It’s been a while since I last posted. I hope all of you are doing well. If you’re traveling through Japan or moving on to Hong Kong during your tour of Asia, I have some link love to share with you all. First off, I still want to place a disclaimer on dining in restaurants (unless the restaurants have a certified isolated kitchen or area where they prep and cook all gluten-free foods separately from those with gluten). I cannot make any recommendations, nor can I be held liable if any of these restaurants is unable to provide you with gluten-free food. When choosing to eat in restaurants, you’re taking a risk. That being said, I know how hard it is when you’re traveling and you cannot find any food to snack on or eat, and you’re desperate to find a restaurant that offers something…anything that is safe for consumption.
I’ve found a few links online that may be able to help you! Please let me know if you do visit any of these places and if you’d like to post a review of them here.
Tokyo and Japan:
Yasuko Imabeppu’s website offers links to restaurants that apparently do offer gluten-free options. One of the links is the cafe in Aoyama that I mentioned in a prior post.
In addition to these, Jodi Ettenberg, of the travel blog Legal Nomads, is currently on a tour of Japan where she’s documenting her gluten-free travels through the country. You can follow her via her blog above or her Facebook page.
Hong Kong:
If you’re traveling through Hong Kong, you should check out Urban Health. They also have a Facebook page you can follow. While I never had the opportunity to visit Hong Kong while living in Asia, I have heard that it has more options for gluten-free foods and Urban Health proves this right. Their co-founder recently reached out to me with the intention of connecting those of us traveling or living in Asia who need to follow a gluten-free diet. If you happen to live in Hong Kong, or you plan on visiting, definitely get in touch with them.
That’s it for now. I will be back with more updates and more tips on how to stay healthy while living or traveling through Japan. And, just so you know, I may soon be starting a new life in Korea in the near future, which will require learning how to live gluten-free in Korea.
Lots of love to you all. Stay healthy and happy while you’re in beautiful Japan!