Mortadella in Brisbane
Emerging
It is on a small share of cafes (0.8% in the last 90 days) and holding steady, though searches in Brisbane are up 40% (Aug to Oct 2026 against Aug to Oct 2025).
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.
6Brisbane cafe menus list it
380Brisbane searches in Oct 2026
Thin-sliced Italian pork sausage piled into focaccia and sandwiches, often with stracciatella and pistachio.
Is mortadella still growing in Brisbane?
It's emerging: early days yet.
Brisbane searches a month
Apr 2026
First Brisbane cafe post or review in our data.
Aug 2026
Searches up by half on Dec 2024.
Oct 2026
380 searches, the most yet.
Tap a number for what changed then.
How Brisbane compares
Share of each city's own cafes with it, last 90 days.
Brisbane's share of Australia's searches
11%Aug to Oct 2026Up from 10% 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 mortadella, 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.
6 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 mortadella goes on
Every cafe menu that names mortadella is sorted into one kind of dish by its words: a burger, a toastie and a wrap are all "burgers, sandwiches & wraps".
Each shop counts once, under the dish we list it for below, so a cafe with mortadella on several dishes 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.
- Pita, flatbread & focaccia3 cafes
Mortadella Focaccia
- Snacks & sides1 cafe
Arancini
- Other dishes2 cafes
What it's paired with
Cafes whose menu line names it alongside mortadella
- Salami & pepperoni4
One dish can name several, so these overlap.
Where to get mortadella in Brisbane
9 Brisbane cafes: 6 on their menus, 3 from posts.
9 cafes, A to Z
- Brew Cafe & Wine BarPrice not on the menu
- Cerin Pasticceria$14.50
- Dijon Toasties & Coffee$19.50
- Global Fine FoodPrice not on the menu
- Mad Mile Coffee$19
- Nowhere Espresso Pizzeria and Wine BarUnverifiedPrice not on the menu
Seen in a post, not on its current menu.
- Riva Kitchen & EventsUnverifiedPrice not on the menu
Seen in a post, not on its current menu.
- Roasting Warehouse | Brisbane$16
- SnugUnverifiedPrice not on the menu
Seen in a post, not on its current menu.
Brisbane cafes with Mortadella on their menus or in their posts.
How mortadella spread across Brisbane
8suburbs 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.
4 suburbs are known only from a menu, which we can't date, so they count in the last month.
Mortadella Brisbane FAQs
Mortadella is on 6 Brisbane cafe menus and has been posted by cafes in 8 Brisbane suburbs, while Brisbane searches for it rose 40% (Aug to Oct 2026 against Aug to Oct 2025).
What is mortadella?
Thin-sliced Italian pork sausage piled into focaccia and sandwiches, often with stracciatella and pistachio. In all our data to 14 Nov 2026, The Froth has seen it at 10 Brisbane cafes across 8 suburbs, in posts, customer reviews and menus. The 9 in "Where to get one" are the cafes with it on their current menu or in a cafe or creator post.
What do cafes put mortadella on?
Across 6 cafe menus in Brisbane that list mortadella as of 14 Nov 2026, the most common dishes are pita, flatbread & focaccia (3 cafes) and snacks & sides (1 cafe).
Where can I get mortadella in Brisbane?
It is on 6 Brisbane cafe menus right now, including Cerin Pasticceria in Woolloongabba, Roasting Warehouse | Brisbane in Geebung, Mad Mile Coffee in Wynnum and Dijon Toasties & Coffee in Tarragindi. 3 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 mortadella getting more popular in Brisbane?
It is early days. The Froth rates mortadella as Emerging as of 14 Nov 2026: it is on a small share of cafes (0.8% in the last 90 days) and holding steady, though searches in Brisbane are up 40% (Aug to Oct 2026 against Aug to Oct 2025). 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 2 in the 90 days before. Brisbane searches for it were up 40% in Aug to Oct 2026 compared with Aug to Oct 2025.
Where in Australia is mortadella biggest?
It is on a bigger share of Adelaide cafes: 4.4% against Brisbane's 0.8%, over the last 90 days.
How many people search for mortadella in Brisbane?
There were 380 searches for mortadella 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 130 searches (Nov 2025) to 380 (Oct 2026). These are monthly estimates of search demand in Brisbane.
When did mortadella first show up in Brisbane cafes?
The earliest Brisbane cafe post or customer review about mortadella that The Froth has is from 29 Apr 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 mortadella 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.