What's catching on in Adelaide cafes
Every trend we follow, what it costs and where to get it.
About Adelaide's figures
Adelaide's figures come from Google reviews and cafe menus (2,064 Adelaide cafes tracked, 435 with a review or menu in the last 90 days). We don't read Adelaide cafes' posts yet, so this is a small sample and a drink shows up here later than it would in posts.
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Adelaide right nowHow these are worked out
Rising fastest: the change in Adelaide Google searches, Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025, among trends that are rising or emerging. A change shows only when a trend had 50 or more searches a month both now and then; below that, its searches a month show instead.
Most common: the share of Adelaide cafes we read that had it in the last 90 days.
Prices: the average on 97 Adelaide cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, one price per cafe.
Cooling off: trends at the Fading or Peaking stage in Adelaide that 8 or more cafes have had, the biggest fall in searches first. The fall is the same comparison as the rises, and shows only from the same base of searches.
How these are worked out
Rising fastest: the change in Adelaide Google searches, Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025, among trends that are rising or emerging. A change shows only when a trend had 50 or more searches a month both now and then; below that, its searches a month show instead.
Most common: the share of Adelaide cafes we read that had it in the last 90 days.
Prices: the average on 97 Adelaide cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, one price per cafe.
Cooling off: trends at the Fading or Peaking stage in Adelaide that 8 or more cafes have had, the biggest fall in searches first. The fall is the same comparison as the rises, and shows only from the same base of searches.
- Rising fastest, searches vs a year ago
- Most common40%Matcha of Adelaide cafes
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.
Adelaide cafe trendsThe order
By the change in Adelaide Google searches, Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025. Trends without a search figure come last, the ones on the most cafes first.
The order
By the change in Adelaide Google searches, Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025. Trends without a search figure come last, the ones on the most cafes first.
Fastest rising first
- Cold foamRising drink$10.69average
- Salt breadEmerging bake Micro12cafes so far
- TiramisuFading flavour$11.77average
- UbeEmerging flavour7cafes so far
- EinspannerEmerging drink1cafe so far
- YuzuEmerging flavour8cafes so far
- Mont Blanc coffeeRising drink$9.95average
- Jasmine matcha cloudEmerging drink Micro3cafes so far
- Chilli crispEmerging ingredient14cafes so far
- Cold brewRising drink$6.66average
- Protein coffeeEmerging drink Micro1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Hot honeyEmerging ingredient20cafes so far
- Turkish eggsEmerging dish$24.63average
- BirriaEmerging dish3cafes so far
- Smash burgerEmerging dish$22.20average
- Coconut water espressoTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Iced lattePeaking drink$6.82average
- MortadellaEmerging ingredient23cafes so far
- ShokupanEmerging bake7cafes so far
- HojichaEmerging drink$8.56average
- Mango matchaEmerging drink$9.80average
- MatchaMainstream drink$7.09average
- NdujaEmerging ingredient12cafes so far
- Kaya toastFading dish Micro1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- BiscoffFading flavour$11.11average
- TaroEmerging flavour$6.29average
- Souffle pancakeEmerging sweet Micro2cafes so far
- CroffleEmerging bake Micro1cafe so far
- Chilli scrambleEmerging dish$24.35average
- Basque cheesecakeEmerging sweet$60.00average
- Coconut matcha cloudEmerging drink6cafes so far
- LavenderEmerging flavour3cafes so far
- Blueberry matchaTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Breakfast burritoEmerging dish$21.54average
- Matcha cloudEmerging drink$9.27average
- CaneleEmerging bake2cafes so far
- Black sesameEmerging flavour6cafes so far
- PistachioEmerging flavour$9.90average
- HibiscusEmerging flavour3cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Earl grey matchaEmerging drink4cafes so far
- Katsu sandoEmerging dish14cafes so far
- Iced turmeric latteEmerging drink Micro3cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Coconut cloudEmerging drink2cafes so farToo few searches to chart yet
- CrookieEmerging bake Micro1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Brown butterFading flavour Micro1cafe so far
- HoneycombEmerging flavour4cafes so far
- Strawberry matchaFading drink$9.68average
- PandanEmerging flavour4cafes so far
- ElderflowerTracked flavour MicroNew here, little data yet
- Dubai chocolateFading sweet$15.16average
- Pistachio croissantFading bake7cafes so far
- Salted mapleEmerging flavour4cafes so far
- CruffinEmerging bake2cafes so far
- Coconut matcha slushieTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Coconut water cold brewTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Matcha donutTracked drink MicroNew here, little data yet
- Milk bunTracked bakeNew here, little data yet
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Questions people ask
How much is a coffee in Adelaide?
A flat white averages $5.27 on Adelaide cafe menus. A latte averages $5.31, a cappuccino $5.27 and a long black $5.12. Iced lattes cost more, at $6.66.
From 97 Adelaide cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, updated 15 Nov 2026.
What are the biggest cafe trends in Adelaide right now?
Cold foam, salt bread and Mont Blanc coffee are growing fastest: Adelaide searches are up 1,135%, 258% and 79% in Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025. Matcha is still the most common, on about one in three Adelaide cafes.
Google searches in Adelaide and the cafes we follow, updated 15 Nov 2026.
How much does a matcha latte cost in Adelaide?
A matcha latte averages $6.27. Flavoured matchas cost more: strawberry matcha averages $9.68.
From 58 Adelaide cafe menus that list a matcha latte with a price, updated 15 Nov 2026.
What are the most expensive trending drinks?
Tiramisu drinks ($11.77), Biscoff drinks ($11.11) and cold foam drinks ($10.69), on average across the Adelaide menus that list them.
Average menu prices, one price per cafe, updated 15 Nov 2026.
What new drinks and dishes are Adelaide cafes trying?
Small trends only a few cafes have so far: salt bread (4 cafes in the last 90 days), iced turmeric latte (3 cafes in the last 90 days) and jasmine matcha cloud (2 cafes in the last 90 days). We tag these Micro until 10 or more cafes in a city have them.
Cafes we follow in Adelaide, updated 15 Nov 2026.
How does The Froth decide what is trending?
We count how many Adelaide cafes post about a drink, how often customers review it, how many menus list it and how much Adelaide searches for it, against the months before. Fixed rules then give each one a stage: emerging, rising, peaking, mainstream or fading.
Updated · How we count