Café in Bondi Beach
A produce-driven Mediterranean brunch cafe and organic wine bar on Glenayr Avenue, a few streets back from the sand, built around organic ingredients and house-made nut milks.
We'd choose this for a slower, quality-first Bondi brunch away from the Campbell Parade crowds, where the kitchen leans into organic produce and a Mediterranean slant rather than the usual acai-and-avo template. It's fully licensed with natural and biodynamic wines, so it works just as well for a long weekend sit-down as a quick weekday coffee. The daily-made nut milks and genuinely vegetarian-friendly plates are the tell that someone here actually cares about the sourcing.
Mediterranean-leaning brunch plates like halloumi croquettes with poached egg and smashed avo, a bagel-based eggs benedict, and the wellness porridge; ask about the house-made activated nut milks for your coffee.
Relaxed neighbourhood cafe with dog-friendly outdoor tables
Local tip: It takes bookings, which is worth using on weekends when the walk-in Bondi brunch strip backs up. Being on quiet Glenayr rather than the beachfront, it also stays calmer than the Campbell Parade rooms.
Worth knowing: Set back from the water, so there's no ocean view or beachfront buzz here — this is a neighbourhood cafe, not a see-and-be-seen beach spot.
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