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 312,643 menu items across 5,251 cafes.

National avg · Gluten-Free
7%
20,561 of 312,643 items
National avg · Dairy-Free
3%
9,566 of 312,643 items
National avg · Vegan
4%
12,364 of 312,643 items
National avg · Vegetarian
8%
25,807 of 312,643 items
Rank
For
Top 10 cities

Best for gluten-free

  1. 1SheppartonVIC12%
  2. 2BunburyWA11%
  3. 3Regional TASTAS11%
  4. 4CanberraACT10%
  5. 5Sunshine CoastQLD9%
  6. 6DevonportTAS9%
  7. 7PerthWA8%
  8. 8BrisbaneQLD8%
  9. 9AdelaideSA8%
  10. 10Regional VICVIC8%
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. 312,643 items analysed across 5,251 cafes.

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