Takeaway$$$$
Lox in a Box
Bagels · North Bondi
A tiny, much-loved North Bondi bagel deli slinging Polish-style bagels stuffed with house-cured lox and Jewish-deli classics.
Best for: A pre- or post-beach bagel run in North Bondi
North Bondi
Where to eat & drink in North Bondi
The quieter, more local end of the beach — up around Gould Street, Blair Street and Ramsgate Avenue. North Bondi is where the neighbourhood actually eats: proper coffee, all-day cafés, low-key dinners and the RSL with the best cheap view in Sydney. Here's everywhere worth knowing.
Our top pick right now is Lox in a Box — a pre- or post-beach bagel run in north bondi. Below are 30 places we rate for this, ranked on the food and how well they suit a visit. Prices shown are a rough guide ($–$$$$); always check the venue’s own site for current hours and menus.
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Raw Bar
Japanese · North Bondi
A long-running North Bondi sushi bar known for fresh sashimi and its iconic hand rolls, tucked into a corner shop a short walk from the beach's northern end.
Best for: A fresh sushi fix straight off the beach
- Café$$$$
Shuk
Israeli · North Bondi
A buzzy Israeli-Mediterranean cafe and bakery on a North Bondi corner, built around family-sized shakshuka, house-baked breads and specialty coffee.
Best for: Long, shared Israeli-Mediterranean brunch a few blocks back from the sand
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North Bondi Fish
Seafood · North Bondi
A Matt Moran seafood restaurant perched at the quiet north end of Bondi Beach, with arguably the best sand-and-ocean outlook of any dining room on the beach.
Best for: Long beachfront lunches, oysters and cocktails with a view
- Club / Hotel$$$$
North Bondi RSL
Modern Australian · North Bondi
A member-and-guest RSL club perched above the northern end of Bondi Beach, serving affordable modern-Australian bistro food with some of the best ocean views in the area.
Best for: Affordable ocean-view lunch or early dinner with kids or a group
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Harry's Bondi
Cafe · North Bondi
A beloved North Bondi cafe going strong since 1997, turning out specialty coffee, generous brunch plates and easy-going lunches just back from the sand on Wairoa Avenue.
Best for: Weekend brunch and a proper Bondi coffee ritual
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Lox Stock & Barrel
Cafe · North Bondi
A New York–inspired Jewish deli cafe on Glenayr Avenue turning out house-boiled bagels, cured meats and generous all-day brunch a few blocks back from the sand.
Best for: A hearty, characterful deli-style brunch away from the beachfront crush
- Takeaway$$$$
Funky Pies
vegan · North Bondi
A dedicated all-vegan pie shop and café tucked up on Glenayr Avenue in North Bondi, turning out handmade plant-based savoury pies, sausage rolls and sweet bakes.
Best for: A quick, hearty vegan pie fix away from the beachfront crowds
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Little-L Chicken & Burgers
Burgers · North Bondi
Long-running North Bondi chicken-burger specialist on Campbell Parade doing grilled and fried chicken burgers, wraps, wings and loaded fries for around $15 a plate.
Best for: A cheap, reliable post-beach chicken-burger feed
Read more →was Olie's Grilled Chicken - Restaurant$$$$
Fish Shop
seafood · North Bondi
An elevated fish-and-chip shop and natural-wine seafood bar from the Fishbowl team, set a block back from the sand on the North Bondi corner of Glenayr Avenue.
Best for: Upmarket fish and chips and a natural-wine seafood graze near the beach
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RND (Raw Next Door)
Japanese · North Bondi
A moody seaside Japanese izakaya that materialises three nights a week inside North Bondi's Harry's cafe once the roller door comes down after dark.
Best for: A moody, grown-up izakaya dinner with sake and share plates
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Makaveli Bondi
Italian · North Bondi
A pocket-sized, day-to-night contemporary eatery on Glenayr Avenue that pours Will & Co coffee from early morning and swaps to cocktails and Italian-leaning small plates by night.
Best for: A relaxed evening of small plates and cocktails away from the beachfront bustle.
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Porch & Parlour
Cafe · North Bondi
A proudly female-owned, independent all-day cafe tucked on Ramsgate Avenue at the quieter North Bondi end, doing produce-led brunch a short stroll from the sand.
Best for: A settled-in, produce-led North Bondi brunch
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Savion on the Grill
Israeli · North Bondi
A long-running, family-run kosher Israeli grill a block back from the north end of the beach, turning out handmade falafel, fresh pita and generous shawarma plates at cheap-eats prices.
Best for: Cheap, filling kosher Israeli lunch near the beach
Read more →was Savion - Bakery$$$$
Shuk Bakery
Bakery · North Bondi
An Israeli-style neighbourhood bakery and takeaway from the Shuk group, turning out house-baked sourdough, pastries, bourekas and made-on-site sandwiches a couple of blocks back from North Bondi beach.
Best for: Morning bakery runs and takeaway lunch near the beach
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Speedos Cafe
Modern Australian · North Bondi
A famously photogenic, health-leaning brunch cafe perched above the sand at the north end of Bondi, known for vivid smoothie bowls and all-day breakfast with ocean views.
Best for: A photogenic beachside brunch with ocean views
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Bru Coffee Bondi
Coffee · North Bondi
A tiny, much-loved hole-in-the-wall on the North Bondi hill pouring Allpress coffee to a rolling crowd of swimmers, runners and locals.
Best for: A quick, high-quality coffee and roll before or after a North Bondi swim
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G'day Bondi Cafe
brunch · North Bondi
A cosy corner cafe tucked on a leafy North Bondi backstreet — formerly Bobby's Corner, now trading as G'day Bondi Cafe — doing Aussie-Asian brunch with a covered garden out back and Thai dinners on weekend nights.
Best for: Relaxed local brunch with kids or a dog, away from the beachfront crowds
Read more →was Bobby's Corner Bondi (also traded as Bobby's Corner Cafe, then Bondie Corner) - Club / Hotel$$$$
Bondi Bowlo (Bondi Bowling Club)
Club/pub bistro · North Bondi
A 1935-era bowling club a few blocks back from North Bondi, now a lively, dog-friendly bar and bistro with barefoot bowls, cheap pub eats and 18 taps.
Best for: Casual group afternoons, barefoot bowls and cheap eats with kids or dogs in tow
- Restaurant$$$$
Bar Pho
Vietnamese · North Bondi
A relaxed North Bondi neighbourhood Vietnamese spot on Warners Avenue built around some of the better pho in the eastern suburbs, plus rice paper rolls, salads and small bites.
Best for: An easy, good-value Vietnamese dinner away from the beachfront crowds
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The Depot
Cafe · North Bondi
A long-running family-run Bondi cafe on Warners Avenue doing all-day breakfast, bistro-style lunches and an in-house bakery, with a small Wednesday-to-Friday dinner service.
Best for: Relaxed local breakfast and brunch, plus a low-key midweek dinner
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Blackwood Bondi
Mediterranean · North Bondi
An all-day Bondi bistro and aperitivo bar on Glenayr Avenue, pairing Mediterranean-leaning brunch plates with a Friday-to-Sunday dinner and cocktails.
Best for: All-day brunch that graduates into a weekend dinner and Aperol o'clock
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Ciao Bella
Italian · North Bondi
A light-filled Italian cafe and aperitivo bar tucked on Wairoa Avenue in North Bondi, pouring illy coffee by day and turning into a spritz-and-DJ spot on weekend evenings.
Best for: A relaxed Italian coffee-and-brunch that rolls into weekend aperitivo.
- Club / Hotel$$$$
Bondi Golf & Diggers Club
Club bistro · North Bondi
A no-frills members' club bistro perched on the North Bondi golf headland, serving affordable pub classics and a cult Thursday curry night with some of the best ocean views in the suburb.
Best for: Value family lunch or dinner with a clifftop ocean view
- Takeaway$$$$
Bronte Road Fish
Fish and chips · North Bondi
A relaxed all-day fish-and-burger joint on Campbell Parade, the North Bondi outpost of the Bronte Road team, doing golden fish and chips, potato scallops and hake fish burgers for dine-in or takeaway.
Best for: A casual post-beach fish feed, takeaway or a quick perch outside
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North Bondi Sushi
Japanese · North Bondi
A long-standing North Bondi sushi specialist at the northern end of Campbell Parade, serving premium made-to-order sashimi, torched aburi nigiri and Japanese seafood bowls.
Best for: A quality-first sushi dinner near the north end of the beach
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Bondi's Best Seafood
Seafood · North Bondi
A relaxed Campbell Parade seafood restaurant a few minutes back from North Bondi Beach, splitting the difference between an old-school fish-and-chippery and a sushi bar.
Best for: Casual, well-priced fresh seafood and takeaway near North Bondi
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Buckler's North Bondi
Cafe · North Bondi
A relaxed, community-minded cafe perched above the quiet northern end of Bondi near the RSL, pouring White Horse Coffee and serving all-day brunch away from the Campbell Parade crush.
Best for: A laid-back North Bondi brunch away from the crowds
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North Café
Cafe · North Bondi
A neighbourhood brunch cafe on North Bondi's "seven ways" corner — the site that traded as Blair Street Dairy now runs as North Café.
Best for: An unhurried local brunch or coffee off the tourist strip
Read more →was Blair Street Dairy - Bakery$$$$
Bondi Bikkies
cookies · North Bondi
A Bondi-born boutique cookie company from chef and nutritionist Sarah Glover, hand-baking wholesome bikkies now stocked in cafes across Sydney and beyond.
Best for: A wholesome Bondi cookie to grab with coffee or take home