Where to get each oneWhere to get each one
Pick a trend to see the Carlton cafes we saw it at, newest sighting first, by the name each sells it under: the line on its menu with the price, or the name it was posted under.
The figure on each chip counts every Carlton cafe we have seen it at, in posts, reviews, menus or press, to 13 Nov 2026. The trend's own page lists every cafe in Melbourne.
Where to get each one
Pick a trend to see the Carlton cafes we saw it at, newest sighting first, by the name each sells it under: the line on its menu with the price, or the name it was posted under.
The figure on each chip counts every Carlton cafe we have seen it at, in posts, reviews, menus or press, to 13 Nov 2026. The trend's own page lists every cafe in Melbourne.
Matcha
26 cafes in Carlton · first post here Feb 2026
- Sold asmatchaAttakai - Japanese Cafe CarltonCustomer review, 12 Nov 2026
- Sold asmatchaHareruya PantryCafe's post, 11 Nov 2026
- On the menuMatcha, $6.80The Midday WorkspaceCustomer review, 10 Nov 2026 · 3 more on the menu
- Sold asmatchaGood MeasureCustomer review, 8 Nov 2026
- Sold asmatchaCardigan 55Cafe's post, 6 Nov 2026
- Sold asmatchaSoul Soul CafeCustomer review, 2 Nov 2026
When each trend turned upWhen each trend turned up
Dates are the first post we have from a Carlton cafe, or a customer posting from one, since 1 Jul 2025. A first post is when a trend shows up in what we collect, not when or where it began.
We saw 5 of 10 arrive: we had already been following that cafe for 60 days, so the date is close to when it turned up. A hollow dot is just the first post we could read.
Our records start in Jul 2025, so a trend posted here that month was most likely here already. Beside each later one: how many of the suburbs where we saw it arrive had it before Carlton.
When each trend turned up
Dates are the first post we have from a Carlton cafe, or a customer posting from one, since 1 Jul 2025. A first post is when a trend shows up in what we collect, not when or where it began.
We saw 5 of 10 arrive: we had already been following that cafe for 60 days, so the date is close to when it turned up. A hollow dot is just the first post we could read.
Our records start in Jul 2025, so a trend posted here that month was most likely here already. Beside each later one: how many of the suburbs where we saw it arrive had it before Carlton.
First posts we saw, not where a trend began
- We saw it arrive
- First post we saw
- MatchaFirst post we saw.
- TiramisuFirst post we saw.
- Mont Blanc coffeeFirst post we saw.
- YuzuFirst post we saw.
- Cold foamWe saw it arrive. 7 of 32 suburbs had it before Carlton
- Matcha cloudWe saw it arrive. 2 of 12 suburbs had it before Carlton
- Iced latteFirst post we saw.
- Cold brewWe saw it arrive. 10 of 27 suburbs had it before Carlton
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- HibiscusWe saw it arrive.
- EinspannerWe saw it arrive.
Carlton in numbers
- 93cafes
- 23we follow
- 21trends seen
- 10in cafes' posts
Very trend-forward
7 of the 23 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 10 different trends in six months.
“We follow”: cafes whose posts we read that posted in the last 90 days.
Of the 23 Carlton cafes we followed in 180 days, 10 posted 10 of the trends we track. In 90 days 7 of 23 posted a rising trend and 7 one new to them. Against Melbourne: range above Melbourne, rising above Melbourne, new above Melbourne.
The City and Inner South as a whole is trend-forward.
- 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.
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Questions about Carlton
What cafe trends are in Carlton?
As at 13 Nov 2026 we have seen 21 tracked trends in Carlton cafes across posts, reviews, menus and press, including Matcha, Iced latte, Cold brew, Mont Blanc coffee and Tiramisu. The latest to show up in cafes' posts there is Einspanner, first seen in Oct 2026.
How trend-forward are Carlton cafes?
Carlton is very trend-forward on our trend score as at 13 Nov 2026. 7 of the 23 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 10 different trends in six months. Against Melbourne: range above Melbourne, rising above Melbourne, new above Melbourne.
We track 93 cafes there and follow 24, so the band depends on which ones those are.
Where can I get Matcha in Carlton?
We have seen Matcha at 26 cafes in Carlton across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 13 Nov 2026: Attakai - Japanese Cafe Carlton, Hareruya Pantry, The Midday Workspace, Good Measure, Cardigan 55 and 21 more. Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
Which part of Melbourne is Carlton in?
We group Carlton (3053) with the City and Inner South. The CBD, Southbank and Docklands and the suburbs around them, from Carlton, Parkville, North Melbourne and Kensington to Richmond, South Yarra, Prahran and Toorak, and south to Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, St Kilda and Elwood.
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.
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Carlton at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 93 cafes in Carlton, in the City and Inner South, and follows posts from 24 of them, 23 of which posted in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026.
- 21 tracked cafe trends have been seen in Carlton across posts, reviews, menus and press, 10 of them in cafes' own or customers' posts, as at 13 Nov 2026.
- Carlton is very trend-forward on our trend score as at 13 Nov 2026. 7 of the 23 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 10 different trends in six months. Against Melbourne: range above Melbourne, rising above Melbourne, new above Melbourne.
- The latest tracked trend to show up in Carlton cafes' posts is Einspanner, first seen there on 26 Oct 2026.
- Matcha is the tracked trend seen at the most cafes in Carlton: 26 cafes across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 13 Nov 2026.