Yuzu in Australia

Emergingin 5 cities
+21%Australia searches, Aug to Oct 2026 vs Aug to Oct 2025
$8.12 average price, from 90 menus in 5 cities
Where to get oneSee it city by city

A tart citrus fruit used as juice, syrup or zest in cold brew, sodas, matcha and tea: sharp and fragrant, somewhere between lemon and mandarin.

City by city

Yuzu in each city

Biggest in Canberra, on 3.6% of its cafes in the last 90 days. Search changes are Aug to Oct 2026 against Aug to Oct 2025.

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

  1. Canberra

    FadingFurthest ahead
    3.6%of Canberra cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    6
    average price
    $8.30
    Too few of the same cafes yet to compare.

  2. Melbourne

    Rising
    3.2%of Melbourne cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    60
    average price
    $7.93
    +35%Melbourne searches

  3. Gold Coast

    Emerging
    2.7%of Gold Coast cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    8
    average price
    $7.50
    None of the same cafes had it, against 1 in the 90 days before.

  4. Sydney

    Rising
    2.6%of Sydney cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    48
    average price
    $8.31
    +25%Sydney searches

  5. Hobart

    Emerging
    2.3%of Hobart cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    2
    Too few of the same cafes yet to compare.

  6. Adelaide

    Emerging
    1.9%of Adelaide cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    7
    1 of the same cafes had it, against none in the 90 days before.

  7. Perth

    Emerging
    1.7%of Perth cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    9
    +24%Perth searches

  8. Brisbane

    Emerging
    1.2%of Brisbane cafes, last 90 days
    cafes with it, last 90 days
    9
    average price
    $9.15
    +25%Brisbane searches

How a yuzu is built

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This is yuzu

A tart citrus fruit used as juice, syrup or zest in cold brew, sodas, matcha and tea: sharp and fragrant, somewhere between lemon and mandarin.

Drawn as a yuzu espresso tonic, the drink cafes most often put it in.

  1. Yuzu syrup or a spoonful of yuzu marmalade, about 20 ml
  2. Tonic water about 150 ml, poured gently to keep the bubbles
  3. Ice fills the cup before anything is poured
  4. Espresso a double shot poured slowly over the ice so it floats
  5. Citrus wheel a slice of yuzu or lemon on the rim

Illustrative: a typical build, not one cafe's recipe.

Where to get one

Where to get yuzu in Australia

185 cafes in 8 cities: 152 on their menus, 33 from posts. Prices are from the menus and may have changed.

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$8.12average · 90 Australian menusLowest $4.50Highest $15.50Most: $6 to $10

Showing 10 of 185 cafes, cheapest first

  • BootsdarlingDarlinghurst, Sydney · as “Yuzu cold brew”
    $4.50
  • Fala FelsMermaid Waters, Gold Coast · as “Yuzu Strange Love Soda”
    $5
  • Micah Coffee BrewersFerntree Gully, Melbourne · as “Yuzu Lo Cal Soda”
    $5
  • The Green EdgeWindsor, Brisbane · as “Ordinary Soda Yuzu Lemon 330mL”
    $5.05
  • Cafe JunieCarrara, Gold Coast · as “Yuzu Soda”
    $5.50
  • Little Angel CafeRydalmere, Sydney · as “Yuzu Honey Tea”
    $5.50
  • Rowena Corner StoreRichmond, Melbourne · as “STRANGELOVE SODAS yuzu lemon”
    $5.50
  • So Pho So GoodGlen Iris, Melbourne · as “Japanese yuzu lemonade”
    $5.80
  • ChayōClayton, Melbourne · as “Yuzu Tea”
    $6
  • JUNI CafeMaylands, Perth · as “Yuzu Lemon Soda”
    $6
Unverified: seen in the cafe's own post or a creator's post there, not on its current menu. Menus change, so check with the cafe before you go.

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

Flavours

Flavours we're seeing

The flavours on cafe menus that list yuzu across Australia, most cafes first, with the menu line most of them use. A chain counts as one cafe however many shops it has.

  1. Matcha“Yuzu Matcha”26 cafes
  2. Lemon“Yuzu Lemonade”15 cafes
  3. Honey“Yuzu Honey Tea”6 cafes
  4. Strawberry“Strawberry Yuzu Fizz”3 cafes
  5. Ginger“Ginger beer / yuzu soda”2 cafes
  6. Mango“Iced Yuzu Mango Matcha”2 cafes
  7. Orange“Iced Yuzu Orange Filter Coffee”1 cafe
  8. Coconut“Iced Mango Yuzu Coconut Matcha”1 cafe
Show 2 more flavours
  1. Mint“Yuzu and Mint Iced Tea”1 cafe
  2. Pineapple“Pineapple Yuzu Tea”1 cafe
Trend

Is yuzu still growing in Australia?

Searches say yes: up 21% on a year earlier. (Aug to Oct 2026 vs Aug to Oct 2025)

Nov 2024 to Oct 2026

Australia searches a month

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Spread

How yuzu spread across Australia

SydneyMelbourneBrisbaneGold CoastPerthAdelaideCanberraHobart

8cities where we've seen it

By Nov 2026 (so far)

Dec 2024Nov 2026 so far
Bars: cities with a cafe posting it each month
Also rising

Each one is rising in at least one city we read. Prices are the average across every city's menus; lines are searches across Australia.

Questions

Yuzu Australia FAQs

Data updated 13 Nov 2026.

Writing about it?

“Yuzu is on 185 cafe menus across 8 Australian cities, and furthest ahead in Canberra (3.6% of its cafes).”

What is yuzu?

A tart citrus fruit used as juice, syrup or zest in cold brew, sodas, matcha and tea: sharp and fragrant, somewhere between lemon and mandarin. The Froth has seen it at cafes in 8 Australian cities (Canberra, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane) as of 13 Nov 2026.

Where can I get yuzu in Australia?

It is on 185 cafe menus across 8 cities right now, including Bootsdarling in Darlinghurst, Sydney, Fala Fels in Mermaid Waters, Gold Coast, Micah Coffee Brewers in Ferntree Gully, Melbourne and The Green Edge in Windsor, Brisbane. 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 yuzu in Australia?

The average is $8.12, from 90 cafe menus in 5 cities as of 14 Nov 2026. Most charge between $6 and $10; the lowest we have seen is $4.50 and the highest $15.50. Each city's own average is on its page.

Where in Australia is yuzu biggest?

Of the cities The Froth reads, Canberra has it on the biggest share of cafes: 3.6% of Canberra cafes in the last 90 days, against 3.2% in Melbourne and 2.7% in Gold Coast. Each city's share is of its own cafes, so a smaller city can be ahead.

Is yuzu getting more popular in Australia?

Searches for it across Australia were up 21% 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 Fading in Canberra; Rising in Melbourne and Sydney; Emerging in Gold Coast, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane as of 13 Nov 2026.

How many people search for yuzu in Australia?

There were 1,130 searches for yuzu 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 640 (Jul 2024) to 1,360 (Dec 2024). These are monthly estimates of search demand across every state and territory.

When did yuzu first show up in Australian cafes?

The earliest cafe post or customer review about yuzu that The Froth has, in any city we read, is from 24 Sep 2023. 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 yuzu espresso tonic?

A typical yuzu espresso tonic, drawn from cafes' own posts, is built from the top down with citrus wheel (a slice of yuzu or lemon on the rim), espresso (a double shot poured slowly over the ice so it floats), ice (fills the cup before anything is poured), tonic water (about 150 ml, poured gently to keep the bubbles) and yuzu syrup (or a spoonful of yuzu marmalade, about 20 ml). Each cafe makes its own version, so this is a typical build, 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 yuzu 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.