Gluten-free Food in Downtown Redwood City

Build-your-own burritos, bowls, tacos, and salads from the national chain, on Theatre Way near the Cinemark, with a salsa line that moves quickly before a movie.

Argentine empanada shop on Main Street baking beef, chicken, chorizo, and vegetable empanadas, with salads, soups, alfajores, and dulce de leche sweets, plus beer, wine, and sangria.

Tacos, fajitas, and Latin plates under a big string-lit patio on Middlefield Rd, with a serious tequila and pisco cocktail list and weekend brunch.

Chef Momo Farouq, Moroccan-born and trained in Italian kitchens, moved his pizzeria from Lake Como to Broadway. Expect organic sourdough pizzas, including Turin-style pizza al tegamino, and a patio.

Seattle-style teriyaki chain on Theatre Way, next to Timber & Salt, with build-your-own bowls of grilled chicken, steak, salmon, or tofu over rice or noodles, plus egg rolls and potstickers.

Thai kitchen on El Camino Real near Broadway, a short walk from downtown, with curries, stir-fried noodles, and khao soi for dine-in or takeout.

Quick, generous Vietnamese cooking on Broadway: pho, banh xeo, vermicelli bowls, and banh mi, with a few tables out on the sidewalk.

Sit-down Indian restaurant with a modern edge: tikka masala, tandoori dishes, and plenty of vegetarian choices, in a dining room that works for groups.

Indian-meets-Western rice, noodle, and salad bowls on Marshall Street, built for a fast, filling lunch that many diners take back to the office.

Korean counter on Broadway with bulgogi, BBQ chicken plates, and beef bone soup, in the space that used to be HŌM Korean Kitchen.

Mediterranean restaurant on Jefferson with a big patio and a separate hookah lounge, with gyros, kebabs, mezze, and künefe late into the night.

Chargrilled burgers at the south end of Sequoia Station, plus sandwiches, salads, and shakes, ordered at the counter.

Sandwich shop by day that turns into a patio lounge with hookah at night, with a long menu of named sandwiches like the Bomb Diggity.

Surf-themed pizza chain from Capitola, selling slices and whole pies at the counter on Theatre Way, with specialty pies such as the Big Sur.

Chef Momo Farouq, Moroccan-born and trained in Italian kitchens, moved his pizzeria from Lake Como to Broadway. Expect organic sourdough pizzas, including Turin-style pizza al tegamino, and a patio.

Parisian-style patisserie on Broadway with croissants, tarts, and cakes, plus a short menu of breakfast and lunch plates and coffee to go with them.