It's about time Tokyo's food scene readily embraced various diet restrictions, whether that's vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, halal, kosher or something else.
Gluten-free, in particular, is a rapidly expanding market: According to research company Grand View Research, the global gluten-free products market size surpassed $17 billion (about ¥2 trillion) in 2018.
But whether it's a medical necessity or simply a health choice, gluten-free doesn't — and shouldn't — mean flavor-free. Last month we published our list of Tokyo's five best gluten-free restaurants, but we also reached out to readers to see which places we might have missed.
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