Top 10 Stores for Gluten-free Shopping in Atlanta

There are many great stores in the metro Atlanta area that carry countless gluten-free items. Still, occasionally I hear people complain that they can’t find great food here. When people in Tallahassee, FL say such things, they are correct. When people in the ATL say it, they are clearly looking in all the wrong places. This list does not include every store that you buy gluten-free products at in the area – or even half of them. These are my personal favorites, and also those of many in my gluten-free diner club. 

Atlantis Natural Foods – Dunwoody location; offers many gluten-free products for store size, some things are only available there.

Ingles – NC based regional grocery store chain; growing gluten-free product offerings; maintains gluten-free list on website.

Kroger – GA based regional grocery store chain; extensive gluten-free selection in most locations; maintains gluten-free list on website;  first grocery chain to bring in the new gluten-free mixes from Betty Crocker in Atlanta.

Life Grocery– Marietta location; offers many gluten-free products, in house café offers some gluten-free menu items.

Natural Foods Warehouse – Two suburb locations; Duluth store offers best selection and pricing for suburb shopping; gluten-free products on shelves are marked with colored tags.

Nutrition Depot - Lawrenceville location has nice gluten-free section; no gluten-free tags on shelves but gluten-free items are in one section; decent frozen gluten-free food selection as well.  

Rainbow Foods – Decatur landmark for health food. Nice gluten-free selection; no gluten-free tags on shelves. 

Return to Eden – Atlanta location; offers largest gluten-free selection in the area; gluten-free tags on shelves; offers new gluten-free items monthly; only store to employ gluten-free product specialist and regular gluten-free tours; check website for details.

Trader Joe’s – National chain with several Atlanta locations; many ‘no gluten ingredient’ products; maintains no gluten ingredients list on website; many unique items available only at Trader Joe’s.

Whole Foods – National chain with several Atlanta locations; also owns Harry’s locations here; maintains gluten-free list on website.

Since people drive here from AL, TN and SC to shop for gluten-free foods, I’d say we have it pretty good here, in terms of gluten-free shopping. We can all complain about the prices for our food, even though prices here are much better than in smaller markets. But it’s not fair to say we can’t find some of the finest gluten-free products sold in this country right here in Metro Atlanta.

Personally, I find it aggravating at times to have to go to four stores to buy everything I need. Even with everything offered here, I still have to order a few items I can’t buy locally. However, having so many choices in the stores here certainly beats ordering everything online or going without. Luckily for all of us in the area, everything we need for holiday meals and baking is right here in the ATL. ’Tis the season to eat drink and be merry so enjoy your gluten-free holidays everyone!

Let us know where you buy your gluten-free foods in the comments below. By doing so, you might help someone else in your area that is struggling with getting through the holidays gluten-free.