Howdy! So, you came to Nashville, stomped your cowboy boots on country music in the bar, ate spicy crispy chicken, and now your stomach is growling for some desserts. Oh! Not regular desserts but gluten-free.
Don’t worry y’all! In this article, you’ll find some of the best gluten-free bakeries in Nashville.
Some of these places are dedicated gluten-free bakeries, some offer southern breakfast and gluten-free baked goods, and some are coffeehouses with gluten-free options.
Anyways, be sure to bring lots of green bills because you may lose control!
Disclaimer: There may be a change in location, availability, and ingredients of some items. And gluten cross-contamination in non-dedicated gluten-free bakeries is still a possibility.
So always check with the staff first, in case you have gluten allergies.
1. Sunflower Bakehouse
Address: 2414 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, TN 37214
Website: https://www.ilovesunflower.com/home
Phone No: 615 – 750 – 5499
Operating Hours: Monday – Friday: 8 AM – 9 PM, Saturday: 9 AM – 9 PM, Sunday: 9 AM – 3 PM
Sunflower Bakehouse is a dedicated vegan restaurant and a gluten-free bakery. Their restaurant has both non-gluten-free and gluten-free options.
However, their bakery is strictly vegan and gluten-free. And many of the baked items are also nut-free.
At Sunflower Bakehouse’s gluten-free bakery, you’ll find items such as cupcakes, scones, cookies, muffins, and upside-down cakes. They don’t sell regular cakes at this time, though.
Whether or not you’re vegan or gluten-free, you should try their cupcakes and upside-down cakes. You’d be pleasantly surprised at how good they taste. They are on the expensive side, but they live up to the billing.
Online reviewers say that Sunflower Bakehouse is a must-try gluten-free bakery in Nashville. It’s a safe place for vegan and gluten-free people. You can order anything risk-free, and everything tastes top-tier.
Here are Sunflower Bakehouse’s gluten-free offerings:
Cupcakes
- Carrot cake
- Funfetti
- Chocolate dream
- Mocha java
- Toasted Almonds
- Lavender vanilla
- Strawberry chocolate
- Chocolate vanilla
- Peanut butter chocolate
Seasonal cupcakes
- Snowball
- Black forest
- Peppermint chocolate
- Lemon curd
- Pumpkin spice
- Cookies & cream
- Chocolate cheesecake
- Pina colada
- Peanut butter & Jelly
- Orange chocolate
Scones
- Maple Pecan
- Mocha chip
- Cranberry orange
- Toasted Almond
- Coconut Chocolate
- Lemon Poppyseed
- Apple Cider
Cookies
- Chocolate chip
- Peanut Butter
- Chocolate dipped peanut Butter
- Oatmeal chocolate chip
- Oatmeal Raisin
- Frosted sugar
- Frosted Peanut Butter Chocolate
- Frosted Java Lover
Muffins
- Blueberry Crumble
- Banana Nut
- Sweet Potato Pecan
- Apple Spice
- Pumpkin Chocolate
- Pumpkin Spice
- Cherry Chocolate Almond
Upside down cakes
- German Chocolate
- Pineapple
- Pecan
- Mango
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2. The Cupcake Collection
Address: 1213 6th Avenue N., Nashville, TN 37208
Website: https://www.thecupcakecollection.com/
Phone No: 615-244-2900
Operating Hours: Sunday: 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday – Friday: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
The Cupcake collection is a cupcake specialist bakery. They offer multiple flavors of cupcakes in mini, classic, and jumbo sizes. They also offer made-to-order celebration cakes for which you have to place an advance order of 48 hours.
The price of each of their cupcakes is $3.50. And the price of their cakes ranges from $25 to $120.
If you’re on a food tour in Nashville, you should grab their gluten-free sweet potato cupcakes for dessert. The combination may not sound delicious, but you’ll be blown away. It’s their most popular cupcake flavor.
Their gluten-free flavors sell out quickly, so they recommend that you order ahead. Also, they aren’t a dedicated gluten-free bakery, so cross-contamination in the kitchen is possible.
Online reviewers say that The cupcake collection’s cupcakes are soft, moist, and aren’t overly sweet. The cake-to-icing ratio is also balanced. They aren’t as icing heavy as other places.
Here are The Cupcake Collection’s gluten-free offerings (as shown on their website):
Cupcakes
- Sweet Potato Cupcake
- Red Velvet
- Strawberry
- Chocolate
Cakes
- Traditional
- Texture
- Ruffle
- Rosette
3. Five Daughters Bakery
Address: 1900 Eastland Ave Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37206
Website: https://fivedaughtersbakery.com/
Phone No: 615-891-1293
Operating Hours: Mon – Fri: 7 AM- 10 PM (or until sold out), Sat-Sun: 8 AM – 10 PM (or until sold out)
Five Daughters Bakery specializes in donuts. They offer 100 layered donuts in a variety of glazes, and some are only available in a particular month. They also have a few types of cookies (not gluten-free) and coffee.
They market their gluten-free donuts as Paleo. But not all of the Paleo donuts are gluten-free. These donuts are also grain-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free.
Since these gluten-free donuts are paleo, they won’t taste like your regular gluten-free baked goods. They are a bit dense and not very sweet. The gluten-free donuts cost almost $5 each.
Here are Five Daughters Bakery’s gluten-free offerings:
Donuts
- Chocolate Chip Sea Salt
- Chocolate Hazelnut
- Chocolate Pumpkin
- Orange Honey Pistachio
- Samoa
- Sunbutter
- Blueberry lemon
- S’mores
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4. Aunt Pam’s Cookies & Barbara’s Southern Pies
Address: 942 Jefferson St, Nashville, TN 37208
Website: https://adasfinefoods.com/
Phone No: 615-255-5519
Operating Hours: Mon – Thu: 9 AM–5 PM, Friday: 12 PM–5 PM
Ada’s Fine Foods offers a wide variety of cookies and Pies. Only one of their cookies is gluten-free, but they’ve many gluten-free pies. They also sell the pies under the brand name “Sweet Creations Pies” so don’t get confused.
Barbara’s Southern Pies are made with high-quality ingredients and are free from artificial preservatives, color, flavor, or high fructose corn syrup. Their pies come in 3 and 9 inches sizes and are available in traditional or gluten-free variants.
Their price ranges from $3 – $27. Online reviewers say that if you love pies, Sweet Creations pies are the best in Nashville. Here are their gluten-free offerings:
Pies
- Amaretto Almond Cookie
- Chess Pie
- Chocolate Chip Bourbon Pecan
- Classic Peach Pie
- Sweet Potato Pie
- Jus’ Pie
- Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie
- Bourbon Pecan Pie
- Apple Pie
- Pecan Pie
5. Morsel
Address: Crema: 15 Hermitage Ave., Nashville, TN 37210
Website: http://www.morselnashville.com/
Operating Hours: Tue-Sat: 12 PM – 1 PM
Morsel is a dedicated vegan and gluten-free bakery in eastside Nashville. They bake their items using fresh, all-natural, and organic ingredients. They offer vegan and gluten-free scones, muffins, donuts, cookies, cakes, etc.
They don’t have a retail shop, but you can grab their vegan and gluten-free baked treats with a cup of coffee in these cafes:
Crema, Headquarters Coffee, Falcon Coffee Bar, Ketner Coffee Supply, Ugly Mugs Coffee and Tea, Taylor Street Coffee, and Bongo Java.
Here are Morsel’s gluten-free offerings:
Scones
- Almond Chocolate Chip Scones
- Maple Oatmeal Scones
- Sweet Potato Scones
- Cheddar Herb Scones
Muffins
- Banana-Oat Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
- Blueberry Corn Muffins
- Triple Chocolate Muffins
- Cinnamon Coffee Cake Muffins
- Cheesy Corn Muffins
- Sweet Potato Muffins
- Mocha Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Buckwheat Maple Blackberry Muffins
Donuts
- Raspberry Jam Donuts
- Lemon Lavender Donuts
- Chocolate Hazelnut Donuts
- Cookies & Cream Donuts
- Matcha Coconut Donuts
- Golden Milk Donuts
- Double Chocolate Donuts
Cookies, Cakes, and other items
- Gingersnap Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Lemon Pound Cake
- Peanut Butter Bundt Cake
- Cinnamon & Sugar Donut Holes
- Toasted Coconut Brownies
- Raspberry Oat Bars
- Madeleines
- Banana Nut Bread
- Cinnamon Rolls
6. Frothy Monkey
Address: 235 Rep. John Lewis Way N, Nashville, TN 37219
Website: https://frothymonkey.com/
Phone No: 615-600-4756
Operating Hours: Mon-Sun: 7 AM – 3 PM
Frothy Monkey is a coffee house with a bakery. Their bakery offers bread, pastries, cookies, and made-to-order cakes. They have a good selection of coffee beans, and their breakfast items are made with locally sourced items.
You can come here for breakfast to enjoy a cup of pour-over coffee with gluten-free toast, sandwiches, or muffins.
Here are Frothy Monkey’s gluten-free offerings:
Daily offerings
- Loaf of Bread (GF)
- Blueberry Muffin
- Brown Sugar Pecan Muffin
- Chocolate Chip Muffin
- Raspberry Muffin
Custom Cake (GF flavors)
- Vanilla
- Chocolate
7. Baked on 8th
Address: 1512 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
Website: https://www.bakedon8th.com/
Phone No: 615-933-1100
Operating Hours: Mon-Sat: 8 AM – 7 PM, Sun: 10 AM – 4 PM
Baked on 8th offers cakes, cookies, iced cookies, bars, scones, pies, etc. They have both non-gluten-free and gluten-free baked items. Some of their gluten-free items are also vegan.
However, they warn of cross-contamination since they use the same utensils for everything. Items on their menu range from $3 – $48.
Online reviewers rave about the quality of Baked on 8th’s gluten-free baked items. They especially liked their made-to-order gluten-free cakes.
No one complained about getting sick after eating here. You should give their GF chocolate chip cookies and GF brownies a try.
Here are Baked on 8th’s gluten-free offerings:
Gluten-free treats
- GF Pumpkin Streusel Muffin
- GF Coconut Mounds
- GF Chocolate Tarte
- GF Chocolate Chip Cookies
- GF Peanut butter Oat bar
- GF regular Brownies
- GF galaxy Brownies
8. Gigi’s Cupcakes
Address: 3065 Mallory Ln, Ste 106, Franklin, TN 37067, United States
Website: https://gigiscupcakesusa.com/
Phone No: 615-472-1508
Operating Hours: Mon-Sat: 10 AM-7 PM
Gigi’s cupcake is a bakery chain that offers cupcakes, frosting-filled cookies, and cakes. Their cupcakes are available in mini and regular sizes and the flavors keep rotating. Cakes are available upon advance order.
Their Nashville location is closed but you can visit their Frankin location or order online since they ship nationwide.
Online reviewers say that Gigi’s cupcakes are a must-try if you’re gluten-free. Their gluten-free cupcakes are soft, moist, and delicious. And their gluten-free cakes are so good nobody can tell they are gluten-free.
Here are Gigi’s Cupcakes’ gluten-free offerings. They may be different depending on the location.
Cupcakes (GF flavors)
- Pumpkin swirl
- Triple Chocolate Torte
- Wedding Cake
9. Triple Crown Bakery
Address: 118 4th Ave N, Franklin, Tennessee 37064
Website: http://www.triplecrownbakery.com/
Phone No: 615-721-8488
Operating Hours: Tue-Sat: 8 AM – 5 PM, Sun: 10 AM – 4 PM
The Triple Crown Bakery is a small bakery in downtown Franklin that offers cakes, cupcakes, and pastries. They have a decent selection of daily gluten-free offerings, more than shown on their website.
But if you order in advance, you’ll get dozens of flavors for cakes and cupcakes that can be made gluten-free.
Online reviewers were pleased with the gluten-free selection, the atmosphere, and the customer service. They said Triple Crown Bakery’s gluten-free options are consistently delicious and worth the bike ride.
Here are Triple Crown Bakery’s gluten-free offerings:
Daily offerings
- Blueberry Muffins
- Almond Thumbprint Cookie
- Brownie Tarts
Custom order
Cakes (all flavors)
- Classic flavors
- Specialty flavors
- Premium flavors
Cupcakes
- Vanilla
- Chocolate
- Red Velvet
- Carrot
- Strawberry
- Funfetti
Celebration Cakes- Round and two-tiered.
Celebration Cupcakes
10. Tasty Good Eats
Address: 230 Franklin Rd Franklin, TN, US 37064
Web address: Facebook.com/GlutenFreeTastyGoodEats
Phone No: 203-951-1449
Operating Hours: Sat: 8 AM – 1:30 PM
You can walk into Tasty Good Eats and pick anything you want to eat because everything here is gluten-free. They’re a dedicated gluten-free bakery located in Franklin (also serves in Nashville).
They offer a broad array of gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan items. From multiple varieties of cookies and muffins to scones, pretzels, and Empanadas.
Online reviewers raved about their Empanadas. A must-visit place for gluten-free people, they said.
Here are Tasty Good Eats gluten-free baked goods:
Muffins
- Coconut Banana with Raspberry or Cranberry
- Chocolate Espresso Banana Swirl
- Honey roasted gingerbread or pear gingerbread
- Strawberry Chia Almond or strawberry Cream Cheese
- Raspberry or Cranberry Pumpkin
- Blueberry blood Orange or Blueberry cream cheese granola
- Sesame seed or chocolate tahini banana
- Berry lemon zest
- Zucchini coconut carrot
- Apple Oat cinnamon streusel
- Peach orange streusel
Keto and Paleo Muffins
- Blueberry zucchini carrot
- Plum orange blossom
- Chocolate
Cookies
- Triple Chocolate
- Browned butter sea salt chocolate chip
- Chai chocolate chip
- Cookies’n cream
- Cranberry white chocolate
- Strawberry chocolate chip with sea salt
Almond Flour Based Cookies
- Chocolate Sugar
- Sugar
- Molasses
- Pignoli
- Dates Anise
- Pumpkin Spice
- Noccioco
- Noce di coco
- Choco Pistachioli
- Pistaccino Orange Blossom
- Rum dry fruits oats
11. Puffy Muffin
Address: 229 Franklin Rd Brentwood, TN 37027
Website: http://puffymuffin.com
Phone No: 615-373-2741
Operating Hours: Mon-Fri: 7 AM – 6 PM, Sat: 8 AM – 5 PM, Sun: 10 AM – 2 PM
Puffy Muffin is a restaurant and a bakery that offers the taste of southern breakfast and desserts. Gluten-free baked items on their menu include bread, muffins, cookies, and made-to-order cakes.
They also offer gluten-free breakfast items like Quiche. Daily offerings of gluten-free baked goods may cost you $3 – $6.
Here are their gluten-free offerings:
Gluten-free baked goods
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Peanut butter Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Blueberry Muffin
Specialty Desserts
- Chocolate Pyramid
- Peanut butter Cheesecake
- Dacqiouse
- Creme Brulee
12. Lili Bella’s Cakes and Coffee
Address: 109 Shivel Dr, Hendersonville, TN 37075, United States
Website: https://lilibellas.com/
Phone No: 615-447-5266
Operating Hours: Wed-Fri: 8:00 AM-3:00 PM, Sat: 8:30 AM -12:30 PM, Sun: 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Lili Bella is known for their cinnamon rolls and coffee. They offer a variety of coffee beverages and desserts to go with it. Each item on their menu is made daily in small batches with farm fresh ingredients.
They offer gluten-free items on Fridays only. If you place an order in advance, you’ll get many more options.
Their small cottage is located just outside Nashville. If you want to taste the authentic countryside with some history and character, put on your cowboy hats and visit this place.
Here are some of Lili Bell’s gluten-free offerings:
Gluten-free Friday Treats
- Cinnamon Rolls
- Peanut Butter sandwich cookie
- Celebration cakes
13. Berries n Cream Bakery
Address: 610 Gallatin Pike S, Madison, TN 37115, United States
Website: https://www.berriesncreambakery.com/
Phone No: 615-285-9842
Operating Hours: Tue-Fri: 9 AM – 5 PM
Berries n Cream Bakery offers traditional, vegan, and gluten-free baked items. All of their gluten-free goods are vegan but not vice versa.
They’re all about baking items from scratch from locally sourced ingredients and keeping everything fresh.
They offer gluten-free cakes, cupcakes, and pies. Gluten-free baked items on their menu range from $16 – $20.
Online reviewers praised their Blood Orange Dark Chocolate cake saying it’s the best gluten-free cake they’ve had. And their customer service is also good, they said.
Here are Berry n Cream Bakery’s gluten-free offerings:
Cakes
- Pumpkin Apple Cake
- Blood Orange Dark Chocolate Cake(GF)
- Coconut Raspberry cake (GF)
Pies
- Pecan Pie
- Pumpkin Pie
- Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
- Apple Pie
- Berry Pie
Cupcakes
- Signature stuffed cupcakes
- Traditional cupcakes
14. Healthy Body Bakery
Address: 913 Conference Dr. Suite 106, Goodlettsville, TN 37072
Website: https://healthybodybakery.net/#
Phone No: 615-210-2655
Operating Hours: Wed- Thu: 9:30 AM–6 PM, Friday: 9:30 AM–7 PM, Saturday: 9:30 AM–6 PM, Monday: 9:30 AM–6 PM, Tuesday: 9:30 AM–7 PM
Healthy Body Bakery is aimed towards offering healthier food options to people with restrictive diet or in general. They use natural sweeteners in their baked goods like honey and stevia.
They also cater to people on sugar-free, low-carb, vegan, or gluten-free diets.
Their gluten-free offerings include cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, cookies, and muffins. The gluten-free baked goods range from $4 – $10. Healthy Body Bakery’s main shop is in Goodlettsville but they also serve in the Nashville area.
Online reviewers say that their gluten-free baked goods taste excellent. Since they use naturally-derived ingredients like honey instead of sugar, their baked goods don’t taste artificial, and they also feel good about eating somewhat healthy.
Here are Healthy Body Bakery’s gluten-free offerings:
Cakes & cupcakes
- Lemon citrus
- Strawberry
- Vanilla
Muffins
- Lemon citrus
- Vanilla
Cheesecakes
- Key Lime
- Lemon Citrus
- Orange Creamsicle
- Double Chocolate
- Vanilla
- Vanilla Latte
Cookies
- Double Chocolate Chip
- Oat Chocolate Chip
- Oat Raisin