Icebergs Dining Room ★ 4.6
Two-hat coastal Italian above Bondi Beach's icebergs pool, Sydney. Monty Koludrovic runs the kitchen; the room is the city's most-photographed dining view.
Fine Dining in Bondi
Sean's ★ 4.6
Sean Moran's long-running North Bondi room above Campbell Parade, Sydney. Daily chalkboard menu, garden-driven produce, 25 years on. Wed-Sat dinner.
Casual Dining in Bondi
Icebergs Cafe ★ 4.3
Casual sibling cafe of Icebergs Dining Room on Notts Avenue, Bondi Beach, Sydney. Italian small plates, Bondi pool view, walk-ins from morning.
Signature: Spaghetti vongole, Arancini, Tiramisu
Order: Spaghetti vongole and a glass of Etna Bianco.
Tip: Cafe operates separately from the dining room; bookings are for the upstairs room only.
North Bondi Fish ★ 4.3
Beach-side seafood diner above North Bondi's Ramsgate Avenue, Sydney. Fish and chips, oysters, salt-and-pepper squid, walk-in courtyard tables most days.
Signature: Fish and chips, Salt-and-pepper squid, Whole grilled snapper
Order: The fish and chips with North Bondi's chip-shop slaw.
Tip: No bookings; the upstairs terrace is the prize at sunset.
Cafés in Bondi
Bills Bondi ★ 4.4
Beachside Bills on Hall Street, Bondi, Sydney. Ricotta hotcakes since 1993, all-day breakfast menu and consistent weekend queues on the deck.
Signature drink: Flat white
Rocker ★ 4.4
Coastal all-day cafe on Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi, Sydney from Three Blue Ducks' Darren Robertson. Single-origin coffee, beachside seating, brunch counter.
Signature drink: Cold brew with oat
Porch and Parlour ★ 4.2
Bondi beach cafe on Wairoa Avenue, Sydney. Acai bowls, smoothie bowls, paleo plates and a sand-floor crowd of post-swim regulars. Daily 6:30am-3pm.
Signature drink: Acai bowl
Speedos Cafe ★ 4.2
Surf-club-corner cafe on Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi, Sydney. Power breakfast and acai-bowl menu, perched directly over the sand at North Bondi.
Signature drink: Iced long black
Markets in Bondi
Bondi Farmers Market ★ 4.3
Saturday farmers market in Bondi Public School yard, Sydney. 30 NSW farmers, breakfast stalls, the post-swim crowd's Saturday morning supply run.
Cooking Classes in Bondi
Funky Pies Plant-Based Cooking ★ 4.3
Vegan home-cooking class above Funky Pies on Glenayr Avenue, Bondi Beach. Plant-based meal-prep workshops, small-group format, beachside Bondi location.
Brunch in Bondi
Rocker ★ 4.4
Coastal all-day cafe on Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi, Sydney from Three Blue Ducks' Darren Robertson. A$85 bottomless brunch, focaccia and burrata plates.
Order: Honey-drizzled house focaccia and creamy burrata.
Bills Bondi ★ 4.4
Beachside Bills on Hall Street, Bondi, Sydney. Ricotta hotcakes and sweetcorn fritters two blocks from the sand; the dish Bill Granger sent global.
Order: Ricotta hotcakes with banana and honeycomb butter.
Porch and Parlour ★ 4.2
Bondi beach brunch on Wairoa Avenue, Sydney. Acai bowls, smoothie bowls and paleo plates with the post-swim regulars. Sydney venue with a regular local crowd.
Order: Acai bowl and the avocado smash.
Speedos Cafe ★ 4.2
Surf-club brunch on Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi, Sydney. Power breakfast and acai bowls perched directly over the sand at the North Bondi corner.
Order: Avocado smash and a long black.