Every cafe trend we track in Darwin
How this list is counted
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 14 Nov 2026.
Each card shows the average price on Darwin menus and Darwin searches a month for the last 24 complete months.
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.
About Darwin's figures
Darwin's figures come from Google reviews and cafe menus (279 Darwin cafes tracked, 42 with a review or menu in the last 90 days). We don't read Darwin cafes' posts yet, so this is a small sample and a drink shows up here later than it would in posts.
19 trends, most cafes first
EmergingEmerging
Fewer than 5 Darwin 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 Darwin 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.
- Strawberry matchaEmerging drink7cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Cold brewEmerging drink11cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Cold foamEmerging drink7cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Mont Blanc coffeeEmerging drink7cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Hot honeyEmerging dish4cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- BiscoffEmerging flavour4cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- TiramisuEmerging flavour3cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Coconut cloudEmerging drink2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Protein coffeeEmerging drink Micro2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Turkish eggsEmerging dish2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
Show all 19 emerging trendsShow fewer
- Basque cheesecakeEmerging sweet2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Matcha cloudEmerging drink2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- UbeEmerging flavour2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- YuzuEmerging flavour2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- PistachioEmerging flavour2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Black sesameEmerging flavour1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- HojichaEmerging drink1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Mango matchaEmerging drink1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- TaroEmerging flavour1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
Emerging: the figures in full
- Strawberry matcha
- 7 Darwin cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 14% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (6 of 42). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Cold brew
- 11 Darwin cafes in 6 suburbs so far; 9.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (4 of 42); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Cold foam
- 7 Darwin cafes in 9 suburbs so far; 9.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (4 of 42). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Mont Blanc coffee
- 7 Darwin cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 9.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (4 of 42); none of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Hot honey
- 4 Darwin cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 9.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (4 of 42). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Biscoff
- 4 Darwin cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 7.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (3 of 42). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Tiramisu
- 3 Darwin cafes in 7 suburbs so far; 4.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (2 of 42). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Coconut cloud
- 2 Darwin cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 4.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (2 of 42). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Protein coffee
- 2 Darwin cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 4.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (2 of 42). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Turkish eggs
- 2 Darwin cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 4.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (2 of 42). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Basque cheesecake
- 2 Darwin cafes in 1 suburb so far; 2.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (1 of 42); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Matcha cloud
- 2 Darwin cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 2.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (1 of 42); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Ube
- 2 Darwin cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 2.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (1 of 42); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Yuzu
- 2 Darwin cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 2.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (1 of 42). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Pistachio
- 2 Darwin cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (0 of 42); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Black sesame
- 1 Darwin cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (0 of 42). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Hojicha
- 1 Darwin cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (0 of 42). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Mango matcha
- 1 Darwin cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (0 of 42). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Taro
- 1 Darwin cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (0 of 42). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
2 trends, most cafes first
MainstreamMainstream
At least 28% of the cafes we see well had it in the last 90 days, and nothing says it is rising, peaking or fading.
Mainstream
At least 28% of the cafes we see well had it in the last 90 days, and nothing says it is rising, peaking or fading.
On a big share of cafes, holding steady.
- Iced latteMainstream drink29cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- MatchaMainstream drink38cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
Mainstream: the figures in full
- Iced latte
- 29 Darwin cafes in 22 suburbs so far; 50% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (21 of 42); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At 28% or more of cafes and holding steady.
- Matcha
- 38 Darwin cafes in 24 suburbs so far; 48% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (20 of 42); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At 28% or more of cafes and holding steady.
2 trends, most cafes first
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.
- Coconut water espressoFading drink Micro1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Dubai chocolateFading sweet1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
Fading: the figures in full
- Coconut water espresso
- 1 Darwin cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (0 of 42). No cafe has had it in the last 90 days.
- Dubai chocolate
- 1 Darwin cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (0 of 42). No cafe has had it in the last 90 days.
Not staged yet, too little to go on so far: Brown butter, Coconut matcha cloud, Coconut water cold brew, Cruffin, Earl grey matcha, Einspanner, Elderflower, Hibiscus, Honeycomb, Iced turmeric latte, Jasmine matcha cloud, Lavender, Pandan, Pistachio croissant, Salted maple.
How 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. Shares are of every cafe we followed in the last 90 days. Change in how many of the same cafes had it: the last 90 days against the 90 before, among the 82 cafes we have read through both.