Restaurant in Bondi Beach
A long-running, family-run Italian trattoria a block back from the sand on Roscoe Street, best known for wood-fired pizza and its own house-made gelato.
Pompei's has been a Bondi fixture since 1999, and it earns its longevity by doing simple things properly: honest Italian cooking, a genuinely good wood-fired pizza, and gelato churned on site that locals rate among the best in the area. It's the kind of unfussy, dependable neighbourhood spot we'd steer people to when they want a real meal over a beach-club scene, with a street-front gelato window that pulls a steady after-beach crowd. Casual, lively and licensed (no BYO), it works equally for a family dinner or a low-key date.
A classic margherita or one of the wood-fired pizzas, followed by a scoop or glass of the house gelato — hazelnut is the flavour Pompei's is most known for.
Relaxed, buzzy and family-friendly
Local tip: You don't have to sit down to enjoy the best-known thing here — the street-front gelato stand lets you grab a cone to walk back down to the beach, which is our pick on a hot afternoon.
Worth knowing: It's a block back from Campbell Parade, so there are no ocean views — you're coming here for the food and the gelato, not the outlook.
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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
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
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