Broward coffee shops are going bananas for this coffee flavor
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Lattes and matchas are going bananas including at a bunch of coffee shops around Broward County.
The big picture: Already the most-eaten fresh fruit in America, bananas are ripe for the beverage market beyond smoothies.
By the numbers: Banana is the fastest-growing beverage ingredient flavor over the past year at restaurants, per Circana market data.
- Top chains introduced 100 banana items from July 2025 through July 2026 — already more than in any previous full year, according to Datassential. Most were non-alcoholic.
Search interest is surging, too. "Banana coffee" and "banana matcha" hit all-time highs in search in 2026, per Google trends.
- TikTok has plenty of videos for the banana curious, including a tutorial for making banana iced coffee at home, by Eva Longoria..
😔 Naomi's thought bubble: Unfortunately, I can't tell you if banana drinks are good because I HATE banana.
But if you want to try, here are some local spots serving banana beverages.
🍵 Alma Matcha at the Thrive Art District, in collaboration with Miami's Banana Daddy, offers a banana bread matcha latte with banana bread cold foam.
🍌 Lucky Cat Street Eatery offers banana espresso and banana matcha.
☕️ Pura Vida has the Banana Brew: espresso, banana, date, cinnamon and oak milk.
🥤Stephanie's Crepes in Flagler Village makes a banana matcha milkshake.
☕︎ Porfa Coffee near Oakland Park had a brúléed banana latte.
🚗 Drive-thru Cali Coffee is serving up banana bread cold brews.
🌱 The Seed. in Broward and Palm Beach Counties offers banana bread cold brew topped with a banana bread cold foam
🤙 Ella Cafe offers sticky banana syrup for its beverages.
Zoom out: Bananas also have appeal in new cocktails, "water," soda and even beer.