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Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Kantanoleontos 9, Iraklio 712 02, Heraklion
Crumb Healthy Living Lab is the Heraklion, Crete bakery to know if you avoid gluten, with clearly labelled gluten-free bakes and specialty coffee.
OrderA gluten-free bake with a flat white
TipThe clearest gluten-free labelling in Heraklion, marked item by item across the whole cabinet.
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.
OrderWild greens and pulses from the gluten-free side of the menu
TipThe 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.
OrderA homemade plate cooked to order by the owners
TipEverything is made from scratch in front of you, so allow longer than a takeaway counter would take.
Crumb Healthy Living Lab bakes vegan and gluten-free for a health-minded Heraklion, Crete crowd, and labels every item in the cabinet accordingly.
OrderA vegan bake with a specialty filter coffee
TipThe cabinet labels vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free items separately, which saves a conversation at the counter.
Erganos keeps a deep vegetarian section on its Cretan menu in Heraklion, built on wild greens, pies and vegetable dishes rather than substitutes.
OrderA run of Cretan vegetable plates and wild greens
TipAsk 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.
OrderWild greens and pulses off the vegetable menu
TipThe farm supplies the kitchen, so the vegetable menu changes with what has been picked that week.
Crumb Healthy Living Lab is the Heraklion, Crete bakery to know if you avoid gluten, with clearly labelled gluten-free bakes and specialty coffee.
OrderA gluten-free bake with a flat white
TipThe clearest gluten-free labelling in Heraklion, marked item by item across the whole cabinet.
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.
OrderWild greens and pulses from the gluten-free side of the menu
TipThe 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.
OrderA homemade plate cooked to order by the owners
TipEverything is made from scratch in front of you, so allow longer than a takeaway counter would take.
Crumb Healthy Living Lab bakes vegan and gluten-free for a health-minded Heraklion, Crete crowd, and labels every item in the cabinet accordingly.
OrderA vegan bake with a specialty filter coffee
TipThe cabinet labels vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free items separately, which saves a conversation at the counter.
Erganos keeps a deep vegetarian section on its Cretan menu in Heraklion, built on wild greens, pies and vegetable dishes rather than substitutes.
OrderA run of Cretan vegetable plates and wild greens
TipAsk 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.
OrderWild greens and pulses off the vegetable menu
TipThe farm supplies the kitchen, so the vegetable menu changes with what has been picked that week.
