Hibiscus in Sydney
Rising
Searches in Sydney are up 28% (Aug to Oct 2026 against Aug to Oct 2025), though too few of the same cafes have it to read a change (1, against 1 in the 90 days before).
At least 10 cafes had it in the last 90 days, and either the number of the same cafes with it grew by a quarter or more on the 90 days before (counting only cafes we have read through both periods, and at least 10 of them), or it is new among them, or Sydney searches rose by a quarter or more while those cafes held steady.
The stages run Emerging, Rising, Peaking, Mainstream, Fading. A trend can skip a stage or move back.
17Sydney cafe menus list it
100Sydney searches in Oct 2026
Dried hibiscus flowers brewed into a deep red tea, served iced or topped up with lemonade or soda: tart, a little like cranberry.
Is hibiscus still growing in Sydney?
Yes, it's rising.
Sydney searches a month
Mar 2025
Searches up by half on Dec 2024.
May 2026
First Sydney cafe post or review in our data.
Tap a number for what changed then.
How Sydney compares
Share of each city's own cafes with it, last 90 days.
- Gold Coast
- Canberra
- SydneyYou are here
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
Sydney's share of Australia's searches
32%Aug to Oct 2026The same as 32% in Aug to Oct 2025 (the green tick).Cafes posting it
Per 1,000 cafes that posted that month, in Sydney.Of the cafes in Sydney that posted anything that month, how many posted hibiscus, per 1,000 of them.
It is a share, not a count, so it does not grow just because we follow more cafes. It only grows when more of the cafes we follow take it up.
The month in progress shows here once it is complete, so a part month never reads as a drop. A month with too few cafes posting is left out.
1.0 per 1,000 in Oct 2026, down 70% vs Jun 2026
On menus
Cafe menus listing it now, Sydney.
17 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.
What hibiscus is in
Every cafe menu that names hibiscus is sorted into one kind of drink by its words: a burger, a toastie and a wrap are all "burgers, sandwiches & wraps".
Each shop counts once, under the drink we list it for below, so a cafe with hibiscus on several drinks shows under one of them.
The usual price is the middle price of those menus, with a chain's price counted once so one chain can't set it, shown when at least three cafes list a price.
- Chai & tea13 cafesUsually $8.50 ·
Hibiscus grapefruit tea
- Sodas, juices & spritzes4 cafes
Strawberry soda
Where to get hibiscus in Sydney
21 Sydney cafes: 17 on their menus, 4 from posts.
What it costs
The usual price on each kind of drink, in Sydney
- Chai & tea$8.50$6$9.75
Bars share one scale, $6 to $9.75: the band is where most cafes sit, the dot the usual price.
Showing 10 of 21 cafes, A to Z
- Bloodhound Espresso$7
- Boom Cafe & Dining EastwoodPrice not on the menu
- Caffe Vicini$9
- Chapayom AustraliaPrice not on the menu
- Devon Cafe Barangaroo$8
- FlorisTea - Flower Market and Tea House$5
- Good Fella CoffeeUnverifiedPrice not on the menu
Seen in a post, not on its current menu.
- Gram Cafe & Pancakes ChatswoodPrice not on the menu
- Gram Cafe & Pancakes The GaleriesPrice not on the menu
- LAB RhodesUnverifiedPrice not on the menu
Seen in a post, not on its current menu.
Sydney cafes with Hibiscus on their menus or in their posts.
How hibiscus spread across Sydney
18suburbs with cafes posting it
By Nov 2026 (so far)
Each bar is the Sydney cafes with a post or customer review of it that month; Nov 2026 is not over yet, so its bar is so far.
13 suburbs are known only from a menu, which we can't date, so they count in the last month.
Hibiscus Sydney FAQs
Hibiscus is on 17 Sydney cafe menus and has been posted by cafes in 18 Sydney suburbs, while Sydney searches for it rose 28% (Aug to Oct 2026 against Aug to Oct 2025).
What is hibiscus?
Dried hibiscus flowers brewed into a deep red tea, served iced or topped up with lemonade or soda: tart, a little like cranberry. In all our data to 14 Nov 2026, The Froth has seen it at 21 Sydney cafes across 18 suburbs, in posts, customer reviews and menus. The 21 in "Where to get one" are the cafes with it on their current menu or in a cafe or creator post.
What drinks is hibiscus in?
Across 17 cafe menus in Sydney that list hibiscus as of 14 Nov 2026, the most common drinks are chai & tea (13 cafes) and sodas, juices & spritzes (4 cafes).
How much is a hibiscus chai or tea in Sydney?
The usual price of a hibiscus chai or tea in Sydney is $8.50 as of 14 Nov 2026, and most cafes charge between $6 and $9.75, from 6 cafes that list a price (a chain counted once). Prices differ a lot from one kind of drink to another, so this page gives the usual price for each rather than one average.
Where can I get hibiscus in Sydney?
It is on 17 Sydney cafe menus right now, including FlorisTea - Flower Market and Tea House in Liverpool, VIE market | grocer | kitchen | wellness bar | organic produce | GF VG treats | gifts | coffee & matcha till late in Manly, Bloodhound Espresso in Darlinghurst and Devon Cafe Barangaroo in Barangaroo. 4 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.
What else is hibiscus called?
Sydney cafes also sell hibiscus as "Iced Hibiscus Tea Lemonade", "Hibiscus Iced Tea", "Hibiscus Tea", "Hibiscus Soda", "Hibiscus Grapefruit Tea", "Hibiscus Chamomile Honey Tea", "Hibiscus Citrus Iced Tea" and "Hibiscus Lemonade". The Froth counts every one of these names as the same trend, from cafes' own posts and menus.
Where in Australia is hibiscus biggest?
It is on a bigger share of Gold Coast cafes: 2.1% against Sydney's 1%, over the last 90 days.
Is hibiscus getting more popular in Sydney?
Yes. The Froth rates hibiscus as Rising as of 14 Nov 2026: searches in Sydney are up 28% (Aug to Oct 2026 against Aug to Oct 2025), though too few of the same cafes have it to read a change (1, against 1 in the 90 days before). In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 1% of the Sydney cafes we see well (an Instagram post or a current menu in that time) had it. Among the 3,110 cafes we have followed through both periods, 1 of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before. Sydney searches for it were up 28% in Aug to Oct 2026 compared with Aug to Oct 2025.
How many people search for hibiscus in Sydney?
There were 100 searches for hibiscus 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 40 searches (Aug 2026) to 150 (Mar 2025). These are monthly estimates of search demand in Sydney.
When did hibiscus first show up in Sydney cafes?
The earliest Sydney cafe post or customer review about hibiscus that The Froth has is from 2 May 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.
How does The Froth count this?
A cafe counts for hibiscus 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.