Birria in Sydney

Emerging
−3%Sydney searches, Aug to Oct 2026 vs Aug to Oct 2025
Where to get oneHow it's trending

Beef braised in a chilli broth, in griddled tacos or toasties with melted cheese and the broth on the side for dipping.

How a birria is built

1Corianderchopped2White onionfinely chopped3Melted cheesestretchy, oozing out of theedge4Braised beefslow cooked with driedchillies and spices, thenshredded5Corn tortillasdipped in the red fat fromthe braise, folded andgriddled crisp; two orthree6Limea wedge7Consomméthe broth from the braise,for dipping8Platea round plate

This is birria

  1. Corianderchopped
  2. White onionfinely chopped
  3. Melted cheesestretchy, oozing out of the edge
  4. Braised beefslow cooked with dried chillies and spices, then shredded
  5. Corn tortillasdipped in the red fat from the braise, folded and griddled crisp; two or three
  6. Limea wedge
  7. Consomméthe broth from the braise, for dipping
  8. Platea round plate
Illustrative: a typical plate, not one cafe's recipe.
Where to get one

Where to get birria in Sydney

17 Sydney cafes: 7 on their menus, 10 from posts.

Showing 11 of 17 cafes, cheapest first

  • Casa locoMarrickville · as “Birria Beef Taco”
    $10
  • Percy PlunkettPenrith · as “Birria Lamb Toastie”
    $26
  • Choochii'sPrestons · as “Dip ‘N’ Drip Birria Toastie”
    Price not on the menu
  • idyll CafeWaterloo · as “Birria beef”
    Price not on the menu
  • Milk Bar ParramattaParramatta · as “melted Swiss and American cheese”
    Price not on the menu
  • Wild Child Eatery · 2 shopsChester Hill · as “Birria Hash”
    Price not on the menu
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    • Chester Hill · as “Birria Hash”Price not on the menu
    • Georges Hall · as “Birria Hash”Price not on the menu
  • Galerie Cafe - St LeonardsSt LeonardsUnverified
    Price not on the menu
  • Brooklyn Boy BagelsMarrickvilleUnverified
    Price not on the menu
  • Reuben HillsSurry HillsUnverified
    Price not on the menu
  • Pantry Story Bakery StanmoreStanmoreUnverified
    Price not on the menu
Unverified: seen in a post, not on the cafe's current menu. Menus and prices change, so check with the cafe before you go.

Sydney cafes with Birria on their menus or in their posts.

Is birria still growing in Sydney?

It's emerging: early days yet.

Dec 2024 to Oct 2026

Sydney searches a month

010,00020,000
010,00020,000

Tap a number for what changed then.

  • How Sydney compares

    Share of each city's own cafes with it, last 90 days.

    1. Gold Coast1.5%
    2. Melbourne0.9%
    3. Adelaide0.7%
    4. Brisbane0.6%
    5. SydneyYou are here, 6th0.5%
    Show all 7 citiesShow fewer cities
    1. Gold Coast1.5%
    2. Melbourne0.9%
    3. Adelaide0.7%
    4. Brisbane0.6%
    5. Perth0.5%
    6. SydneyYou are here0.5%
    7. Canberra0.5%

  • Sydney's share of Australia's searches

    27%Aug to Oct 2026Down from 30% in Aug to Oct 2025 (the green tick).

  • Cafes posting it

    Per 1,000 cafes that posted that month, in Sydney.
    FMAMJJASO0.0

    0.0 per 1,000 in Oct 2026

  • On menus

    Cafe menus listing it now, Sydney.

    7 cafe menus

    We started reading cafe menus in late 2026. Cafes adding and dropping it each month show here once the first whole month of menu reads is in.

  • Sydney, Australia and the world

    Searches in Oct 2026, circles sized to match.

    1,598,500World64,790Australia16,160Sydney

How birria spread across Sydney

12suburbs with cafes posting it

By Nov 2026 (so far)

Jan 2026Nov 2026 so far
Bars: Sydney cafes posting it each month

Birria Sydney FAQs

Birria is on 7 Sydney cafe menus and has been posted by cafes in 12 Sydney suburbs.

The Froth, data to 14 Nov 2026

See how birria is doing across Australia

What is birria?

Beef braised in a chilli broth, in griddled tacos or toasties with melted cheese and the broth on the side for dipping. In all our data to 14 Nov 2026, The Froth has seen it at 11 Sydney cafes across 12 suburbs, in posts, customer reviews and menus. The 17 in "Where to get one" are the cafes with it on their current menu or in a cafe or creator post.

Where can I get birria in Sydney?

It is on 7 Sydney cafe menus right now, including Casa loco in Marrickville, Percy Plunkett in Penrith, Choochii's in Prestons and idyll Cafe in Waterloo. 10 more cafes have posted it, though it is not on their current menu. The "Where to get one" list on this page has every one, with the price where the menu gives one, links to the menu or post, and directions. Menus change, so check with the cafe before you go.

Is birria getting more popular in Sydney?

It is early days. The Froth rates birria as Emerging as of 14 Nov 2026: it is on a small share of cafes (0.5% in the last 90 days) and holding steady. In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 0.5% of the Sydney cafes we see well (an Instagram post or a current menu in that time) had it. Sydney searches for it were down 3% in Aug to Oct 2026 compared with Aug to Oct 2025.

Where in Australia is birria biggest?

It is on a bigger share of Gold Coast cafes: 1.5% against Sydney's 0.5%, over the last 90 days.

How many people search for birria in Sydney?

There were 16,160 searches for birria in Sydney in Oct 2026, with all its names added up. Across the 23 months we have, from Dec 2024 to Oct 2026, it ranged from 9,590 searches (Dec 2024) to 16,160 (Oct 2026). These are monthly estimates of search demand in Sydney.

When did birria first show up in Sydney cafes?

The earliest Sydney cafe post or customer review about birria that The Froth has is from 13 Jan 2026. We only see what we collect, so that is when we first saw it, not when it started: it may have been sold earlier, here or elsewhere.

What is in a birria tacos?

A typical birria tacos, drawn from Sydney cafes' own posts, is built from the top down with consommé (the broth from the braise, for dipping), lime (a wedge), coriander (chopped), white onion (finely chopped), melted cheese (stretchy, oozing out of the edge), braised beef (slow cooked with dried chillies and spices, then shredded) and corn tortillas (dipped in the red fat from the braise, folded and griddled crisp; two or three). Each cafe makes its own version, so this is a typical plate, not one cafe's recipe.

How does The Froth count this?

A cafe counts for birria from the first public post or customer review we found about it, the cafe's own post or a customer's, and while it is on the cafe's current menu. Shares are of the cafes we see well: those with an Instagram post or a current menu in the same 90 days, a chain counting once. A change compares the same cafes in the last 90 days with the 90 before, only among cafes we have followed through both, so newly added cafes never look like growth. The 90 days end on the latest day with cafe posts or reviews (14 Nov 2026), not today. Searches are monthly search demand in Sydney with all of a trend's names added up. Captions stay private; we only link to public posts. The full method is on our "How we track cafe trends" page.