Northern Suburbs
What cafes in the Northern Suburbs are posting, against Brisbane as a whole.
Every cafe, on one map
- 403cafes
- 23we follow
- 32suburbs
- 23trends seen
About average
10 of the 23 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 8 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
Suburbs in the Northern Suburbs
- Chermside
- Brisbane Airport
- Sandgate
- Aspley
- Nundah
- Stafford
- Brighton
- Eagle Farm
- Bald Hills
- Banyo
- Boondall
- Bracken Ridge
- Bridgeman Downs
- Carseldine
- Chermside West
- Deagon
- Everton Park
- Fitzgibbon
- Geebung
- Gordon Park
- Kedron
- McDowall
- Northgate
- Nudgee
- Nudgee Beach
- Pinkenba
- Shorncliffe
- Stafford Heights
- Taigum
- Virginia
- Wavell Heights
- Zillmere
- 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.
- Cold foam8 of 23 cafes here1.7xthe Brisbane share
Nothing big in Brisbane is missing here
What's trending hereHow these shares work
Each bar is the share of the 23 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 Northern Suburbs'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 23 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 Northern Suburbs'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
Northern SuburbsBrisbane overall
Try it in the Northern SuburbsWhere 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
31 cafes in Northern Suburbs · the rising trend most posted here
- Sold ascold foamAlby'sWavell Heights · Customer review, 12 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold foamBe Kalii Specialty CoffeeChermside · Cafe's post, 10 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold foamThe LoafStafford · Customer review, 9 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold foamLittle Fox LaneAspley · Customer review, 8 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold foamCoco & GroveKedron · Cafe's post, 7 Nov 2026
What cafes here call them
- Mango matchaiced mango matcha1 cafemango matcha latte1 cafe
- Pistachio croissantcroissant with pistachio1 cafe
Suburb by suburbHow the trend score works
32 suburbs. None has the 5 followed cafes a trend score needs yet.
- 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
32 suburbs. None has the 5 followed cafes a trend score needs yet.
- 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 32 suburbs have under 12 cafes we follow, so they are listed A to Z, not in order
- Aspley6 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Dubai chocolate21 Oct
- Bald Hills3 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Banyo5 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Basque cheesecake26 Sep
- Boondall4 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Bracken Ridge3 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha9 Aug
Show all 32 suburbsShow fewer suburbs
- Bridgeman Downs3 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Brighton4 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Pistachio5 Sep
- Brisbane Airport9 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Carseldine3 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Dubai chocolate6 May
- Chermside15 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha2 Nov
- Chermside West0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Deagon7 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Eagle Farm7 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Everton Park6 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Fitzgibbon2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Geebung4 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Gordon Park2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Kedron9 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold foam7 Nov
- McDowall0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Northgate12 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold foam19 Oct
- Nudgee1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Nudgee Beach0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Nundah10 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Basque cheesecake30 Aug
- Pinkenba0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Sandgate4 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Shorncliffe1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Stafford9 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold foam8 Nov
- Stafford Heights0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Taigum5 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Virginia2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Wavell Heights6 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold foam30 Sep
- Zillmere5 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
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 | Pistachio | Biscoff | Dubai chocolate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chermside | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Northgate | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nundah | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brisbane Airport | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Stafford | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Eagle Farm | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kedron | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aspley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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.
13 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30
- Cold foamin Stafford
- Cold foamin Kedron
- Dubai chocolatein Aspley
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- Basque cheesecakein Banyo
- Pistachioin Brighton
When each trend first showed up here
The earliest post we have from a cafe here for each trend, and where that puts the Northern Suburbs 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.
- Pistachio23 Jun 2026 · 2nd of 7 areas · 11 days after the earliest Brisbane post we have
- Basque cheesecake30 Aug 2026 · 4th of 5 areas · 24 days after the earliest Brisbane post we have
- Hot honey11 Sep 2026 · 4th of 6 areas · 80 days after the earliest Brisbane post we have
- Dubai chocolate6 May 2026 · 5th of 6 areas · 280 days after the earliest Brisbane post we have
- Cold foam17 Jun 2026 · 6th of 9 areas · 351 days after the earliest Brisbane post we have
- Cold brew17 Jun 2026 · 6th of 10 areas · 351 days after the earliest Brisbane post we have
- Matcha9 Aug 2026 · 10th of 10 areas · 404 days after the earliest Brisbane post we have
- Iced latte1 Oct 2026 · 7th of 9 areas · 457 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
Northern SuburbsMoreton Bay
- Cold foam35%21%
- Matcha9%15%
- Cold brew9%9%
- Dubai chocolate9%0%
- Basque cheesecake9%0%
- Iced latte4%15%
Questions about the Northern Suburbs
What cafe drinks are trending in the Northern Suburbs?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, the tracked trends most posted by cafes in the Northern Suburbs were Cold foam (35% of cafes, 8 cafes), Matcha (9% of cafes, 2 cafes) and Cold brew (9% of cafes, 2 cafes). Shares are of the 23 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 North suburbs are most trend-forward for cafes?
No suburb in the Northern Suburbs has the 12 cafes we follow that we need to compare suburbs yet, as at 14 Nov 2026. The Northern Suburbs as a whole is about average: 10 of the 23 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 8 different trends in six months.
Where can I get Cold foam in the Northern Suburbs?
We have seen Cold foam at 31 cafes in the Northern Suburbs across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026. The most recent sightings: Alby's (Wavell Heights), Be Kalii Specialty Coffee (Chermside), The Loaf (Stafford), Little Fox Lane (Aspley) and Coco & Grove (Kedron). Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
What is the Northern Suburbs's signature cafe drink?
Cold foam. In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 35% of the cafes in the Northern Suburbs we followed posted it (8 of 23), 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 Northern Suburbs?
From Kedron, Stafford, Everton Park and Chermside through Aspley, Nundah, Wavell Heights, Virginia and Banyo to the airport, Boondall, Sandgate, Brighton and Bracken Ridge, and up to Carseldine and Bald Hills. We track cafes in 32 of its suburbs: Aspley, Bald Hills, Banyo, Boondall, Bracken Ridge, Bridgeman Downs, Brighton, Brisbane Airport, Carseldine, Chermside, Chermside West, Deagon, Eagle Farm, Everton Park, Fitzgibbon, Geebung, Gordon Park, Kedron, McDowall, Northgate, Nudgee, Nudgee Beach, Nundah, Pinkenba, Sandgate, Shorncliffe, Stafford, Stafford Heights, Taigum, Virginia, Wavell Heights, Zillmere.
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
Northern Suburbs at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 403 cafes across 32 suburbs in the Northern Suburbs, and follows posts from 28 of them, 23 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026. Shares on this page are of those 23.
- In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, Cold foam was posted by 35% of the 23 cafes in the Northern Suburbs we followed (8 cafes), against 21% across Brisbane.
- The Northern Suburbs is about average on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 10 of the 23 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 8 different trends in six months.
- Rising trends the Northern Suburbs posts more than Brisbane does, in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026: Cold foam (1.7x the Brisbane share, 8 of 23 cafes).
- Cold foam is the trend the Northern Suburbs over-indexes on most: 35% of the cafes we follow there posted it in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 1.7x the Brisbane share of 21%.
- 12 trends showed up in a suburb of the Northern Suburbs for the first time in our data in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, most recently Cold foam in Stafford on 8 Nov 2026.
- The Northern Suburbs covers Chermside, Brisbane Airport, Sandgate, Aspley, Nundah and Stafford and 26 more suburbs.