What's catching on in Canberra cafes
Every trend we follow across 902 Canberra cafes, and the menus that have them.
About Canberra's figures
Canberra's figures come from Google reviews and cafe menus (902 Canberra cafes tracked, 165 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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- 902 cafes read
- Data updated
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 31 Canberra cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, one price per cafe.
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 31 Canberra cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, one price per cafe.
- Rising, by searches a month
- Most common43%Matcha of Canberra cafes
- A flat white, on average$5.12
Catching on in CanberraRising 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 foamEmerging drink9cafes so far
- Mont Blanc coffeeRising drink12cafes so far
- EinspannerTracked drinkNew here, little data yet
- UbeEmerging flavour7cafes so far
- Mango matchaEmerging drink$9.57average
- Matcha cloudEmerging drink$10.84average
- Cold brewEmerging drink$7.52average
- Coconut water espressoTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Coconut matcha cloudEmerging drink3cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- BiscoffEmerging flavour$7.52average
- PistachioEmerging flavour$9.24average
- TiramisuEmerging flavour8cafes so far
- TaroEmerging flavour$7.22average
- PandanEmerging flavour3cafes so far
- Earl grey matchaEmerging drink3cafes so far
- Salted mapleEmerging flavour1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Jasmine matcha cloudTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- LavenderTracked flavourNew here, little data yet
- Protein coffeeTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Coconut cloudEmerging drink3cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Basque cheesecakeEmerging sweet$10.38average
- MatchaPeaking drink$7.60average
- HojichaEmerging drink$7.94average
- Black sesameFading flavour1cafe so far
- Iced latteFading drink$7.17average
- YuzuFading flavour$8.30average
- Strawberry matchaFading drink$9.44average
- HibiscusFading flavour2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Dubai chocolateFading sweet3cafes so far
- Hot honeyEmerging dish8cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Turkish eggsEmerging dish8cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- 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 water cold brewTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- CruffinEmerging bake1cafe so farToo few searches to chart 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 $5.12 on Canberra cafe menus. A latte averages $5.41, a cappuccino $5.07 and a long black $5.15. Iced lattes cost more, at $7.02.
From 31 Canberra cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, updated 14 Nov 2026.
What are the biggest cafe trends in Canberra right now?
Mont Blanc coffee and cold brew are growing fastest: Canberra searches are up 298% and 19% in Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025. Matcha is still the most common, on about one in two Canberra cafes.
Google searches in Canberra and the cafes we follow, updated 14 Nov 2026.
How much does a matcha latte cost in Canberra?
A matcha latte averages $6.58. Flavoured matchas cost more: strawberry matcha averages $9.44.
From 16 Canberra cafe menus that list a matcha latte with a price, updated 14 Nov 2026.
What are the most expensive trending drinks?
Matcha cloud ($10.84), mango matcha ($9.57) and strawberry matcha ($9.44), on average across the Canberra menus that list them.
Average menu prices, one price per cafe, updated 14 Nov 2026.
What new drinks are Canberra cafes trying?
Small trends only a few cafes have so far: elderflower (1 cafe in the last 90 days) and iced turmeric latte (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 14 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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