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 1,250,683 menu items across 20,418 cafes.

National avg · Gluten-Free
3%
34,370 of 1,250,683 items
National avg · Dairy-Free
1%
17,840 of 1,250,683 items
National avg · Vegan
1%
11,785 of 1,250,683 items
National avg · Vegetarian
2%
30,642 of 1,250,683 items
Rank
For
Top 10 suburbs

Best for vegan

  1. 1PasadenaSA16%
  2. 2HarrisdaleWA14%
  3. 3Yarra GlenVIC13%
  4. 4NewingtonNSW13%
  5. 5Golden PointVIC11%
  6. 6CurlewisVIC11%
  7. 7Rottnest IslandWA9%
  8. 8Canberra AirportACT9%
  9. 9AldgateSA9%
  10. 10CampbellACT9%
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. 1,250,683 items analysed across 20,418 cafes.

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