Restaurant in Bondi Beach
Sydney's original kosher pizza shop, a low-key sit-down joint a few blocks back from the sand serving crisp thin-crust pizzas (all vegetarian) plus its famous chocolate pizza.
If you keep kosher, are vegetarian, or just want an unpretentious, well-priced pizza away from the Campbell Parade crush, this is a genuine Bondi institution - no meat is served, everything is kosher-certified, and the guitars-on-the-walls room has a warm neighbourhood feel. We'd choose it for a cheap, cheerful feed rather than a scene: crisp bases, generous toppings and a milkshake for well under $20. It's a rare point of difference in a strip full of interchangeable Italian menus.
Classic thin-crust pizzas (the Mexicana and Greek are the long-running favourites), a Greek salad, and - if you're curious - the signature sweet chocolate pizza to finish.
Casual, cosy and unfussy; quiet at the edges, livelier when the small dining room fills.
Local tip: It runs to kosher observance, so plan around it: open Sunday to Thursday afternoons/evenings, closed Friday and only reopening after sundown on Saturday - check the day before if you're relying on it.
Worth knowing: No ocean view and no meat on the menu, so it's about the food and value rather than a beachfront setting.
We confirm each venue is currently trading; hours, prices and menus still change, so check the venue's own site for those before you go.
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Best for: Milestone celebrations and long lunches with a view
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Best for: A post-beach dessert walk on Hall Street
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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.
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