Hibiscus in Brisbane
Emerging
The earliest cafe post or review we have is from 9 Oct 2026, less than four months ago.
Fewer than 5 Brisbane cafes have it, or the first cafe post or review we have is under 120 days old, or creators are posting it before any cafe has it. It also covers anything on a small share of cafes that is holding steady.
The stages run Emerging, Rising, Peaking, Mainstream, Fading. A trend can skip a stage or move back.
4Brisbane cafe menus list it
50Brisbane 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 Brisbane?
It's emerging: early days yet.
Brisbane searches a month
Mar 2025
80 searches, the busiest month.
Oct 2026
First Brisbane cafe post or review in our data.
Tap a number for what changed then.
How Brisbane compares
Share of each city's own cafes with it, last 90 days.
- Gold Coast
- Canberra
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- BrisbaneYou are here
Brisbane's share of Australia's searches
18%Aug to Oct 2026Down from 21% in Aug to Oct 2025 (the green tick).Cafes posting it
Per 1,000 cafes that posted that month, in Brisbane.Of the cafes in Brisbane 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.
3.5 per 1,000 in Oct 2026
On menus
Cafe menus listing it now, Brisbane.
4 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.
Brisbane, 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 & tea3 cafesUsually $10 ·
Iced Hibiscus Rose Tea
- Sodas, juices & spritzes1 cafe
Hibiscus Lemonade
Where to get hibiscus in Brisbane
6 Brisbane cafes: 4 on their menus, 2 from posts.
What it costs
The usual price on each kind of drink, in Brisbane
- Chai & tea$10$6$10
Bars share one scale, $6 to $10: the band is where most cafes sit, the dot the usual price.
6 cafes, A to Z
- BLANKO Specialty Coffee - New Farm$10
- Cafe Disco$8
- Coffee by Blanko$10
- Good Things GrocerUnverifiedPrice not on the menu
Seen in a post, not on its current menu.
- GROUND ALCHEMYUnverifiedPrice not on the menu
Seen in a post, not on its current menu.
- PureBred Coffee Bar$5
Brisbane cafes with Hibiscus on their menus or in their posts.
How hibiscus spread across Brisbane
40suburbs with cafes posting it
By Nov 2026 (so far)
Each bar is the Brisbane cafes with a post or customer review of it that month; Nov 2026 is not over yet, so its bar is so far.
38 suburbs are known only from a menu, which we can't date, so they count in the last month.
Hibiscus Brisbane FAQs
Hibiscus is on 4 Brisbane cafe menus and has been posted by cafes in 40 Brisbane suburbs.
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 8 Brisbane cafes across 40 suburbs, in posts, customer reviews and menus. The 6 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 4 cafe menus in Brisbane that list hibiscus as of 14 Nov 2026, the most common drinks are chai & tea (3 cafes) and sodas, juices & spritzes (1 cafe).
How much is a hibiscus chai or tea in Brisbane?
The usual price of a hibiscus chai or tea in Brisbane is $10 as of 14 Nov 2026, and most cafes charge between $6 and $10, from 3 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 Brisbane?
It is on 4 Brisbane cafe menus right now, including PureBred Coffee Bar in North Lakes, Cafe Disco in West End, BLANKO Specialty Coffee - New Farm in New Farm and Coffee by Blanko in Morningside. 2 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?
Brisbane cafes also sell hibiscus as "Iced Hibiscus Tea Lemonade", "Hibiscus Iced Tea", "Hibiscus Lemon Iced Tea", "Hibiscus Lemonade", "Hibiscus Tea" and "Iced Hibiscus Rose Tea". 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 Brisbane's 0.8%, over the last 90 days.
Is hibiscus getting more popular in Brisbane?
It is early days. The Froth rates hibiscus as Emerging as of 14 Nov 2026: the earliest cafe post or review we have is from 9 Oct 2026, less than four months ago. In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 0.8% of the Brisbane cafes we see well (an Instagram post or a current menu in that time) had it. Among the 1,088 cafes we have followed through both periods, 1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before. Brisbane searches for it were up 8% in Aug to Oct 2026 compared with Aug to Oct 2025.
How many people search for hibiscus in Brisbane?
There were 50 searches for hibiscus in Brisbane in Oct 2026, with all its names added up. Across the 23 months we have, from Dec 2024 to Oct 2026, it ranged from 20 searches (Dec 2024) to 80 (Mar 2025). These are monthly estimates of search demand in Brisbane.
When did hibiscus first show up in Brisbane cafes?
The earliest Brisbane cafe post or customer review about hibiscus that The Froth has is from 9 Oct 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 Brisbane 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.