Restaurant in 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.
Location is the whole pitch here: you're perched on the Pavilion apron directly above Bondi Beach, which almost no other sit-down kitchen in the precinct can claim. The Beach Bar runs a crowd-pleasing coastal menu of oysters, tuna crudo, wood-fired pizzas and seafood mains that works equally for a casual post-swim lunch or a sunset drinks session, while the newer Etheus dining room (opened September 2025 by House Made Hospitality) takes things upmarket with open-flame Greek meze and charcoal-oven plates. We'd come for the setting first and eat to match the occasion.
At the Beach Bar, our pick leans to the raw and wood-fired end — oysters, tuna crudo, burrata and a share pizza with a seafood main. At Etheus, the meze do the talking: saganaki, tirokafteri and kataifi-wrapped prawns before something off the charcoal oven.
Bright, breezy and lively by day; more polished and date-worthy at Etheus after dark.
Local tip: Book the Etheus Verandah or grab a Beach Bar table timed for late afternoon so you're eating as the sun drops behind the Pavilion — the beachfront tables go first, so reserve rather than chancing a walk-in on weekends.
Worth knowing: You pay a clear premium for the beachfront position, and the Beach Bar enforces a 90-minute table turn at busy times, so it's not the spot for a long, lingering lunch.
Hours, prices and menus change — always check the venue’s own site before you go. Spotted something out of date? We keep this directory current; details reflect our last check.
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