Morning
Bondi does brunch better than almost anywhere in Sydney. Here's where we send people for the first meal of the day - the modern-Australian classics, the coffee specialists and the quiet locals' picks.
Our top pick right now is bills Bondi Beach - a landmark bondi brunch a short walk from the beach. Below are 24 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.
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
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
Caribbean · Bondi Beach
A colourful Hall Street cafe trading specialty coffee alongside Venezuelan arepas and Caribbean pan-tropical plates, a few blocks back from the sand.
Best for: An early, flavour-forward breakfast or brunch with a Caribbean twist
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
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
Mexican · Bondi Road
A hacienda-inspired Mexican restaurant on Bondi Road where the whole kitchen orbits a woodfire grill, turning out charcoal-kissed tacos, share plates and wagyu steaks.
Best for: Woodfire Mexican for a lively group dinner or a date night
Cantonese · Campbell Parade
A longstanding modern-Cantonese diner that has swapped its old Hall Street room for a first-floor beachfront space on Campbell Parade, trading in steamed dumplings, XO stir-fries and a serious cocktail and sake list.
Best for: A polished modern-Cantonese dinner or Sunday yum cha near the beach
Contemporary Australian · Bondi Beach
A multi-venue beachfront complex inside Bondi Pavilion, pairing an all-day contemporary-coastal Beach Bar with Etheus, a smarter Greek dining room, both looking straight out over the sand.
Best for: Beachfront lunch, sunset drinks, or a Greek dinner with a view
Cafe · Bondi Beach
A beloved, book-lined Bondi cafe and second-hand bookstore just off Hall Street, serving all-day breakfast, honest lunch plates and its famous chai amid stacks of new and used books.
Best for: Lingering with a book, coffee and a slow solo or two-person breakfast
Cafe · North Bondi
A beloved North Bondi cafe going strong since 1997, turning out specialty coffee, generous brunch plates and easy-going lunches just back from the sand on Wairoa Avenue.
Best for: Weekend brunch and a proper Bondi coffee ritual
Cafe · North Bondi
A New York–inspired Jewish deli cafe on Glenayr Avenue turning out house-boiled bagels, cured meats and generous all-day brunch a few blocks back from the sand.
Best for: A hearty, characterful deli-style brunch away from the beachfront crush
Coffee · North Bondi
A North Bondi institution at the top of Brighton Boulevard - the much-loved coffee window formerly known as Bru, now Jacks, pouring Australian-grown single-origin coffee to a rolling crowd of swimmers, runners and locals.
Best for: Drying out with a coffee in hand after a North Bondi swim
Mediterranean · Campbell Parade
A buzzy all-day Mediterranean bar-and-diner at the northern end of Campbell Parade, from Darren Robertson (Three Blue Ducks) and Stuart Toon.
Best for: Bottomless brunch, group dinners and drinks-led all-day sessions
Modern Australian · Bondi Beach
A Bondi local's Modern Australian spot from chef Ian Oakes, working as a relaxed cafe by day and a candle-lit, produce-driven restaurant with a proper wine bar by night.
Best for: An unhurried, grown-up dinner or a leisurely wine at the bar, a block off the sand.
Italian · North Bondi
A pocket-sized, day-to-night contemporary eatery on Glenayr Avenue that pours Will & Co coffee from early morning and swaps to cocktails and Italian-leaning small plates by night.
Best for: A relaxed evening of small plates and cocktails away from the beachfront bustle.
Italian · Bondi Beach
A tiny, long-running Italian flatbread specialist on Glenayr Avenue turning out fresh, made-to-order piadinas and reliably good coffee a short walk back from the sand.
Best for: A quick, distinctive Italian lunch or coffee stop away from the beachfront queues
Middle Eastern · Bondi Road
A lively, share-plate Middle Eastern and Mediterranean restaurant on Bondi Road built around Levantine meze, fire-cooked meats and communal platters.
Best for: Group dinners and celebratory shared feasts
All-Day Diner · Bondi Beach
A licensed, beachfront all-day diner inside the restored Bondi Pavilion, serving California-leaning breakfast and lunch with a direct sightline to the surf.
Best for: A beachfront sit-down brunch or lunch with an ocean view
Cafe · North Bondi
A proudly female-owned, independent all-day cafe tucked on Ramsgate Avenue at the quieter North Bondi end, doing produce-led brunch a short stroll from the sand.
Best for: A settled-in, produce-led North Bondi brunch
Israeli · North Bondi
A long-running, family-run kosher Israeli grill a block back from the north end of the beach, turning out handmade falafel, fresh pita and generous shawarma plates at cheap-eats prices.
Best for: Cheap, filling kosher Israeli lunch near the beach
Specialty coffee · Bondi Beach
The Kyoto-born global coffee brand % Arabica's first Australian store, a minimalist specialty-coffee flagship on Bondi's most prominent Hall Street–Campbell Parade corner.
Best for: A design-led specialty coffee stop before or after the beach
Modern Australian · North Bondi
A famously photogenic, health-leaning brunch cafe perched above the sand at the north end of Bondi, known for vivid smoothie bowls and all-day breakfast with ocean views.
Best for: A photogenic beachside brunch with ocean views