Crumb Healthy Living Lab is a gluten-free spot in Old Town, Heraklion.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: A gluten-free bake with a flat white
Tip: The clearest gluten-free labelling in Heraklion, marked item by item across the whole cabinet.
Address: Alexandrou Papanastasiou 28, Iraklio 712 01, Heraklion
Peskesi runs gluten-free choices through its Cretan menu in Heraklion, Crete, alongside the wild greens and pulses grown on the restaurant's own farm.
Order: Wild greens and pulses from the gluten-free side of the menu
Tip: The menu carries gluten-free choices alongside the vegan and vegetarian ones, so the kitchen is used to the question.
Veganato is the fully plant-based restaurant on Vourvachon in Heraklion, cooked to order by the owner couple with generous, inexpensive portions.
Order: A homemade plate cooked to order by the owners
Tip: Everything is made from scratch in front of you, so allow longer than a takeaway counter would take.
Erganos keeps a deep vegetarian section on its Cretan menu in Heraklion, built on wild greens, pies and vegetable dishes rather than substitutes.
Order: A run of Cretan vegetable plates and wild greens
Tip: Ask what greens came in that day rather than ordering from the printed menu.
Peskesi builds much of its Cretan menu in Heraklion, Crete on wild greens, pulses and vegetables grown on the restaurant's own farm at Haraso.
Order: Wild greens and pulses off the vegetable menu
Tip: The farm supplies the kitchen, so the vegetable menu changes with what has been picked that week.
Granary lists vegetarian plates across its all-day Mediterranean menu in Heraklion, alongside the Taf Roastery coffee that made the room's name.
Order: A vegetarian plate with a Taf Roastery filter
Tip: Vegetarian options run across the all-day menu rather than sitting in a separate section at the back.
Peskesi runs gluten-free choices through its Cretan menu in Heraklion, Crete, alongside the wild greens and pulses grown on the restaurant's own farm.
Order: Wild greens and pulses from the gluten-free side of the menu
Tip: The menu carries gluten-free choices alongside the vegan and vegetarian ones, so the kitchen is used to the question.
Veganato is the fully plant-based restaurant on Vourvachon in Heraklion, cooked to order by the owner couple with generous, inexpensive portions.
Order: A homemade plate cooked to order by the owners
Tip: Everything is made from scratch in front of you, so allow longer than a takeaway counter would take.
Erganos keeps a deep vegetarian section on its Cretan menu in Heraklion, built on wild greens, pies and vegetable dishes rather than substitutes.
Order: A run of Cretan vegetable plates and wild greens
Tip: Ask what greens came in that day rather than ordering from the printed menu.
Peskesi builds much of its Cretan menu in Heraklion, Crete on wild greens, pulses and vegetables grown on the restaurant's own farm at Haraso.
Order: Wild greens and pulses off the vegetable menu
Tip: The farm supplies the kitchen, so the vegetable menu changes with what has been picked that week.
Granary lists vegetarian plates across its all-day Mediterranean menu in Heraklion, alongside the Taf Roastery coffee that made the room's name.
Order: A vegetarian plate with a Taf Roastery filter
Tip: Vegetarian options run across the all-day menu rather than sitting in a separate section at the back.
