Every cafe trend we track in Brisbane
54 trends by stage, rising first, and 3 not staged yet.
What the cards show
Each card shows the average price on Brisbane menus, or how many Brisbane cafes have it so far when there is no price yet. The line is Brisbane 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.
8 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 Brisbane 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 Brisbane searches rose by a quarter or more while those cafes held steady.
More cafes each quarter, or searches climbing.
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.
43 trends
EmergingEmerging
Fewer than 5 Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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.
- Strawberry matchaEmerging drink$9.53average
- Chilli scrambleEmerging dish$22.03average
- BiscoffEmerging flavour$9.15average
- PistachioEmerging flavour$9.49average
- HojichaEmerging drink$7.80average
- Mango matchaEmerging drink$10.03average
- Turkish eggsEmerging dish$23.74average
- Breakfast burritoEmerging dish$18.74average
- Smash burgerEmerging dish$22.64average
- Coconut matcha cloudEmerging drink$9.82average
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- TaroEmerging flavour$6.72average
- NdujaEmerging ingredient17cafes so far
- Katsu sandoEmerging dish$20.21average
- YuzuEmerging flavour$8.88average
- Black sesameEmerging flavour$8.30average
- Pistachio croissantEmerging bake$8.76averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- CruffinEmerging bake$7.93averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- Chilli crispEmerging ingredient10cafes so far
- MortadellaEmerging ingredient10cafes so far
- Coconut cloudEmerging drink8cafes so far
- HibiscusEmerging flavour8cafes so far
- Salted mapleEmerging flavour10cafes so far
- ShokupanEmerging bake7cafes so far
- PandanEmerging flavour10cafes so far
- BirriaEmerging dish5cafes so far
- Protein coffeeEmerging drink Micro5cafes so far
- CrookieEmerging bake Micro4cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Iced turmeric latteEmerging drink Micro4cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Milk bunEmerging bake9cafes so far
- CroffleEmerging bake Micro6cafes so far
- Earl grey matchaEmerging drink$10.22average
- Souffle pancakeEmerging sweet Micro4cafes so far
- ElderflowerEmerging flavour Micro3cafes so far
- Salt breadEmerging bake Micro6cafes so far
- CaneleEmerging bake5cafes so far
- HoneycombEmerging flavour4cafes so far
- Blueberry matchaEmerging drink Micro3cafes so far
- Kaya toastEmerging dish Micro3cafes so far
- EinspannerEmerging drink2cafes so far
- Brown butterEmerging flavour Micro1cafe so far
- Coconut water espressoEmerging drink Micro1cafe so far
- LavenderEmerging flavour4cafes so far
- Jasmine matcha cloudEmerging drink Micro1cafe so far
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.
1 trend
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.
Not staged yet, too little to go on so far: Coconut matcha slushie, Coconut water cold brew, Matcha donut.
Run a cafe? See what Brisbane's frothing forHow 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 1,088 cafes we have read through both.
The figures in full
Rising
- Iced latte
- 417 Brisbane cafes in 203 suburbs so far; 38% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (315 of 834); 32 of the same cafes had it, against 23 in the 90 days before (up 39%). Up by a quarter or more on the previous 90 days, among the same cafes.
- Cold foam
- 168 Brisbane cafes in 99 suburbs so far; 15% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (121 of 834); 31 of the same cafes had it, against 17 in the 90 days before (up 82%). Up by a quarter or more on the previous 90 days, among the same cafes.
- Mont Blanc coffee
- 55 Brisbane cafes in 39 suburbs so far; 4.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (40 of 834); 5 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Hot honey
- 37 Brisbane cafes in 42 suburbs so far; 3.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (31 of 834); 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.
- Ube
- 36 Brisbane cafes in 30 suburbs so far; 3.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (28 of 834); 5 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Tiramisu
- 36 Brisbane cafes in 30 suburbs so far; 3.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (27 of 834); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
- Basque cheesecake
- 37 Brisbane cafes in 31 suburbs so far; 2.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (24 of 834); 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
- 20 Brisbane cafes in 19 suburbs so far; 1.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (16 of 834); none 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
- Cold brew
- 204 Brisbane cafes in 116 suburbs so far; 18% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (147 of 834); 9 of the same cafes had it, against 14 in the 90 days before (down 36%). Fewer of the same cafes have it while search holds.
Emerging
- Strawberry matcha
- 146 Brisbane cafes in 120 suburbs so far; 13% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (105 of 834); 13 of the same cafes had it, against 7 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Chilli scramble
- 84 Brisbane cafes in 66 suburbs so far; 7.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (62 of 834); 5 of the same cafes had it, against 7 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Biscoff
- 69 Brisbane cafes in 69 suburbs so far; 6.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (54 of 834); 4 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Pistachio
- 53 Brisbane cafes in 50 suburbs so far; 5.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (44 of 834); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Hojicha
- 51 Brisbane cafes in 35 suburbs so far; 4.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (40 of 834); 5 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Mango matcha
- 43 Brisbane cafes in 44 suburbs so far; 4.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (37 of 834); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Turkish eggs
- 40 Brisbane cafes in 33 suburbs so far; 3.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (31 of 834); 9 of the same cafes had it, against 4 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Breakfast burrito
- 32 Brisbane cafes in 28 suburbs so far; 2.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (22 of 834); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Smash burger
- 20 Brisbane cafes in 23 suburbs so far; 2% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (17 of 834). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Coconut matcha cloud
- 19 Brisbane cafes in 15 suburbs so far; 1.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (16 of 834); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Taro
- 22 Brisbane cafes in 17 suburbs so far; 1.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (15 of 834); 5 of the same cafes had it, against 4 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Nduja
- 17 Brisbane cafes in 15 suburbs so far; 1.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (14 of 834); none of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Katsu sando
- 17 Brisbane cafes in 47 suburbs so far; 1.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (11 of 834); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Yuzu
- 13 Brisbane cafes in 11 suburbs so far; 1.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (11 of 834). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Black sesame
- 13 Brisbane cafes in 14 suburbs so far; 1.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (10 of 834); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Pistachio croissant
- 16 Brisbane cafes in 15 suburbs so far; 1.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (9 of 834); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Cruffin
- 13 Brisbane cafes in 24 suburbs so far; 1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (8 of 834). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Chilli crisp
- 10 Brisbane cafes in 10 suburbs so far; 1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (8 of 834); none of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Mortadella
- 10 Brisbane cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 0.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (7 of 834); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Coconut cloud
- 8 Brisbane cafes in 7 suburbs so far; 0.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (7 of 834). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Hibiscus
- 8 Brisbane cafes in 40 suburbs so far; 0.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (7 of 834); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Salted maple
- 10 Brisbane cafes in 9 suburbs so far; 0.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (6 of 834); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Shokupan
- 7 Brisbane cafes in 6 suburbs so far; 0.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (6 of 834). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Pandan
- 10 Brisbane cafes in 9 suburbs so far; 0.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (5 of 834); none of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Birria
- 5 Brisbane cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 0.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (5 of 834); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Protein coffee
- 5 Brisbane cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 0.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (5 of 834). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Crookie
- 4 Brisbane cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (4 of 834). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Iced turmeric latte
- 4 Brisbane cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 0.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (4 of 834). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Milk bun
- 9 Brisbane cafes in 9 suburbs so far; 0.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (3 of 834); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Croffle
- 6 Brisbane cafes in 6 suburbs so far; 0.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (3 of 834). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Earl grey matcha
- 6 Brisbane cafes in 6 suburbs so far; 0.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (3 of 834); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Souffle pancake
- 4 Brisbane cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 0.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (3 of 834); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Elderflower
- 3 Brisbane cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 0.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (3 of 834); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Salt bread
- 6 Brisbane cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 0.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (2 of 834); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
- Canele
- 5 Brisbane cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 0.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (2 of 834). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
- Honeycomb
- 4 Brisbane cafes in 6 suburbs so far; 0.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (2 of 834). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Blueberry matcha
- 3 Brisbane cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 0.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (1 of 834); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Kaya toast
- 3 Brisbane cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 0.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (1 of 834). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Einspanner
- 2 Brisbane cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (1 of 834). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Brown butter
- 1 Brisbane cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (1 of 834). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Coconut water espresso
- 1 Brisbane cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (1 of 834). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Lavender
- 4 Brisbane cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (0 of 834); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
- Jasmine matcha cloud
- 1 Brisbane cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (0 of 834). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Mainstream
- Matcha
- 556 Brisbane cafes in 209 suburbs so far; 43% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (361 of 834); 59 of the same cafes had it, against 60 in the 90 days before (down 2%). At 28% or more of cafes and holding steady.
Fading
- Dubai chocolate
- 24 Brisbane cafes in 43 suburbs so far; 1.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026 (14 of 834); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.