Best suburbs to open a café in Sydney

Engine-ranked Sydney suburbs for café operators — demand, rent pressure, competition and café scores sorted highest-first.

Sorted by café score (engine-weighted demand, rent, and competition).

Businesses analysed3285

Cache updated27 June 2026

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Medium confidence

3285 businesses sampled across Sydney suburbs (last refreshed 27 June 2026); suburb scores use Locatalyze engine v7.4.0. Rankings reflect engine scores across Sydney suburbs — validate at your lease address before signing.

#	Suburb	Recommendation	Score	Demand	Rent	Competition
1	Newtown	PROCEED	78	10	5	6	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
2	Marrickville	PROCEED	78	9	4	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
3	Surry Hills	PROCEED	76	10	6	6	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
4	Glebe	PROCEED	76	9	5	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
5	Campbelltown	PROCEED	76	7	2	4	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
6	Darlinghurst	PROCEED	76	10	6	6	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
7	Petersham	PROCEED	75	8	4	4	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
8	Cabramatta	PROCEED	75	8	3	6	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
9	Ryde	PROCEED	74	8	4	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
10	Penrith	PROCEED	74	7	2	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
11	Eastwood	PROCEED	74	8	4	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
12	Westmead	VERIFY	74	9	5	6	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
13	Redfern	VERIFY	73	9	6	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
14	Rozelle	VERIFY	73	8	5	4	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
15	Granville	PROCEED	73	7	3	4	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
16	Dulwich Hill	VERIFY	73	7	4	4	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
17	Epping	VERIFY	73	9	5	6	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
18	Campsie	VERIFY	73	8	4	6	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
19	Alexandria	VERIFY	72	9	6	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
20	Camperdown	VERIFY	72	8	5	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
21	Leichhardt	VERIFY	71	8	5	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
22	Randwick	VERIFY	71	8	5	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
23	Auburn	PROCEED	71	7	3	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
24	Merrylands	VERIFY	71	7	3	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
25	Castle Hill	VERIFY	71	8	5	5	Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse

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