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Gelato Messina Bondi
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
With kids
The best family-friendly places to eat in Bondi
Bondi is an easy place to eat out with children if you know where to go. These are the venues with the space, the menu and the tolerance for a pram and a fussy five-year-old.
Our top pick right now is Gelato Messina Bondi — a post-beach dessert walk on hall street. 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 ($–$$$$); always check the venue’s own site for current hours and menus.
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Lox in a Box
Bagels · North Bondi
A tiny, much-loved North Bondi bagel deli slinging Polish-style bagels stuffed with house-cured lox and Jewish-deli classics.
Best for: A pre- or post-beach bagel run in North Bondi
- Café$$$$
bills Bondi Beach
Modern Australian · Bondi Beach
The original bills, the Hall Street cafe where Bill Granger reinvented Sydney brunch, still turning out its ricotta hotcakes and creamy scrambled eggs a couple of minutes back from the sand.
Best for: A landmark Bondi brunch a short walk from the beach
- Restaurant$$$$
Da Orazio Pizza + Porchetta
Italian · Bondi Beach
A buzzy Hall Street institution serving wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and rotisserie porchetta, back in its original Bondi home under founder Orazio D'Elia.
Best for: A lively Italian dinner with friends or a couple, a short walk from the beach.
- Café$$$$
Shuk
Israeli · North Bondi
A buzzy Israeli-Mediterranean cafe and bakery on a North Bondi corner, built around family-sized shakshuka, house-baked breads and specialty coffee.
Best for: Long, shared Israeli-Mediterranean brunch a few blocks back from the sand
- Restaurant$$$$
North Bondi Fish
Seafood · North Bondi
A Matt Moran seafood restaurant perched at the quiet north end of Bondi Beach, with arguably the best sand-and-ocean outlook of any dining room on the beach.
Best for: Long beachfront lunches, oysters and cocktails with a view
- Café$$$$
Shuk by the Beach
Israeli · Campbell Parade
A beachfront outpost of Sydney's SHUK group serving Israeli-inspired falafel, hummus bowls and bakery items grab-and-go style, directly across Campbell Parade from Bondi Beach (it also trades as Shuk Falafel).
Best for: A quick, fresh Israeli bite straight off the beach
- Dessert$$$$
Mapo
Gelato · Campbell Parade
A slick, architect-designed gelateria directly opposite Bondi Beach, serving old-school Italian gelato made with no stabilisers or artificial anything.
Best for: A high-quality post-beach gelato right on the promenade
- Restaurant$$$$
Totti's Bondi
Italian · Bondi Road
Merivale's buzzy, share-style Italian tucked into the back of The Royal on Bondi Road, built around a wood-fired oven and a leafy, olive-tree-lined courtyard.
Best for: Long, shared Italian lunches and lively group dinners off the beach
- Café$$$$
Makuto
Caribbean · Bondi Beach
A colourful Hall Street cafe trading specialty coffee alongside Venezuelan arepas and Caribbean pan-tropical plates, a few blocks back from the sand.
Best for: An early, flavour-forward breakfast or brunch with a Caribbean twist
- Club / Hotel$$$$
North Bondi RSL
Modern Australian · North Bondi
A member-and-guest RSL club perched above the northern end of Bondi Beach, serving affordable modern-Australian bistro food with some of the best ocean views in the area.
Best for: Affordable ocean-view lunch or early dinner with kids or a group
- Dessert$$$$
Rivareno Gelato Bondi
Italian · Bondi Beach
Authentic Italian gelato made fresh daily on-site, on the busy Campbell Parade corner a short stroll from the sand.
Best for: A post-beach or after-dinner gelato stop with the family
- Restaurant$$$$
Promenade Bondi Beach
Contemporary Australian · Bondi Beach
A multi-venue beachfront complex inside Bondi Pavilion, pairing an all-day contemporary-coastal Beach Bar with Etheus, a smarter Greek dining room, both looking straight out over the sand.
Best for: Beachfront lunch, sunset drinks, or a Greek dinner with a view
- Café$$$$
Harry's Bondi
Cafe · North Bondi
A beloved North Bondi cafe going strong since 1997, turning out specialty coffee, generous brunch plates and easy-going lunches just back from the sand on Wairoa Avenue.
Best for: Weekend brunch and a proper Bondi coffee ritual
- Café$$$$
Lox Stock & Barrel
Cafe · North Bondi
A New York–inspired Jewish deli cafe on Glenayr Avenue turning out house-boiled bagels, cured meats and generous all-day brunch a few blocks back from the sand.
Best for: A hearty, characterful deli-style brunch away from the beachfront crush
- Bakery$$$$
Wellington Cake Shop
Hungarian · Bondi Road
A family-run, old-school Austro-Hungarian cake shop on Bondi Road, baking strudels, tortes and poppy-seed rolls the same way since 1979.
Best for: A heritage Hungarian cake fix away from the beachfront crowds
- Bar$$$$
Beach Bar at Promenade Bondi Beach
Bar · Bondi Beach
The ocean-facing, walk-in bar terrace inside the restored Bondi Pavilion, pouring cocktails and an all-day coastal menu straight above the sand.
Best for: Sunset drinks and grazing straight off the beach
- Restaurant$$$$
Masala Theory
Indian · Bondi Beach
A bright, neon-lit "Neo-Indian" restaurant on Hall Street reinventing classic Indian dishes as bold, shareable plates.
Best for: Lively group dinners and celebrations over shared Indian plates
- Club / Hotel$$$$
The Bergs Bistro (Bondi Icebergs Club)
Bistro · Bondi Beach
The rebuilt club bistro inside Bondi Icebergs, serving honest, seasonal Modern-Australian bistro food across two bars with a full-length view over the famous ocean pool and North Bondi headland.
Best for: A big view on a modest budget
Read more →was Icebergs Club Bistro - Takeaway$$$$
Funky Pies
vegan · North Bondi
A dedicated all-vegan pie shop and café tucked up on Glenayr Avenue in North Bondi, turning out handmade plant-based savoury pies, sausage rolls and sweet bakes.
Best for: A quick, hearty vegan pie fix away from the beachfront crowds