What's catching on in Brisbane cafes
Every trend we follow across 4,016 Brisbane cafes, and the menus that have them.
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Brisbane right nowHow these are worked out
Rising fastest: the change in Brisbane 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 Brisbane cafes we read that had it in the last 90 days.
Prices: the average on 191 Brisbane cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, one price per cafe.
How these are worked out
Rising fastest: the change in Brisbane 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 Brisbane cafes we read that had it in the last 90 days.
Prices: the average on 191 Brisbane cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, one price per cafe.
- Rising fastest, searches vs a year ago
- Most common44%Matcha of Brisbane cafes
- A flat white, on average$5.23
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.
Brisbane cafe trendsThe order
By the change in Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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 drink$8.82average
- Earl grey matchaEmerging drink5cafes so far
- Mont Blanc coffeeRising drink$9.32average
- Matcha cloudRising drink$9.26average
- Iced turmeric latteEmerging drink Micro4cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Jasmine matcha cloudEmerging drink Micro1cafe so far
- Salted mapleEmerging flavour10cafes so far
- UbeRising flavour$7.39average
- Protein coffeeEmerging drink Micro4cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Cold brewPeaking drink$7.26average
- TiramisuRising flavour$9.20average
- Basque cheesecakeRising sweet$10.47average
- YuzuEmerging flavour$9.15average
- Coconut cloudEmerging drink6cafes so far
- HojichaEmerging drink$7.70average
- Iced latteRising drink$6.80average
- Black sesameEmerging flavour11cafes so far
- BiscoffEmerging flavour$9.10average
- Mango matchaEmerging drink$9.84average
- Coconut water espressoEmerging drink Micro1cafe so far
- HibiscusEmerging flavour8cafes so far
- Coconut matcha cloudEmerging drink$9.82average
- ElderflowerEmerging flavour Micro3cafes so far
- HoneycombEmerging flavour4cafes so far
- MatchaMainstream drink$6.95average
- EinspannerEmerging drink2cafes so far
- PandanEmerging flavour10cafes so far
- TaroEmerging flavour$6.44average
- PistachioEmerging flavour$9.41average
- LavenderEmerging flavour4cafes so far
- Strawberry matchaEmerging drink$9.50average
- Dubai chocolateFading sweet$16.69average
- Hot honeyEmerging dish$14.59averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- Turkish eggsEmerging dish$23.60averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- CruffinEmerging bake$7.93averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- Pistachio croissantEmerging bake$8.74averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- Brown butterEmerging flavour Micro1cafe so far
- Coconut water cold brewTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
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Where it's happeningThe map
Each area is coloured by the share of its cafes that posted a rising or emerging trend in the last 90 days, against Brisbane as a whole.
Tap or point at an area for the three trends most ahead of Brisbane there (5 or more cafes posting each). Open it to see everything there.
The map
Each area is coloured by the share of its cafes that posted a rising or emerging trend in the last 90 days, against Brisbane as a whole.
Tap or point at an area for the three trends most ahead of Brisbane there (5 or more cafes posting each). Open it to see everything there.
- More cafes on rising trends than Brisbane overall
- Fewer
- Too few cafes to say
Trendiest suburbsTrendiest suburbs
Suburbs with 12 or more cafes we follow that posted in the last 90 days (1 in Brisbane), in order of the share of those cafes that posted a rising trend. Smaller suburbs are left out of the order: in a suburb of a few cafes, one or two posts move it a long way.
Trendiest suburbs
Suburbs with 12 or more cafes we follow that posted in the last 90 days (1 in Brisbane), in order of the share of those cafes that posted a rising trend. Smaller suburbs are left out of the order: in a suburb of a few cafes, one or two posts move it a long way.
9 smaller suburbs have too few cafes to rank
Questions people ask
How much is a coffee in Brisbane?
A flat white averages $5.23 on Brisbane cafe menus. A latte averages $5.30, a cappuccino $5.24 and a long black $4.99. Iced lattes cost more, at $6.76.
From 191 Brisbane cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, updated 14 Nov 2026.
What are the biggest cafe trends in Brisbane right now?
Cold foam, earl grey matcha and Mont Blanc coffee are growing fastest: Brisbane searches are up 1,124%, 270% and 156% in Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025. Matcha is still the most common, on about one in two Brisbane cafes.
Google searches in Brisbane and the cafes we follow, updated 14 Nov 2026.
How much does a matcha latte cost in Brisbane?
A matcha latte averages $6.05. Flavoured matchas cost more: strawberry matcha averages $9.50.
From 101 Brisbane cafe menus that list a matcha latte with a price, updated 14 Nov 2026.
What new drinks are Brisbane cafes trying?
Small trends only a few cafes have so far: iced turmeric latte (4 cafes in the last 90 days), protein coffee (4 cafes in the last 90 days) and elderflower (3 cafes in the last 90 days). We tag these Micro until 10 or more cafes in a city have them.
Cafes we follow in Brisbane, updated 14 Nov 2026.
Which Brisbane suburbs are the most trend-forward?
Among suburbs where we follow 15 or more cafes, Brisbane City (4 of 16 cafes we follow) had the most cafes post a rising trend in the last 90 days.
Cafes we follow in each suburb, updated 14 Nov 2026.
How does The Froth decide what is trending?
We count how many Brisbane cafes post about a drink, how often customers review it, how many menus list it and how much Brisbane searches for it, against the months before. Fixed rules then give each one a stage: emerging, rising, peaking, mainstream or fading.
Updated · How we count