Gluten-free fish and chips in Edinburgh: 4 places
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Edinburgh · gluten-free fish and chips
4 places in Edinburgh say on their own websites that they serve gluten-free fish and chips (◐). 3 of them describe a separate or dedicated gluten-free fryer: Landy’s and Bertie’s in the Old Town and St Andrews in Portobello. None is a fully gluten-free kitchen, so say you have coeliac disease and ask about the oil. Updated October 2026.
How gluten-free fish and chips works in Edinburgh
Two of the places on this page are a few steps apart in the Old Town, one is in the New Town and one by the beach in Portobello. 3 of the 4 say on their own sites that gluten-free fish goes into its own fryer or its own part of the frying range; one of those also writes that other fish shares the same oil, so ask about the oil wherever you go.
Coeliac UK’s advice on takeaways: chips, or fish in gluten-free batter, are not gluten-free if they’re fried in the same oil as battered food with gluten. Ask about the oil for the chips too, because shops often rotate it. Taking the batter off battered fish doesn’t help, because the fish has already picked up gluten. The NHS lists fish as naturally gluten-free, but not breaded or battered fish.
So ask three things when you order. Is the batter gluten-free? Do the gluten-free fish and the chips go into oil that never sees battered food? And is there a gluten-free night or a dedicated gluten-free fryer? Coeliac UK says some shops have one or the other. In the UK, “gluten-free” on a menu means 20 parts per million or less, also for food that isn’t prepacked. Coeliac UK’s Gluten Free Accreditation goes to venues that follow its standards, processes and training; we show it on a card only when the venue’s own site says so.
◐ Gluten-free fish and chips in Edinburgh
What we write comes from their own websites; ask how they fry the gluten-free fish when you order.
Landy’s Fish & Chips
◐ GF-serving Fish and chip restaurant · takeaway📍 29-31 North Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1SB · North Bridge, Old Town · Open in Google Maps ↗
Serves: Fish and chips in the Old Town; its menu says “our gluten free options are cooked to perfection in dedicated fryers using premium vegetable oil.”
How they handle it: The same menu says “we fry all our fish + chips in our signature beef dripping.” The gluten-free options have their own fryers, the rest goes into beef dripping.
Watch out: The menu marks gluten-free dishes with icons. Ask which fish and chips come from the gluten-free fryers.
✓ Read on the venue’s own site · Oct 2026 · landysfishandchips.co.uk ↗
Bertie’s Proper Fish & Chips
◐ GF-serving Fish and chip restaurant · takeaway📍 9 Victoria Street, Edinburgh EH1 2HE · Victoria Street, Old Town · Open in Google Maps ↗
Serves: Fish and chips off the Grassmarket, with gluten-free battered haddock on the menu.
How they handle it: Its menu says “We have a separate section of our frying range solely for gluten free customers. All gluten free items are cooked in vegetable oil.”
Watch out: The menu also says “Animal based products (like fish, meat & cheese) are prepared in the same vegetable oil pans.” Ask whether the gluten-free fish shares that oil with other fish.
✓ Read on the venue’s own site · Oct 2026 · bertiesfishandchips.com ↗
St Andrews Restaurant & Takeaway
◐ GF-serving Fish and chip restaurant · takeaway📍 280-284 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh EH15 2AT · Portobello, by the beach · Open in Google Maps ↗
Serves: A restaurant and takeaway by Portobello beach; its menu lists “GLUTEN-FREE HADDOCK IN BATTER”.
How they handle it: Its menu says “Our famous fish and chips, cooked with non-gluten-containing ingredients in a separate fryer.”
Watch out: Say you have coeliac disease and ask for the gluten-free haddock from the separate fryer.
✓ Read on the venue’s own site · Oct 2026 · standrewsrestaurant.co.uk ↗
Fishers in the City
◐ GF-serving Seafood restaurant📍 58 Thistle Street, Edinburgh EH2 1EN · Thistle Street, New Town · Open in Google Maps ↗
Serves: A seafood restaurant; under its fish and chips (haddock in beer batter) the menu says “GF option available”.
How they handle it: The site doesn’t say how the gluten-free version is cooked or fried.
Watch out: The standard batter is beer batter. Ask what the gluten-free option is and which oil it goes into.
✓ Read on the venue’s own site · Oct 2026 · fishersrestaurants.co.uk ↗
Map
The numbers on the map match the numbered places above (◐).
Questions
Is fish and chips in Edinburgh gluten-free?
Not as standard: the NHS lists fish as naturally gluten-free, but not battered fish. The 4 places on this page say on their own websites that they serve gluten-free fish and chips or a gluten-free option. Ask for it clearly when you order.
Is gluten-free fish and chips in Edinburgh safe for coeliacs?
It depends on the oil, not the city. Coeliac UK says chips, or fish in gluten-free batter, are not gluten-free if they’re fried in the same oil as battered food with gluten. 3 of the 4 places on this page describe a separate or dedicated gluten-free fryer, and Bertie’s adds that other fish shares its vegetable oil pans, so ask about the oil every time and say you have coeliac disease.
Which chippies in Edinburgh have a separate gluten-free fryer?
Landy’s on North Bridge says its gluten-free options are cooked in dedicated fryers, Bertie’s on Victoria Street has a separate section of its frying range for gluten-free customers, and St Andrews in Portobello cooks its gluten-free fish and chips in a separate fryer (read in October 2026).
Where can I get gluten-free fish and chips near the Royal Mile?
Landy’s on North Bridge and Bertie’s on Victoria Street are both a few minutes’ walk from the Royal Mile.
More on gluten-free in the UK
- Gluten-free Edinburgh: the full city guide
- Gluten-free bakeries in Edinburgh
- Is fish and chips gluten-free? Our A-Z entry
- Gluten-free UK: the places we track
- Translation cards to show the kitchen, in 60+ languages
Sources: the numbered places’ own websites and menus, read on 3 October 2026 (Landy’s and Bertie’s menus as PDFs on their sites); our Atlas entries, each symbol set from the venue’s own published words; Coeliac UK’s advice on gluten-free takeaways (section Fish and chips) and its page on the Gluten Free Accreditation scheme, read on 3 October 2026; the NHS page on treating coeliac disease, read on 3 October 2026; the UK gluten-free limit of 20 mg/kg (retained Regulation (EU) No 828/2014). Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited under each image. Last verified 03.10.2026.
Reviewed against the HTGF methodology: every claim sourced, every listing tiered and dated. This article is practical guidance, not medical advice.
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