FreeFromCafes · Annual Edition

The 2026 FreeFrom Index

Australia's most comprehensive ranking of cafes, suburbs, cities and states for diners with gluten, dairy, vegan and vegetarian needs. Built from 330,827 menu items across 5,617 cafes.

National avg · Gluten-Free
6%
21,346 of 330,827 items
National avg · Dairy-Free
3%
9,994 of 330,827 items
National avg · Vegan
4%
12,589 of 330,827 items
National avg · Vegetarian
8%
26,320 of 330,827 items
Rank
For
Top 10 cafes

Best for gluten-free

  1. 1Gong Cha Bankstown PlazaNSW100%
  2. 2Cupcake Central HighpointVIC100%
  3. 3Gong Cha SouthbankQLD100%
  4. 4Cafe LoftusNSW100%
  5. 5Cafe NapoleonNSW97%
  6. 6Crooked KitchenVIC92%
  7. 7Dovetail SocialQLD92%
  8. 8Dovetail on OverendQLD92%
  9. 9Brass & BloomQLD92%
  10. 10Danish Nosh Bakery CafeVIC84%
Methodology

How we score

Pooled coverage: the share of all menu items in an area that are explicitly tagged for a dietary need. Areas with fewer than 3 scored cafes are not ranked. Full methodology →

Data freshness

Menus are scanned continuously. 330,827 items analysed across 5,617 cafes.

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