For a group
Eating out in a group in Bondi is mostly a logistics problem: who takes a booking, who has a table big enough, and who won't mind a birthday. These are the places that handle it well, from long share tables to pubs with room to spread out.
Our top pick right now is Icebergs Dining Room and Bar - milestone celebrations and long lunches with a view. Below are 20 places we rate for this, ranked on the food and how well they suit a visit. Prices shown are a rough guide ($–$$$$); always check the venue’s own site for current hours and menus.
Italian · Bondi Beach
The hatted, ocean-front Italian fine-diner perched above the Bondi Icebergs pool, serving hand-rolled pasta and seasonal seafood with the best beach view in Sydney.
Best for: Milestone celebrations and long lunches with a view
Modern Australian · Campbell Parade
A Bondi institution since 1993 where chef-owner Sean Moran serves a daily-changing, produce-driven three-course choice menu above a panoramic sweep of Campbell Parade and the beach.
Best for: A special-occasion long lunch or unhurried dinner with a view
Gelato · Bondi Beach
The Bondi outpost of Sydney's most celebrated gelato maker, tucked into the Hall Street hub a short walk back from the sand.
Best for: A post-beach dessert walk on Hall Street
Spanish · Campbell Parade
An iconic 1914 beachfront hotel on Campbell Parade whose light-filled level-one dining room now houses Alzado, a coastal-Spanish seafood diner, above a classic public bar and late-night club space.
Best for: A long, view-soaked afternoon that turns into a night out
Bagels · North Bondi
A tiny, much-loved North Bondi bagel deli slinging Polish-style bagels stuffed with house-cured lox and Jewish-deli classics.
Best for: A pre- or post-beach bagel run in North Bondi
Modern Australian · Bondi Beach
The original bills, the Hall Street cafe where Bill Granger reinvented Sydney brunch, still turning out its ricotta hotcakes and creamy scrambled eggs a couple of minutes back from the sand.
Best for: A landmark Bondi brunch a short walk from the beach
Italian · Bondi Beach
A buzzy Hall Street institution serving wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and rotisserie porchetta, back in its original Bondi home under founder Orazio D'Elia.
Best for: A lively Italian dinner with friends or a couple, a short walk from the beach.
Spanish · Campbell Parade
A Spanish coastal seafood diner upstairs at Hotel Ravesis, trading share plates, sherry and oyster martinis against a wraparound balcony view of the Bondi surf.
Best for: Long boozy lunches and sunset dinners with a view
bakery · Bondi Road
A tiny weekend-only micro-bakery on Bondi Road built around soft, cold-fermented cinnamon scrolls and viral cold drinks, with queues to match the hype.
Best for: A weekend treat run for scroll-and-coffee lovers who don't mind a queue
Israeli · North Bondi
A buzzy Israeli-Mediterranean cafe and bakery on a North Bondi corner, built around family-sized shakshuka, house-baked breads and specialty coffee.
Best for: Long, shared Israeli-Mediterranean brunch a few blocks back from the sand
Seafood · North Bondi
A Matt Moran seafood restaurant perched at the quiet north end of Bondi Beach, with arguably the best sand-and-ocean outlook of any dining room on the beach.
Best for: Long beachfront lunches, oysters and cocktails with a view
Israeli · Campbell Parade
A beachfront outpost of Sydney's SHUK group serving Israeli-inspired falafel, hummus bowls and bakery items grab-and-go style, directly across Campbell Parade from Bondi Beach (it also trades as Shuk Falafel).
Best for: A quick, fresh Israeli bite straight off the beach
Italian · Campbell Parade
A first-floor Italian restaurant and bar overlooking Bondi Beach from Campbell Parade, now trading the venue's original pan-Mediterranean menu for comfort-led pasta, seafood and a serious drinks list.
Best for: A view-forward Italian lunch or date-night dinner above the beach
Gelato · Campbell Parade
A slick, architect-designed gelateria directly opposite Bondi Beach, serving old-school Italian gelato made with no stabilisers or artificial anything.
Best for: A high-quality post-beach gelato right on the promenade
Greek · Bondi Beach
A fire-led Greek restaurant inside Bondi Pavilion serving shared meze and chargrilled plates a few steps from the sand.
Best for: Group dinners and celebratory shared feasts by the beach
Italian · Bondi Road
Merivale's buzzy, share-style Italian tucked into the back of The Royal on Bondi Road, built around a wood-fired oven and a leafy, olive-tree-lined courtyard.
Best for: Long, shared Italian lunches and lively group dinners off the beach
Cafe · Bondi Beach
A tiny, view-blessed coffee window tucked at the pool entrance of Bondi Icebergs, serving strong coffee and simple, well-sourced breakfast and lunch plates.
Best for: A scenic coffee-and-pastry stop by the Icebergs pool
Japanese · Campbell Parade
A beachfront sashimi bar and seafood takeaway on Campbell Parade with an eight-metre sashimi cabinet and an 18-seat sushi train, from the team behind Sydney Fish Market's GetFish.
Best for: Fresh sashimi and seafood platters straight off the beach
Modern Australian · North Bondi
A member-and-guest RSL club perched above the northern end of Bondi Beach, serving affordable modern-Australian bistro food with some of the best ocean views in the area.
Best for: Affordable ocean-view lunch or early dinner with kids or a group
Mexican · Bondi Beach
A lively Mexican taqueria and agave bar tucked into the Hub on Hall Street, built around a rotating spread of regional tacos, ceviches and margaritas.
Best for: A tacos-and-margaritas night out with friends