Blog: Thinking & Planning as a Gluten Free Mom

Planning a trip to Boston/Cambridge

We took a little weekend trip up to the Boston/Cambridge area to visit the girl's cousins for Memorial Day Weekend and everyone was so excited! I haven’t been to Boston in a few years and so I was deep in restaurant research for our weekend.

Fenway Park

First thing is first- we went to a Red Sox game and of course that is during dinner and of course I did not want to pack a huge bag of snacks/food for the game. Luckily Fenway Park does have provisions for gluten free needs.

Gate A Concourse: right behind home plate there is a dedicated gluten free stand! They serve hot dogs, burgers, turkey subs and gluten free beer. Of course this was all the way on the other side of the stadium from our seats, but so worth it for peace of mind. And of course the popcorn is all gluten free which made for an easy, quick snack as well.

We were staying near Cambridge and so I kept an eye out for easy breakfast and lunch options near our hotel. This time I didn’t get a hotel with a kitchen as we were visiting family, so I also knew we would be able to keep some snacks and have some meals at their home.

Best Breakfast: Revival Cafe & Kitchen

Revival Cafe & Kitchen

Really nice option to be able to get any of their breakfast sandwiches made on gluten free bread, the girls had an amazing (and beautiful) avocado toast!

They also had two gluten free baked goods that we tried (an almond flour cake and a chocolate walnut scone) - however these were kept in a shared space with non-gluten free items, so if you are very sensitive to cross-contamination I would not recommend this.

Best Lunch: Fattoush

Fattoush

This is a takeout option- but had the most delicious mediterranean food! The girls both were able to get gluten free pita wraps with chicken shawarma and with haloumi cheese. I would even go so far as to say that the gluten-free wraps were better in taste/texture than the regular versions!

Many menu items are available gluten free and they were very careful about the preparation and understood clearly the cross contamination risks. Definitely more expensive than your typical wrap, but the quality/flavor was SO good I highly recommend it.

Road Trip Stop: Blackbird’s Nest

And the only other restaurant I will call out was actually somewhere we stopped on our drive up to Boston. I was literally shocked by how good it was- because honestly how often do you stop somewhere off of a major highway and find really great gluten free food??? Pretty much never.

So in Connecticut there is a wonderful bar/restaurant that I would recommend:
Blackbird’s Nest

Everything on the menu (aside from the pasta dishes) could be made gluten free! They had really great food and the girls were SO excited to be able to get things like calamari, homemade tortilla chips and wings. There were also good healthy options as well- we all really enjoyed both the food and the atmosphere.