Surry Hills
In Surry Hills, Matcha is the drink seen most, at 52 of the 100 cafes we track, and Basque cheesecake the food, at 9, as at 14 Nov 2026.
Where to get each oneWhere to get each one
Pick a trend to see the Surry Hills 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 Surry Hills 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 Surry Hills 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 Surry Hills 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
52 cafes in Surry Hills
- Sold asmatchaTenToOn the menu, 14 Nov
- Sold asmatchaSan Java 2.0 Surry HillsCustomer review, 11 Nov
- On the menuMatcha Latte, $7.50Overflow Room Surry HillsCustomer review, 9 Nov · 3 more on the menu
- Sold asmatchaKiddo coffeeCustomer review, 8 Nov
- Sold asmatchaellu cafeCustomer review, 6 Nov
- On the menuCeremonial MatchaLe Monde CafeCustomer review, 6 Nov · 3 more on the menu
First seen hereFirst seen here
Dates are the first post we have from a Surry Hills 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 15 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 Surry Hills.
First seen here
Dates are the first post we have from a Surry Hills 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 15 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 Surry Hills.
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
- MatchaWe saw it arrive. 3 of 31 suburbs had it before Surry Hills
- Breakfast burritoWe saw it arrive.
- Strawberry matchaFirst post we saw.
- Mont Blanc coffeeFirst post we saw.
- Iced latteFirst post we saw.
- PistachioWe saw it arrive. 2 of 9 suburbs had it before Surry Hills
- ShokupanWe saw it arrive.
- ElderflowerWe saw it arrive.
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- TiramisuFirst post we saw.
- Cold foamFirst post we saw.
- Salted mapleFirst post we saw.
- Smash burgerFirst post we saw.
- MortadellaFirst post we saw.
- BiscoffFirst post we saw.
- Turkish eggsFirst post we saw.
Surry Hills in numbers
- 100cafes
- 21we follow
- 42trends seen
Average
“We follow”: cafes whose posts we read that posted in the last 90 days.
“Trends seen” counts posts, reviews, menus and press: 42 here, 17 of them in posts from its cafes.
Of the 23 Surry Hills cafes we followed in 180 days, 10 posted 14 of the trends we track. In 90 days 9 of 21 posted a rising trend and 1 one new to them. Against Sydney: range above Sydney, rising above Sydney, new below 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
9 of the 21 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 14 different trends in six months.
Figures to
Nearby suburbs
Questions about Surry Hills
What cafe trends are in Surry Hills?
As at 14 Nov 2026 we have seen 42 tracked trends in Surry Hills cafes across posts, reviews, menus and press, including Matcha, Cold brew, Iced latte, Strawberry matcha and Mont Blanc coffee. The latest to show up in cafes' posts there is Turkish eggs, first seen in Nov 2026.
How trend-forward are Surry Hills cafes?
Surry Hills is average on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 9 of the 21 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 14 different trends in six months. Against Sydney: range above Sydney, rising above Sydney, new below Sydney.
We track 100 cafes there and follow 29, so the band depends on which ones those are.
Where can I get Matcha in Surry Hills?
We have seen Matcha at 52 cafes in Surry Hills across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026: TenTo, San Java 2.0 Surry Hills, Overflow Room Surry Hills, Kiddo coffee, ellu cafe and 47 more. Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
Which part of Sydney is Surry Hills in?
We group Surry Hills (2010) with the City and Inner South. The CBD and the suburbs around it, from Pyrmont, Surry Hills and Potts Point south through Redfern, Alexandria and Rosebery to Mascot and Botany.
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
Surry Hills at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 100 cafes in Surry Hills, in the City and Inner South, and follows posts from 29 of them, 21 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026.
- 42 tracked cafe trends have been seen in Surry Hills across posts, reviews, menus and press, 17 of them in cafes' own or customers' posts, as at 14 Nov 2026.
- Surry Hills is average on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 9 of the 21 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 14 different trends in six months. Against Sydney: range above Sydney, rising above Sydney, new below Sydney.
- The latest tracked trend to show up in Surry Hills cafes' posts is Turkish eggs, first seen there on 7 Nov 2026.
- Matcha is the tracked trend seen at the most cafes in Surry Hills: 52 cafes across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026.