distilled spirits and wine, but check flavored or mixed drinks. Houston Hall is the only bar we found that labels its cider, Downeast, gluten-free on the menu.
Where can I get gluten-free beer in Park Slope?
Fourth Avenue Pub at 76 4th Avenue lists Green’s Discovery Amber Ale at $9.36, and Gowanus Gardens at 256 4th Avenue lists Daura Damm, a gluten-removed beer, at $8. At The Beer Garage the food is gluten-free on every plate; call 718-576-3409 about drinks.
Does The Beer Garage serve gluten-free beer?
The Park Slope drinks list is not published, so call 718-576-3409 to ask what gluten-free beer or cider is in; every plate from the Park Slope kitchen is gluten-free. The West Village menu lists a cider at $10 and no beer marked gluten-free.
The verdict
New York does not have a gluten free beer and cider bar so much as a handful of bars that stock one good can. For a beer brewed without barley, go to Due West or Blind Tiger in the West Village, or Fourth Avenue Pub in Park Slope. For a whole meal with nothing to check, Senza Gluten. And if you have celiac disease, order cider, which needs no decoding.
We are the room on this page with a gluten-free kitchen and no published drinks list, and we would rather you heard that from us. Eat with us, call ahead about the glass, and walk eight minutes to Fourth Avenue Pub for a Green’s if the beer is the point.
Sources and references
- The Beer Garage, beergarageny.com, our OpenTable page and our West Village online menu, read October 1, 2026.
- Senza Gluten menu, Due West menus, Blind Tiger beer menu and Art Bar menus, read October 1, 2026.
- Beer Culture Hell’s Kitchen, Harlem Hops drink menu, Fourth Avenue Pub beer and cider and Gowanus Gardens drinks, read October 1, 2026.
- Houston Hall menus, High Dive beer menu and Treadwell Park menus, read October 1, 2026.
- Brewers: Green’s, Ghostfish Brewing and Daura by Damm, read October 1, 2026.
- National Celiac Association on gluten-reduced and gluten-removed beer and Celiac Disease Foundation, gluten-free foods, read October 1, 2026.
- Google Maps walking directions from 148 5th Avenue and 118 Christopher Street, measured September 29 and October 1, 2026.
Marina Charny
This guide is for anyone in New York who eats gluten-free and would like a beer or a cider with friends without guessing at the label. If a list here changes, call 718-576-3409 and we will read it again.
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