A gluten-free shelf inside a wheat bakery is not the same as a bakery whose full kitchen, menu, or product range is described as gluten-free. This is the shorter Los Angeles list, covering cakes and desserts, bagels, doughnuts, and bread. We check current first-party materials, preserve each bakery's published caveats, and re-check because locations and operating details change.
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Every bakery here has current first-party material describing its full bakery, kitchen, menu, or product range as gluten-free. We do not infer equipment or allergen protocols the source does not publish. Last checked July 2026. Read how Sansglu evaluates restaurant safety signals.
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1. Erin McKenna's Bakery LA
Vegan GF Bakery
236 N Larchmont Blvd · Larchmont
100% gluten-free kitchen · separate fryer
Doughnuts, cupcakes, and the celebration cakes people order for the birthdays they never thought they would get to eat gluten-free again. The case comes from the same dedicated gluten-free bakery.
The whole bakery is gluten-free, vegan, and kosher, so the case is built for celiac families who need a dedicated bakery. This is the Larchmont outpost of the cult bakery that started life as BabyCakes. The flour blend handles tree nuts and sesame, so it is gluten-free but not nut-free.
The current Woodland Hills page highlights signature gluten-free bagels, salads, bowls, sandwiches, pastries, and LA-exclusive croissants.
Modern Bread & Bagel says all products are gluten-free and kosher, and the Woodland Hills location is under IKC kosher certification. The cafe has an exclusive dine-in menu, indoor and outdoor seating, and daily service from 8am to 5pm.
Rice-flour pastries and cakes with a Japanese accent, lighter than any wheat-flour baking. The almond brioche and the custard puff are the ones to get.
The whole bakery is dedicated gluten-free, built on imported Japanese rice flour instead of wheat, so the entire case comes from that setup. It anchors the South Bay, where dedicated spots are rare, and its sister shop Confections by Kirari West sits a block away.
Layer cakes, chocolate-covered doughnuts, thin mints, and the floral berry cakes the shop is known for, all vegan. Whatever is in the Old Pasadena case is the move.
It is a dedicated gluten-free and fully vegan bakery, so the whole case comes from that setup. The walk-in storefront is at 11 West Dayton Street. The shop is honest that supplier ingredients can carry trace gluten, so if you are highly sensitive, read their note and ask before you order.
Cake doughnuts, cupcakes, brownies, and custom celebration cakes. Grab a box of whatever is in the case, it is all safe.
Everything is free of wheat, gluten, eggs, dairy, soy, nuts, and peanuts, so it covers a table where everyone has a different allergy. The counter sits inside a restored historic pharmacy in Boyle Heights, which makes it a destination as much as a bakery.
Gelato and sorbetto in a gluten-free waffle cone, plus tiramisu, cannoli, and cheesecake you almost never get to order out. Get the cone, you can actually eat it.
Every flour in the shop is gluten-free, down to the waffle cones and the tiramisu, and the owners say it plainly on their own site: yes, we are gluten-free, completely, everything. It is a small West 3rd Street counter, best for an afternoon stop.
Warm Mediterranean breads and pita, baklava tart, fig scones, and cinnamon rolls, the kind of gluten-free bread you stop expecting to find. Take a loaf home.
Levant is a fully gluten-free Mediterranean bistro with a real bake shop up front, also soy-free and organic, so every loaf and pastry comes from the same gluten-free kitchen. Sit for a mezze meal or just grab bread to go.
Where can I get a gluten-free birthday cake in Los Angeles?
For gluten-free cakes in Los Angeles, including birthday cakes, Erin McKenna's in Larchmont, Cake Girl in Boyle Heights, and Yvonne's Vegan Kitchen in Pasadena are all dedicated gluten-free bakeries. All three are also vegan, and they take custom cake orders, so call ahead for a specific design.
Are there gluten-free bagels or bread in Los Angeles?
Yes. Modern Bread & Bagel says all its products are gluten-free and serves bagels in Woodland Hills, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Silver Lake. Truman's Bakery on West 3rd Street publishes a gluten-free bread and bagel menu. Check each current location page for its latest kitchen and allergen disclosures.
Are these bakeries dedicated gluten-free, or just gluten-free friendly?
This guide is limited to bakeries whose current first-party materials describe their full bakery, kitchen, menu, or product range as gluten-free. Because equipment and allergen protocols vary, each entry preserves the caveats the bakery actually publishes instead of promising the absence of cross-contact.
Is there a dedicated gluten-free bakery in the Valley or the South Bay?
Yes. Modern Bread & Bagel anchors the San Fernando Valley from Woodland Hills, and Kirari West covers the South Bay from Redondo Beach with a rice-flour case. Both are fully gluten-free, which is rare outside central LA.
Can I get gluten-free doughnuts in LA?
Yes. Erin McKenna's and Cake Girl make dedicated gluten-free and vegan doughnuts, and Truman's bakes its fonuts instead of frying them, so there is no shared fryer. The case at each comes from a dedicated gluten-free setup.
Which Los Angeles gluten-free bakery delivers birthday cakes?
Yvonne's Vegan Kitchen in Pasadena offers local hand delivery for gluten-free birthday cakes within its Southern California delivery zones, and its shop also lists DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Postmates for local orders. Check your delivery address at checkout and order ahead; custom cake timing and delivery range vary by design.
Checked, not on the list
Breadblok: A beloved dedicated gluten-free French patisserie in Santa Monica, but it closed all locations in 2023. The website still shows hours, which is misleading, but there is no shop to visit.
Sweet Laurel: The grain-free bakery lost its Pacific Palisades shop in the January 2025 wildfire and has said it will not reopen there. It now ships nationwide only, with no LA storefront to walk into.
Karma Baker: A genuinely dedicated gluten-free and vegan bakery, but the storefront closed and the brand moved to nationwide shipping, and the shop was in Westlake Village in Ventura County anyway.
Gracefully Fed: A dedicated gluten-free bakery in Sherman Oaks that closed its shop and moved to online orders only, per its own site. There is no storefront to visit.
The Sensitive Baker: An early dedicated gluten-free bakery in Culver City, long since closed. The brand became Rising Hearts, whose Culver City storefront has also closed.
Deux Pates: A genuinely dedicated 100% gluten-free French bakery, but its only storefront is in Irvine, in Orange County, outside this guide's Los Angeles scope.
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