Northern Beaches
What cafes in the Northern Beaches are posting, against Sydney as a whole.
Every cafe, on one map
- 560cafes
- 88we follow
- 47suburbs
- 30trends seen
About average
16 of the 88 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 17 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 Northern Beaches
- Manly
- Brookvale
- Dee Why
- Mona Vale
- Warriewood
- Balgowlah
- Frenchs Forest
- Narrabeen
- Allambie Heights
- Avalon Beach
- Balgowlah Heights
- Bayview
- Beacon Hill
- Belrose
- Bilgola Beach
- Bilgola Plateau
- Church Point
- Clontarf
- Collaroy
- Collaroy Plateau
- Cottage Point
- Cromer
- Curl Curl
- Davidson
- Elanora Heights
- Fairlight
- Forestville
- Freshwater
- Ingleside
- Killarney Heights
- Manly N
- Manly Vale
- Narraweena
- Newport
- North Balgowlah
- North Curl Curl
- North Manly
- North Narrabeen
- Oxford Falls
- Palm Beach
- Queenscliff
- Scotland Island
- Seaforth
- South Curl Curl Beach
- Terrey Hills
- Whale Beach
- Wheeler Heights
- Cafe that posted a trend
- Cafe we follow, no trend yet
- Other cafes we know of
57 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.
Not here yet
- Mont Blanc coffee41 of 1,132 cafes across Sydney1of 3 expected
What's trending hereHow these shares work
Each bar is the share of the 88 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 Northern Beaches's signature, the trend it posts most against Sydney, is Cold brew: 1.7x 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 88 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 Northern Beaches's signature, the trend it posts most against Sydney, is Cold brew: 1.7x 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
Northern BeachesSydney overall
Try it in the Northern BeachesWhere 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
46 cafes in Northern Beaches · the rising trend most posted here
- Sold ascold brewBarefoot Coffee TradersManly · Customer review, 7 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold brewKEEP TONEManly · Customer review, 7 Nov 2026
- Sold ascold brewThe Peak CafeNewport · Customer review, 28 Oct 2026
- Sold ascold brewThe Beach EaterySouth Curl Curl Beach · Cafe's post, 27 Oct 2026
- Sold ascold brewNorma's DeliManly · Cafe's post, 24 Oct 2026
What cafes here call them
- Pistachio croissantcroissant with pistachio1 cafe
- Basque cheesecakeflavoured basque1 cafe
- Coconut matcha cloudMatcha Coconut2 cafes
- Turkish eggscilbir1 cafe
- Coconut water espressococonut iced long black1 cafe
Suburb by suburbHow the trend score works
47 suburbs, 7 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
47 suburbs, 7 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.
- Manly27 trendsVery trend-forward7 of 18 we follow7 of the 18 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 14 different trends in six months.Newest:Tiramisu12 Oct
Too few cafes to rank46 more suburbs have under 12 cafes we follow, so they are listed A to Z, not in order
Show 46 smaller suburbsHide the smaller suburbs
- Allambie Heights1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Avalon Beach10 trendsAbout average0 of 5 we follow0 of the 5 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and one trend in six months.Newest:Hot honey24 May
- Balgowlah5 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow posted in the last 90 days, and a band needs 5.Newest:Iced latte18 Apr
- Balgowlah Heights3 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Bayview0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Beacon Hill0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Belrose6 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Bilgola Beach0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Bilgola Plateau0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Brookvale15 trendsAbout average2 of 6 we follow2 of the 6 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 3 different trends in six months.Newest:Cold brew7 Oct
- Church Point3 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Clontarf0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Collaroy3 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow posted in the last 90 days, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Collaroy Plateau1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Cottage Point1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Cromer0 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Curl Curl2 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Matcha6 Nov
- Davidson0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Dee Why16 trendsAbout average2 of 8 we follow2 of the 8 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 5 different trends in six months.Newest:Cold foam22 Oct
- Elanora Heights1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Fairlight2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Forestville3 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Mont Blanc coffee21 Sep
- Frenchs Forest7 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Freshwater13 trendsAbout average1 of 7 we follow1 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 4 different trends in six months.Newest:Yuzu28 Sep
- Ingleside0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Killarney Heights1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Manly N0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Manly Vale2 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Mona Vale9 trendsTrend-forward2 of 5 we follow2 of the 5 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 4 different trends in six months.Newest:Cold foam19 Oct
- Narrabeen4 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Narraweena0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Newport5 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- North Balgowlah0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- North Curl Curl0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- North Manly1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- North Narrabeen8 trendsToo few cafes to say3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Oxford Falls0 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Palm Beach1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Queenscliff1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Scotland Island0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Seaforth9 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- South Curl Curl Beach2 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cold brew22 Oct
- Terrey Hills3 trendsSticks to the classics0 of 5 we follow0 of the 5 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and no tracked trend in six months.None in posts yet
- Warriewood6 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone posted in 90 daysOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Whale Beach0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Wheeler Heights0 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 | Cold foam | Strawberry matcha | Matcha cloud | Basque cheesecake | Pistachio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 27 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Brookvale | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Dee Why | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Freshwater | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mona Vale | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Avalon Beach | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Balgowlah | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Belrose | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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, 7 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 Northern Beaches 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)
- Dubai chocolateHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Protein coffee29 Jul 2026 · only area so far · level with the earliest Sydney post we have
- Cruffin15 Apr 2026 · 2nd of 4 areas · 12 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Cold brew8 Oct 2025 · 6th of 14 areas · 99 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Iced latte8 Oct 2025 · 3rd of 14 areas · 99 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Coconut cloud1 Sep 2026 · 2nd of 6 areas · 104 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Turkish eggs25 Mar 2026 · 4th of 7 areas · 113 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
Questions about the Northern Beaches
What cafe drinks are trending in the Northern Beaches?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, the tracked trends most posted by cafes in the Northern Beaches were Matcha (13% of cafes, 11 cafes), Cold brew (10% of cafes, 9 cafes) and Cold foam (9% of cafes, 8 cafes). Shares are of the 88 cafes there we followed in that time.
Against Sydney as a whole, it over-indexes most on Cold brew: 1.7x the Sydney share.
Which Northern Beaches suburbs are most trend-forward for cafes?
1 suburbs in the Northern Beaches have the 12 or more cafes we follow that we need to compare them, as at 14 Nov 2026. Very trend-forward: Manly. 6 smaller suburbs have a trend score but too few cafes to rank.
The Northern Beaches as a whole is about average. Suburbs inside a band are not ranked, because a band depends on which cafes we follow.
What cafe trends is the Northern Beaches missing?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, these trends were posted widely by Sydney cafes but rarely or never by the 88 cafes we followed in the Northern Beaches: Mont Blanc coffee (1 here, where the Sydney share would give about 3).
A gap means we did not see it in the posts we see, not that no cafe there sells it.
Where can I get Matcha in the Northern Beaches?
We have seen Matcha at 111 cafes in the Northern Beaches across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026. The most recent sightings: Banksia Kitchen Narrabeen (Narrabeen), VIE market | grocer | kitchen | wellness bar | organic produce | GF VG treats | gifts | coffee & matcha till late (Manly), Curly's on the Corner (Curl Curl), Girdlers Café - Narrabeen (North Narrabeen) and Lovat Cafe Avalon Beach Front (Avalon Beach). Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
What is the Northern Beaches's signature cafe drink?
Cold brew. In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 10% of the cafes in the Northern Beaches we followed posted it (9 of 88), 1.7x the Sydney share of 6%. No other tracked trend is as far ahead of the Sydney share there.
Which suburbs are in the Northern Beaches?
The coast from Manly, Freshwater and Dee Why north through Narrabeen, Mona Vale and Avalon to Palm Beach, and inland to Brookvale, Frenchs Forest and Terrey Hills. We track cafes in 47 of its suburbs: Allambie Heights, Avalon Beach, Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Bayview, Beacon Hill, Belrose, Bilgola Beach, Bilgola Plateau, Brookvale, Church Point, Clontarf, Collaroy, Collaroy Plateau, Cottage Point, Cromer, Curl Curl, Davidson, Dee Why, Elanora Heights, Fairlight, Forestville, Frenchs Forest, Freshwater, Ingleside, Killarney Heights, Manly, Manly N, Manly Vale, Mona Vale, Narrabeen, Narraweena, Newport, North Balgowlah, North Curl Curl, North Manly, North Narrabeen, Oxford Falls, Palm Beach, Queenscliff, Scotland Island, Seaforth, South Curl Curl Beach, Terrey Hills, Warriewood, Whale Beach, Wheeler Heights.
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
Northern Beaches at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 560 cafes across 47 suburbs in the Northern Beaches, and follows posts from 111 of them, 88 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026. Shares on this page are of those 88.
- In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, Matcha was posted by 13% of the 88 cafes in the Northern Beaches we followed (11 cafes), against 16% across Sydney.
- The Northern Beaches is about average on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 16 of the 88 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 17 different trends in six months.
- Trends Sydney's cafes are posting that the Northern Beaches mostly is not, in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026: Mont Blanc coffee (1 of 88 cafes here, 41 of 1,132 across Sydney).
- Rising trends the Northern Beaches posts more than Sydney does, in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026: Cold brew (1.7x the Sydney share, 9 of 88 cafes) and Cold foam (1.3x the Sydney share, 8 of 88 cafes).
- Cold brew is the trend the Northern Beaches over-indexes on most: 10% of the cafes we follow there posted it in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 1.7x the Sydney share of 6%.
- 12 trends showed up in a suburb of the Northern Beaches for the first time in our data in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, most recently Matcha in Curl Curl on 6 Nov 2026.
- The Northern Beaches covers Manly, Brookvale, Dee Why, Mona Vale, Warriewood and Balgowlah and 41 more suburbs.