Eating out with gout: what to order
Across 43 common restaurant dishes, 14 grade A or B and 18 grade D or E. In almost every cuisine the grade follows the protein. A full restaurant portion of meat or shellfish is what pushes a dish up, while bean, lentil, egg, cheese and rice dishes stay low.
By Oliver Silen, founder of GoutSafe Sources checked October 6, 2026
Each dish is one standard serving, broken into ingredients and graded from the same food data as the rest of the site. A restaurant's version may use more meat or a different sauce, so the Dish Decoder grades whatever you type, including a portion size. Drinks with the meal are on alcohol and gout.
Indian
Lentil, chickpea and paneer dishes grade low, and the meat curries carry the purine. Naan and rice add almost none.
- Naan 2 mg purine Check this dish →
- Chana Masala 6 mg purine Check this dish →
- Palak Paneer 13 mg purine Check this dish →
- Dal 19 mg purine Check this dish →
- Butter Chicken 172 mg purine Dish page →
- Tandoori Chicken 198 mg purine Check this dish →
- Chicken Tikka Masala 200 mg purine Check this dish →
- Lamb Vindaloo 235 mg purine Check this dish →
Chinese
Rice, egg and tofu soups grade low. The stir-fries built on a full portion of meat or a meat-and-tofu mix grade highest.
- Steamed Rice 2 mg purine Check this dish →
- Fried Rice 10 mg purine Dish page →
- Hot and Sour Soup 30 mg purine Check this dish →
- Kung Pao Chicken 202 mg purine Check this dish →
- Mapo Tofu 221 mg purine Check this dish →
- Orange Chicken 249 mg purine Check this dish →
- Beef and Broccoli 377 mg purine Check this dish →
Mexican
Beans, guacamole and cheese grade low. The grade climbs with the meat, from a beef taco to a full chicken bowl.
Japanese and sushi
Miso soup, edamame and California rolls grade low. Fish-heavy sushi, shrimp tempura and teriyaki grade higher.
- Edamame 19 mg purine Check this dish →
- Miso Soup 28 mg purine Dish page →
- California Roll 58 mg purine Check this dish →
- Sushi 120 mg purine Dish page →
- Salmon Nigiri 141 mg purine Check this dish →
- Ramen 177 mg purine Dish page →
- Chicken Teriyaki 199 mg purine Check this dish →
- Tempura 208 mg purine Check this dish →
Burgers and fast food
Cheese pizza and fries carry almost no purine. A beef patty or a full chicken breast is what pushes the grade up.
Italian
Caesar salad grades low. Pasta dishes grade on what sits on the pasta: beef, chicken or shrimp.
Thai and Vietnamese
Pho and pad Thai both carry a full serving of meat or shrimp plus broth or peanuts.
How these grades are built, and why a plant purine counts for less than an animal one, is on the methodology page. Protein choices in more detail: how much protein can you eat with gout?
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