Every cafe trend we track in Canberra
45 trends by stage, rising first, and 12 not staged yet.
What the cards show
Each card shows the average price on Canberra menus, or how many Canberra cafes have it so far when there is no price yet. The line is Canberra searches a month for the last 24 complete months, or cafes each quarter when there are too few searches.
Trends are grouped by stage, rising first. Within a stage, the trends in the most cafes in the last 90 days come first.
Micro means fewer than 10 cafes have posted it in the last 90 days in every city we track. The tag goes by itself once 10 or more cafes in any city have it.
Small sample: reviews and menus only
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.
3 trends
RisingRising
At least 10 cafes had it in the last 90 days, and either the number of the same cafes with it grew by a quarter or more on the 90 days before (counting only cafes we have read through both periods, and at least 10 of them), or it is new among them, or Canberra searches rose by a quarter or more while those cafes held steady.
Rising
At least 10 cafes had it in the last 90 days, and either the number of the same cafes with it grew by a quarter or more on the 90 days before (counting only cafes we have read through both periods, and at least 10 of them), or it is new among them, or Canberra searches rose by a quarter or more while those cafes held steady.
More cafes each quarter, or searches climbing.
1 trend
PeakingPeaking
At least 17.5% of the cafes we see well had it in the last 90 days but searches are falling or well below their 12-month high, or fewer of the same cafes have it than in the 90 days before (from at least 10) while searches hold.
Peaking
At least 17.5% of the cafes we see well had it in the last 90 days but searches are falling or well below their 12-month high, or fewer of the same cafes have it than in the 90 days before (from at least 10) while searches hold.
Widespread, but demand is easing off its high.
30 trends
EmergingEmerging
Fewer than 5 Canberra cafes have it, or the first review we have is under 120 days old. It also covers anything on a small share of cafes that is holding steady.
Emerging
Fewer than 5 Canberra cafes have it, or the first review we have is under 120 days old. It also covers anything on a small share of cafes that is holding steady.
A few cafes have it.
- Cold brewEmerging drink$7.52average
- Chilli scrambleEmerging dish$21.46average
- BiscoffEmerging flavour$7.52average
- Basque cheesecakeEmerging sweet$10.38average
- Hot honeyEmerging ingredient13cafes so far
- Breakfast burritoEmerging dish$18.28average
- TiramisuEmerging flavour11cafes so far
- PistachioEmerging flavour$9.24average
- HojichaEmerging drink$7.94average
- Matcha cloudEmerging drink$10.84average
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- Turkish eggsEmerging dish$24.08average
- UbeEmerging flavour8cafes so far
- TaroEmerging flavour$7.22average
- Smash burgerEmerging dish4cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- MortadellaEmerging ingredient6cafes so far
- Chilli crispEmerging ingredient4cafes so far
- Coconut cloudEmerging drink3cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Coconut matcha cloudEmerging drink3cafes so far
- Katsu sandoEmerging dish5cafes so far
- Earl grey matchaEmerging drink4cafes so far
- PandanEmerging flavour3cafes so far
- Milk bunEmerging bake2cafes so far
- NdujaEmerging ingredient2cafes so far
- Salted mapleEmerging flavour2cafes so far
- ShokupanEmerging bake2cafes so far
- Souffle pancakeEmerging sweet Micro2cafes so far
- BirriaEmerging dish1cafe so far
- Iced turmeric latteEmerging drink Micro1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- CroffleEmerging bake Micro2cafes so far
- CruffinEmerging bake2cafes so far
11 trends
FadingFading
No cafe had it in the last 90 days, or the number of the same cafes with it fell by a quarter or more on the 90 days before (from at least 10 cafes) while searches did not rise, or searches are under half their 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
Fading
No cafe had it in the last 90 days, or the number of the same cafes with it fell by a quarter or more on the 90 days before (from at least 10 cafes) while searches did not rise, or searches are under half their 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
Cafes or searches dropping away.
- Iced latteFading drink$7.16average
- Strawberry matchaFading drink$9.26average
- YuzuFading flavour$8.30average
- HibiscusFading flavour3cafes so far
- Dubai chocolateFading sweet4cafes so far
- Black sesameFading flavour2cafes so far
- ElderflowerFading flavour Micro1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- HoneycombFading flavour1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- CaneleFading bake3cafes so far
- Pistachio croissantFading bake2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
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Not staged yet, too little to go on so far: Blueberry matcha, Brown butter, Coconut matcha slushie, Coconut water cold brew, Coconut water espresso, Crookie, Einspanner, Jasmine matcha cloud, Kaya toast, Matcha donut, Protein coffee, Salt bread.
Run a cafe? See what Canberra's frothing forHow these are counted
A cafe counts from the first Google review we found that mentions a trend, and while it is on its current menu. Cafes and suburbs are counted so far.
Shares are of cafes with a current menu in the last 90 days, a chain counting once, to 15 Nov 2026. Change in how many of the same cafes had it: the last 90 days against the 90 before, among the 361 cafes we have read through both.
The figures in full
Rising
- Mango matcha
- 15 Canberra cafes in 10 suburbs so far; 4.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (11 of 223); 2 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Cold foam
- 14 Canberra cafes in 9 suburbs so far; 4.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (11 of 223); 4 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Mont Blanc coffee
- 15 Canberra cafes in 9 suburbs so far; 4.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (10 of 223); 4 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
Peaking
- Matcha
- 151 Canberra cafes in 43 suburbs so far; 38% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (85 of 223); 19 of the same cafes had it, against 20 in the 90 days before (down 5%). Widespread, but search is falling or well off its high.
Emerging
- Cold brew
- 37 Canberra cafes in 22 suburbs so far; 12% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (27 of 223); 7 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Chilli scramble
- 31 Canberra cafes in 22 suburbs so far; 8.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (19 of 223); 3 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Biscoff
- 17 Canberra cafes in 15 suburbs so far; 5.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (12 of 223); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Basque cheesecake
- 14 Canberra cafes in 12 suburbs so far; 4.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (11 of 223); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Hot honey
- 13 Canberra cafes in 11 suburbs so far; 4.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (11 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Breakfast burrito
- 15 Canberra cafes in 15 suburbs so far; 4.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (10 of 223); 3 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Tiramisu
- 11 Canberra cafes in 10 suburbs so far; 4% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (9 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Pistachio
- 11 Canberra cafes in 9 suburbs so far; 3.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (8 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Hojicha
- 10 Canberra cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 3.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (8 of 223); 3 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Matcha cloud
- 9 Canberra cafes in 7 suburbs so far; 3.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (7 of 223). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Turkish eggs
- 9 Canberra cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 3.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (7 of 223); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Ube
- 8 Canberra cafes in 7 suburbs so far; 3.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (7 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Taro
- 8 Canberra cafes in 7 suburbs so far; 1.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (4 of 223). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Smash burger
- 4 Canberra cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 1.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (4 of 223). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Mortadella
- 6 Canberra cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 1.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (3 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Chilli crisp
- 4 Canberra cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 1.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (3 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Coconut cloud
- 3 Canberra cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 1.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (3 of 223). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Coconut matcha cloud
- 3 Canberra cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 1.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (3 of 223). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Katsu sando
- 5 Canberra cafes in 7 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (2 of 223). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Earl grey matcha
- 4 Canberra cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (2 of 223); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Pandan
- 3 Canberra cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (2 of 223). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Milk bun
- 2 Canberra cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (2 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Nduja
- 2 Canberra cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (2 of 223). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Salted maple
- 2 Canberra cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (2 of 223). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Shokupan
- 2 Canberra cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (2 of 223). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Souffle pancake
- 2 Canberra cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Birria
- 1 Canberra cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 223). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Iced turmeric latte
- 1 Canberra cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 223). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Croffle
- 2 Canberra cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (0 of 223); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Cruffin
- 2 Canberra cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (0 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Fading
- Iced latte
- 92 Canberra cafes in 40 suburbs so far; 30% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (68 of 223); 5 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Strawberry matcha
- 46 Canberra cafes in 24 suburbs so far; 15% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (34 of 223); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Yuzu
- 8 Canberra cafes in 6 suburbs so far; 3.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (7 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Hibiscus
- 3 Canberra cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 1.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (3 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Dubai chocolate
- 4 Canberra cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (2 of 223); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Black sesame
- 2 Canberra cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 223); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Elderflower
- 1 Canberra cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 223). Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Honeycomb
- 1 Canberra cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 223). Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Canele
- 3 Canberra cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (0 of 223); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. No cafe has had it in the last 90 days.
- Pistachio croissant
- 2 Canberra cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (0 of 223); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. No cafe has had it in the last 90 days.
- Lavender
- 1 Canberra cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (0 of 223); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. No cafe has had it in the last 90 days.