Newtown
In Newtown, Matcha is the drink seen most, at 21 of the 65 cafes we track, and Basque cheesecake the food, at 3, as at 14 Nov 2026.
Where to get each oneWhere to get each one
Pick a trend to see the Newtown 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 Newtown cafe we have seen it at, in posts, reviews, menus or press, to 14 Nov 2026. The trend's own page lists every cafe in Sydney.
Where to get each one
Pick a trend to see the Newtown 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 Newtown cafe we have seen it at, in posts, reviews, menus or press, to 14 Nov 2026. The trend's own page lists every cafe in Sydney.
Matcha
21 cafes in Newtown
- Sold asmatchaHoochie Mamma CafeOn the menu, 14 Nov
- On the menuMatcha & Lavender Latte, $6.80Tokyo Lamington NewtownCustomer review, 9 Nov · 5 more on the menu
- On the menuMatcha, $6.50Valet NewtownCustomer review, 7 Nov · 1 more on the menu
- Sold asmatchaneighbourhoods café and restaurantCustomer review, 23 Oct
- Sold asmatchaWyld WeezilsCustomer review, 23 Oct
- Sold asmatchaO3 NewtownCustomer review, 21 Oct
First seen hereFirst seen here
Dates are the first post we have from a Newtown 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 8 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 Newtown.
First seen here
Dates are the first post we have from a Newtown 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 8 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 Newtown.
The first post we saw, not where a trend began
Already here in Jul 2025The first month we read
- We saw it arrive
- First post we saw
- ShokupanWe saw it arrive.
- Strawberry matchaWe saw it arrive. 3 of 12 suburbs had it before Newtown
- Blueberry matchaWe saw it arrive.
- Iced latteWe saw it arrive. 4 of 22 suburbs had it before Newtown
- Katsu sandoWe saw it arrive.
- BiscoffWe saw it arrive.
- Cold brewWe saw it arrive. 20 of 26 suburbs had it before Newtown
- Hot honeyFirst post we saw.
Newtown in numbers
- 65cafes
- 11we follow
- 33trends seen
Trendy
“We follow”: cafes whose posts we read that posted in the last 90 days.
“Trends seen” counts posts, reviews, menus and press: 33 here, 13 of them in posts from its cafes.
Of the 13 Newtown cafes we followed in 180 days, 6 posted 9 of the trends we track. In 90 days 6 of 11 posted a rising trend and 2 one new to them. Against Sydney: range about the same as Sydney, rising above Sydney, new above Sydney.
- Very trendy1.5 times Sydney's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trendy1.2 times Sydney or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- Averageclose to Sydney as a whole.
- Classicabout two thirds of Sydney or less.
- Too few cafesfewer 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 Sydney as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Sydney. 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 Sydney, 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.
- Classic
- Average
- Trendy
- Very trendy
6 of the 11 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 9 different trends in six months.
Figures to
Nearby suburbs
Questions about Newtown
What cafe trends are in Newtown?
As at 14 Nov 2026 we have seen 33 tracked trends in Newtown cafes across posts, reviews, menus and press, including Matcha, Cold brew, Iced latte, Strawberry matcha and Katsu sando. The latest to show up in cafes' posts there is Ube, first seen in Nov 2026.
How trend-forward are Newtown cafes?
Newtown is trendy on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 6 of the 11 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 9 different trends in six months. Against Sydney: range about the same as Sydney, rising above Sydney, new above Sydney.
We track 65 cafes there and follow 14, so the band depends on which ones those are.
Where can I get Matcha in Newtown?
We have seen Matcha at 21 cafes in Newtown across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026: Hoochie Mamma Cafe, Tokyo Lamington Newtown, Valet Newtown, neighbourhoods café and restaurant, Wyld Weezils and 16 more. Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
Which part of Sydney is Newtown in?
We group Newtown (2042) with the Inner West. West of the city from Glebe, Balmain and Newtown through Leichhardt, Marrickville and Ashfield to Burwood, Concord, Strathfield and Rhodes.
How is this worked out?
We track every cafe we can find in Sydney. 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
Newtown at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 65 cafes in Newtown, in the Inner West, and follows posts from 14 of them, 11 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026.
- 33 tracked cafe trends have been seen in Newtown across posts, reviews, menus and press, 13 of them in cafes' own or customers' posts, as at 14 Nov 2026.
- Newtown is trendy on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 6 of the 11 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 9 different trends in six months. Against Sydney: range about the same as Sydney, rising above Sydney, new above Sydney.
- The latest tracked trend to show up in Newtown cafes' posts is Ube, first seen there on 12 Nov 2026.
- Matcha is the tracked trend seen at the most cafes in Newtown: 21 cafes across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026.