With a view
Where to eat with the sand in front of you. These are the venues that actually earn the view - whether you want a champagne dinner over the pool or a coffee looking straight down the beach.
Our top pick right now is Icebergs Dining Room and Bar - milestone celebrations and long lunches with a view. Below are 32 places we rate for this, ranked on the food and how well they suit a visit. Prices shown are a rough guide ($–$$$$); always check the venue’s own site for current hours and menus.
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
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
Seafood · North Bondi
A Matt Moran seafood restaurant perched at the quiet north end of Bondi Beach, with arguably the best sand-and-ocean outlook of any dining room on the beach.
Best for: Long beachfront lunches, oysters and cocktails with a view
Israeli · Campbell Parade
A beachfront outpost of Sydney's SHUK group serving Israeli-inspired falafel, hummus bowls and bakery items grab-and-go style, directly across Campbell Parade from Bondi Beach (it also trades as Shuk Falafel).
Best for: A quick, fresh Israeli bite straight off the beach
Italian · Campbell Parade
A first-floor Italian restaurant and bar overlooking Bondi Beach from Campbell Parade, now trading the venue's original pan-Mediterranean menu for comfort-led pasta, seafood and a serious drinks list.
Best for: A view-forward Italian lunch or date-night dinner above the beach
Greek · Bondi Beach
A fire-led Greek restaurant inside Bondi Pavilion serving shared meze and chargrilled plates a few steps from the sand.
Best for: Group dinners and celebratory shared feasts by the beach
Cafe · Bondi Beach
A tiny, view-blessed coffee window tucked at the pool entrance of Bondi Icebergs, serving strong coffee and simple, well-sourced breakfast and lunch plates.
Best for: A scenic coffee-and-pastry stop by the Icebergs pool
Japanese · Campbell Parade
A beachfront sashimi bar and seafood takeaway on Campbell Parade with an eight-metre sashimi cabinet and an 18-seat sushi train, from the team behind Sydney Fish Market's GetFish.
Best for: Fresh sashimi and seafood platters straight off the beach
Modern Australian · North Bondi
A member-and-guest RSL club perched above the northern end of Bondi Beach, serving affordable modern-Australian bistro food with some of the best ocean views in the area.
Best for: Affordable ocean-view lunch or early dinner with kids or a group
Cantonese · Campbell Parade
A longstanding modern-Cantonese diner that has swapped its old Hall Street room for a first-floor beachfront space on Campbell Parade, trading in steamed dumplings, XO stir-fries and a serious cocktail and sake list.
Best for: A polished modern-Cantonese dinner or Sunday yum cha near the beach
Contemporary Australian · 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.
Best for: Beachfront lunch, sunset drinks, or a Greek dinner with a view
Bar · Bondi Beach
The ocean-facing, walk-in bar terrace inside the restored Bondi Pavilion, pouring cocktails and an all-day coastal menu straight above the sand.
Best for: Sunset drinks and grazing straight off the beach
Bistro · Bondi Beach
The rebuilt club bistro inside Bondi Icebergs, serving honest, seasonal Modern-Australian bistro food across two bars with a full-length view over the famous ocean pool and North Bondi headland.
Best for: A big view on a modest budget
Greek · Campbell Parade
A lively Greek taverna-style restaurant perched high on Campbell Parade with Bondi Beach views, built around house-made meze, shared plates and Mediterranean spritzes.
Best for: Shared Greek plates and spritzes with a beach view
Steakhouse · Campbell Parade
A part-butcher, part-steakhouse on Campbell Parade where you pick your cut from the glass counter and watch it cook on the open grill.
Best for: A casual steak or burger straight off the beach
All-Day Diner · Bondi Beach
A licensed, beachfront all-day diner inside the restored Bondi Pavilion, serving California-leaning breakfast and lunch with a direct sightline to the surf.
Best for: A beachfront sit-down brunch or lunch with an ocean view
Modern Australian · North Bondi
A famously photogenic, health-leaning brunch cafe perched above the sand at the north end of Bondi, known for vivid smoothie bowls and all-day breakfast with ocean views.
Best for: A photogenic beachside brunch with ocean views
Italian · Campbell Parade
A long-running modern-Italian trattoria on Campbell Parade, directly opposite Bondi Beach, serving classic-with-a-twist pasta and seafood indoors or on the ocean-facing terrace.
Best for: A relaxed, dependable Italian sit-down opposite the beach
Modern Australian · Campbell Parade
An all-day café, bar and Modern Australian restaurant on Campbell Parade that runs from sunrise coffee straight through to late-night cocktails opposite the beach.
Best for: Casual all-day eating and sunset drinks across from the sand
Seafood · Bondi Beach
A family-owned, order-at-the-counter seafood cafe tucked into the Bondi Pavilion, right on the promenade with the sand a few steps away.
Best for: A casual seafood lunch straight off the sand
Cafe · Campbell Parade
A long-running all-day cafe on the Campbell Parade strip serving modern-Australian brunch with an Asian lean, plus specialty coffee and a wine offering, a short stroll from the sand.
Best for: An easy all-day brunch on the beach strip
Cafe · Campbell Parade
A long-running, family-owned beachfront cafe on Campbell Parade serving all-day breakfast, brunch and lunch with some of the most direct sweeping views straight across Bondi Beach.
Best for: Beachfront all-day brunch with a view
Club bistro · North Bondi
A no-frills members' club bistro perched on the North Bondi golf headland, serving affordable pub classics and a cult Thursday curry night with some of the best ocean views in the suburb.
Best for: Value family lunch or dinner with a clifftop ocean view
Health food · Campbell Parade
A light-filled health-food cafe inside The Well wellness centre on Campbell Parade, open to the public and pouring clean, produce-driven breakfasts and lunches a block back from the sand.
Best for: A clean, post-workout breakfast or health-minded lunch near the beach
Mexican · Campbell Parade
A first-floor Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurant and cocktail bar on Campbell Parade with a balcony looking straight out over Bondi Beach.
Best for: Sunset margaritas and share plates with a beach view
Modern Australian · Campbell Parade
A bright, all-day Modern Australian cafe at the North Bondi end of Campbell Parade, doing crowd-pleasing brunch and daytime cocktails with an alfresco outlook across to the beach.
Best for: Relaxed beachside brunch with a daytime cocktail
Modern Australian · Campbell Parade
The landmark 1920s pub sitting directly opposite the sand at the southern end of Campbell Parade, pairing an ocean-view public bar with a Modern Australian kitchen and the more polished Curlewis Bar.
Best for: Big casual groups wanting beachfront drinks and pub food on the strip
Cafe · Bondi Beach
The walk-up takeaway kiosk at Promenade Bondi Beach, pouring coffee and serving breakfast buns, snacks and fish and chips right on the Pavilion promenade.
Best for: A quick beachfront coffee or fish and chips without a booking
Pub Food · Campbell Parade
A big, central Campbell Parade pub-bar opposite Bondi Beach pairing Aussie pub classics with an Italian lean and an affordable seafood-leaning menu, open late seven days.
Best for: Post-beach beers and an easy group feed on Campbell Parade
Cafe · North Bondi
A relaxed, community-minded cafe perched above the quiet northern end of Bondi near the RSL, pouring White Horse Coffee and serving all-day brunch away from the Campbell Parade crush.
Best for: A laid-back North Bondi brunch away from the crowds