Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula
What cafes here are posting, against Melbourne as a whole.
Every cafe, on one mapHow to read this map
Each dot is a cafe we track in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula. 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.
150 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 Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula. 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.
150 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.
- 328cafes
- 52we follow
- 40suburbs
- 26trends seen
Average
8 of the 52 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 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
What's trending here
Last 90 days · 17 Aug to 14 Nov 2026
Each cup is 2% of cafes we follow:full Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula, engraved Melbourne overall
Try it in Frankston and the Mornington PeninsulaWhere 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
34 cafes in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula · the rising trend most posted here
- Sold asiced latte1001 Nights Restaurant & CafeMount Eliza · On the menu, 14 Nov
- Sold asiced latteThe Hidden KitchenTootgarook · On the menu, 14 Nov
- Sold asiced latteDucky’s Corner LangwarrinLangwarrin · Customer review, 11 Nov
- Sold asiced latteButterken Bakery - Mount ElizaMount Eliza · Cafe's post, 15 Oct
- Sold asiced latteGrandma's Boys CafeMount Eliza · Cafe's post, 29 Sep
What cafes here call them
- Chilli scramblescrambled eggs with chilli1 cafe
- Chilli crispchilli crunch1 cafecrispy chilli oil1 cafe
- Mango matchaiced mango matcha1 cafe
Suburb by suburbHow the trend score works
40 suburbs, 2 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
40 suburbs, 2 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 40 suburbs
- Frankston
- Mornington
- Seaford
- Carrum Downs
- Mount Eliza
- Rosebud
- Sorrento
- Langwarrin
- Arthurs Seat
- Balnarring
- Balnarring Beach
- Baxter
- Bittern
- Blairgowrie
- Boneo
- Capel Sound
- Crib Point
- Dromana
- Fingal
- Frankston North
- Frankston South
- Hmas Cerberus
- Main Ridge
- McCrae
- Merricks
- Moorooduc
- Mount Martha
- Point Leo
- Portsea
- Red Hill
- Red Hill South
- Rye
- Safety Beach
- Sandhurst
- Skye
- Somers
- Somerville
- St Andrews Beach
- Tootgarook
- Tyabb
Too few cafes to rankAll 40 suburbs here have under 12 cafes we follow, A to Z
- Arthurs Seat0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Balnarring2 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Balnarring Beach2 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestBirria14 Aug
- Baxter0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Bittern0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
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- Blairgowrie3 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestHot honey16 Mar
- Boneo0 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Capel Sound0 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Carrum Downs3 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Crib Point0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Dromana1 trendToo few cafes2 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestHot honey13 Feb
- Fingal2 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Frankston14 trendsToo few cafes4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestHot honey21 Jul
- Frankston North0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Frankston South3 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Hmas Cerberus0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Langwarrin3 trendsToo few cafes2 we followOnly 3 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestCruffin9 May
- Main Ridge0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- McCrae2 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestMortadella8 Oct
- Merricks0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Moorooduc0 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Mornington10 trendsClassic0 of 7 we follow0 of the 7 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and no tracked trend in six months.None in posts yet
- Mount Eliza10 trendsToo few cafes4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestChilli scramble9 Nov
- Mount Martha5 trendsToo few cafes2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestIced latte8 Sep
- Point Leo0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Portsea0 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Red Hill1 trendToo few cafes2 we followOnly 2 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Red Hill South0 trendsToo few cafesNone posted in 90 daysOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Rosebud9 trendsToo few cafes3 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestCold foam4 Nov
- Rye2 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestChilli scramble9 Nov
- Safety Beach0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Sandhurst1 trendToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Seaford10 trendsClassic0 of 8 we follow0 of the 8 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and no tracked trend in six months.None in posts yet
- Skye0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Somers2 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestMilk bun27 Oct
- Somerville0 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Sorrento3 trendsToo few cafes4 we followOnly 4 cafes we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestChilli scramble19 Jun
- St Andrews Beach0 trendsToo few cafesNone followed yetWe do not follow any cafe here yet.None in posts yet
- Tootgarook4 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.None in posts yet
- Tyabb2 trendsToo few cafes1 we followOnly 1 cafe we follow, and a band needs 5.NewestCold brew2 Oct
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 | Pistachio | Chilli crisp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mornington | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mount Eliza | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seaford | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rosebud | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mount Martha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sorrento | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tootgarook | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
16 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30
- Chilli scramblein Rye
- Ubein Rye
- Milk bunin Somers
- Matchain Somers
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- Mortadellain McCrae
- Cold brewin Tyabb
When each trend first showed up here
The earliest post we have from a cafe here for each trend, and where that puts Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula 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.
- Chilli crisp2 May 2026 · 1st of 6 areas · level with the earliest Melbourne post we have
- Birria14 Aug 2026 · 3rd of 4 areas · 104 days after the earliest Melbourne post we have
- Ube1 Nov 2026 · 8th of 8 areas · 214 days after the earliest Melbourne post we have
- Chilli scramble3 Feb 2026 · 5th of 10 areas · 217 days after the earliest Melbourne post we have
- Hot honey13 Feb 2026 · 3rd of 10 areas · 227 days after the earliest Melbourne post we have
- Tiramisu1 Jul 2026 · 8th of 10 areas · 278 days after the earliest Melbourne post we have
- Cruffin9 May 2026 · 5th of 9 areas · 312 days after the earliest Melbourne post we have
- Matcha29 May 2026 · 9th of 10 areas · 332 days after the earliest Melbourne post we have
Against the neighbours
Share of each area's cafes posting the top trends here, last 90 days
Each cup is 2% of cafes:full Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula, engraved Bayside
- Matcha10%13%
- Iced latte6%4%
- Chilli scramble6%3%
- Cold foam4%6%
- Cold brew2%5%
- Strawberry matcha2%3%
Out with the dog?6 cafes in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula with something for dogs on the menu
Questions about Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula
What cafe drinks are trending in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula?
In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, the tracked trends most posted by cafes in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula were Matcha (10% of cafes, 5 cafes), Iced latte (6% of cafes, 3 cafes) and Chilli scramble (6% of cafes, 3 cafes). Shares are of the 52 cafes there we followed in that time.
Which Peninsula suburbs are most trend-forward for cafes?
No suburb in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula has the 12 cafes we follow that we need to compare suburbs yet, as at 14 Nov 2026. Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula as a whole is average: 8 of the 52 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 13 different trends in six months.
Where can I get Matcha in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula?
We have seen Matcha at 45 cafes in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula across posts, reviews, menus and press, as at 14 Nov 2026. The most recent sightings: Mr Spriggins Coffee & Eatery (Carrum Downs), The Hidden Kitchen (Tootgarook), Baked In Sorrento (Sorrento), A Good Little Thing (Tootgarook) and The Somers General (Somers). Each one on this page links to where we saw it.
Which suburbs are in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula?
Seaford, Frankston and Carrum Downs, then down the bay through Mount Eliza and Mornington to Mount Martha, Dromana, Rosebud and Sorrento, and across to Somerville, Hastings and Flinders on Western Port. We track cafes in 40 of its suburbs: Arthurs Seat, Balnarring, Balnarring Beach, Baxter, Bittern, Blairgowrie, Boneo, Capel Sound, Carrum Downs, Crib Point, Dromana, Fingal, Frankston, Frankston North, Frankston South, Hmas Cerberus, Langwarrin, Main Ridge, McCrae, Merricks, Moorooduc, Mornington, Mount Eliza, Mount Martha, Point Leo, Portsea, Red Hill, Red Hill South, Rosebud, Rye, Safety Beach, Sandhurst, Seaford, Skye, Somers, Somerville, Sorrento, St Andrews Beach, Tootgarook, Tyabb.
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
Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula at a glance
Updated
- The Froth tracks 328 cafes across 40 suburbs in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula, and follows posts from 60 of them, 52 of which posted in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026. Shares on this page are of those 52.
- In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, Matcha was posted by 10% of the 52 cafes in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula we followed (5 cafes), against 16% across Melbourne.
- Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula is average on our trend score as at 14 Nov 2026. 8 of the 52 cafes we read in the last 90 days posted a rising drink, and 13 different trends in six months.
- In the posts we collect (since 1 Jul 2025, to 14 Nov 2026), cafes in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula posted Chilli crisp 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 Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula for the first time in our data in the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, most recently Chilli scramble in Mount Eliza on 9 Nov 2026.
- Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula covers Frankston, Mornington, Seaford, Carrum Downs, Mount Eliza and Rosebud and 34 more suburbs.