Every cafe trend we track in Gold Coast
How this list is counted
Cafes and suburbs are counted so far. Shares are of cafes with an Instagram post or a current menu in the last 90 days, a chain counting once, to 13 Nov 2026.
Each card shows the average price on Gold Coast menus and Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast's figures
This is a small sample: 1,235 Gold Coast cafes tracked, 300 with an Instagram post or a menu in the last 90 days, so a few cafes can move a figure.
6 trends, most cafes first
RisingRising
At least 10 cafes had it in the last 90 days, and either the number of the same cafes with it grew by a quarter or more on the 90 days before (counting only cafes we have read through both periods, and at least 10 of them), or it is new among them, or Gold Coast searches rose by a quarter or more while those cafes held steady.
Rising
At least 10 cafes had it in the last 90 days, and either the number of the same cafes with it grew by a quarter or more on the 90 days before (counting only cafes we have read through both periods, and at least 10 of them), or it is new among them, or Gold Coast searches rose by a quarter or more while those cafes held steady.
More cafes each quarter, or searches climbing.
- Cold foamRising drink97cafes so far
- Mont Blanc coffeeRising drink$9.45average
- BiscoffRising flavour$8.79average
- Basque cheesecakeRising sweet17cafes so far
- TiramisuRising flavour$9.50average
- UbeRising flavour$7.33average
Rising: the figures in full
- Cold foam
- 97 Gold Coast cafes in 30 suburbs so far; 17% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (52 of 300); 15 of the same cafes had it, against 15 in the 90 days before (level). Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Mont Blanc coffee
- 29 Gold Coast cafes in 17 suburbs so far; 8.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (25 of 300); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Biscoff
- 28 Gold Coast cafes in 18 suburbs so far; 7.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (22 of 300); 5 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Basque cheesecake
- 17 Gold Coast cafes in 14 suburbs so far; 3.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (11 of 300); 3 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Tiramisu
- 15 Gold Coast cafes in 11 suburbs so far; 3.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (10 of 300); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Ube
- 14 Gold Coast cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (9 of 300); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
1 trend, most cafes first
PeakingPeaking
At least 17.5% of the cafes we see well had it in the last 90 days but searches are falling or well below their 12-month high, or fewer of the same cafes have it than in the 90 days before (from at least 10) while searches hold.
Peaking
At least 17.5% of the cafes we see well had it in the last 90 days but searches are falling or well below their 12-month high, or fewer of the same cafes have it than in the 90 days before (from at least 10) while searches hold.
Widespread, but demand is easing off its high.
Peaking: the figures in full
- Cold brew
- 113 Gold Coast cafes in 36 suburbs so far; 25% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (76 of 300); 11 of the same cafes had it, against 13 in the 90 days before (down 15%). Fewer of the same cafes have it while search holds.
20 trends, most cafes first
EmergingEmerging
Fewer than 5 Gold Coast cafes have it, or the first cafe post or review we have is under 120 days old, or creators are posting it before any cafe has it. It also covers anything on a small share of cafes that is holding steady.
Emerging
Fewer than 5 Gold Coast cafes have it, or the first cafe post or review we have is under 120 days old, or creators are posting it before any cafe has it. It also covers anything on a small share of cafes that is holding steady.
A few cafes have it, or creators have started posting it.
- Strawberry matchaEmerging drink$9.24average
- Hot honeyEmerging dish$16.51averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- PistachioEmerging flavour$9.86average
- Turkish eggsEmerging dish$24.05averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- Mango matchaEmerging drink$8.95average
- Matcha cloudEmerging drink$9.33average
- YuzuEmerging flavour$7.50average
- CruffinEmerging bake$7.77averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- TaroEmerging flavour$7.60average
- HojichaEmerging drink8cafes so far
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- Black sesameEmerging flavour6cafes so far
- Coconut water espressoEmerging drink Micro4cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Pistachio croissantEmerging bake4cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Coconut matcha cloudEmerging drink3cafes so far
- LavenderEmerging flavour3cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Salted mapleEmerging flavour3cafes so far
- Coconut water cold brewEmerging drink Micro2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Protein coffeeEmerging drink Micro3cafes so far
- Brown butterEmerging flavour Micro1cafe so far
- Coconut cloudEmerging drink1cafe so far
Emerging: the figures in full
- Strawberry matcha
- 61 Gold Coast cafes in 26 suburbs so far; 16% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (49 of 300); 3 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Hot honey
- 27 Gold Coast cafes in 18 suburbs so far; 8% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (24 of 300); 2 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Pistachio
- 32 Gold Coast cafes in 20 suburbs so far; 5.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (17 of 300); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Turkish eggs
- 17 Gold Coast cafes in 16 suburbs so far; 5% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (15 of 300); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Mango matcha
- 13 Gold Coast cafes in 11 suburbs so far; 4% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (12 of 300). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Matcha cloud
- 14 Gold Coast cafes in 10 suburbs so far; 3.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (10 of 300). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Yuzu
- 9 Gold Coast cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 2.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (8 of 300); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Cruffin
- 11 Gold Coast cafes in 10 suburbs so far; 2.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (7 of 300); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Taro
- 9 Gold Coast cafes in 6 suburbs so far; 2% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (6 of 300). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Hojicha
- 8 Gold Coast cafes in 7 suburbs so far; 2% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (6 of 300). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Black sesame
- 6 Gold Coast cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 1.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (5 of 300). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Coconut water espresso
- 4 Gold Coast cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 1.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (4 of 300). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Pistachio croissant
- 4 Gold Coast cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 1.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (4 of 300). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Coconut matcha cloud
- 3 Gold Coast cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 1% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (3 of 300). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Lavender
- 3 Gold Coast cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 1% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (3 of 300). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Salted maple
- 3 Gold Coast cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 1% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (3 of 300). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Coconut water cold brew
- 2 Gold Coast cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (2 of 300). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Protein coffee
- 3 Gold Coast cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (1 of 300); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Brown butter
- 1 Gold Coast cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (1 of 300). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Coconut cloud
- 1 Gold Coast cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (1 of 300). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
1 trend, 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.
Mainstream: the figures in full
- Iced latte
- 164 Gold Coast cafes in 48 suburbs so far; 41% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (123 of 300); 15 of the same cafes had it, against 5 in the 90 days before. At 28% or more of cafes and holding steady.
6 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.
- MatchaFading drink$6.63average
- Dubai chocolateFading sweet12cafes so far
- HibiscusFading flavour$8.00average
- ElderflowerFading flavour Micro3cafes so far
- HoneycombFading flavour2cafes so far
- PandanFading flavour1cafe so far
Fading: the figures in full
- Matcha
- 240 Gold Coast cafes in 53 suburbs so far; 46% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (137 of 300); 19 of the same cafes had it, against 29 in the 90 days before (down 34%). Down by a quarter or more on the previous 90 days among the same cafes, and search is not rising.
- Dubai chocolate
- 12 Gold Coast cafes in 12 suburbs so far; 2.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (8 of 300); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Hibiscus
- 9 Gold Coast cafes in 18 suburbs so far; 2.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (7 of 300); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Elderflower
- 3 Gold Coast cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 1% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (3 of 300). Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Honeycomb
- 2 Gold Coast cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (1 of 300). Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Pandan
- 1 Gold Coast cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026 (0 of 300); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. No cafe has had it in the last 90 days.
Not staged yet, too little to go on so far: Earl grey matcha, Einspanner, Iced turmeric latte, Jasmine matcha cloud.
How these are counted
A cafe counts from the first public post or customer review we found about a trend, by the cafe or a customer, 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 435 cafes we have read through both.