A number of people have chosen to stop consuming gluten for one reason or another. Restaurants, like Urbana in Dupont Circle, are wisely catching on. Executive chef Ethan McKee’s (pictured) menu is almost entirely gluten free, including gluten-free versions of pasta and pizza. Ethan plays with chickpea and rice flour along with thickeners like potato starch to produce gluten-free Italian classics that are well disguised.

Pasta dishes, like this bucatini, have a fighting chance in a blind taste test. Those dying to try these gluten-free creations have to wait a bit, however. Urbana will be closing for a five-week, $600,000 refresh focusing on its bar area starting July 1. In the meantime, head to their sister Kimpton restaurant, Firefly. There, executive chef Todd Wiss offers gluten-free brunch, lunch, dinner and dessert menus.