What's catching on in Canberra cafes
Every trend we follow, what it costs and where to get it.
About Canberra's figures
Canberra's figures come from Google reviews and cafe menus (823 Canberra cafes tracked, 223 with a review or menu in the last 90 days). We don't read Canberra cafes' posts yet, so this is a small sample and a drink shows up here later than it would in posts.
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Canberra right nowHow these are worked out
Rising fastest: the change in Canberra Google searches, Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025, among trends that are rising or emerging. A change shows only when a trend had 50 or more searches a month both now and then; below that, its searches a month show instead.
Most common: the share of Canberra cafes we read that had it in the last 90 days.
Prices: the average on 30 Canberra cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, one price per cafe.
Cooling off: trends at the Fading or Peaking stage in Canberra that 8 or more cafes have had, the biggest fall in searches first. The fall is the same comparison as the rises, and shows only from the same base of searches.
How these are worked out
Rising fastest: the change in Canberra Google searches, Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025, among trends that are rising or emerging. A change shows only when a trend had 50 or more searches a month both now and then; below that, its searches a month show instead.
Most common: the share of Canberra cafes we read that had it in the last 90 days.
Prices: the average on 30 Canberra cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, one price per cafe.
Cooling off: trends at the Fading or Peaking stage in Canberra that 8 or more cafes have had, the biggest fall in searches first. The fall is the same comparison as the rises, and shows only from the same base of searches.
- Rising fastest, searches vs a year ago
- Most common38%Matcha of Canberra cafes
FeaturedRising drink
Mont Blanc coffee
Iced cold brew under a thick cap of sweet citrus cream, finished with lemon or yuzu zest, so the bitter coffee is sipped through a cool, tangy cream.
Canberra cafe trendsThe order
By the change in Canberra Google searches, Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025. Trends without a search figure come last, the ones on the most cafes first.
The order
By the change in Canberra Google searches, Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025. Trends without a search figure come last, the ones on the most cafes first.
Fastest rising first
- Cold foamRising drink14cafes so far
- Mont Blanc coffeeRising drink15cafes so far
- EinspannerTracked drinkNew here, little data yet
- UbeEmerging flavour8cafes so far
- Mango matchaRising drink$9.70average
- Matcha cloudEmerging drink$10.84average
- NdujaEmerging ingredient2cafes so far
- Salt breadTracked bake MicroNew here, little data yet
- Cold brewEmerging drink$7.52average
- Coconut water espressoTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Kaya toastTracked dish MicroNew here, little data yet
- Coconut matcha cloudEmerging drink3cafes so far
- Chilli crispEmerging ingredient4cafes so far
- Smash burgerEmerging dish4cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Hot honeyEmerging ingredient13cafes so far
- Souffle pancakeEmerging sweet Micro2cafes so far
- BiscoffEmerging flavour$7.52average
- TiramisuEmerging flavour11cafes so far
- PistachioEmerging flavour$9.24average
- TaroEmerging flavour$7.22average
- Earl grey matchaEmerging drink4cafes so far
- PandanEmerging flavour3cafes so far
- Salted mapleEmerging flavour2cafes so far
- CrookieTracked bake MicroNew here, little data yet
- Jasmine matcha cloudTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- LavenderFading flavour1cafe so far
- MortadellaEmerging ingredient6cafes so far
- BirriaEmerging dish1cafe so far
- Turkish eggsEmerging dish$24.08average
- Protein coffeeTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Breakfast burritoEmerging dish$18.28average
- Coconut cloudEmerging drink3cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- CaneleFading bake3cafes so far
- Basque cheesecakeEmerging sweet$10.38average
- MatchaPeaking drink$7.64average
- Katsu sandoEmerging dish5cafes so far
- HojichaEmerging drink$7.94average
- ShokupanEmerging bake2cafes so far
- Chilli scrambleEmerging dish$21.46average
- Black sesameFading flavour2cafes so far
- Blueberry matchaTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Iced latteFading drink$7.16average
- YuzuFading flavour$8.30average
- CroffleEmerging bake Micro2cafes so far
- Strawberry matchaFading drink$9.26average
- HibiscusFading flavour3cafes so far
- Dubai chocolateFading sweet4cafes so far
- Milk bunEmerging bake2cafes so far
- ElderflowerFading flavour Micro1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- HoneycombFading flavour1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Iced turmeric latteEmerging drink Micro1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Brown butterTracked flavour MicroNew here, little data yet
- Coconut matcha slushieTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Coconut water cold brewTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- CruffinEmerging bake2cafes so far
- Matcha donutTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Pistachio croissantFading bake2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
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Questions people ask
How much is a coffee in Canberra?
A flat white averages $5.11 on Canberra cafe menus. A latte averages $5.32, a cappuccino $5.05 and a long black $5.12. Iced lattes cost more, at $7.05.
From 30 Canberra cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, updated 15 Nov 2026.
What are the biggest cafe trends in Canberra right now?
Mont Blanc coffee, cold brew and chilli crisp are growing fastest: Canberra searches are up 298%, 19% and 12% in Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025. Matcha is still the most common, on about one in three Canberra cafes.
Google searches in Canberra and the cafes we follow, updated 15 Nov 2026.
How much does a matcha latte cost in Canberra?
A matcha latte averages $6.60. Flavoured matchas cost more: strawberry matcha averages $9.26.
From 17 Canberra cafe menus that list a matcha latte with a price, updated 15 Nov 2026.
What are the most expensive trending drinks?
Matcha cloud ($10.84), mango matcha ($9.70) and strawberry matcha ($9.26), on average across the Canberra menus that list them.
Average menu prices, one price per cafe, updated 15 Nov 2026.
What new drinks and dishes are Canberra cafes trying?
Small trends only a few cafes have so far: elderflower (1 cafe in the last 90 days), iced turmeric latte (1 cafe in the last 90 days) and souffle pancake (1 cafe in the last 90 days). We tag these Micro until 10 or more cafes in a city have them.
Cafes we follow in Canberra, updated 15 Nov 2026.
How does The Froth decide what is trending?
We count how many Canberra cafes post about a drink, how often customers review it, how many menus list it and how much Canberra searches for it, against the months before. Fixed rules then give each one a stage: emerging, rising, peaking, mainstream or fading.
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