Every cafe, on one mapHow to read this map
Each dot is a cafe we track in the Inner East. A cafe lights up in the month of the first post we have from it about a tracked trend, from Jul 2025. Press play to watch them arrive.
5 more cafes sit off this map and still count.
The outline is a rough guide drawn from where the cafes are, not an official boundary. Figures to 14 Nov 2026.
How to read this map
Each dot is a cafe we track in the Inner East. A cafe lights up in the month of the first post we have from it about a tracked trend, from Jul 2025. Press play to watch them arrive.
5 more cafes sit off this map and still count.
The outline is a rough guide drawn from where the cafes are, not an official boundary. Figures to 14 Nov 2026.
- 683cafes
- 89we follow
- 27suburbs
- 44trends seen
Trendy
25 of the 89 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 30 different trends in six months.
“We follow”: cafes whose posts we read that posted in the last 90 days.
- Very trendy1.5 times Melbourne's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trendy1.2 times Melbourne or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- Averageclose to Melbourne as a whole.
- Classicabout two thirds of Melbourne 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 Melbourne as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Melbourne. 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 Melbourne, 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.
- Cafe that posted a trend
- Cafe we follow, no trend yet
- Other cafes we know of
Ahead of MelbourneAhead and missing
Ahead: rising trends cafes here post more than Melbourne's do, with at least 5 cafes here posting and a share at least 1.25 times Melbourne's. “2x” is twice the Melbourne share.
Not here yet: trends Melbourne's cafes post widely that few cafes here have. We list one when the Melbourne share would put at least 3 cafes here and we saw half that or fewer.
Each glass is the Melbourne share, so 3.1x fills three and a bit. Under “Not here yet” each glass is a cafe we would expect here, filled for each one we saw.
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 Melbourne's do, with at least 5 cafes here posting and a share at least 1.25 times Melbourne's. “2x” is twice the Melbourne share.
Not here yet: trends Melbourne's cafes post widely that few cafes here have. We list one when the Melbourne share would put at least 3 cafes here and we saw half that or fewer.
Each glass is the Melbourne share, so 3.1x fills three and a bit. Under “Not here yet” each glass is a cafe we would expect here, filled for each one we saw.
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.
- Iced latte10 of 89 cafes here2.2xMelbourne
- Cold brew5 of 89 cafes here1.5xMelbourne
Nothing big in Melbourne is missing here
What's trending here
Last 90 days · 17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026
Each cup is 2.5% of cafes we follow:full Inner East, engraved Melbourne overall
Try it in the Inner EastWhere 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 Melbourne.
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 Melbourne.
Iced latte
87 cafes in Inner East · the rising trend most posted here
- Sold asiced latteAlkiraBiz CafeBox Hill · On the menu, 14 Nov
- On the menuCanned Iced Latte, $6Barry's GarageKew · On the menu, 14 Nov
- Sold asiced latteKew BakeryKew East · On the menu, 14 Nov
- Sold asiced latteMatilda Mont AlbertMont Albert North · Customer review, 11 Nov
- Sold asiced latteRoselane Cafe and BakeryDoncaster East · Cafe's post, 6 Nov
What cafes here call them
- Basque cheesecakeburnt basque3 cafesflavoured basque1 cafe
- Mango matchaiced mango matcha3 cafesmango matcha cloud1 cafemango matcha latte1 cafe
- Smash burgersmashed patty1 cafe
- Breakfast burritobrekkie burrito1 cafe
- Chilli scramblescrambled eggs with chilli1 cafe
- Chilli crispcrispy chilli oil7 cafes
- Coconut matcha cloudCoconut Cloud Matcha3 cafesMatcha Coconut2 cafes
- Earl grey matchaearl grey matcha latte1 cafematcha earl grey1 cafe
Suburb by suburbHow the trend score works
27 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 trendy1.5 times Melbourne's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trendy1.2 times Melbourne or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- Averageclose to Melbourne as a whole.
- Classicabout two thirds of Melbourne 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 Melbourne as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Melbourne. 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 Melbourne, 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
27 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 trendy1.5 times Melbourne's trend activity or more, from at least 3 cafes.
- Trendy1.2 times Melbourne or more, from at least 2 cafes.
- Averageclose to Melbourne as a whole.
- Classicabout two thirds of Melbourne 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 Melbourne as a whole.
Each part compares a place's cafes with Melbourne. 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 Melbourne, 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.
Pick from all 27 suburbs
- Hawthorn
- Camberwell
- Box Hill
- Doncaster
- Doncaster East
- Blackburn
- Kew
- Balwyn
- Ashburton
- Balwyn North
- Blackburn North
- Blackburn South
- Box Hill North
- Box Hill South
- Bulleen
- Burwood
- Burwood East
- Canterbury
- Deepdene
- Glen Iris
- Hawthorn East
- Kew East
- Mont Albert
- Mont Albert North
- Surrey Hills
- Templestowe
- Templestowe Lower
- Hawthorn25 trendsTrendy5 of 13 we follow5 of the 13 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 10 different trends in six months.NewestCold brew21 Oct
Too few cafes to rank26 suburbs with under 12 cafes we follow, A to Z
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- Ashburton4 trendsToo few cafesNone posted in 90 daysOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Balwyn18 trendsToo few cafes4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestIced latte7 Sep
- Balwyn North22 trendsAverage2 of 5 we follow2 of the 5 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 7 different trends in six months.NewestMont Blanc coffee28 Oct
- Blackburn11 trendsAverage1 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.NewestCold brew6 Nov
- Blackburn North8 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Blackburn South3 trendsToo few cafes2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestHojicha6 Jul
- Box Hill17 trendsToo few cafes3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestHojicha24 Oct
- Box Hill North9 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestUbe11 Nov
- Box Hill South11 trendsToo few cafes2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestMatcha7 Aug
- Bulleen3 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Burwood3 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Burwood East8 trendsAverage1 of 5 we follow1 of the 5 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 3 different trends in six months.NewestBasque cheesecake3 Nov
- Camberwell24 trendsTrendy4 of 9 we follow4 of the 9 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 8 different trends in six months.NewestStrawberry matcha11 Nov
- Canterbury9 trendsToo few cafes3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestHot honey11 Aug
- Deepdene4 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestBasque cheesecake8 Aug 2022
- Doncaster23 trendsToo few cafes4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestTaro5 Sep
- Doncaster East11 trendsToo few cafes2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestCold brew6 Nov
- Glen Iris13 trendsAverage1 of 6 we follow1 of the 6 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 7 different trends in six months.NewestCold foam31 Oct
- Hawthorn East19 trendsToo few cafes3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestMilk bun27 Oct
- Kew12 trendsAverage3 of 9 we follow3 of the 9 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 5 different trends in six months.NewestCold brew20 Oct
- Kew East11 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Mont Albert9 trendsToo few cafes2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestCold foam27 Sep
- Mont Albert North9 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Surrey Hills8 trendsToo few cafes3 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestMatcha1 Nov 2025
- Templestowe8 trendsToo few cafes2 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestIced latte3 Oct
- Templestowe Lower1 trendToo few cafes1 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 | Cold brew | Strawberry matcha | Hojicha | Chilli scramble | Pistachio | Basque cheesecake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Doncaster | 19 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Camberwell | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Box Hill | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Balwyn | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Blackburn | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawthorn East | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Balwyn North | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 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.
43 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30
- Ubein Box Hill North
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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 Inner East among Melbourne's 10 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.
- Iced latteHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Cold brewHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Basque cheesecakeHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- CaneleHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Black sesameHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- PandanHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- MatchaHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- HojichaHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
Against the neighbours
Share of each area's cafes posting the top trends here, last 90 days
For a cafe hereAhead of Melbourne on Iced latte and Cold brew.Nothing big in Melbourne is missing here.
Out with the dog?6 cafes in the Inner East with something for dogs on the menu
Questions about the Inner East
What cafe drinks are trending in the Inner East?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, the tracked trends most posted by cafes in the Inner East were Matcha (20% of cafes, 18 cafes), Iced latte (11% of cafes, 10 cafes) and Cold brew (6% of cafes, 5 cafes). Shares are of the 89 cafes there we followed in that time.
Against Melbourne as a whole, it over-indexes most on Iced latte: 2.2x the Melbourne share.
Which Inner East suburbs are most trend-forward for cafes?
1 suburbs in the Inner East have the 12 or more cafes we follow that we need to compare them, as at 14 Nov 2026. Trendy: Hawthorn. 6 smaller suburbs have a trend score but too few cafes to rank.
The Inner East as a whole is trendy. Suburbs inside a band are not ranked, because a band depends on which cafes we follow.
Where can I get Matcha in the Inner East?
We have seen Matcha at 157 cafes in the Inner East across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026. The most recent sightings: AlkiraBiz Cafe (Box Hill), Axil Coffee Roasters Glenferrie (Hawthorn), Axil Coffee Roasters Hawthorn (Hawthorn), Axil Coffee Roasters Kew (Kew) and Barry's Garage (Kew). Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
What is the Inner East's signature cafe drink?
Iced latte. In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 11% of the cafes in the Inner East we followed posted it (10 of 89), 2.2x the Melbourne share of 5%. No other tracked trend is as far ahead of the Melbourne share there.
Which suburbs are in the Inner East?
East of the Yarra from Hawthorn and Kew through Camberwell, Canterbury, Balwyn and Surrey Hills to Box Hill, Burwood and Blackburn, north to Bulleen, Doncaster and Templestowe, and south to Glen Iris and Ashburton. We track cafes in 27 of its suburbs: Ashburton, Balwyn, Balwyn North, Blackburn, Blackburn North, Blackburn South, Box Hill, Box Hill North, Box Hill South, Bulleen, Burwood, Burwood East, Camberwell, Canterbury, Deepdene, Doncaster, Doncaster East, Glen Iris, Hawthorn, Hawthorn East, Kew, Kew East, Mont Albert, Mont Albert North, Surrey Hills, Templestowe, Templestowe Lower.
How is this worked out?
We track every cafe we can find in Melbourne. 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
Inner East at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 683 cafes across 27 suburbs in the Inner East, and follows posts from 109 of them, 89 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026. Shares on this page are of those 89.
- In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, Matcha was posted by 20% of the 89 cafes in the Inner East we followed (18 cafes), against 16% across Melbourne.
- The Inner East is trendy on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 25 of the 89 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 30 different trends in six months.
- Rising trends the Inner East posts more than Melbourne does, in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026: Iced latte (2.2x the Melbourne share, 10 of 89 cafes) and Cold brew (1.5x the Melbourne share, 5 of 89 cafes).
- Iced latte is the trend the Inner East over-indexes on most: 11% of the cafes we follow there posted it in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 2.2x the Melbourne share of 5%.
- In the posts we collect (since 1 Jul 2025, to 14 Nov 2026), cafes in the Inner East posted Mango matcha, Biscoff and Coconut matcha cloud before cafes in any other Melbourne area, or level with the earliest. That is when a trend shows up in our data, not where it began.
- 12 trends showed up in a suburb of the Inner East for the first time in our data in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, most recently Ube in Box Hill North on 11 Nov 2026.
- The Inner East covers Hawthorn, Camberwell, Box Hill, Doncaster, Doncaster East and Blackburn and 21 more suburbs.