Every cafe, on one map
- 250cafes
- 28we follow
- 18suburbs
- 30trends seen
Trend-forward
13 of the 28 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 17 different trends in six months.
“We follow”: cafes whose posts we read that posted in the last 90 days.
- Very trend-forward1.5 times Brisbane's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trend-forward1.2 times Brisbane or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- About averageclose to Brisbane as a whole.
- Sticks to the classicsabout two thirds of Brisbane or less.
- Too few cafes to sayfewer cafes we follow than a band needs.
The three glasses: Range, how many different trends each cafe posts. Rising, how many cafes post a drink that is rising now. New, how many cafes tried a trend new to them. A fuller glass means more than Brisbane as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Brisbane. Range counts at most 3 trends per cafe over 180 days. Rising is cafes posting a rising or emerging trend in 90 days. New is cafes posting a trend for the first time in 90 days, and counts half.
Every part is pulled toward Brisbane, as if 8 average cafes were added, so two or three cafes can't swing it. A suburb needs 5 cafes we followed in 180 days, an area 10.
We follow posts from only some cafes, so the band depends on which ones. That is why it is a band with its sample, never a rank. Suburbs inside a band are listed by how many cafes we follow.
Figures to
- Cafe that posted a trend
- Cafe we follow, no trend yet
- Other cafes we know of
1 more cafe sits off this map and still count.
Ahead of BrisbaneAhead and missing
Ahead: rising trends cafes here post more than Brisbane's do, with at least 5 cafes here posting and a share at least 1.25 times Brisbane's. “2x” is twice the Brisbane share.
Not here yet: trends Brisbane's cafes post widely that few cafes here have. We list one when the Brisbane share would put at least 3 cafes here and we saw half that or fewer.
A gap means we did not see it in the posts we see, not that no cafe here sells it. Last 90 days, 17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026.
Ahead and missing
Ahead: rising trends cafes here post more than Brisbane's do, with at least 5 cafes here posting and a share at least 1.25 times Brisbane's. “2x” is twice the Brisbane share.
Not here yet: trends Brisbane's cafes post widely that few cafes here have. We list one when the Brisbane share would put at least 3 cafes here and we saw half that or fewer.
A gap means we did not see it in the posts we see, not that no cafe here sells it. Last 90 days, 17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026.
What's trending hereHow these shares work
Each bar is the share of the 28 cafes here we followed in the last 90 days (17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026) that posted the trend, against the 282 across Brisbane.
“2x Brisbane” means twice the Brisbane share. It shows only when at least 3 cafes here and 5 across Brisbane posted the trend.
The Inner North's signature, the trend it posts most against Brisbane, is Cold foam: 1.7x the Brisbane share.
We don't compare with the 90 days before: we follow many more cafes now than then.
How these shares work
Each bar is the share of the 28 cafes here we followed in the last 90 days (17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026) that posted the trend, against the 282 across Brisbane.
“2x Brisbane” means twice the Brisbane share. It shows only when at least 3 cafes here and 5 across Brisbane posted the trend.
The Inner North's signature, the trend it posts most against Brisbane, is Cold foam: 1.7x the Brisbane share.
We don't compare with the 90 days before: we follow many more cafes now than then.
Last 90 days · 17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026
Inner NorthBrisbane overall
Try it in the Inner NorthWhere to try it
The most recent places we have seen each top trend here, in cafe and customer posts, reviews, press and menus, by the name each sells it under. The trend's own page lists every cafe in Brisbane.
Where to try it
The most recent places we have seen each top trend here, in cafe and customer posts, reviews, press and menus, by the name each sells it under. The trend's own page lists every cafe in Brisbane.
Cold foam
27 cafes in Inner North · the rising trend most posted here
- Sold ascold foamOh My BrewNewstead · Cafe's post, 12 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold foamPiCK a CaKEHamilton · Cafe's post, 12 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold foamSippy TomTeneriffe · Cafe's post, 5 Nov 2026
- On the menuCold Brew + cold foam, $8CULT BrisbaneNewstead · Cafe's post, 30 Oct 2026
- Sold ascold foamDessert DepotHamilton · Cafe's post, 29 Oct 2026
What cafes here call them
- Coconut matcha cloudCoconut Cloud Matcha1 cafeMatcha Coconut1 cafematcha with coconut1 cafe
- Mont Blanc coffeeIced Mont Blanc1 cafe
- Mango matchaiced mango matcha3 cafes
Suburb by suburbHow the trend score works
18 suburbs, 1 with enough cafes to score. Beside each band: how many of the cafes we follow there posted a rising drink in the last 90 days. Only suburbs with 12 or more cafes we follow are put in order; the rest are listed A to Z under "Too few cafes to rank".
- Very trend-forward1.5 times Brisbane's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trend-forward1.2 times Brisbane or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- About averageclose to Brisbane as a whole.
- Sticks to the classicsabout two thirds of Brisbane or less.
- Too few cafes to sayfewer cafes we follow than a band needs.
The three glasses: Range, how many different trends each cafe posts. Rising, how many cafes post a drink that is rising now. New, how many cafes tried a trend new to them. A fuller glass means more than Brisbane as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Brisbane. Range counts at most 3 trends per cafe over 180 days. Rising is cafes posting a rising or emerging trend in 90 days. New is cafes posting a trend for the first time in 90 days, and counts half.
Every part is pulled toward Brisbane, as if 8 average cafes were added, so two or three cafes can't swing it. A suburb needs 5 cafes we followed in 180 days, an area 10.
We follow posts from only some cafes, so the band depends on which ones. That is why it is a band with its sample, never a rank. Suburbs inside a band are listed by how many cafes we follow.
How the trend score works
18 suburbs, 1 with enough cafes to score. Beside each band: how many of the cafes we follow there posted a rising drink in the last 90 days. Only suburbs with 12 or more cafes we follow are put in order; the rest are listed A to Z under "Too few cafes to rank".
- Very trend-forward1.5 times Brisbane's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trend-forward1.2 times Brisbane or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- About averageclose to Brisbane as a whole.
- Sticks to the classicsabout two thirds of Brisbane or less.
- Too few cafes to sayfewer cafes we follow than a band needs.
The three glasses: Range, how many different trends each cafe posts. Rising, how many cafes post a drink that is rising now. New, how many cafes tried a trend new to them. A fuller glass means more than Brisbane as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Brisbane. Range counts at most 3 trends per cafe over 180 days. Rising is cafes posting a rising or emerging trend in 90 days. New is cafes posting a trend for the first time in 90 days, and counts half.
Every part is pulled toward Brisbane, as if 8 average cafes were added, so two or three cafes can't swing it. A suburb needs 5 cafes we followed in 180 days, an area 10.
We follow posts from only some cafes, so the band depends on which ones. That is why it is a band with its sample, never a rank. Suburbs inside a band are listed by how many cafes we follow.
Too few cafes to rankAll 18 suburbs have under 12 cafes we follow, so they are listed A to Z, not in order
- Albion9 trendsToo few cafes to say3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold brew22 Jul
- Alderley12 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Mont Blanc coffee28 Oct
- Ascot4 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Bowen Hills10 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold foam16 Sep
- Clayfield11 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
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- Grange1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Hamilton16 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Strawberry matcha6 Aug
- Hendra6 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Dubai chocolate5 Nov 2025
- Herston2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone posted in 90 daysOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Kalinga0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Kelvin Grove6 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Lutwyche0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Newmarket1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Newstead23 trendsTrend-forward5 of 8 we follow5 of the 8 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 16 different trends in six months.Newest:Ube30 Oct
- Teneriffe14 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Ube3 Nov
- Wilston3 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Windsor8 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Wooloowin3 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha9 Nov
Show the suburb by trend grid
Cafes in each suburb where we have seen each of the 8 trends seen at the most cafes here, in posts, reviews, menus or press, to 14 Nov 2026.
- 1 cafe
- 2 to 3
- 4 to 6
- 7 or more
| Suburb | Matcha | Iced latte | Cold brew | Cold foam | Strawberry matcha | Coconut matcha cloud | Mont Blanc coffee | Mango matcha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newstead | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Hamilton | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Teneriffe | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Bowen Hills | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Albion | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clayfield | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alderley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hendra | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New arrivalsNew arrivals
A trend arrives in a suburb with the first post we have from there, by a cafe or a customer posting from one. The cafe may have sold it before we started following it, so it is not where a trend began.
These are the 12 newest. Each suburb's page has its full timeline.
New arrivals
A trend arrives in a suburb with the first post we have from there, by a cafe or a customer posting from one. The cafe may have sold it before we started following it, so it is not where a trend began.
These are the 12 newest. Each suburb's page has its full timeline.
16 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30
- Matchain Wooloowin
- Ubein Teneriffe
- Mont Blanc coffeein Alderley
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- Iced lattein Teneriffe
When each trend first showed up here
The earliest post we have from a cafe here for each trend, and where that puts the Inner North among Brisbane's 10 areas. It is when a trend shows up in the posts we collect, from 1 Jul 2025, never where it began. Areas already posting a trend then tie for first.
- Cold foamHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- MatchaHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Strawberry matchaHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Salted maple13 Jun 2026 · 1st of 5 areas · level with the earliest Brisbane post we have
- Black sesame24 Sep 2026 · 1st of 2 areas · level with the earliest Brisbane post we have
- Coconut matcha cloud12 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 3 areas · 35 days after the earliest Brisbane post we have
- Pistachio24 Jul 2026 · 3rd of 7 areas · 42 days after the earliest Brisbane post we have
- Hot honey12 Aug 2026 · 2nd of 6 areas · 50 days after the earliest Brisbane post we have
Against the neighbours
Share of each area's cafes posting the top trends here, last 90 days
Inner NorthNorthern Suburbs
- Cold foam36%35%
- Matcha29%9%
- Cold brew14%9%
- Iced latte11%4%
- Coconut matcha cloud7%0%
- Mont Blanc coffee7%0%
Questions about the Inner North
What cafe drinks are trending in the Inner North?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, the tracked trends most posted by cafes in the Inner North were Cold foam (36% of cafes, 10 cafes), Matcha (29% of cafes, 8 cafes) and Cold brew (14% of cafes, 4 cafes). Shares are of the 28 cafes there we followed in that time.
Against Brisbane as a whole, it over-indexes most on Cold foam: 1.7x the Brisbane share.
Which Inner North suburbs are most trend-forward for cafes?
No suburb in the Inner North has the 12 cafes we follow that we need to compare suburbs yet, as at 14 Nov 2026. The Inner North as a whole is trend-forward: 13 of the 28 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 17 different trends in six months.
Where can I get Cold foam in the Inner North?
We have seen Cold foam at 27 cafes in the Inner North across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026. The most recent sightings: Oh My Brew (Newstead), PiCK a CaKE (Hamilton), Sippy Tom (Teneriffe), CULT Brisbane (Newstead) and Dessert Depot (Hamilton). Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
What is the Inner North's signature cafe drink?
Cold foam. In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 36% of the cafes in the Inner North we followed posted it (10 of 28), 1.7x the Brisbane share of 21%. No other tracked trend is as far ahead of the Brisbane share there.
Which suburbs are in the Inner North?
North of the Valley from Newstead, Teneriffe, Bowen Hills and Herston through Kelvin Grove, Windsor and Albion to Lutwyche, Wilston, Newmarket, Alderley and Grange, and east to Ascot, Hamilton, Hendra and Clayfield. We track cafes in 18 of its suburbs: Albion, Alderley, Ascot, Bowen Hills, Clayfield, Grange, Hamilton, Hendra, Herston, Kalinga, Kelvin Grove, Lutwyche, Newmarket, Newstead, Teneriffe, Wilston, Windsor, Wooloowin.
How is this worked out?
We track every cafe we can find in Brisbane. We read the public posts of the ones we follow, plus customer reviews, cafe menus and food press. A cafe counts for a trend when it, or a customer posting from it, posted about it. Creators' posts never count as proof a cafe sells something.
A share is the cafes posting a trend in the last 90 days, out of the cafes in the same place that posted anything then. An area needs at least 10 such cafes before we show one. "First seen" is the earliest post we have since 1 Jul 2025. That is when a trend shows up in what we collect, not when or where it started. Figures run to 14 Nov 2026.
Facts to quote
Inner North at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 250 cafes across 18 suburbs in the Inner North, and follows posts from 34 of them, 28 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026. Shares on this page are of those 28.
- In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, Cold foam was posted by 36% of the 28 cafes in the Inner North we followed (10 cafes), against 21% across Brisbane.
- The Inner North is trend-forward on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 13 of the 28 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 17 different trends in six months.
- Rising trends the Inner North posts more than Brisbane does, in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026: Cold foam (1.7x the Brisbane share, 10 of 28 cafes) and Matcha (1.7x the Brisbane share, 8 of 28 cafes).
- Cold foam is the trend the Inner North over-indexes on most: 36% of the cafes we follow there posted it in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 1.7x the Brisbane share of 21%.
- In the posts we collect (since 1 Jul 2025, to 14 Nov 2026), cafes in the Inner North posted Salted maple before cafes in any other Brisbane area, or level with the earliest. That is when a trend shows up in our data, not where it began.
- 12 trends showed up in a suburb of the Inner North for the first time in our data in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, most recently Matcha in Wooloowin on 9 Nov 2026.
- The Inner North covers Hamilton, Newstead, Bowen Hills, Albion, Ascot and Kelvin Grove and 12 more suburbs.