What's catching on in Gold Coast cafes

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FeaturedRising drink

Mont Blanc coffee

Iced cold brew under a thick cap of sweet citrus cream, finished with lemon or yuzu zest, so the bitter coffee is sipped through a cool, tangy cream.

+113%Gold Coast searches vs a year ago
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38 ones to watch

Gold Coast cafe trends with the strongest early signals, scored out of 100.

A new, unproven score, not a prediction.

“Up from” compares the same cafes with the 90 days before.

  1. Mont Blanc coffeeRising

    29 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 60 out of 100
  2. Chilli crispEmerging

    8 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 53 out of 100
  3. Basque cheesecakeRising

    10 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 52 out of 100
  4. Smash burgerRising

    11 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 51 out of 100
  5. Hot honeyEmerging

    26 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 47 out of 100
  6. Mango matchaEmerging

    15 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 43 out of 100

Early signal score, out of 100

Ones to watch in Gold Coast

New and unproven: not a prediction. Figures to 15 Nov 2026.

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Right: more cafes have it. Up: more of the same cafes than in the 90 days before.

Ones to watchAlready
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  1. Mont Blanc coffee
  2. Chilli crisp
  3. Basque cheesecake

Mont Blanc coffee

Rising

Early signal score: 60 out of 100

29 cafes · 3 of the same cafes, up from 1

Ranked by early signal

38 trends shown

  1. Mont Blanc coffeeRising

    29 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 60 out of 100
  2. Chilli crispEmerging

    8 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 53 out of 100
  3. Basque cheesecakeRising

    10 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 52 out of 100
  4. Smash burgerRising

    11 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 51 out of 100
  5. Hot honeyEmerging

    26 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 47 out of 100
  6. Mango matchaEmerging

    15 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 43 out of 100
  7. Turkish eggsEmerging

    15 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 43 out of 100
  8. Chilli scrambleEmerging

    29 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 41 out of 100
  9. BiscoffRising

    24 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 40 out of 100
  10. UbeRising

    10 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 39 out of 100
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  1. Katsu sandoEmerging

    5 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 39 out of 100
  2. Breakfast burritoEmerging

    21 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 38 out of 100
  3. HojichaEmerging

    6 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 38 out of 100
  4. TiramisuRising

    11 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 37 out of 100
  5. MortadellaRising

    10 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 37 out of 100
  6. YuzuEmerging

    9 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 37 out of 100
  7. ShokupanEmerging

    4 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 36 out of 100
  8. Coconut water espressoEmergingMicro

    4 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 36 out of 100
  9. PistachioEmerging

    21 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 35 out of 100
  10. BirriaEmerging

    5 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 35 out of 100
  11. Matcha cloudEmerging

    10 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 35 out of 100
  12. Black sesameEmerging

    5 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 33 out of 100
  13. CruffinEmerging

    9 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 32 out of 100
  14. Coconut matcha cloudEmerging

    3 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 30 out of 100
  15. CroffleEmergingMicro

    3 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 28 out of 100
  16. NdujaEmerging

    4 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 28 out of 100
  17. Salted mapleEmerging

    3 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 26 out of 100
  18. Coconut cloudEmerging

    3 kinds of evidence

    Early signal score: 25 out of 100
  19. Protein coffeeEmergingMicro

    Searches up 62% vs Aug to Oct 2025

    Early signal score: 25 out of 100
  20. Salt breadEmergingMicro

    Searches up 108% vs Aug to Oct 2025

    Early signal score: 25 out of 100
  21. LavenderEmerging

    3 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 20 out of 100
  22. TaroEmerging

    7 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 19 out of 100
  23. Milk bunEmerging

    3 kinds of evidence

    Early signal score: 19 out of 100
  24. Souffle pancakeEmergingMicro

    1 cafe in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 19 out of 100
  25. Brown butterEmergingMicro

    First seen 26 Oct 2026

    Early signal score: 14 out of 100
  26. Coconut water cold brewEmergingMicro

    2 cafes in the last 90 days

    Early signal score: 11 out of 100
  27. CaneleEmerging

    Searches up 36% vs Aug to Oct 2025

    Early signal score: 10 out of 100
  28. Blueberry matchaEmergingMicroEarly signal score: 7 out of 100

Already big, so not ranked

Facts to quote
  • 38 trends are on The Froth's Gold Coast Emerging board as of 15 Nov 2026, each in its Emerging or Rising stage; 8 are tagged Micro (fewer than 10 cafes in the last 90 days in every city).
  • Mont Blanc coffee has the strongest early signals, with a score of 60 out of 100 (29 cafes in the last 90 days).
  • Of the Micro trends, Coconut water espresso scores highest at 36 out of 100.
  • Cold foam (1 in 6 cafes), Strawberry matcha (1 in 7 cafes) are already on more than 1 in 10 Gold Coast cafes, so they are listed apart rather than ranked.
  • The early signal score (version 0.1, set 12 Nov 2026) is built from eight parts and is not a prediction: it is new and has not been tested against outcomes yet.
  • A trend seen at fewer than 3 Gold Coast cafes is held at 25 or under, whatever its searches say.

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How the score works

A number from 0 to 100 for how strong a trend's early signals are today. It is new and unproven. It is not a prediction and not a chance of anything: we do not have enough history yet to test one.

Spread 22% of the score
How many unrelated cafes posted it, and across how many suburbs.
Momentum 22% of the score
Whether more of the same cafes post it now than before, or more cafes and creators than its own history predicts.
Search 16% of the score
How many people in Gold Coast search for it, and whether that is growing.
Creators 10% of the score
How many independent food creators posted it.
Confirmation 10% of the score
How many different kinds of evidence agree: cafe posts, creators, menus, reviews, press, searches.
Engagement 8% of the score
Whether posts about it get more likes than the cafe's usual post.
Names 7% of the score
Whether cafes are giving it their own names.
Freshness 5% of the score
Whether we first saw it recently and it is still being posted.

A part with too little behind it is left out and marked "not enough yet", so missing data never counts against a trend. Anything seen at fewer than 3 cafes is held at 25 or under, and anything no cafe has posted yet at 10.

Growth is only ever measured on the same cafes in both periods, so reading more cafes never looks like a trend taking off. A breakout in searches is scaled by the searches behind it: a jump from almost nothing adds almost nothing.

The tag beside a score says how much it rests on: good evidence is six or more parts with a reading and at least 10 cafes; some evidence is four parts and 3 cafes; anything less is thin.

Every day we record each score and the figures behind it, for the trends that go nowhere too, so the score can be checked against what happens and corrected.

Version 0.1, set on 12 Nov 2026.

How we track trends, in full

8 trends

Rising

More cafes each quarter, or searches climbing.

1 trend

Peaking

Widespread, but demand is easing off its high.

32 trends

Emerging

A few cafes have it, or creators have started posting it.

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2 trends

Mainstream

On a big share of cafes, holding steady.

6 trends

Fading

Cafes or searches dropping away.

Not staged yet, too little to go on so far: Coconut matcha slushie, Crookie, Earl grey matcha, Einspanner, Iced turmeric latte, Jasmine matcha cloud, Kaya toast, Matcha donut.

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 15 Nov 2026. Change in how many of the same cafes had it: the last 90 days against the 90 before, among the 450 cafes we have read through both.

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The figures in full

Rising

Cold foam
106 Gold Coast cafes in 30 suburbs so far; 18% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (60 of 338); 18 of the same cafes had it, against 17 in the 90 days before (up 6%). Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
Mont Blanc coffee
32 Gold Coast cafes in 19 suburbs so far; 8.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (29 of 338); 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.
Biscoff
30 Gold Coast cafes in 20 suburbs so far; 7.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (24 of 338); 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.
Tiramisu
16 Gold Coast cafes in 13 suburbs so far; 3.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (11 of 338); 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.
Smash burger
15 Gold Coast cafes in 13 suburbs so far; 3.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (11 of 338); 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.
Basque cheesecake
18 Gold Coast cafes in 14 suburbs so far; 3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (10 of 338); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 4 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
Ube
14 Gold Coast cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (10 of 338); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.
Mortadella
11 Gold Coast cafes in 8 suburbs so far; 3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (10 of 338). Search up by a quarter or more while cafes hold steady.

Peaking

Cold brew
120 Gold Coast cafes in 37 suburbs so far; 24% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (81 of 338); 11 of the same cafes had it, against 13 in the 90 days before (down 15%). Fewer of the same cafes have it while search holds.

Emerging

Strawberry matcha
65 Gold Coast cafes in 27 suburbs so far; 15% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (51 of 338); 4 of the same cafes had it, against 3 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Chilli scramble
49 Gold Coast cafes in 30 suburbs so far; 8.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (29 of 338); 6 of the same cafes had it, against 5 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Hot honey
29 Gold Coast cafes in 18 suburbs so far; 7.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (26 of 338); 2 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Pistachio
36 Gold Coast cafes in 23 suburbs so far; 6.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (21 of 338); 3 of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Breakfast burrito
31 Gold Coast cafes in 19 suburbs so far; 6.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (21 of 338); 3 of the same cafes had it, against 4 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Turkish eggs
17 Gold Coast cafes in 16 suburbs so far; 4.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (15 of 338); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Mango matcha
16 Gold Coast cafes in 15 suburbs so far; 4.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (15 of 338). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
Matcha cloud
14 Gold Coast cafes in 10 suburbs so far; 3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (10 of 338). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Cruffin
12 Gold Coast cafes in 11 suburbs so far; 2.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (9 of 338); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Yuzu
10 Gold Coast cafes in 9 suburbs so far; 2.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (9 of 338); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Chilli crisp
8 Gold Coast cafes in 7 suburbs so far; 2.4% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (8 of 338). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
Taro
9 Gold Coast cafes in 6 suburbs so far; 2.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (7 of 338). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Hojicha
8 Gold Coast cafes in 7 suburbs so far; 1.8% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (6 of 338). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Katsu sando
8 Gold Coast cafes in 10 suburbs so far; 1.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (5 of 338). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Black sesame
6 Gold Coast cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 1.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (5 of 338). First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
Birria
5 Gold Coast cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 1.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (5 of 338); 2 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Shokupan
6 Gold Coast cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 1.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (4 of 338); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Nduja
5 Gold Coast cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 1.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (4 of 338); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. First seen at a cafe in the last 120 days.
Coconut water espresso
4 Gold Coast cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 1.2% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (4 of 338). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Croffle
5 Gold Coast cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (3 of 338); 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Lavender
4 Gold Coast cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (3 of 338). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Coconut matcha cloud
3 Gold Coast cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (3 of 338). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Salted maple
3 Gold Coast cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (3 of 338). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Coconut water cold brew
2 Gold Coast cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.6% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (2 of 338). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Milk bun
6 Gold Coast cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 338). At a small share of cafes and holding steady.
Protein coffee
3 Gold Coast cafes in 3 suburbs so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 338); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Salt bread
2 Gold Coast cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 338). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Brown butter
1 Gold Coast cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 338). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Coconut cloud
1 Gold Coast cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 338). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Souffle pancake
1 Gold Coast cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 338). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Blueberry matcha
3 Gold Coast cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (0 of 338). Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.
Canele
1 Gold Coast cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (0 of 338); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Fewer than 5 cafes have had it.

Mainstream

Matcha
252 Gold Coast cafes in 54 suburbs so far; 44% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (148 of 338); 22 of the same cafes had it, against 29 in the 90 days before (down 24%). At 28% or more of cafes and holding steady.
Iced latte
177 Gold Coast cafes in 50 suburbs so far; 41% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (137 of 338); 17 of the same cafes had it, against 5 in the 90 days before. At 28% or more of cafes and holding steady.

Fading

Dubai chocolate
12 Gold Coast cafes in 12 suburbs so far; 2.7% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (9 of 338); 1 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.
Hibiscus
9 Gold Coast cafes in 18 suburbs so far; 2.1% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (7 of 338); 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
Pistachio croissant
5 Gold Coast cafes in 5 suburbs so far; 1.5% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (5 of 338). Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
Elderflower
3 Gold Coast cafes in 4 suburbs so far; 0.9% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (3 of 338). Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
Honeycomb
2 Gold Coast cafes in 2 suburbs so far; 0.3% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (1 of 338). Search is under half its 12-month high and cafes are not picking it up.
Pandan
1 Gold Coast cafe in 1 suburb so far; 0% of cafes in the 90 days to 15 Nov 2026 (0 of 338); none of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. No cafe has had it in the last 90 days.

What a cafe costs in Gold Coast

From a babycino at $2.00 to eggs benedict at $21.90, November 2026.

Every item's typical price in Gold Coast, dearest first, against Australia's. Under each price: against Australia
  1. Eggs benedict$21.90$1.00 less
  2. Acai bowl$19.00The same
  3. Smashed avo$19.00$1.50 less
  4. Bacon and egg roll$13.50$1.00 more
  5. Banana bread$7.00$0.50 more
  6. Croissant$7.00$0.50 more
  7. Iced latte$7.00$0.10 more
  8. Matcha latte$6.00The same
  9. Chai latte$5.20$0.30 less
  10. Flat white$5.00The same
  11. Long black$4.80$0.20 less
  12. Babycino$2.00$0.50 less

Every city's pricesCompare Gold Coast with another city

How we work out a price
  1. We read the menus of the cafes we follow in each city and match each line to an item by its name. A flat white also counts a latte or cappuccino, the way most cafes price them the same.
  2. Each cafe counts once, at its main price for the item. Add-ons, large sizes, combos and retail packs are left out, and prices far from the city's usual are set aside as likely mistakes.
  3. The typical price is the middle price: half the cafes charge less, half charge more.
  4. 8 in 10 cafes charge between the two prices shown: we leave out the cheapest 10 and the dearest 10 in every 100.
  5. A city needs at least 8 cafes with a price before we show a figure, and an area 5. Below that we say not enough cafes yet.
  6. Australia puts every city's cafe prices together, each cafe once, and works the typical price out again. We never add cafe counts from different cities into one figure.
  7. Extras (alternative milk, decaf, syrup and an extra shot) are what each cafe adds for one, its cheapest such line.
  8. Figures are for the month shown and update as menus are read again. We never name a cafe for its prices.

How we read menus, in full

Questions people ask

How much is a coffee in Gold Coast?

A flat white averages $5.00 on Gold Coast cafe menus. A latte averages $5.16, a cappuccino $5.11 and a long black $4.80. Iced lattes cost more, at $7.00.

From 86 Gold Coast cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, updated 15 Nov 2026.

What are the biggest cafe trends in Gold Coast right now?

Cold foam, Mont Blanc coffee and chilli crisp are growing fastest: Gold Coast searches are up 946%, 113% and 100% in Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025. Matcha is still the most common, on about one in two Gold Coast cafes.

Google searches in Gold Coast and the cafes we follow, updated 15 Nov 2026.

How much does a matcha latte cost in Gold Coast?

A matcha latte averages $6.00. Flavoured matchas cost more: strawberry matcha averages $9.31.

From 66 Gold Coast cafe menus that list a matcha latte with a price, updated 15 Nov 2026.

What are the most expensive trending drinks?

Pistachio drinks ($10.01), tiramisu drinks ($9.64) and Mont Blanc coffee ($9.50), on average across the Gold Coast menus that list them.

Average menu prices, one price per cafe, updated 15 Nov 2026.

What new drinks and dishes are Gold Coast cafes trying?

Small trends only a few cafes have so far: coconut water espresso (4 cafes in the last 90 days), croffle (3 cafes in the last 90 days) and elderflower (3 cafes in the last 90 days). We tag these Micro until 10 or more cafes in a city have them.

Cafes we follow in Gold Coast, updated 15 Nov 2026.

How does The Froth decide what is trending?

We count how many Gold Coast cafes post about a drink, how often customers review it, how many menus list it and how much Gold Coast searches for it, against the months before. Fixed rules then give each one a stage: emerging, rising, peaking, mainstream or fading.

What new cafe trends are emerging in Gold Coast?

The Froth has 38 trends on its Emerging board as of 15 Nov 2026: trends in their Emerging or Rising stage, 8 of them small enough to be tagged Micro. The strongest early signals are Mont Blanc coffee (60), Chilli crisp (53) and Basque cheesecake (52), on our early signal score out of 100.

How does the early signal score work?

It is a number from 0 to 100 built from eight parts: how many unrelated cafes post a trend, whether more of the same cafes post it than before, Gold Coast searches, food creators, how many kinds of evidence agree, likes, the names cafes give it, and how recently it was first seen. A part with too little behind it is left out, and anything seen at fewer than 3 cafes is held at 25 or under.

Is the early signal score a prediction?

No. The score (version 0.1) is new and unproven. It sums up today's signals and shows its reasons; it is not a forecast and not a probability. We do not yet have enough history to test one, so we record every score daily, including for trends that go nowhere, to check it against what happens.

What does the Micro tag mean?

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. It is the same trend either way: every name it goes by, a share of cafes, a stage and a list of places to get it.

How much is a flat white in Gold Coast?

A flat white typically costs $5.00 in Gold Coast, from 86 menus we read in November 2026. Most Gold Coast cafes charge $4.50 to $5.75.

How much is breakfast at a cafe in Gold Coast?

Brekkie for one is a flat white, banana bread and smashed avo, each at its typical price. In Gold Coast it typically adds up to $31.00. Across Australia it is $32.00.

Is Gold Coast dearer than the rest of Australia?

Of the 16 items with a figure in Gold Coast, 6 cost more than the typical price across Australia, 6 less and 4 the same.

How are these prices worked out?

From the cafe menus we read in each city, November 2026. Each cafe counts once, at its main price for the item, and add-ons, large sizes and combos are left out. The typical price is the middle price: half the cafes charge less, half charge more. A city needs at least 8 cafes with a price before we show a figure; below that we say not enough cafes yet. We never name a cafe for its prices.

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