Hills District
What cafes in the Hills District are posting, against Sydney as a whole.
Every cafe, on one map
- 370cafes
- 39we follow
- 19suburbs
- 26trends seen
About average
9 of the 39 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 13 different trends in six months.
“We follow”: cafes whose posts we read that posted in the last 90 days.
- Very trend-forward1.5 times Sydney's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trend-forward1.2 times Sydney or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- About averageclose to Sydney as a whole.
- Sticks to the classicsabout two thirds of Sydney or less.
- Too few cafes to sayfewer cafes we follow than a band needs.
The three glasses: Range, how many different trends each cafe posts. Rising, how many cafes post a drink that is rising now. New, how many cafes tried a trend new to them. A fuller glass means more than Sydney as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Sydney. Range counts at most 3 trends per cafe over 180 days. Rising is cafes posting a rising or emerging trend in 90 days. New is cafes posting a trend for the first time in 90 days, and counts half.
Every part is pulled toward Sydney, as if 8 average cafes were added, so two or three cafes can't swing it. A suburb needs 5 cafes we followed in 180 days, an area 10.
We follow posts from only some cafes, so the band depends on which ones. That is why it is a band with its sample, never a rank. Suburbs inside a band are listed by how many cafes we follow.
Figures to
Suburbs in the Hills District
- Castle Hill
- Baulkham Hills
- Rouse Hill
- Dural
- Kellyville
- Bella Vista
- Norwest
- Cherrybrook
- Annangrove
- Beaumont Hills
- Box Hill
- Fiddletown
- Gables
- Galston
- Glenhaven
- Kellyville Ridge
- Kenthurst
- North Kellyville
- West Pennant Hills
- Cafe that posted a trend
- Cafe we follow, no trend yet
- Other cafes we know of
46 more cafes sit off this map and still count.
What's trending hereHow these shares work
Each bar is the share of the 39 cafes here we followed in the last 90 days (17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026) that posted the trend, against the 1,132 across Sydney.
“2x Sydney” means twice the Sydney share. It shows only when at least 3 cafes here and 5 across Sydney posted the trend.
The Hills District's signature, the trend it posts most against Sydney, is Biscoff: 1.8x the Sydney rate, counting posts, reviews, menus and press.
We don't compare with the 90 days before: we follow many more cafes now than then.
How these shares work
Each bar is the share of the 39 cafes here we followed in the last 90 days (17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026) that posted the trend, against the 1,132 across Sydney.
“2x Sydney” means twice the Sydney share. It shows only when at least 3 cafes here and 5 across Sydney posted the trend.
The Hills District's signature, the trend it posts most against Sydney, is Biscoff: 1.8x the Sydney rate, counting posts, reviews, menus and press.
We don't compare with the 90 days before: we follow many more cafes now than then.
Last 90 days · 17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026
Hills DistrictSydney overall
Try it in the Hills DistrictWhere to try it
The most recent places we have seen each top trend here, in cafe and customer posts, reviews, press and menus, by the name each sells it under. The trend's own page lists every cafe in Sydney.
Where to try it
The most recent places we have seen each top trend here, in cafe and customer posts, reviews, press and menus, by the name each sells it under. The trend's own page lists every cafe in Sydney.
Iced latte
59 cafes in Hills District · the rising trend most posted here
- Sold asiced latteLumina Cafe Rouse HillRouse Hill · Customer review, 10 Nov 2026
- Sold asiced latteThe Bakehouse North KellyvilleNorth Kellyville · Customer review, 6 Nov 2026
- On the menuIced latte, $7.50AriseBaulkham Hills · Cafe's post, 27 Oct 2026
- Sold asiced latteSunshine HavenDural · Cafe's post, 7 Oct 2026
- Sold asiced latteBakedell BakeryBox Hill · Customer review, 21 Sep 2026
What cafes here call them
- Mango matchaiced mango matcha2 cafes
Suburb by suburbHow the trend score works
19 suburbs, 2 with enough cafes to score. Beside each band: how many of the cafes we follow there posted a rising drink in the last 90 days. Only suburbs with 12 or more cafes we follow are put in order; the rest are listed A to Z under "Too few cafes to rank".
- Very trend-forward1.5 times Sydney's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trend-forward1.2 times Sydney or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- About averageclose to Sydney as a whole.
- Sticks to the classicsabout two thirds of Sydney or less.
- Too few cafes to sayfewer cafes we follow than a band needs.
The three glasses: Range, how many different trends each cafe posts. Rising, how many cafes post a drink that is rising now. New, how many cafes tried a trend new to them. A fuller glass means more than Sydney as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Sydney. Range counts at most 3 trends per cafe over 180 days. Rising is cafes posting a rising or emerging trend in 90 days. New is cafes posting a trend for the first time in 90 days, and counts half.
Every part is pulled toward Sydney, as if 8 average cafes were added, so two or three cafes can't swing it. A suburb needs 5 cafes we followed in 180 days, an area 10.
We follow posts from only some cafes, so the band depends on which ones. That is why it is a band with its sample, never a rank. Suburbs inside a band are listed by how many cafes we follow.
How the trend score works
19 suburbs, 2 with enough cafes to score. Beside each band: how many of the cafes we follow there posted a rising drink in the last 90 days. Only suburbs with 12 or more cafes we follow are put in order; the rest are listed A to Z under "Too few cafes to rank".
- Very trend-forward1.5 times Sydney's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trend-forward1.2 times Sydney or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- About averageclose to Sydney as a whole.
- Sticks to the classicsabout two thirds of Sydney or less.
- Too few cafes to sayfewer cafes we follow than a band needs.
The three glasses: Range, how many different trends each cafe posts. Rising, how many cafes post a drink that is rising now. New, how many cafes tried a trend new to them. A fuller glass means more than Sydney as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Sydney. Range counts at most 3 trends per cafe over 180 days. Rising is cafes posting a rising or emerging trend in 90 days. New is cafes posting a trend for the first time in 90 days, and counts half.
Every part is pulled toward Sydney, as if 8 average cafes were added, so two or three cafes can't swing it. A suburb needs 5 cafes we followed in 180 days, an area 10.
We follow posts from only some cafes, so the band depends on which ones. That is why it is a band with its sample, never a rank. Suburbs inside a band are listed by how many cafes we follow.
Too few cafes to rankAll 19 suburbs have under 12 cafes we follow, so they are listed A to Z, not in order
- Annangrove2 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Baulkham Hills13 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha9 Nov
- Beaumont Hills3 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Bella Vista13 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow posted in the last 90 days, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold foam9 Nov
- Box Hill6 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
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- Castle Hill19 trendsAbout average2 of 9 we follow2 of the 9 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 4 different trends in six months.Newest:Basque cheesecake9 Nov
- Cherrybrook6 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Dural9 trendsAbout average1 of 6 we follow1 of the 6 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 3 different trends in six months.Newest:Iced latte7 Oct
- Fiddletown0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Gables5 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Galston0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Glenhaven3 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Kellyville12 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Kellyville Ridge8 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Turkish eggs28 Aug
- Kenthurst0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- North Kellyville11 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Norwest9 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Mont Blanc coffee30 Oct
- Rouse Hill16 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow posted in the last 90 days, and a band needs 5.Newest:Tiramisu14 Aug
- West Pennant Hills1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
Show the suburb by trend grid
Cafes in each suburb where we have seen each of the 8 trends seen at the most cafes here, in posts, reviews, menus or press, to 14 Nov 2026.
- 1 cafe
- 2 to 3
- 4 to 6
- 7 or more
| Suburb | Matcha | Iced latte | Strawberry matcha | Cold brew | Taro | Dubai chocolate | Biscoff | Cold foam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | 26 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Rouse Hill | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kellyville | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bella Vista | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Baulkham Hills | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norwest | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dural | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| North Kellyville | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
New arrivalsNew arrivals
A trend arrives in a suburb with the first post we have from there, by a cafe or a customer posting from one. The cafe may have sold it before we started following it, so it is not where a trend began.
These are the 12 newest. Each suburb's page has its full timeline.
New arrivals
A trend arrives in a suburb with the first post we have from there, by a cafe or a customer posting from one. The cafe may have sold it before we started following it, so it is not where a trend began.
These are the 12 newest. Each suburb's page has its full timeline.
13 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30
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When each trend first showed up here
The earliest post we have from a cafe here for each trend, and where that puts the Hills District among Sydney's 14 areas. It is when a trend shows up in the posts we collect, from 1 Jul 2025, never where it began. Areas already posting a trend then tie for first.
- MatchaHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Hibiscus3 May 2026 · 1st of 3 areas · level with the earliest Sydney post we have
- Dubai chocolateHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Hot honey17 Aug 2025 · 2nd of 9 areas · 47 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Strawberry matcha14 Sep 2025 · 8th of 13 areas · 75 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Mont Blanc coffee21 Nov 2025 · 4th of 11 areas · 106 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Cold foam2 Feb 2026 · 4th of 14 areas · 126 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Cold brew15 Nov 2025 · 8th of 14 areas · 137 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
Against the neighbours
Share of each area's cafes posting the top trends here, last 90 days
Hills DistrictParramatta and surrounds
- Matcha10%12%
- Iced latte8%9%
- Strawberry matcha5%7%
- Mont Blanc coffee5%4%
- Taro3%0%
- Biscoff3%0%
Questions about the Hills District
What cafe drinks are trending in the Hills District?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, the tracked trends most posted by cafes in the Hills District were Matcha (10% of cafes, 4 cafes), Iced latte (8% of cafes, 3 cafes) and Strawberry matcha (5% of cafes, 2 cafes). Shares are of the 39 cafes there we followed in that time.
Which The Hills suburbs are most trend-forward for cafes?
No suburb in the Hills District has the 12 cafes we follow that we need to compare suburbs yet, as at 14 Nov 2026. The Hills District as a whole is about average: 9 of the 39 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 13 different trends in six months.
Where can I get Matcha in the Hills District?
We have seen Matcha at 89 cafes in the Hills District across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026. The most recent sightings: Lumina Cafe Rouse Hill (Rouse Hill), Good Fella Coffee (Bella Vista), Mouzina Cafe Castle Mall (Castle Hill), Second Home Cafe - Baulkham Hills (Baulkham Hills) and The Mill Cafe & Kitchen (Castle Hill). Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
What is the Hills District's signature cafe drink?
Biscoff. Counting posts, reviews, menus and press, it shows up at 13 of the 304 cafes we have seen anything from in the Hills District (4.3%), 1.8x the Sydney rate of 2.4%, as at 14 Nov 2026. Too few cafes there posted in the last 90 days to compare on posts alone.
Which suburbs are in the Hills District?
North-west of Parramatta: Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill, Norwest and Bella Vista, Kellyville and Rouse Hill, Cherrybrook and West Pennant Hills, and out to Dural and Box Hill. We track cafes in 19 of its suburbs: Annangrove, Baulkham Hills, Beaumont Hills, Bella Vista, Box Hill, Castle Hill, Cherrybrook, Dural, Fiddletown, Gables, Galston, Glenhaven, Kellyville, Kellyville Ridge, Kenthurst, North Kellyville, Norwest, Rouse Hill, West Pennant Hills.
How is this worked out?
We track every cafe we can find in Sydney. We read the public posts of the ones we follow, plus customer reviews, cafe menus and food press. A cafe counts for a trend when it, or a customer posting from it, posted about it. Creators' posts never count as proof a cafe sells something.
A share is the cafes posting a trend in the last 90 days, out of the cafes in the same place that posted anything then. An area needs at least 10 such cafes before we show one. "First seen" is the earliest post we have since 1 Jul 2025. That is when a trend shows up in what we collect, not when or where it started. Figures run to 14 Nov 2026.
Facts to quote
Hills District at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 370 cafes across 19 suburbs in the Hills District, and follows posts from 48 of them, 39 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026. Shares on this page are of those 39.
- In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, Matcha was posted by 10% of the 39 cafes in the Hills District we followed (4 cafes), against 16% across Sydney.
- The Hills District is about average on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 9 of the 39 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 13 different trends in six months.
- Counting posts, reviews, menus and press, Biscoff shows up at 13 of the 304 cafes we have seen anything from in the Hills District (4.3%), 1.8x the Sydney rate of 2.4%, as at 14 Nov 2026.
- 12 trends showed up in a suburb of the Hills District for the first time in our data in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, most recently Matcha in Baulkham Hills on 9 Nov 2026.
- The Hills District covers Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, Rouse Hill, Dural, Kellyville and Bella Vista and 13 more suburbs.