Every cafe trend we track in Sydney
57 trends by stage, rising first.
What the cards show
Each card shows the average price on Sydney menus, or how many Sydney cafes have it so far when there is no price yet. The line is Sydney searches a month for the last 24 complete months, or cafes each quarter when there are too few searches.
Trends are grouped by stage, rising first. Within a stage, the trends in the most cafes in the last 90 days come first.
Micro means fewer than 10 cafes have posted it in the last 90 days in every city we track. The tag goes by itself once 10 or more cafes in any city have it.
18 trends
RisingRising
At least 10 cafes had it in the last 90 days, and either the number of the same cafes with it grew by a quarter or more on the 90 days before (counting only cafes we have read through both periods, and at least 10 of them), or it is new among them, or Sydney searches rose by a quarter or more while those cafes held steady.
Rising
At least 10 cafes had it in the last 90 days, and either the number of the same cafes with it grew by a quarter or more on the 90 days before (counting only cafes we have read through both periods, and at least 10 of them), or it is new among them, or Sydney searches rose by a quarter or more while those cafes held steady.
More cafes each quarter, or searches climbing.
- Iced latteRising drink$6.99average
- Cold brewRising drink$6.77average
- Cold foamRising drink$10.62average
- Mont Blanc coffeeRising drink$10.39average
- MortadellaRising ingredient87cafes so far
- Hot honeyRising ingredient77cafes so far
- Matcha cloudRising drink$10.36average
- YuzuRising flavour$8.31average
- Coconut matcha cloudRising drink$10.22average
- UbeRising flavour$7.94average
Show all 18 rising trendsShow fewer
- Black sesameRising flavour$7.12average
- Chilli crispRising ingredient28cafes so far
- HibiscusRising flavour$7.92average
- Coconut cloudRising drink16cafes so far
- Salted mapleRising flavour15cafes so far
- PandanRising flavour23cafes so far
- EinspannerRising drink$9.38average
- Salt breadRising bake Micro23cafes so far
1 trend
PeakingPeaking
At least 17.5% of the cafes we see well had it in the last 90 days but searches are falling or well below their 12-month high, or fewer of the same cafes have it than in the 90 days before (from at least 10) while searches hold.
Peaking
At least 17.5% of the cafes we see well had it in the last 90 days but searches are falling or well below their 12-month high, or fewer of the same cafes have it than in the 90 days before (from at least 10) while searches hold.
Widespread, but demand is easing off its high.
31 trends
EmergingEmerging
Fewer than 5 Sydney cafes have it, or the first cafe post or review we have is under 120 days old, or creators are posting it before any cafe has it. It also covers anything on a small share of cafes that is holding steady.
Emerging
Fewer than 5 Sydney cafes have it, or the first cafe post or review we have is under 120 days old, or creators are posting it before any cafe has it. It also covers anything on a small share of cafes that is holding steady.
A few cafes have it, or creators have started posting it.
- Chilli scrambleEmerging dish$22.69average
- BiscoffEmerging flavour$7.59average
- PistachioEmerging flavour$7.93average
- TaroEmerging flavour$6.65average
- Smash burgerEmerging dish$23.15average
- Mango matchaEmerging drink$9.71average
- TiramisuEmerging flavour$9.63average
- HojichaEmerging drink$6.50average
- Katsu sandoEmerging dish$24.40average
- NdujaEmerging ingredient30cafes so far
Show all 31 emerging trendsShow fewer
- ShokupanEmerging bake28cafes so far
- CaneleEmerging bake25cafes so far
- Earl grey matchaEmerging drink$9.64average
- Milk bunEmerging bake27cafes so far
- CruffinEmerging bake$8.51averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- HoneycombEmerging flavour14cafes so far
- BirriaEmerging dish11cafes so far
- Jasmine matcha cloudEmerging drink Micro$9.70average
- Blueberry matchaEmerging drink Micro12cafes so far
- Souffle pancakeEmerging sweet Micro10cafes so far
- Iced turmeric latteEmerging drink Micro$7.63average
- CrookieEmerging bake Micro10cafes so far
- Protein coffeeEmerging drink Micro8cafes so far
- LavenderEmerging flavour6cafes so far
- CroffleEmerging bake Micro8cafes so far
- ElderflowerEmerging flavour Micro7cafes so far
- Coconut water espressoEmerging drink Micro5cafes so far
- Brown butterEmerging flavour Micro2cafes so far
- Coconut matcha slushieEmerging drink Micro2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Kaya toastEmerging dish Micro8cafes so far
- Coconut water cold brewEmerging drink Micro1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
1 trend
MainstreamMainstream
At least 28% of the cafes we see well had it in the last 90 days, and nothing says it is rising, peaking or fading.
Mainstream
At least 28% of the cafes we see well had it in the last 90 days, and nothing says it is rising, peaking or fading.
On a big share of cafes, holding steady.
6 trends
FadingFading
No cafe had it in the last 90 days, or the number of the same cafes with it fell by a quarter or more on the 90 days before (from at least 10 cafes) while searches did not rise, or searches are under half their 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
Fading
No cafe had it in the last 90 days, or the number of the same cafes with it fell by a quarter or more on the 90 days before (from at least 10 cafes) while searches did not rise, or searches are under half their 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
Cafes or searches dropping away.
How these are counted
A cafe counts from the first public post or customer review we found about a trend, by the cafe or a customer, and while it is on its current menu. Cafes and suburbs are counted so far.
Shares are of cafes with an Instagram post or a current menu in the last 90 days, a chain counting once, to 14 Nov 2026. Change in how many of the same cafes had it: the last 90 days against the 90 before, among the 3,110 cafes we have read through both.
The figures in full
Rising
- Iced latte
- 802 Sydney cafes in 329 suburbs so far; 29% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (573 of 1,962); 54 of the same cafes had it, against 28 in the 90 days before (up 93%). Up by a quarter or more on the previous 90 days, among the same cafes.
- Cold brew
- 423 Sydney cafes in 184 suburbs so far; 15% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (293 of 1,962); 43 of the same cafes had it, against 28 in the 90 days before (up 54%). Up by a quarter or more on the previous 90 days, among the same cafes.
- Cold foam
- 175 Sydney cafes in 123 suburbs so far; 6.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (128 of 1,962); 17 of the same cafes had it, against 9 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Mont Blanc coffee
- 139 Sydney cafes in 102 suburbs so far; 4.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (97 of 1,962); 25 of the same cafes had it, against 17 in the 90 days before (up 47%). Up by a quarter or more on the previous 90 days, among the same cafes.
- Mortadella
- 87 Sydney cafes in 62 suburbs so far; 3.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (71 of 1,962); 10 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Hot honey
- 77 Sydney cafes in 61 suburbs so far; 3.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (68 of 1,962); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Matcha cloud
- 83 Sydney cafes in 93 suburbs so far; 3.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (64 of 1,962); 6 of the same cafes had it, against 4 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Yuzu
- 73 Sydney cafes in 58 suburbs so far; 2.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (50 of 1,962); 8 of the same cafes had it, against 7 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Coconut matcha cloud
- 58 Sydney cafes in 43 suburbs so far; 2.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (41 of 1,962); 2 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Ube
- 59 Sydney cafes in 61 suburbs so far; 1.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (38 of 1,962); 6 of the same cafes had it, against 6 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Black sesame
- 35 Sydney cafes in 29 suburbs so far; 1.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (21 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Chilli crisp
- 28 Sydney cafes in 38 suburbs so far; 1.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (21 of 1,962); 2 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Hibiscus
- 21 Sydney cafes in 18 suburbs so far; 1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (19 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Coconut cloud
- 16 Sydney cafes in 21 suburbs so far; 0.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (13 of 1,962); 3 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Salted maple
- 15 Sydney cafes in 15 suburbs so far; 0.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (11 of 1,962); none of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Pandan
- 23 Sydney cafes in 20 suburbs so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (10 of 1,962); 3 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Einspanner
- 17 Sydney cafes in 15 suburbs so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (10 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Salt bread
- 23 Sydney cafes in 16 suburbs so far; 0.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (8 of 1,962); 3 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
Peaking
- Breakfast burrito
- 106 Sydney cafes in 99 suburbs so far; 3.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (65 of 1,962); 7 of the same cafes had it, against 16 in the 90 days before (down 56%). Fewer of the same cafes have it while search holds.
Emerging
- Chilli scramble
- 175 Sydney cafes in 163 suburbs so far; 7.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (139 of 1,962); 19 of the same cafes had it, against 9 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Biscoff
- 116 Sydney cafes in 142 suburbs so far; 4.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (89 of 1,962); 5 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Pistachio
- 108 Sydney cafes in 127 suburbs so far; 3.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (73 of 1,962); 7 of the same cafes had it, against 8 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Taro
- 90 Sydney cafes in 99 suburbs so far; 3.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (61 of 1,962); 10 of the same cafes had it, against 5 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Smash burger
- 74 Sydney cafes in 93 suburbs so far; 3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (59 of 1,962); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 4 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Mango matcha
- 68 Sydney cafes in 65 suburbs so far; 2.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (56 of 1,962); 5 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Tiramisu
- 86 Sydney cafes in 64 suburbs so far; 2.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (54 of 1,962); 5 of the same cafes had it, against 6 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Hojicha
- 77 Sydney cafes in 43 suburbs so far; 2.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (45 of 1,962); 7 of the same cafes had it, against 5 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Katsu sando
- 38 Sydney cafes in 60 suburbs so far; 1.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (26 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 4 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Nduja
- 30 Sydney cafes in 27 suburbs so far; 1.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (25 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 5 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Shokupan
- 28 Sydney cafes in 48 suburbs so far; 1.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (21 of 1,962); 5 of the same cafes had it, against 4 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Canele
- 25 Sydney cafes in 24 suburbs so far; 0.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (13 of 1,962); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Earl grey matcha
- 19 Sydney cafes in 18 suburbs so far; 0.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (13 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Milk bun
- 27 Sydney cafes in 24 suburbs so far; 0.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (12 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Cruffin
- 16 Sydney cafes in 23 suburbs so far; 0.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (11 of 1,962); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Honeycomb
- 14 Sydney cafes in 15 suburbs so far; 0.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (11 of 1,962); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Birria
- 11 Sydney cafes in 12 suburbs so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (9 of 1,962). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Jasmine matcha cloud
- 9 Sydney cafes in 9 suburbs so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (9 of 1,962); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Blueberry matcha
- 12 Sydney cafes in 11 suburbs so far; 0.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (7 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Souffle pancake
- 10 Sydney cafes in 10 suburbs so far; 0.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (7 of 1,962); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Iced turmeric latte
- 7 Sydney cafes in 6 suburbs so far; 0.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (7 of 1,962). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Crookie
- 10 Sydney cafes in 10 suburbs so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (6 of 1,962). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Protein coffee
- 8 Sydney cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (5 of 1,962); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Lavender
- 6 Sydney cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (5 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Croffle
- 8 Sydney cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 0.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (4 of 1,962); 4 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Elderflower
- 7 Sydney cafes in 6 suburbs so far; 0.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (4 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Coconut water espresso
- 5 Sydney cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 0.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (3 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Brown butter
- 2 Sydney cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (2 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Coconut matcha slushie
- 2 Sydney cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (2 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Kaya toast
- 8 Sydney cafes in 8 suburbs so far; under 0.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (1 of 1,962); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Coconut water cold brew
- 1 Sydney cafe in 1 suburb so far; under 0.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (1 of 1,962). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Mainstream
- Matcha
- 1,527 Sydney cafes in 384 suburbs so far; 41% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (812 of 1,962); 183 of the same cafes had it, against 181 in the 90 days before (up 1%). At 28% or more of cafes and holding steady.
Fading
- Strawberry matcha
- 341 Sydney cafes in 214 suburbs so far; 11% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (218 of 1,962); 11 of the same cafes had it, against 22 in the 90 days before (down 50%). Down by a quarter or more on the previous 90 days among the same cafes, and search is not rising.
- Basque cheesecake
- 109 Sydney cafes in 89 suburbs so far; 3.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (63 of 1,962); 11 of the same cafes had it, against 16 in the 90 days before (down 31%). Down by a quarter or more on the previous 90 days among the same cafes, and search is not rising.
- Turkish eggs
- 81 Sydney cafes in 91 suburbs so far; 2.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (56 of 1,962); 5 of the same cafes had it, against 10 in the 90 days before (down 50%). Down by a quarter or more on the previous 90 days among the same cafes, and search is not rising.
- Dubai chocolate
- 97 Sydney cafes in 106 suburbs so far; 1.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (35 of 1,962); 6 of the same cafes had it, against 11 in the 90 days before (down 45%). Down by a quarter or more on the previous 90 days among the same cafes, and search is not rising.
- Pistachio croissant
- 68 Sydney cafes in 54 suburbs so far; 1.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (32 of 1,962); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 4 in the 90 days before. Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
- Matcha donut
- 1 Sydney cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (0 of 1,962). No cafe has had it in the last 90 days.