Restaurant in Campbell Parade
A warm, family-run Japanese sit-down restaurant just back from the sand on Campbell Parade, with an open kitchen turning out sushi, sashimi and teriyaki.
We'd choose SOY when we want proper Japanese near the beach without the polish-and-price of a fine-diner — it's a genuinely local spot where head chef Jiro Numata (previously at Wasabi in Noosa) works an open kitchen you can watch roll, slice and stir-fry. The BYO nights early in the week make it an easy, good-value catch-up, and being a few steps off Campbell Parade it's an obvious pick after a swim when you want to sit down properly rather than grab-and-go.
Mixed sashimi and the teriyaki chicken are the house signatures; otherwise lean into the sushi rolls and whatever's coming off the open kitchen.
Casual, friendly neighbourhood restaurant with a lively open-kitchen counter.
Local tip: Come Monday to Wednesday if you want to bring your own wine — BYO is only offered early in the week (and for smaller tables), so it's the smart booking for a value dinner.
Worth knowing: Despite the Campbell Parade address it's set back in a building rather than beachfront, so come for the food and the BYO value rather than an ocean view.
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Modern Australian · Campbell Parade
A Bondi institution since 1993 where chef-owner Sean Moran serves a daily-changing, produce-driven three-course choice menu above a panoramic sweep of Campbell Parade and the beach.
Best for: A special-occasion long lunch or unhurried dinner with a view
Spanish · Campbell Parade
An iconic 1914 beachfront hotel on Campbell Parade whose light-filled level-one dining room now houses Alzado, a coastal-Spanish seafood diner, above a classic public bar and late-night club space.
Best for: A long, view-soaked afternoon that turns into a night out
Spanish · Campbell Parade
A Spanish coastal seafood diner upstairs at Hotel Ravesis, trading share plates, sherry and oyster martinis against a wraparound balcony view of the Bondi surf.
Best for: Long boozy lunches and sunset dinners with a view