Birria in Australia

Emergingin 7 cities
+9%Australia searches, Aug to Oct 2026 vs Aug to Oct 2025
$23.47 average price, from 15 menus in one city
Where to get oneSee it city by city

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

Birria in each city

Biggest in Gold Coast, on 1.5% of its cafes in the last 90 days. Search changes are Aug to Oct 2026 against Aug to Oct 2025.

Adelaide, Perth, Canberra and Darwin: from Google reviews and menus only

  1. Gold Coast

    EmergingFurthest ahead
    1.5%of Gold Coast cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    5
    +17%Gold Coast searches

  2. Melbourne

    Emerging
    0.9%of Melbourne cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    17
    average price
    $23.47
    +2%Melbourne searches

  3. Adelaide

    Emerging
    0.7%of Adelaide cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    3
    +26%Adelaide searches
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  1. Brisbane

    Emerging
    0.6%of Brisbane cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    5
    +26%Brisbane searches

  2. Perth

    Emerging
    0.5%of Perth cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    3
    +10%Perth searches

  3. Sydney

    Emerging
    0.5%of Sydney cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    9
    −3%Sydney searches

  4. Canberra

    Emerging
    0.5%of Canberra cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    1
    −13%Canberra searches

  5. Darwin

    Fading
    0%of Darwin cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    0
    +3%Darwin searches
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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 Australia

63 cafes in 8 cities: 43 on their menus, 20 from posts.

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$23.47average · 15 Australian menusLowest $17Highest $27Most: $21.40 to $25.90
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Showing 10 of 63 cafes, cheapest first

  • Casa locoMarrickville, Sydney · as “Birria Beef Taco”
    $10
  • Seymour CafeCamberwell, Melbourne · as “Birria- Beef”
    $17
  • Blended Café AdelaideAdelaide · as “Birria Beef”
    $18.50
  • Blended Café O'ConnellNorth Adelaide, Adelaide · as “Birria Beef”
    $18.50
  • Space KitchenPhillip, Canberra · as “LAMB BIRRIA TACOS Two Crispy Tortillas filled with slow cooked birria marinated lamb shoulder with mozzarella cheese & c”
    $19.90
  • Hi Fi By Terror TwilightCollingwood, Melbourne · as “Birria Beef Melt”
    $21
  • Roger Roger DeliCaroline Springs, Melbourne · as “BEEF BIRRIA MELT Mozzarella Cheese”
    $22
  • Maria CafeUpwey, Melbourne · as “Beef Birria Burrito”
    $22.50
  • Beachside Bagels - Port NoarlungaPort Noarlunga, Adelaide · as “Birria Melt”
    $23
  • Bodega On HighBerwick, Melbourne · as “Birria Toastie”
    $23
Unverified: seen in a post, not on the cafe's current menu. Menus and prices change, so check with the cafe before you go.

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

Is birria still growing in Australia?

Searches are about level with a year earlier. (Aug to Oct 2026 vs Aug to Oct 2025)

Nov 2024 to Oct 2026

Australia searches a month

025,00050,00075,000
025,00050,00075,000

Tap a number for what changed then.

  • How the cities compare

    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. Perth0.5%
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    1. Gold Coast1.5%
    2. Melbourne0.9%
    3. Adelaide0.7%
    4. Brisbane0.6%
    5. Perth0.5%
    6. Sydney0.5%
    7. Canberra0.5%

  • Where the searches come from

    Each city's part, Aug to Oct 2026.

  • Cafes posting it

    Per 1,000 cafes that posted that month, across Australia.
    FMAMJJASO1.9

    1.9 per 1,000 in Oct 2026, 2.4× vs Jun 2026

  • On menus

    Cafe menus listing it now, Australia.

    43 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.

  • How big is it?

    Searches in Oct 2026, circles sized to match.

    1,598,500World64,790Australia

How birria spread across Australia

SydneySydneyMelbourneMelbourneBrisbaneBrisbaneGold CoastGold CoastPerthPerthAdelaideAdelaideCanberraDarwinDarwin

8cities where we've seen it

By Nov 2026 (so far)

Jun 2025Nov 2026 so far
Bars: cities with a cafe posting it each month
Each is rising in at least one city we read

Birria Australia FAQs

Data updated 15 Nov 2026.

Writing about it?

“Birria is on 63 cafe menus across 8 Australian cities, and furthest ahead in Gold Coast (1.5% of its cafes).”

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. The Froth has seen it at cafes in 8 Australian cities (Gold Coast, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Canberra and Darwin) as of 15 Nov 2026.

Where can I get birria in Australia?

It is on 63 cafe menus across 8 cities right now, including Casa loco in Marrickville, Sydney, Seymour Cafe in Camberwell, Melbourne, Blended Café Adelaide in Adelaide, Adelaide and Space Kitchen in Phillip, Canberra. The "Where to get one" list on this page has every menu, city by city, with the price where the menu gives one and directions. Menus change, so check with the cafe before you go.

How much is a birria in Australia?

The average is $23.47, from 15 cafe menus in one city as of 15 Nov 2026. Most charge between $21.40 and $25.90; the lowest we have seen is $17 and the highest $27. Each city's own average is on its page.

Where in Australia is birria biggest?

Of the cities The Froth reads, Gold Coast has it on the biggest share of cafes: 1.5% of Gold Coast cafes in the last 90 days, against 0.9% in Melbourne and 0.7% in Adelaide. Each city's share is of its own cafes, so a smaller city can be ahead.

Is birria getting more popular in Australia?

Searches for it across Australia were up 9% in Aug to Oct 2026 against Aug to Oct 2025. There is no single Australian stage: each city has its own, from its own cafes. The Froth rates it Emerging in Gold Coast, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Canberra; Fading in Darwin as of 15 Nov 2026.

How many people search for birria in Australia?

There were 64,790 searches for birria across Australia in Oct 2026, with all its names added up. Across the months we have, from Jul 2024 to Oct 2026, it ranged from 36,360 (Dec 2024) to 64,790 (Oct 2026). These are monthly estimates of search demand across every state and territory.

When did birria first show up in Australian cafes?

The earliest cafe post or customer review about birria that The Froth has, in any city we read, is from 26 Jun 2025. 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 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?

Every city is counted on its own, with the same rules: a cafe counts for birria from the first public post or customer review we found about it, and while it is on the cafe's current menu. A city's share is of its own cafes we see well (an Instagram post or a current menu in the same 90 days, a chain counting once), and its change compares the same cafes in the last 90 days with the 90 before. Cities' cafe figures are never added together, because we read some cities' posts and others only from reviews and menus. Searches are monthly search demand across Australia with all of a trend's names added up. The full method is on our "How we track cafe trends" page.