Koma Gallery Cafe — Restaurant in Kyoto

This is quite a unique and special place in Kyoto. Didn’t meet the owner Koma both times I was there but the service was truly special and the food extremely delicious. I can’t believe it was all gluten free - the bread and cake were so delicious you couldn’t tell there wasn’t any wheat at all. Recently being diagnosed as gluten intolerant, coming across a place like this in Japan where gluten intolerance is a rarity, and gluten is therefore in virtually every single meal (eg soy sauce), is like finding a needle in a haystack. Learning about Koma’s incredible proactive dedication to her many many causes including healthier eating such as removing gluten from our diets with rice based alternatives is so...

The choice of cakes, ice cream and drinks is good (more coffee, not much tea but you can get matcha and pure juice - grape juice is exquisite 👌🏻). It's a lovely artsy place, not many people walked in that day so you might be able to relax in a quiet space. You can also visit a gallery upstairs if you want to. The lady who runs the shop is very warm and kind, she told us there's another location in Tokyo. The castella cake was my absolute favourite it costs ¥120! I...

Gluten free baked treats run by the SWEETEST lady! 🌷💖 Hospitality was so good and we felt so taken care of as it was nearing the end of the day and we weren’t certain if it was closed or not.

It was so peaceful inside and the cakes here are so good I sent my brother back on an errand to fetch more the next day. I need to try everything!

Top tier favourite would be the cherry tart though. The shortcrust pastry has to be the best gluten free buttery crumb I’ve...