Every cafe, on one mapHow to read this map
Each dot is a cafe we track in the Inner North. 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.
10 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 North. 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.
10 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.
- 695cafes
- 160we follow
- 23suburbs
- 47trends seen
Average
41 of the 160 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 34 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.
- Cold brew9 of 160 cafes here1.5xMelbourne
- Cold foam11 of 160 cafes here1.4xMelbourne
- Basque cheesecake6 of 160 cafes here1.4xMelbourne
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 North, engraved Melbourne overall
Try it in the Inner NorthWhere 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.
Cold foam
25 cafes in Inner North · the rising trend most posted here
- Sold ascold foamLa Vallee Cafe/Restaurant EssendonEssendon · Cafe's post, 12 Nov
- Sold ascold foamBean&Bond CafeMoonee Ponds · Customer's post, 9 Nov
- On the menuMaple cold foam cold brew, $9.50Bellboy Cafe | Brunswick CafeBrunswick East · Customer's post, 7 Nov
- Sold ascold foamBenny & MeEssendon · Cafe's post, 6 Nov
- Sold ascold foamNew Age CoffeeBrunswick · Cafe's post, 2 Nov
What cafes here call them
- Chilli scramblescrambled eggs with chilli4 cafes
- Basque cheesecakeflavoured basque3 cafes
- Mont Blanc coffeeYuzu Mont Blanc1 cafe
- Turkish eggscilbir1 cafe
- ShokupanJapanese milk bread2 cafes
- Chilli crispcrispy chilli oil13 cafes
- Breakfast burritobrekkie burrito4 cafes
- Earl grey matchaearl grey matcha latte1 cafematcha earl grey1 cafe
Suburb by suburbHow the trend score works
23 suburbs, 13 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
23 suburbs, 13 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 23 suburbs
- Brunswick
- Fitzroy
- Coburg
- Moonee Ponds
- Collingwood
- Northcote
- Brunswick East
- Thornbury
- Abbotsford
- Aberfeldie
- Alphington
- Ascot Vale
- Brunswick West
- Carlton North
- Clifton Hill
- Essendon
- Essendon North
- Fairfield
- Fitzroy North
- Flemington
- Pascoe Vale South
- Princes Hill
- Travancore
- Brunswick34 trendsAverage5 of 28 we follow5 of the 28 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 14 different trends in six months.NewestMatcha cloud12 Oct
- Collingwood22 trendsAverage3 of 14 we follow3 of the 14 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 10 different trends in six months.NewestMont Blanc coffee7 Oct
- Moonee Ponds27 trendsAverage5 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.NewestMont Blanc coffee9 Nov
Too few cafes to rank20 suburbs with under 12 cafes we follow, A to Z
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- Abbotsford18 trendsAverage1 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.NewestIced latte1 Nov
- Aberfeldie4 trendsToo few cafes4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestMatcha20 May 2025
- Alphington7 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestEarl grey matcha5 Oct
- Ascot Vale11 trendsClassic0 of 7 we follow0 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and one trend in six months.NewestBreakfast burrito30 Jul
- Brunswick East19 trendsAverage2 of 7 we follow2 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 7 different trends in six months.NewestCold brew20 Oct
- Brunswick West9 trendsToo few cafes4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow posted in the last 90 days, and a band needs 5.NewestCold foam5 Sep
- Carlton North16 trendsAverage2 of 7 we follow2 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 9 different trends in six months.NewestMilk bun5 Nov
- Clifton Hill5 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Coburg15 trendsAverage2 of 8 we follow2 of the 8 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 4 different trends in six months.NewestMortadella7 Oct
- Essendon21 trendsTrendy4 of 9 we follow4 of the 9 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 9 different trends in six months.NewestTiramisu13 Oct
- Essendon North12 trendsToo few cafes4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestChilli scramble30 Oct
- Fairfield15 trendsToo few cafes4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestStrawberry matcha29 Apr
- Fitzroy25 trendsAverage3 of 11 we follow3 of the 11 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 12 different trends in six months.NewestTurkish eggs6 Oct
- Fitzroy North16 trendsAverage2 of 8 we follow2 of the 8 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 6 different trends in six months.NewestMango matcha20 Oct
- Flemington8 trendsToo few cafes2 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestBasque cheesecake8 Sep
- Northcote18 trendsTrendy3 of 7 we follow3 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 6 different trends in six months.NewestChilli crisp8 Nov
- Pascoe Vale South8 trendsToo few cafes2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestCold brew26 Oct
- Princes Hill2 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Thornbury19 trendsAverage2 of 11 we follow2 of the 11 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 5 different trends in six months.NewestStrawberry matcha21 Oct
- Travancore5 trendsToo few cafesNone 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 | Chilli scramble | Cold foam | Mont Blanc coffee | Hojicha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | 32 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Moonee Ponds | 19 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Fitzroy | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Collingwood | 19 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Essendon | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Brunswick East | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Thornbury | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Northcote | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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.
58 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30
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- Cold brewin Pascoe Vale South
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 North 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)
- Chilli scrambleHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Mont Blanc coffeeHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- CrookieHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- CruffinHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- MatchaHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- Milk bunHere before our records began (Jul 2025)
- MortadellaHere 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 Cold brew, Cold foam and Basque cheesecake.Nothing big in Melbourne is missing here.
Each cup is 2.5% of cafes:full Inner North, engraved City and Inner South
- Matcha21%21%
- Cold foam7%5%
- Iced latte6%4%
- Cold brew6%5%
- Chilli scramble5%4%
- Basque cheesecake4%5%
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Questions about the Inner North
What cafe drinks are trending in the Inner North?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, the tracked trends most posted by cafes in the Inner North were Matcha (21% of cafes, 33 cafes), Cold foam (7% of cafes, 11 cafes) and Iced latte (6% of cafes, 10 cafes). Shares are of the 160 cafes there we followed in that time.
Against Melbourne as a whole, it over-indexes most on Chilli scramble: 1.9x the Melbourne share.
Which Inner North suburbs are most trend-forward for cafes?
3 suburbs in the Inner North have the 12 or more cafes we follow that we need to compare them, as at 14 Nov 2026. Average: Brunswick, Collingwood and Moonee Ponds. 10 smaller suburbs have a trend score but too few cafes to rank.
The Inner North as a whole is average. Suburbs inside a band are not ranked, because a band depends on which cafes we follow.
Where can I get Matcha in the Inner North?
We have seen Matcha at 183 cafes in the Inner North across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026. The most recent sightings: Code Black Coffee Brunswick HQ (Brunswick), Harvest Food Store (Fairfield), Short Round (Thornbury), St Rose (Essendon) and Roll Bae (Brunswick). Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
What is the Inner North's signature cafe drink?
Chilli scramble. In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 5% of the cafes in the Inner North we followed posted it (8 of 160), 1.9x the Melbourne share of 3%. No other tracked trend is as far ahead of the Melbourne share there.
Which suburbs are in the Inner North?
North of the city from Carlton North, Fitzroy, Collingwood and Abbotsford through Brunswick, Northcote and Thornbury to Coburg and Fairfield, and west to Flemington, Ascot Vale, Moonee Ponds and Essendon. We track cafes in 23 of its suburbs: Abbotsford, Aberfeldie, Alphington, Ascot Vale, Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Carlton North, Clifton Hill, Coburg, Collingwood, Essendon, Essendon North, Fairfield, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Flemington, Moonee Ponds, Northcote, Pascoe Vale South, Princes Hill, Thornbury, Travancore.
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 North at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 695 cafes across 23 suburbs in the Inner North, and follows posts from 188 of them, 160 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026. Shares on this page are of those 160.
- In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, Matcha was posted by 21% of the 160 cafes in the Inner North we followed (33 cafes), against 16% across Melbourne.
- The Inner North is average on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 41 of the 160 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 34 different trends in six months.
- Rising trends the Inner North posts more than Melbourne does, in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026: Cold brew (1.5x the Melbourne share, 9 of 160 cafes), Cold foam (1.4x the Melbourne share, 11 of 160 cafes) and Basque cheesecake (1.4x the Melbourne share, 6 of 160 cafes).
- Chilli scramble is the trend the Inner North over-indexes on most: 5% of the cafes we follow there posted it in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 1.9x the Melbourne share of 3%.
- In the posts we collect (since 1 Jul 2025, to 14 Nov 2026), cafes in the Inner North posted Breakfast burrito and Coconut 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 North for the first time in our data in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, most recently Mont Blanc coffee in Moonee Ponds on 9 Nov 2026.
- The Inner North covers Brunswick, Fitzroy, Coburg, Moonee Ponds, Collingwood and Northcote and 17 more suburbs.