Nduja in Brisbane
Emerging
The earliest cafe post or review we have is from 21 Jul 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.
11Brisbane cafe menus list it
120Brisbane searches in Oct 2026
A soft, spicy spreadable pork sausage, in scrambled eggs, toasties and pasta and on pizza and toast.
Is nduja still growing in Brisbane?
It's emerging: early days yet.
Brisbane searches a month
Jul 2026
First Brisbane cafe post or review in our data.
Oct 2026
120 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
10%Aug to Oct 2026Down from 11% 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 nduja, 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.
6.9 per 1,000 in Oct 2026
On menus
Cafe menus listing it now, Brisbane.
11 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 nduja goes on
Every cafe menu that names nduja 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 nduja 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.
- Fried chicken plates2 cafes
Roasted chicken
- Toast, eggs & brunch plates2 cafes
Prawn Omelette
- Snacks & sides1 cafe
Pumpkin Arancini
- Waffles, bakes & sweets1 cafe
croissant
- Other dishes5 cafes
What it's paired with
Cafes whose menu line names it alongside nduja
- Salami & pepperoni4
- Chicken2
One dish can name several, so these overlap.
Where to get nduja in Brisbane
15 Brisbane cafes: 11 on their menus, 4 from posts.
Showing 10 of 15 cafes, A to Z
- Bobby’s New FarmPrice not on the menu
- CBD | Cafe Bar Dining$22
- CULT BrisbaneUnverifiedPrice not on the menu
Seen in a post, not on its current menu.
- Dijon Toasties & CoffeePrice not on the menu
- Dopo EateryUnverifiedPrice not on the menu
Seen in a post, not on its current menu.
- Good Grace Restaurant & CafePrice not on the menu
- Hey Mr. New FarmUnverifiedPrice not on the menu
Seen in a post, not on its current menu.
- Merlo Coffee Cafe | Bowen HillsPrice not on the menu
- Mitch and Antler$22
- Navy & Oak Cafe$27
Brisbane cafes with Nduja on their menus or in their posts.
How nduja spread across Brisbane
15suburbs 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.
8 suburbs are known only from a menu, which we can't date, so they count in the last month.
Nduja Brisbane FAQs
Nduja is on 11 Brisbane cafe menus and has been posted by cafes in 15 Brisbane suburbs.
What is nduja?
A soft, spicy spreadable pork sausage, in scrambled eggs, toasties and pasta and on pizza and toast. In all our data to 14 Nov 2026, The Froth has seen it at 17 Brisbane cafes across 15 suburbs, in posts, customer reviews and menus. The 15 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 nduja on?
Across 11 cafe menus in Brisbane that list nduja as of 14 Nov 2026, the most common dishes are fried chicken plates (2 cafes), toast, eggs & brunch plates (2 cafes) and snacks & sides (1 cafe). It is most often paired with salami & pepperoni and chicken.
Where can I get nduja in Brisbane?
It is on 11 Brisbane cafe menus right now, including CBD | Cafe Bar Dining in South Brisbane, Mitch and Antler in Mitchelton, Navy & Oak Cafe in Fortitude Valley and Bobby’s New Farm in New Farm. 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.
Is nduja getting more popular in Brisbane?
It is early days. The Froth rates nduja as Emerging as of 14 Nov 2026: the earliest cafe post or review we have is from 21 Jul 2026, less than four months ago. In the 90 days to 14 Nov 2026, 1.7% 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, none of the same cafes had it, against 2 in the 90 days before. Brisbane searches for it were up 4% in Aug to Oct 2026 compared with Aug to Oct 2025.
Where in Australia is nduja biggest?
It is on a bigger share of Adelaide cafes: 2.3% against Brisbane's 1.7%, over the last 90 days.
How many people search for nduja in Brisbane?
There were 120 searches for nduja 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 50 searches (Apr 2025) to 120 (Oct 2026). These are monthly estimates of search demand in Brisbane.
When did nduja first show up in Brisbane cafes?
The earliest Brisbane cafe post or customer review about nduja that The Froth has is from 21 Jul 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 nduja 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.