What's catching on in Sydney cafes
Every trend we follow across 9,515 Sydney cafes, and the menus that have them.
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Sydney right nowHow these are worked out
Rising fastest: the change in Sydney 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 Sydney cafes we read that had it in the last 90 days.
Prices: the average on 295 Sydney cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, one price per cafe.
How these are worked out
Rising fastest: the change in Sydney 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 Sydney cafes we read that had it in the last 90 days.
Prices: the average on 295 Sydney cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, one price per cafe.
- Rising fastest, searches vs a year ago
- Most common42%Matcha of Sydney cafes
- A flat white, on average$4.96
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.
Sydney cafe trendsThe order
By the change in Sydney 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 Sydney 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$10.62average
- Mont Blanc coffeeRising drink$10.39average
- UbeRising flavour$7.94average
- Jasmine matcha cloudEmerging drink Micro$9.70average
- Salted mapleRising flavour14cafes so far
- Coconut water cold brewEmerging drink Micro1cafe so farToo few searches to chart yet
- Coconut matcha cloudRising drink$10.23average
- Iced turmeric latteEmerging drink Micro5cafes so far
- Coconut cloudRising drink16cafes so far
- PandanRising flavour22cafes so far
- EinspannerRising drink$9.38average
- Black sesameRising flavour$7.12average
- Cold brewRising drink$6.72average
- Matcha cloudRising drink$10.36average
- HibiscusRising flavour$7.92average
- Iced latteRising drink$6.99average
- YuzuRising flavour$8.31average
- Protein coffeeEmerging drink Micro8cafes so far
- HojichaEmerging drink$6.50average
- Earl grey matchaEmerging drink$9.77average
- BiscoffEmerging flavour$7.53average
- TaroEmerging flavour$6.69average
- Basque cheesecakeFading sweet$51.19average
- ElderflowerEmerging flavour Micro7cafes so far
- Brown butterEmerging flavour Micro2cafes so far
- MatchaMainstream drink$7.37average
- Coconut water espressoEmerging drink Micro5cafes so far
- TiramisuEmerging flavour$9.63average
- LavenderEmerging flavour6cafes so far
- HoneycombEmerging flavour13cafes so far
- Mango matchaEmerging drink$9.69average
- PistachioEmerging flavour$7.93average
- Strawberry matchaFading drink$10.46average
- Dubai chocolateFading sweet$9.76average
- Hot honeyEmerging dish$18.75averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- Turkish eggsFading dish$23.83averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- Pistachio croissantEmerging bake$8.20averageNot searched enough to chart yet
- CruffinEmerging bake$8.51averageNot searched enough to chart yet
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Where it's happeningThe map
Each area is coloured by the share of its cafes that posted a rising or emerging trend in the last 90 days, against Sydney as a whole.
Tap or point at an area for the three trends most ahead of Sydney there (5 or more cafes posting each). Open it to see everything there.
The map
Each area is coloured by the share of its cafes that posted a rising or emerging trend in the last 90 days, against Sydney as a whole.
Tap or point at an area for the three trends most ahead of Sydney there (5 or more cafes posting each). Open it to see everything there.
- More cafes on rising trends than Sydney overall
- Fewer
Trendiest suburbsTrendiest suburbs
Suburbs with 12 or more cafes we follow that posted in the last 90 days (10 in Sydney), in order of the share of those cafes that posted a rising trend. Smaller suburbs are left out of the order: in a suburb of a few cafes, one or two posts move it a long way.
Trendiest suburbs
Suburbs with 12 or more cafes we follow that posted in the last 90 days (10 in Sydney), in order of the share of those cafes that posted a rising trend. Smaller suburbs are left out of the order: in a suburb of a few cafes, one or two posts move it a long way.
- CronullaSutherland Shire40%6 of 15 we follow
- ManlyNorthern Beaches39%7 of 18 we follow
- MarrickvilleInner West35%7 of 20 we follow
- ParramattaParramatta and surrounds33%5 of 15 we follow
- AlexandriaCity and Inner South29%4 of 14 we follow
- Sydney CBDCity and Inner South25%7 of 28 we follow
- Surry HillsCity and Inner South25%5 of 20 we follow
- Bondi BeachEastern Suburbs19%3 of 16 we follow
- BankstownCanterbury-Bankstown15%2 of 13 we follow
- DarlinghurstCity and Inner South14%2 of 14 we follow
63 smaller suburbs have too few cafes to rank
Questions people ask
How much is a coffee in Sydney?
A flat white averages $4.96 on Sydney cafe menus. A latte averages $5.16, a cappuccino $4.95 and a long black $4.91. Iced lattes cost more, at $6.94.
From 295 Sydney cafe menus that list a flat white with a price, updated 14 Nov 2026.
What are the biggest cafe trends in Sydney right now?
Cold foam, Mont Blanc coffee and ube are growing fastest: Sydney searches are up 814%, 509% and 177% in Aug to Oct 2026 against the same months of 2025. Matcha is still the most common, on about one in two Sydney cafes.
Google searches in Sydney and the cafes we follow, updated 14 Nov 2026.
How much does a matcha latte cost in Sydney?
A matcha latte averages $6.04. Flavoured matchas cost more: strawberry matcha averages $10.46.
From 180 Sydney cafe menus that list a matcha latte with a price, updated 14 Nov 2026.
What new drinks are Sydney cafes trying?
Small trends only a few cafes have so far: jasmine matcha cloud (9 cafes in the last 90 days), iced turmeric latte (5 cafes in the last 90 days) and protein coffee (5 cafes in the last 90 days). We tag these Micro until 10 or more cafes in a city have them.
Cafes we follow in Sydney, updated 14 Nov 2026.
Which Sydney suburbs are the most trend-forward?
Among suburbs where we follow 15 or more cafes, Cronulla (6 of 15 cafes we follow), Manly (7 of 18 cafes we follow) and Marrickville (7 of 20 cafes we follow) had the most cafes post a rising trend in the last 90 days.
Cafes we follow in each suburb, updated 14 Nov 2026.
How does The Froth decide what is trending?
We count how many Sydney cafes post about a drink, how often customers review it, how many menus list it and how much Sydney 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