Where to get each oneWhere to get each one
Pick a trend to see the Northcote 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 Northcote 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 Northcote 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 Northcote 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
9 cafes in Northcote · first post here Dec 2025
- Sold asmatchaNorthcote BakeshopCafe's post, 20 Oct 2026
- Sold asmatchaFork & PathCustomer review, 9 Oct 2026
- On the menuShoku Iku Organic Ceremonial-Grade MatchaRed Door Corner StoreCafe's post, 2 Jun 2026 · 2 more on the menu
- On the menuGolden grind / matcha latte, $5.90Little LocalCafe's post, 5 May 2026
- On the menuMatcha Latte, $5Dana RollOn the menu when we first read it · 1 more on the menu
- On the menuIced MatchaDEGANI NORTHCOTEOn the menu when we first read it · 2 more on the menu
When each trend turned upWhen each trend turned up
Dates are the first post we have from a Northcote 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 3 of 4 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 Northcote.
When each trend turned up
Dates are the first post we have from a Northcote 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 3 of 4 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 Northcote.
First posts we saw, not where a trend began
- We saw it arrive
- First post we saw
- MatchaWe saw it arrive. 7 of 50 suburbs had it before Northcote
- Cold brewWe saw it arrive. Level with the earliest of 27 suburbs in our posts
- Iced latteWe saw it arrive. 2 of 37 suburbs had it before Northcote
- Mango matchaFirst post we saw.
Northcote in numbers
- 43cafes
- 7we follow
- 10trends seen
- 4in cafes' posts
About average
1 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 2 different trends in six months.
“We follow”: cafes whose posts we read that posted in the last 90 days.
Of the 7 Northcote cafes we followed in 180 days, 3 posted 2 of the trends we track. In 90 days 1 of 7 posted a rising trend and 1 one new to them. Against Melbourne: range about the same as Melbourne, rising about the same as Melbourne, new about the same as Melbourne.
The Inner North as a whole is about average.
- 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
Also try nearby
- Thornbury 1.3 kmAbout average
- Fairfield 1.9 kmToo few cafes to say
- Fitzroy North 2.2 kmTrend-forward
- Brunswick East 2.3 kmTrend-forward
- Clifton Hill 2.5 kmToo few cafes to say
- Alphington 2.8 kmToo few cafes to say
- All of the Inner North
Questions about Northcote
What cafe trends are in Northcote?
As at 13 Nov 2026 we have seen 10 tracked trends in Northcote cafes across posts, reviews, menus and press, including Matcha, Cold brew, Iced latte and Mango matcha. The latest to show up in cafes' posts there is Mango matcha, first seen in May 2026.
How trend-forward are Northcote cafes?
Northcote is about average on our trend score as at 13 Nov 2026. 1 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 2 different trends in six months. Against Melbourne: range about the same as Melbourne, rising about the same as Melbourne, new about the same as Melbourne.
We track 43 cafes there and follow 10, so the band depends on which ones those are.
Where can I get Matcha in Northcote?
We have seen Matcha at 9 cafes in Northcote across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 13 Nov 2026: Northcote Bakeshop, Fork & Path, Red Door Corner Store, Little Local, Dana Roll and 4 more. Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
Which part of Melbourne is Northcote in?
We group Northcote (3070) with 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.
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
Northcote at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 43 cafes in Northcote, in the Inner North, and follows posts from 10 of them, 7 of which posted in the 90 days to 13 Nov 2026.
- 10 tracked cafe trends have been seen in Northcote across posts, reviews, menus and press, 4 of them in cafes' own or customers' posts, as at 13 Nov 2026.
- Northcote is about average on our trend score as at 13 Nov 2026. 1 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 2 different trends in six months. Against Melbourne: range about the same as Melbourne, rising about the same as Melbourne, new about the same as Melbourne.
- The latest tracked trend to show up in Northcote cafes' posts is Mango matcha, first seen there on 5 May 2026.
- Matcha is the tracked trend seen at the most cafes in Northcote: 9 cafes across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 13 Nov 2026.