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Kushikatsu

Fried skewers · 串カツ

Kushikatsu is usually coated in wheat batter and breadcrumbs, and served with a sauce that may contain wheat.

Gluten-free versions

Rice-flour batter and rice breadcrumbs, with a wheat-free sauce.

Where wheat gets in

Coating
Wheat batter and breadcrumbs.
Sauce
The shared dipping sauce usually contains wheat.
Oil
Usually shared.

Places that describe a gluten-free version

Gluten-free: Dishes the restaurant describes as gluten-free. Not tested or certified by us.

Need to avoid traces?

Need to avoid traces? Turn this on, read each note, and ask the kitchen.

Info doesn't mean no risk. Read each note and confirm with staff.

Niigata Kushikatsu CenterNiigata, Niigata
Niigata kushikatsu (rice-flour coating)Restaurant says: Some dishes GF.Kitchen not confirmed.Official info read 8 Nov 2026
Gluten-free Kushiage SûGinza, Tokyo
Eleven GF fried skewers (skewer portion of the course only) (Reserve the course by 18:00 the previous day; dinner starts together at 19:00.)Check before you goBooking requiredRestaurant says: Some dishes GF.Kitchen not confirmed.Official info read 6 Nov 2026
Gluten-free Kushikatsu Kiwami KokuraKitakyushu, Fukuoka
Kushikatsu with house sauceCheck before you goOpening days varyRestaurant says: Some dishes GF.Kitchen not confirmed.Official info read 6 Nov 2026
Kushikatsu Sakaba TenmaIkedacho, Osaka
GF kushikatsu course (15 skewers, reservation) (Reserve by 23:00 the previous day; listed for 2–40 people.)Booking requiredRestaurant says: Some dishes GF.GF kushikatsu course (15 skewers, reservation): Same frying oil as dishes with wheat.Official info read 6 Nov 2026
Vegan&GlutenFree-OsakaUmeda, Osaka
KushikatsuRestaurant says: Whole menu GF (not drinks).The restaurant's own pages disagree about the kitchen: The restaurant says no wheat is used on site. / Wheat is used in the same kitchen.Official info read 4 Nov 2026

Show this to staff

小麦アレルギーがあります。衣に小麦は入っていますか?揚げ油は小麦の衣のものと別ですか?ソースに小麦は入っていますか?

I have a wheat allergy. Does the batter contain wheat? Is the frying oil separate from wheat-battered food? Does the sauce contain wheat?

More phrases: soy sauce, frying oil, barley tea