Where to get each oneWhere to get each one
Pick a trend to see the Ultimo cafes we saw it at, newest sighting first, by the name each sells it under: the line on its menu with the price, or the name it was posted under.
The figure on each chip counts every Ultimo cafe we have seen it at, in posts, reviews, menus or press, to 14 Nov 2026. The trend's own page lists every cafe in Sydney.
Where to get each one
Pick a trend to see the Ultimo cafes we saw it at, newest sighting first, by the name each sells it under: the line on its menu with the price, or the name it was posted under.
The figure on each chip counts every Ultimo cafe we have seen it at, in posts, reviews, menus or press, to 14 Nov 2026. The trend's own page lists every cafe in Sydney.
Matcha
20 cafes in Ultimo
- Sold asmatchaKIKI DessertCustomer review, 4 Nov
- Sold asmatchaAge.3 SydneyCustomer review, 30 Oct
- On the menuMatcha Latte, $5One Shot SpecialtyCustomer review, 21 Oct · 6 more on the menu
- On the menuMatcha & HōjichaStitch Coffee BroadwayCafe's post, 20 Oct
- Sold asmatchaFork and GrindCafe's post, 8 Oct
- Sold asmatchaLittle Cake BoxCustomer review, 5 Sep
First seen hereFirst seen here
Dates are the first post we have from a Ultimo cafe, or a customer posting from one, since 1 Jul 2025. A first post is when a trend shows up in what we collect, not when or where it began.
We saw 0 of 3 arrive: we had already been following that cafe for 60 days, so the date is close to when it turned up. A hollow dot is just the first post we could read.
Our records start in Jul 2025, so a trend posted here that month was most likely here already. Beside each later one: how many of the suburbs where we saw it arrive had it before Ultimo.
First seen here
Dates are the first post we have from a Ultimo cafe, or a customer posting from one, since 1 Jul 2025. A first post is when a trend shows up in what we collect, not when or where it began.
We saw 0 of 3 arrive: we had already been following that cafe for 60 days, so the date is close to when it turned up. A hollow dot is just the first post we could read.
Our records start in Jul 2025, so a trend posted here that month was most likely here already. Beside each later one: how many of the suburbs where we saw it arrive had it before Ultimo.
The first post we saw, not where a trend began
Ultimo in numbers
- 49cafes
- 6we follow
- 20trends seen
Average
“We follow”: cafes whose posts we read that posted in the last 90 days.
“Trends seen” counts posts, reviews, menus and press: 20 here, 3 of them in posts from its cafes.
Of the 6 Ultimo cafes we followed in 180 days, 2 posted 3 of the trends we track. In 90 days 2 of 6 posted a rising trend and 0 one new to them. Against Sydney: range about the same as Sydney, rising about the same as Sydney, new below Sydney.
The City and Inner South as a whole is trendy.
- Very trendy1.5 times Sydney's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trendy1.2 times Sydney or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- Averageclose to Sydney as a whole.
- Classicabout two thirds of Sydney or less.
- Too few cafesfewer 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.
- Classic
- Average
- Trendy
- Very trendy
2 of the 6 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 3 different trends in six months.
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Questions about Ultimo
What cafe trends are in Ultimo?
As at 14 Nov 2026 we have seen 20 tracked trends in Ultimo cafes across posts, reviews, menus and press, including Matcha, Cold brew and Yuzu. The latest to show up in cafes' posts there is Cold brew, first seen in Sep 2026.
How trend-forward are Ultimo cafes?
Ultimo is average on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 2 of the 6 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 3 different trends in six months. Against Sydney: range about the same as Sydney, rising about the same as Sydney, new below Sydney.
We track 49 cafes there and follow 6, so the band depends on which ones those are.
Where can I get Matcha in Ultimo?
We have seen Matcha at 20 cafes in Ultimo across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026: KIKI Dessert, Age.3 Sydney, One Shot Specialty, Stitch Coffee Broadway, Fork and Grind and 15 more. Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
Which part of Sydney is Ultimo in?
We group Ultimo (2007) with the City and Inner South. The CBD and the suburbs around it, from Pyrmont, Surry Hills and Potts Point south through Redfern, Alexandria and Rosebery to Mascot and Botany.
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.
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Ultimo at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 49 cafes in Ultimo, in the City and Inner South, and follows posts from 6 of them, 6 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026.
- 20 tracked cafe trends have been seen in Ultimo across posts, reviews, menus and press, 3 of them in cafes' own or customers' posts, as at 14 Nov 2026.
- Ultimo is average on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 2 of the 6 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 3 different trends in six months. Against Sydney: range about the same as Sydney, rising about the same as Sydney, new below Sydney.
- The latest tracked trend to show up in Ultimo cafes' posts is Cold brew, first seen there on 28 Sep 2026.
- Matcha is the tracked trend seen at the most cafes in Ultimo: 20 cafes across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026.