Upper North Shore and Hornsby
What cafes in the Upper North Shore and Hornsby are posting, against Sydney as a whole.
Every cafe, on one map
- 291cafes
- 40we follow
- 32suburbs
- 27trends seen
Sticks to the classics
6 of the 40 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 Upper North Shore and Hornsby
- Hornsby
- Wahroonga
- Gordon
- St Ives
- Lindfield
- Pennant Hills
- Thornleigh
- Beecroft
- Asquith
- Berowra
- Berowra Heights
- Berowra Waters
- Cheltenham
- Cowan
- Dangar Island
- East Killara
- East Lindfield
- Hornsby Heights
- Killara
- Mount Colah
- Mount Kuring-gai
- Normanhurst
- North Turramurra
- Pymble
- Roseville
- Roseville Chase
- South Turramurra
- St Ives Chase
- Turramurra
- Waitara
- West Pymble
- Westleigh
- Cafe that posted a trend
- Cafe we follow, no trend yet
- Other cafes we know of
32 more cafes sit off this map and still count.
Not here yetAhead 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.
- Matcha181 of 1,132 cafes across Sydney3of 6 expected
What's trending hereHow these shares work
Each bar is the share of the 40 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 Upper North Shore and Hornsby's signature, the trend it posts most against Sydney, is Basque cheesecake: 2x 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 40 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 Upper North Shore and Hornsby's signature, the trend it posts most against Sydney, is Basque cheesecake: 2x 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
Upper North Shore and HornsbySydney overall
Try it in the Upper North Shore and HornsbyWhere 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
40 cafes in Upper North Shore and Hornsby · the rising trend most posted here
- Sold asiced latteReplay Espresso TurramurraTurramurra · Customer review, 11 Nov 2026
- Sold asiced latteEvolve WahroongaWahroonga · Cafe's post, 29 Oct 2026
- Sold asiced latteCafe Long ShotBeecroft · Cafe's post, 21 Oct 2026
- Sold asiced latteGoodfields EateryLindfield · Cafe's post, 20 Oct 2026
- On the menuIced LatteOliver BrownHornsby · Customer review, 14 Oct 2026
What cafes here call them
- Coconut matcha cloudmatcha coconut cloud1 cafe
- Jasmine matcha cloudmatcha cloud on jasmine1 cafe
- Mango matchaiced mango matcha1 cafe
Suburb by suburbHow the trend score works
32 suburbs, 1 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, 1 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 32 suburbs have under 12 cafes we follow, so they are listed A to Z, not in order
- Asquith4 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Beecroft3 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Biscoff21 Oct
- Berowra0 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Berowra Heights0 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Berowra Waters0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
Show all 32 suburbsShow fewer suburbs
- Cheltenham0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Cowan0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone posted in 90 daysOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Dangar Island0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- East Killara0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- East Lindfield2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Gordon16 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Coconut matcha cloud4 Nov
- Hornsby13 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Hornsby Heights0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Killara2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Lindfield7 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Iced latte20 Oct
- Mount Colah2 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Mount Kuring-gai1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Normanhurst6 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- North Turramurra1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Pennant Hills7 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Pymble3 trendsToo few cafes to say2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Roseville4 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Roseville Chase0 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- South Turramurra1 trendToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- St Ives8 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.Newest:Cruffin5 Sep
- St Ives Chase0 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Thornleigh3 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Turramurra2 trendsToo few cafes to sayNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Wahroonga14 trendsAbout average1 of 7 we follow1 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 5 different trends in six months.Newest:Dubai chocolate10 Nov
- Waitara0 trendsToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- West Pymble2 trendsToo few cafes to say4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Westleigh1 trendToo few cafes to say1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.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 | Basque cheesecake | Taro | Dubai chocolate | Matcha cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hornsby | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Wahroonga | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pennant Hills | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lindfield | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Normanhurst | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roseville | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St Ives | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.
17 in the last 90 days, 15 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 Upper North Shore and Hornsby 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)
- Jasmine matcha cloud29 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 2 areas · 104 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Cruffin5 Sep 2026 · 3rd of 4 areas · 155 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Ube28 Oct 2026 · 9th of 10 areas · 320 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Cold foam29 Oct 2026 · 14th of 14 areas · 395 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Tiramisu28 Oct 2026 · 11th of 12 areas · 457 days after the earliest Sydney post we have
- Iced latte2 Oct 2026 · 13th of 14 areas · 458 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
Upper North Shore and HornsbyLower North Shore
- Iced latte10%5%
- Matcha8%8%
- Strawberry matcha3%0%
- Cold brew3%8%
- Dubai chocolate3%0%
- Matcha cloud3%1%
Questions about the Upper North Shore and Hornsby
What cafe drinks are trending in the Upper North Shore and Hornsby?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, the tracked trends most posted by cafes in the Upper North Shore and Hornsby were Iced latte (10% of cafes, 4 cafes), Matcha (8% of cafes, 3 cafes) and Strawberry matcha (3% of cafes, 1 cafe). Shares are of the 40 cafes there we followed in that time.
Which Upper North Shore suburbs are most trend-forward for cafes?
No suburb in the Upper North Shore and Hornsby has the 12 cafes we follow that we need to compare suburbs yet, as at 14 Nov 2026. The Upper North Shore and Hornsby as a whole is sticks to the classics: 6 of the 40 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 13 different trends in six months.
What cafe trends is the Upper North Shore and Hornsby missing?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, these trends were posted widely by Sydney cafes but rarely or never by the 40 cafes we followed in the Upper North Shore and Hornsby: Matcha (3 here, where the Sydney share would give about 6).
A gap means we did not see it in the posts we see, not that no cafe there sells it.
Where can I get Iced latte in the Upper North Shore and Hornsby?
We have seen Iced latte at 40 cafes in the Upper North Shore and Hornsby across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026. The most recent sightings: Replay Espresso Turramurra (Turramurra), Evolve Wahroonga (Wahroonga), Cafe Long Shot (Beecroft), Goodfields Eatery (Lindfield) and Oliver Brown (Hornsby). Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
What is the Upper North Shore and Hornsby's signature cafe drink?
Basque cheesecake. Counting posts, reviews, menus and press, it shows up at 10 of the 251 cafes we have seen anything from in the Upper North Shore and Hornsby (4.0%), 2x the Sydney rate of 2.0%, 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 Upper North Shore and Hornsby?
Up the North Shore line from Roseville, Lindfield and Gordon through Turramurra, St Ives and Wahroonga to Hornsby, Pennant Hills and Berowra. We track cafes in 32 of its suburbs: Asquith, Beecroft, Berowra, Berowra Heights, Berowra Waters, Cheltenham, Cowan, Dangar Island, East Killara, East Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby, Hornsby Heights, Killara, Lindfield, Mount Colah, Mount Kuring-gai, Normanhurst, North Turramurra, Pennant Hills, Pymble, Roseville, Roseville Chase, South Turramurra, St Ives, St Ives Chase, Thornleigh, Turramurra, Wahroonga, Waitara, West Pymble, Westleigh.
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
Upper North Shore and Hornsby at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 291 cafes across 32 suburbs in the Upper North Shore and Hornsby, and follows posts from 48 of them, 40 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026. Shares on this page are of those 40.
- In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, Iced latte was posted by 10% of the 40 cafes in the Upper North Shore and Hornsby we followed (4 cafes), against 6% across Sydney.
- The Upper North Shore and Hornsby is sticks to the classics on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 6 of the 40 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 13 different trends in six months.
- Trends Sydney's cafes are posting that the Upper North Shore and Hornsby mostly is not, in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026: Matcha (3 of 40 cafes here, 181 of 1,132 across Sydney).
- Counting posts, reviews, menus and press, Basque cheesecake shows up at 10 of the 251 cafes we have seen anything from in the Upper North Shore and Hornsby (4.0%), 2x the Sydney rate of 2.0%, as at 14 Nov 2026.
- 12 trends showed up in a suburb of the Upper North Shore and Hornsby for the first time in our data in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, most recently Dubai chocolate in Wahroonga on 10 Nov 2026.
- The Upper North Shore and Hornsby covers Hornsby, Wahroonga, Gordon, St Ives, Lindfield and Pennant Hills and 26 more suburbs.