Every cafe, on one map
- 725cafes
- 104we follow
- 47suburbs
- 28trends seen
Sticks to the classics
12 of the 104 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 17 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 North East
- Preston
- Epping
- Reservoir
- Bundoora
- Thomastown
- Ivanhoe
- Mill Park
- Greensborough
- Bellfield
- Beveridge
- Briar Hill
- Diamond Creek
- Donnybrook
- Doreen
- Eaglemont
- Eden Park
- Eltham
- Eltham North
- Heidelberg
- Heidelberg Heights
- Heidelberg West
- Hurstbridge
- Ivanhoe East
- Kangaroo Ground
- Kinglake
- Kinglake West
- Lalor
- Lower Plenty
- Macleod
- Mernda
- Montmorency
- North Warrandyte
- Northland Shopping
- Plenty
- Research
- Rosanna
- South Morang
- St Helena
- Toolangi
- Wallan
- Wandong
- Watsonia
- West Preston
- Whittlesea
- Wollert
- Yallambie
- Yarrambat
- Cafe that posted a trend
- Cafe we follow, no trend yet
- Other cafes we know of
48 more cafes sit off this map and still count.
Not here yetAhead 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, 17 Aug to 14 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, 17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026.
- Cold foam60 of 1,182 cafes across Melbourne1of 5 expected
- Mont Blanc coffee36 of 1,182 cafes across Melbourne1of 3 expected
What's trending hereHow these shares work
Each bar is the share of the 104 cafes here we followed in the last 90 days (17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026) that posted the trend, against the 1,182 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 North East's signature, the trend it posts most against Melbourne, is Honeycomb: 2.4x the Melbourne rate, counting posts, reviews, menus and press.
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 104 cafes here we followed in the last 90 days (17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026) that posted the trend, against the 1,182 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 North East's signature, the trend it posts most against Melbourne, is Honeycomb: 2.4x the Melbourne rate, counting posts, reviews, menus and press.
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
North EastMelbourne overall
Try it in the North EastWhere 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.
Iced latte
69 cafes in North East · the rising trend most posted here
- Sold asiced latteThe Corner House EppingEpping · Customer review, 6 Nov 2026
- On the menuIced Latte, $6.80Tyler's MilkbarPreston · Customer review, 5 Nov 2026
- On the menuIced Latte, $7Serenitea Cafe and RestaurantGreensborough · Customer review, 1 Nov 2026
- Sold asiced lattePinkie CafeIvanhoe · Cafe's post, 26 Oct 2026
- On the menuIced Latte, $7.50Chapter 35 Specialty Coffee on HighPreston · Customer review, 25 Oct 2026
What cafes here call them
- Earl grey matchamatcha earl grey1 cafe
- Coconut matcha cloudCoconut Cloud Matcha1 cafe
- Mango matchaiced mango matcha2 cafes
Suburb by suburbHow the trend score works
47 suburbs, 8 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
47 suburbs, 8 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.
- Preston22 trendsAbout average1 of 14 we follow1 of the 14 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 7 different trends in six months.Newest:Coconut cloud7 Aug
Too few cafes to rank46 more suburbs have under 12 cafes we follow, so they are listed A to Z, not in order
Show 46 smaller suburbsHide the smaller suburbs
- Bellfield0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Beveridge0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Briar Hill0 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Bundoora18 trendsAbout average0 of 7 we follow0 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 2 different trends in six months.Newest:Matcha4 Oct
- Diamond Creek0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Donnybrook1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Doreen8 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Eaglemont0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Eden Park0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Eltham5 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
- Eltham North1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Epping11 trendsAbout average1 of 8 we follow1 of the 8 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and one trend in six months.Newest:Dubai chocolate2 Nov
- Greensborough7 trendsToo few cafes to say3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha20 Aug
- Heidelberg5 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha5 Jun
- Heidelberg Heights5 trendsToo few cafes to say3 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Heidelberg West2 trendsToo few cafes to say3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha20 Jan
- Hurstbridge0 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Ivanhoe15 trendsAbout average2 of 11 we follow2 of the 11 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 5 different trends in six months.Newest:Hojicha24 Oct
- Ivanhoe East2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Kangaroo Ground0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Kinglake2 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Kinglake West1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Lalor3 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha13 Jul
- Lower Plenty1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Macleod0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Mernda5 trendsToo few cafes to say3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Mill Park5 trendsToo few cafes to say3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Biscoff2 Sep
- Montmorency8 trendsAbout average1 of 5 we follow1 of the 5 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and one trend in six months.Newest:Dubai chocolate18 Aug
- North Warrandyte0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Northland Shopping0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Plenty0 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Research1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Reservoir12 trendsTrend-forward3 of 11 we follow3 of the 11 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 8 different trends in six months.Newest:Mont Blanc coffee11 Nov
- Rosanna2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- South Morang2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- St Helena0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Thomastown6 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:Basque cheesecake23 Aug
- Toolangi0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Wallan2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Wandong1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Watsonia2 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Iced latte14 Sep
- West Preston1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Whittlesea0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Wollert0 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Yallambie0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Yarrambat2 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha18 Sep
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 | Strawberry matcha | Cold brew | Taro | Biscoff | Cold foam | Dubai chocolate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 20 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Epping | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Bundoora | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Reservoir | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivanhoe | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greensborough | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Heidelberg | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montmorency | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
17 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30
Show 6 moreShow fewer
- Matchain Yarrambat
- Iced lattein Watsonia
When each trend first showed up here
The earliest post we have from a cafe here for each trend, and where that puts the North East 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)
- Turkish eggsHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- MatchaHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Strawberry matchaHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Taro5 Jun 2026 · 2nd of 7 areas · 28 days after the earliest Melbourne post we have
- Basque cheesecake5 Sep 2025 · 5th of 9 areas · 66 days after the earliest Melbourne post we have
- Tiramisu8 Dec 2025 · 2nd of 10 areas · 73 days after the earliest Melbourne post we have
- Matcha cloud17 Apr 2026 · 2nd of 8 areas · 189 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
North EastInner North
- Matcha12%20%
- Iced latte5%6%
- Strawberry matcha2%2%
- Cold brew2%6%
- Biscoff2%1%
- Dubai chocolate2%0%
Questions about the North East
What cafe drinks are trending in the North East?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, the tracked trends most posted by cafes in the North East were Matcha (12% of cafes, 12 cafes), Iced latte (5% of cafes, 5 cafes) and Strawberry matcha (2% of cafes, 2 cafes). Shares are of the 104 cafes there we followed in that time.
Which North East suburbs are most trend-forward for cafes?
1 suburbs in the North East have the 12 or more cafes we follow that we need to compare them, as at 14 Nov 2026. About average: Preston. 7 smaller suburbs have a trend score but too few cafes to rank.
The North East as a whole is sticks to the classics. Suburbs inside a band are not ranked, because a band depends on which cafes we follow.
What cafe trends is the North East missing?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, these trends were posted widely by Melbourne cafes but rarely or never by the 104 cafes we followed in the North East: Cold foam (1 here, where the Melbourne share would give about 5) and Mont Blanc coffee (1 here, where the Melbourne share would give about 3).
A gap means we did not see it in the posts we see, not that no cafe there sells it.
Where can I get Matcha in the North East?
We have seen Matcha at 99 cafes in the North East across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026. The most recent sightings: All Heart Cafe (Reservoir), Baba’s Deli Ivanhoe (Ivanhoe), Nice Guy Eddie Coffee + Kitchen (NGE) (Heidelberg Heights), Lost Sheep (Ivanhoe) and Petal & Bean Cafe (Reservoir). Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
What is the North East's signature cafe drink?
Honeycomb. Counting posts, reviews, menus and press, it shows up at 5 of the 312 cafes we have seen anything from in the North East (1.6%), 2.4x the Melbourne rate of 0.7%, as at 14 Nov 2026. Too few cafes there posted in the last 90 days to compare on posts alone.
Which suburbs are in the North East?
From Preston and Reservoir through Ivanhoe, Heidelberg and Bundoora to Greensborough and Eltham, north to Epping, South Morang, Mernda and Doreen, and out to Hurstbridge, Whittlesea, Wallan and Kinglake. We track cafes in 47 of its suburbs: Bellfield, Beveridge, Briar Hill, Bundoora, Diamond Creek, Donnybrook, Doreen, Eaglemont, Eden Park, Eltham, Eltham North, Epping, Greensborough, Heidelberg, Heidelberg Heights, Heidelberg West, Hurstbridge, Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe East, Kangaroo Ground, Kinglake, Kinglake West, Lalor, Lower Plenty, Macleod, Mernda, Mill Park, Montmorency, North Warrandyte, Northland Shopping, Plenty, Preston, Research, Reservoir, Rosanna, South Morang, St Helena, Thomastown, Toolangi, Wallan, Wandong, Watsonia, West Preston, Whittlesea, Wollert, Yallambie, Yarrambat.
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 14 Nov 2026.
Facts to quote
North East at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 725 cafes across 47 suburbs in the North East, and follows posts from 112 of them, 104 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026. Shares on this page are of those 104.
- In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, Matcha was posted by 12% of the 104 cafes in the North East we followed (12 cafes), against 16% across Melbourne.
- The North East is sticks to the classics on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 12 of the 104 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 17 different trends in six months.
- Trends Melbourne's cafes are posting that the North East mostly is not, in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026: Cold foam (1 of 104 cafes here, 60 of 1,182 across Melbourne) and Mont Blanc coffee (1 of 104 cafes here, 36 of 1,182 across Melbourne).
- Counting posts, reviews, menus and press, Honeycomb shows up at 5 of the 312 cafes we have seen anything from in the North East (1.6%), 2.4x the Melbourne rate of 0.7%, as at 14 Nov 2026.
- 12 trends showed up in a suburb of the North East for the first time in our data in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, most recently Mont Blanc coffee in Reservoir on 11 Nov 2026.
- The North East covers Preston, Epping, Reservoir, Bundoora, Thomastown and Ivanhoe and 41 more suburbs.