Lower North Shore
What cafes in the Lower North Shore are posting, against Sydney as a whole.
Every cafe, on one map
- 589cafes
- 73we follow
- 32suburbs
- 26trends seen
About average
12 of the 73 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 10 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 Lower North Shore
- Chatswood
- North Sydney
- Mosman
- Neutral Bay
- St Leonards
- Artarmon
- Crows Nest
- Lane Cove
- Cammeray
- Castle Cove
- Castlecrag
- Cremorne
- Cremorne Point
- Greenwich
- Kirribilli
- Kurraba Point
- Lane Cove North
- Lane Cove West
- Lavender Bay
- Linley Point
- Longueville
- McMahons Point
- Middle Cove
- Milsons Point
- Naremburn
- North Willoughby
- Northbridge
- Riverview
- Waverton
- Willoughby
- Willoughby East
- Wollstonecraft
- Cafe that posted a trend
- Cafe we follow, no trend yet
- Other cafes we know of
14 more cafes sit off this map and still count.
Ahead of SydneyAhead and missing
Ahead: rising trends cafes here post more than Sydney's do, with at least 5 cafes here posting and a share at least 1.25 times Sydney's. “2x” is twice the Sydney share.
Not here yet: trends Sydney's cafes post widely that few cafes here have. We list one when the Sydney share would put at least 3 cafes here and we saw half that or fewer.
A gap means we did not see it in the posts we see, not that no cafe here sells it. Last 90 days, 17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026.
Ahead and missing
Ahead: rising trends cafes here post more than Sydney's do, with at least 5 cafes here posting and a share at least 1.25 times Sydney's. “2x” is twice the Sydney share.
Not here yet: trends Sydney's cafes post widely that few cafes here have. We list one when the Sydney share would put at least 3 cafes here and we saw half that or fewer.
A gap means we did not see it in the posts we see, not that no cafe here sells it. Last 90 days, 17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026.
- Mont Blanc coffee5 of 73 cafes here1.9xthe Sydney share
- Cold brew6 of 73 cafes here1.4xthe Sydney share
Nothing big in Sydney is missing here
What's trending hereHow these shares work
Each bar is the share of the 73 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 Lower North Shore's signature, the trend it posts most against Sydney, is Mont Blanc coffee: 1.9x the Sydney share.
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 73 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 Lower North Shore's signature, the trend it posts most against Sydney, is Mont Blanc coffee: 1.9x the Sydney share.
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
Lower North ShoreSydney overall
Try it in the Lower North ShoreWhere 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.
Cold brew
64 cafes in Lower North Shore · the rising trend most posted here
- Sold ascold brewBrew, No?Crows Nest · Cafe's post, 10 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold brewCali Press Cafe & Breakfast MosmanMosman · Customer review, 4 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold brewRatio Coffee (No Food)Crows Nest · Customer review, 28 Oct 2026
- Sold ascold brewLeible CoffeeNorth Sydney · Cafe's post, 26 Oct 2026
- Sold ascold brewENA SydneySt Leonards · Customer review, 25 Oct 2026
What cafes here call them
- Mont Blanc coffeeIced Mont Blanc2 cafesYuzu Mont Blanc2 cafes
- Mango matchaiced mango matcha3 cafes
- Earl grey matchaearl grey matcha latte1 cafe
- Coconut matcha cloudmatcha with coconut1 cafe
Suburb by suburbHow the trend score works
32 suburbs, 5 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
32 suburbs, 5 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.
- Mosman8 trendsAbout average1 of 12 we follow1 of the 12 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and one trend in six months.Newest:Iced latte9 Nov
Too few cafes to rank31 more suburbs have under 12 cafes we follow, so they are listed A to Z, not in order
Show 31 smaller suburbsHide the smaller suburbs
- Artarmon7 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Iced latte20 Oct
- Cammeray4 trendsToo few cafes to say3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Iced latte4 Nov
- Castle Cove2 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Castlecrag4 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Chatswood24 trendsSticks to the classics0 of 8 we follow0 of the 8 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and one trend in six months.Newest:Matcha2 Sep 2025
- Cremorne4 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Cremorne Point1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Crows Nest9 trendsAbout average1 of 7 we follow1 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and one trend in six months.Newest:Cold brew16 Sep
- Greenwich1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Kirribilli3 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Kurraba Point1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Lane Cove5 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold brew30 Sep
- Lane Cove North2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Lane Cove West2 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Lavender Bay6 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold brew16 Oct
- Linley Point0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Longueville0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- McMahons Point3 trendsToo few cafes to say3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Middle Cove2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Milsons Point3 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Naremburn3 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Neutral Bay11 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha18 Jul
- North Sydney18 trendsVery trend-forward3 of 7 we follow3 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 8 different trends in six months.Newest:Cold foam4 Nov
- North Willoughby2 trendsToo few cafes to say3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha8 Jan
- Northbridge5 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Mont Blanc coffee19 Sep
- Riverview0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- St Leonards10 trendsAbout average1 of 7 we follow1 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 3 different trends in six months.Newest:Cold brew9 Sep
- Waverton11 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Turkish eggs30 Aug
- Willoughby3 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha23 Mar 2025
- Willoughby East0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Wollstonecraft0 trendsToo 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 | Cold brew | Strawberry matcha | Mont Blanc coffee | Basque cheesecake | Hojicha | Cold foam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatswood | 54 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| North Sydney | 32 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mosman | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Crows Nest | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| St Leonards | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral Bay | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Artarmon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lane Cove | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
20 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30
When each trend first showed up here
The earliest post we have from a cafe here for each trend, and where that puts the Lower North Shore 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)
- Strawberry matchaHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Mont Blanc coffee20 Nov 2025 · 3rd of 11 areas · 105 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Iced latte15 Oct 2025 · 4th of 14 areas · 106 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Yuzu19 Nov 2025 · 2nd of 8 areas · 141 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Turkish eggs30 Aug 2026 · 6th of 7 areas · 271 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Basque cheesecake30 Apr 2026 · 4th of 11 areas · 303 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Cold foam4 Aug 2026 · 10th of 14 areas · 309 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
Lower North ShoreCity and Inner South
- Matcha8%27%
- Cold brew8%9%
- Mont Blanc coffee7%6%
- Iced latte5%6%
- Cold foam4%6%
- Tiramisu3%2%
Questions about the Lower North Shore
What cafe drinks are trending in the Lower North Shore?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, the tracked trends most posted by cafes in the Lower North Shore were Matcha (8% of cafes, 6 cafes), Cold brew (8% of cafes, 6 cafes) and Mont Blanc coffee (7% of cafes, 5 cafes). Shares are of the 73 cafes there we followed in that time.
Against Sydney as a whole, it over-indexes most on Mont Blanc coffee: 1.9x the Sydney share.
Which Lower North Shore suburbs are most trend-forward for cafes?
1 suburbs in the Lower North Shore have the 12 or more cafes we follow that we need to compare them, as at 14 Nov 2026. About average: Mosman. 4 smaller suburbs have a trend score but too few cafes to rank.
The Lower North Shore as a whole is about average. Suburbs inside a band are not ranked, because a band depends on which cafes we follow.
Where can I get Matcha in the Lower North Shore?
We have seen Matcha at 181 cafes in the Lower North Shore across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026. The most recent sightings: Bay Brew Cafe (Waverton), Sugar Trend Dessert (Chatswood), Matcha K by cha-no-wa (Chatswood), Black & White Espresso Bar | Chatswood Chase (Chatswood) and Ice Kirin Bar Chatswood (Chatswood). Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
What is the Lower North Shore's signature cafe drink?
Mont Blanc coffee. In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 7% of the cafes in the Lower North Shore we followed posted it (5 of 73), 1.9x the Sydney share of 4%. No other tracked trend is as far ahead of the Sydney share there.
Which suburbs are in the Lower North Shore?
Across the harbour from North Sydney, Crows Nest and St Leonards to Mosman, Neutral Bay, Lane Cove, Willoughby and Chatswood. We track cafes in 32 of its suburbs: Artarmon, Cammeray, Castle Cove, Castlecrag, Chatswood, Cremorne, Cremorne Point, Crows Nest, Greenwich, Kirribilli, Kurraba Point, Lane Cove, Lane Cove North, Lane Cove West, Lavender Bay, Linley Point, Longueville, McMahons Point, Middle Cove, Milsons Point, Mosman, Naremburn, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, North Willoughby, Northbridge, Riverview, St Leonards, Waverton, Willoughby, Willoughby East, Wollstonecraft.
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
Lower North Shore at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 589 cafes across 32 suburbs in the Lower North Shore, and follows posts from 99 of them, 73 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026. Shares on this page are of those 73.
- In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, Matcha was posted by 8% of the 73 cafes in the Lower North Shore we followed (6 cafes), against 16% across Sydney.
- The Lower North Shore is about average on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 12 of the 73 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 10 different trends in six months.
- Rising trends the Lower North Shore posts more than Sydney does, in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026: Mont Blanc coffee (1.9x the Sydney share, 5 of 73 cafes) and Cold brew (1.4x the Sydney share, 6 of 73 cafes).
- Mont Blanc coffee is the trend the Lower North Shore over-indexes on most: 7% of the cafes we follow there posted it in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 1.9x the Sydney share of 4%.
- 12 trends showed up in a suburb of the Lower North Shore for the first time in our data in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, most recently Iced latte in Mosman on 9 Nov 2026.
- The Lower North Shore covers Chatswood, North Sydney, Mosman, Neutral Bay, St Leonards and Artarmon and 26 more suburbs.