Every cafe, on one map
- 695cafes
- 155we follow
- 23suburbs
- 25trends seen
About average
29 of the 155 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 19 different trends in six months.
“We follow”: cafes whose posts we read that posted in the last 90 days.
- Very trend-forward1.5 times Melbourne's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trend-forward1.2 times Melbourne or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- About averageclose to Melbourne as a whole.
- Sticks to the classicsabout two thirds of Melbourne 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 Melbourne as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Melbourne. 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 Melbourne, 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 Inner North
- Brunswick
- Fitzroy
- Coburg
- Moonee Ponds
- Collingwood
- Northcote
- Brunswick East
- Thornbury
- Abbotsford
- Aberfeldie
- Alphington
- Ascot Vale
- Brunswick West
- Carlton North
- Clifton Hill
- Essendon
- Essendon North
- Fairfield
- Fitzroy North
- Flemington
- Pascoe Vale South
- Princes Hill
- Travancore
- Cafe that posted a trend
- Cafe we follow, no trend yet
- Other cafes we know of
10 more cafes sit off this map and still count.
Ahead of MelbourneAhead and missing
Ahead: rising trends cafes here post more than Melbourne's do, with at least 5 cafes here posting and a share at least 1.25 times Melbourne's. “2x” is twice the Melbourne share.
Not here yet: trends Melbourne's cafes post widely that few cafes here have. We list one when the Melbourne 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, 16 Aug to 13 Nov 2026.
Ahead and missing
Ahead: rising trends cafes here post more than Melbourne's do, with at least 5 cafes here posting and a share at least 1.25 times Melbourne's. “2x” is twice the Melbourne share.
Not here yet: trends Melbourne's cafes post widely that few cafes here have. We list one when the Melbourne 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, 16 Aug to 13 Nov 2026.
What's trending hereHow these shares work
Each bar is the share of the 155 cafes here we followed in the last 90 days (16 Aug to 13 Nov 2026) that posted the trend, against the 1,181 across Melbourne.
“2x Melbourne” means twice the Melbourne share. It shows only when at least 3 cafes here and 5 across Melbourne posted the trend.
The Inner North's signature, the trend it posts most against Melbourne, is Cold brew: 1.5x the Melbourne 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 155 cafes here we followed in the last 90 days (16 Aug to 13 Nov 2026) that posted the trend, against the 1,181 across Melbourne.
“2x Melbourne” means twice the Melbourne share. It shows only when at least 3 cafes here and 5 across Melbourne posted the trend.
The Inner North's signature, the trend it posts most against Melbourne, is Cold brew: 1.5x the Melbourne share.
We don't compare with the 90 days before: we follow many more cafes now than then.
Last 90 days · 16 Aug to 13 Nov 2026
Inner NorthMelbourne 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 Melbourne.
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 Melbourne.
Cold foam
23 cafes in Inner North · the rising trend most posted here
- Sold ascold foamLa Vallee Cafe/Restaurant EssendonEssendon · Cafe's post, 12 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold foamBean&Bond CafeMoonee Ponds · Customer's post, 9 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold foamBellboy Cafe | Brunswick CafeBrunswick East · Customer's post, 7 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold foamBenny & MeEssendon · Cafe's post, 6 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold foamNew Age CoffeeBrunswick · Cafe's post, 2 Nov 2026
What cafes here call them
- Mont Blanc coffeeYuzu Mont Blanc1 cafe
- Earl grey matchaearl grey matcha latte1 cafematcha earl grey1 cafe
- Mango matchaiced mango matcha5 cafes
- Coconut matcha cloudCoconut Cloud Matcha2 cafesmatcha coconut cloud1 cafe
- Coconut water espressoespresso with coconut water1 cafe
Suburb by suburbHow the trend score works
23 suburbs, 13 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 Melbourne's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trend-forward1.2 times Melbourne or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- About averageclose to Melbourne as a whole.
- Sticks to the classicsabout two thirds of Melbourne 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 Melbourne as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Melbourne. 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 Melbourne, 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
23 suburbs, 13 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 Melbourne's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trend-forward1.2 times Melbourne or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- About averageclose to Melbourne as a whole.
- Sticks to the classicsabout two thirds of Melbourne 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 Melbourne as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Melbourne. 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 Melbourne, 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.
- Moonee Ponds14 trendsTrend-forward4 of 12 we follow4 of the 12 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 6 different trends in six months.Newest:Mont Blanc coffee9 Nov
- Brunswick21 trendsAbout average4 of 28 we follow4 of the 28 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 9 different trends in six months.Newest:Strawberry matcha5 Nov
- Collingwood12 trendsAbout average2 of 14 we follow2 of the 14 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 7 different trends in six months.Newest:Mont Blanc coffee7 Oct
Too few cafes to rank20 more suburbs have under 12 cafes we follow, so they are listed A to Z, not in order
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- Abbotsford13 trendsAbout average1 of 7 we follow1 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 3 different trends in six months.Newest:Iced latte1 Nov
- Aberfeldie4 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha20 May 2025
- Alphington4 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Earl grey matcha5 Oct
- Ascot Vale8 trendsSticks to the classics0 of 7 we follow0 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and no tracked trend in six months.None in posts yet
- Brunswick East11 trendsTrend-forward2 of 6 we follow2 of the 6 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 5 different trends in six months.Newest:Cold brew20 Oct
- Brunswick West5 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow posted in the last 90 days, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold foam5 Sep
- Carlton North7 trendsTrend-forward2 of 6 we follow2 of the 6 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 5 different trends in six months.Newest:Cold brew9 Oct
- Clifton Hill4 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Coburg12 trendsAbout average1 of 8 we follow1 of the 8 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 2 different trends in six months.Newest:Hibiscus19 Sep
- Essendon15 trendsTrend-forward3 of 9 we follow3 of the 9 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 6 different trends in six months.Newest:Tiramisu13 Oct
- Essendon North9 trendsToo few cafes to say3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Mont Blanc coffee21 Jul
- Fairfield12 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Strawberry matcha29 Apr
- Fitzroy17 trendsTrend-forward2 of 10 we follow2 of the 10 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 10 different trends in six months.Newest:Earl grey matcha1 Oct
- Fitzroy North10 trendsTrend-forward2 of 8 we follow2 of the 8 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 5 different trends in six months.Newest:Mango matcha20 Oct
- Flemington5 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Northcote10 trendsAbout average1 of 7 we follow1 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 2 different trends in six months.Newest:Mango matcha5 May
- Pascoe Vale South4 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold brew26 Oct
- Princes Hill2 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Thornbury5 trendsAbout average2 of 11 we follow2 of the 11 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 4 different trends in six months.Newest:Strawberry matcha21 Oct
- Travancore4 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.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 13 Nov 2026.
- 1 cafe
- 2 to 3
- 4 to 6
- 7 or more
| Suburb | Matcha | Iced latte | Cold brew | Strawberry matcha | Mont Blanc coffee | Cold foam | Pistachio | Hojicha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | 29 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Moonee Ponds | 19 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Fitzroy | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Collingwood | 17 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Essendon | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brunswick East | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Abbotsford | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Northcote | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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.
38 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30
- Cold brewin Pascoe Vale South
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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 Melbourne'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.
- Iced latteHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Mont Blanc coffeeHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- MatchaHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- EinspannerHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- YuzuHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Strawberry matchaHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Coconut cloud17 Oct 2025 · 1st of 7 areas · level with the earliest Melbourne post we have
- Mango matcha9 Jan 2026 · 2nd of 4 areas · 34 days after the earliest Melbourne post we have
Against the neighbours
Share of each area's cafes posting the top trends here, last 90 days
Inner NorthCity and Inner South
- Matcha19%21%
- Cold foam7%5%
- Iced latte6%4%
- Cold brew6%6%
- Mont Blanc coffee3%5%
- Strawberry matcha2%2%
Questions about the Inner North
What cafe drinks are trending in the Inner North?
In the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026, the tracked trends most posted by cafes in the Inner North were Matcha (19% of cafes, 30 cafes), Cold foam (7% of cafes, 11 cafes) and Iced latte (6% of cafes, 10 cafes). Shares are of the 155 cafes there we followed in that time.
Against Melbourne as a whole, it over-indexes most on Cold brew: 1.5x the Melbourne share.
Which Inner North suburbs are most trend-forward for cafes?
3 suburbs in the Inner North have the 12 or more cafes we follow that we need to compare them, as at 13 Nov 2026. Trend-forward: Moonee Ponds. About average: Brunswick and Collingwood. 10 smaller suburbs have a trend score but too few cafes to rank.
The Inner North as a whole is about average. Suburbs inside a band are not ranked, because a band depends on which cafes we follow.
Where can I get Matcha in the Inner North?
We have seen Matcha at 176 cafes in the Inner North across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 13 Nov 2026. The most recent sightings: Roll Bae (Brunswick), Kissaten Alphington きっさてん (Alphington), Osoi (Brunswick), The Glass Den (Coburg) and Chooka’s (Brunswick). Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
What is the Inner North's signature cafe drink?
Cold brew. In the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026, 6% of the cafes in the Inner North we followed posted it (9 of 155), 1.5x the Melbourne share of 4%. No other tracked trend is as far ahead of the Melbourne share there.
Which suburbs are in the Inner North?
North of the city from Carlton North, Fitzroy, Collingwood and Abbotsford through Brunswick, Northcote and Thornbury to Coburg and Fairfield, and west to Flemington, Ascot Vale, Moonee Ponds and Essendon. We track cafes in 23 of its suburbs: Abbotsford, Aberfeldie, Alphington, Ascot Vale, Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Carlton North, Clifton Hill, Coburg, Collingwood, Essendon, Essendon North, Fairfield, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Flemington, Moonee Ponds, Northcote, Pascoe Vale South, Princes Hill, Thornbury, Travancore.
How is this worked out?
We track every cafe we can find in Melbourne. 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 13 Nov 2026.
Facts to quote
Inner North at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 695 cafes across 23 suburbs in the Inner North, and follows posts from 180 of them, 155 of which posted in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026. Shares on this page are of those 155.
- In the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026, Matcha was posted by 19% of the 155 cafes in the Inner North we followed (30 cafes), against 16% across Melbourne.
- The Inner North is about average on our trend score as at 13 Nov 2026. 29 of the 155 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 19 different trends in six months.
- Rising trends the Inner North posts more than Melbourne does, in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026: Cold brew (1.5x the Melbourne share, 9 of 155 cafes) and Cold foam (1.4x the Melbourne share, 11 of 155 cafes).
- Cold brew is the trend the Inner North over-indexes on most: 6% of the cafes we follow there posted it in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026, 1.5x the Melbourne share of 4%.
- In the posts we collect (since 1 Jul 2025, to 13 Nov 2026), cafes in the Inner North posted Coconut cloud before cafes in any other Melbourne 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 13 Nov 2026, most recently Mont Blanc coffee in Moonee Ponds on 9 Nov 2026.
- The Inner North covers Brunswick, Fitzroy, Coburg, Moonee Ponds, Collingwood and Northcote and 17 more suburbs.