Bondi: Eat, Drink, Coffee, Amenities & Local Sights
LOCAL ESSENTIALS // Supermarket, Chemist, Wine & Beer, SIM Cards, ATM
SUPERMARKETS // IGA on Hall Street // Woolworths on Campbell Parade // Harris Farm Markets (HFM) just 80m across the road - HFM fresh fruit & veg, fresh juices, loads of prepared meals, vegan, meat, fish, bread - everything except household goods
// WINE & BEER - Hall St Bondi Bottle shop or BWS outside Woolworths
// HALL STREET ESSENTIALS //
// PHARMACY - Two are located on Hall Street;
// PHONE - repair, chargers, SIM cards;
// POST OFFICE & NEWSAGENT
// BANK ATM - Commonwealth Bank on Campbell Parade or at the entrance of Woolworths, also cash out at Supermarkets & Liquor stores
Open daily 7 am - 10 pm// Literally across the street from our house, a one-stop shop for fresh food and all your staples, including vegan, vegetarian, meat and fish options - with tea, coffee, bread, eggs and fresh juices.
Find freshly prepared soups, meals, bread, all types of milk, daily sushi and Vietnamese hand rolls, and ready-made meals and salads. All food locally & ethically sourced.
382 locals recommend
Harris Farm Markets Bondi Beach
61 Hall StOpen daily 7 am - 10 pm// Literally across the street from our house, a one-stop shop for fresh food and all your staples, including vegan, vegetarian, meat and fish options - with tea, coffee, bread, eggs and fresh juices.
Find freshly prepared soups, meals, bread, all types of milk, daily sushi and Vietnamese hand rolls, and ready-made meals and salads. All food locally & ethically sourced.
Open 7 am-7 pm// Directly beside Harris Farm - Field to Fork has many prepared meals, salads, daily lasagne, roast dinners (Lamb shanks, ribs), Pies and prepared rolls and a great selection of condiments. All food is chemical-free and ethically sourced, and meals are prepared onsite daily - awesome Lasagna made daily.
16 locals recommend
Field to Fork Butcher
75 Hall StOpen 7 am-7 pm// Directly beside Harris Farm - Field to Fork has many prepared meals, salads, daily lasagne, roast dinners (Lamb shanks, ribs), Pies and prepared rolls and a great selection of condiments. All food is chemical-free and ethically sourced, and meals are prepared onsite daily - awesome Lasagna made daily.
GERTRUDE & ALICE CAFE/BOOKSHOP (46 Hall Street): COFFEE
A local favourite - order coffee & pastries or toasties to go or sit outside in the sun. This family-run bookstore also has an extensive selection of pre-loved books serves great coffee & wholesome breakfasts in a relaxed and fun atmosphere.
72 locals recommend
Pasticceria Papa
145 Ramsay StGERTRUDE & ALICE CAFE/BOOKSHOP (46 Hall Street): COFFEE
A local favourite - order coffee & pastries or toasties to go or sit outside in the sun. This family-run bookstore also has an extensive selection of pre-loved books serves great coffee & wholesome breakfasts in a relaxed and fun atmosphere.
A Bondi institution - authentic Italian wood-fired Pizza and relaxed dining room and bar - directly across the road before Harris Farm - Try Orazio Spicy Vodka Rigatoni!
There's a pop-up cafe in the courtyard during Winter that catches the morning sun serving Italian Panini & handmade pastries.
103 locals recommend
Da Orazio Pizza + Porchetta
79 Hall StA Bondi institution - authentic Italian wood-fired Pizza and relaxed dining room and bar - directly across the road before Harris Farm - Try Orazio Spicy Vodka Rigatoni!
There's a pop-up cafe in the courtyard during Winter that catches the morning sun serving Italian Panini & handmade pastries.
Just at the end of the street - an iconic local hang, even for a Young Henry's beer, Negroni or Spicy Margarita. Bondi Tony's Rock n Roll burger joint is a fun sundrenched hang spot by day or great to meet new friends if our for a drink at night.
112 locals recommend
Bonditony's Burger Joint
144-148 Glenayr AveJust at the end of the street - an iconic local hang, even for a Young Henry's beer, Negroni or Spicy Margarita. Bondi Tony's Rock n Roll burger joint is a fun sundrenched hang spot by day or great to meet new friends if our for a drink at night.
Breakfast or lunch - the food is incredible, and just at the end of our street. Authentic lox bagels and healthy breakfast bowls - try the zucchini falafels or the power bowl. Relaxed vibe & great people watching.
175 locals recommend
Lox Stock & Barrel
140 Glenayr AveBreakfast or lunch - the food is incredible, and just at the end of our street. Authentic lox bagels and healthy breakfast bowls - try the zucchini falafels or the power bowl. Relaxed vibe & great people watching.
Another local institution just a block and a half away - fantastic food - breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A small 'hole in the wall' that never fails to delight - for breakfast, try the Japanese Breakfast bowl or the enormous BLT. Enjoy as an afternoon suntrap or a place to meet new friends in the evening. Great for takeout food & coffee. Happy Hour 3.00 - 6.00 pm most days.
127 locals recommend
The Shop & Wine Bar
78 Curlewis StAnother local institution just a block and a half away - fantastic food - breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A small 'hole in the wall' that never fails to delight - for breakfast, try the Japanese Breakfast bowl or the enormous BLT. Enjoy as an afternoon suntrap or a place to meet new friends in the evening. Great for takeout food & coffee. Happy Hour 3.00 - 6.00 pm most days.
With a view of the beach across the road from North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club, another local haunt for breakfast, lunch or dinner - Brunch tip: be early on weekends to avoid a short wait. The Green Pea Pancake (see pic!) is a must-try, great food & coffee, you can't go wrong!
175 locals recommend
Porch and Parlour
110 Ramsgate AveWith a view of the beach across the road from North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club, another local haunt for breakfast, lunch or dinner - Brunch tip: be early on weekends to avoid a short wait. The Green Pea Pancake (see pic!) is a must-try, great food & coffee, you can't go wrong!
You wouldn't find this unless a local shared this intel - enter at the Icebergs pool entrance (UPDATE: there is now an entry fee to the pool compound) - excellent Italian-style toasted sandwiches and coffee with a world-famous view across the famous Icebergs pool to Bondi beach is a winner every time. On Sundays in Winter, watch the famous winter swimming teams, and in Summer, enjoy the view. Entry fee includes use of pool, sauna and showers.
25 locals recommend
The Crabbe Hole
1 Notts AveYou wouldn't find this unless a local shared this intel - enter at the Icebergs pool entrance (UPDATE: there is now an entry fee to the pool compound) - excellent Italian-style toasted sandwiches and coffee with a world-famous view across the famous Icebergs pool to Bondi beach is a winner every time. On Sundays in Winter, watch the famous winter swimming teams, and in Summer, enjoy the view. Entry fee includes use of pool, sauna and showers.
For an elevated (yet still informal) breakfast experience try Bills - open breakfast, lunch and dinner - Bills has 3 locations across Sydney and has been a firm favourite for over 20 years. The Corn Fritters are hard to beat and probably the best-scrambled eggs in Sydney—excellent cocktails, including Espresso Martinis or Bloody Mary's.
181 locals recommend
bills
79 Hall StFor an elevated (yet still informal) breakfast experience try Bills - open breakfast, lunch and dinner - Bills has 3 locations across Sydney and has been a firm favourite for over 20 years. The Corn Fritters are hard to beat and probably the best-scrambled eggs in Sydney—excellent cocktails, including Espresso Martinis or Bloody Mary's.
With a view across Bondi Beach - for lunch, a casual drink or dinner, North Bondi Fish has a great vibe. Bookings are recommended - but walk-ins are possible. Dressed up or straight off the beach, NBF is located under North Bondi RSL at the North end of the beach - the fish tacos, sashimi and pasta are all fantastic. DJ Sunday from mid-afternoon.
261 locals recommend
North Bondi Fish
120 Ramsgate AveWith a view across Bondi Beach - for lunch, a casual drink or dinner, North Bondi Fish has a great vibe. Bookings are recommended - but walk-ins are possible. Dressed up or straight off the beach, NBF is located under North Bondi RSL at the North end of the beach - the fish tacos, sashimi and pasta are all fantastic. DJ Sunday from mid-afternoon.
Bar and eatery with DJs most nights - bookings recommended - and a great Asian-fusion menu, with outdoor tables in the street to watch the world go by - opposite the Beach Road Hotel. Try The Salmon sashimi tacos, spicy edamame and karrage cauliflower.
179 locals recommend
Mamasan Bondi
59 Beach RdBar and eatery with DJs most nights - bookings recommended - and a great Asian-fusion menu, with outdoor tables in the street to watch the world go by - opposite the Beach Road Hotel. Try The Salmon sashimi tacos, spicy edamame and karrage cauliflower.
Relaxed contemporary dining this restaurant/wine bar has a cracker menu, with indoor/outdoor seating options.
8 locals recommend
Fish Shop
17 Warners AvenueRelaxed contemporary dining this restaurant/wine bar has a cracker menu, with indoor/outdoor seating options.
A newly opened cult favourite - check their IG and you'll be hooked! Only 80 metres from our front door - Japanese Beerhall ramen vibes.
Chaco ramen bondi
11 O'Brien StreetA newly opened cult favourite - check their IG and you'll be hooked! Only 80 metres from our front door - Japanese Beerhall ramen vibes.
Housed in an iconic Art Deco building overlooking the beach - pub vibes downstairs with bar food (& free live music on Wednesday nights) - The upstairs balcony has incredible views across Bondi Beach, serviced by a cocktail/wine bar and restaurant. Pumping on weekends, there's a small club upstairs - a younger crowd.
232 locals recommend
Hotel Ravesis
118 Campbell ParadeHoused in an iconic Art Deco building overlooking the beach - pub vibes downstairs with bar food (& free live music on Wednesday nights) - The upstairs balcony has incredible views across Bondi Beach, serviced by a cocktail/wine bar and restaurant. Pumping on weekends, there's a small club upstairs - a younger crowd.
Funky Pies
144-148 Glenayr AveVEGAN - easy, inexpensive local favourite
Skittle Lane Coffee
135 Curlewis StA coffee lovers favourite - with their own beans!
Relaxed local sushi bar just a short walk from the house closes between 4.00 and 5.00pm
8 locals recommend
Myoko Sushi Bar
72 Gould StRelaxed local sushi bar just a short walk from the house closes between 4.00 and 5.00pm
if you're after a relaxed high-quality steak or burger - Macelleria is a favourite! They also retail organic grass-fed beef.
86 locals recommend
Macelleria
180 Campbell Paradeif you're after a relaxed high-quality steak or burger - Macelleria is a favourite! They also retail organic grass-fed beef.
CURLEWIS STREET: More than just a Bondi-favourite pizza bar - the dinner menu is amazing!
29 locals recommend
Society Pizza Bar, Bondi Beach
88 - 90 Curlewis StCURLEWIS STREET: More than just a Bondi-favourite pizza bar - the dinner menu is amazing!
HALL STREET: Breakfast until 1.00 pm or lunch until 3.00 pm - this contemporary South American cafe will have you hooked on your first visit. Excellent breakfast, great pastries and awesome coffee!
Makuto
79 Hall StreetHALL STREET: Breakfast until 1.00 pm or lunch until 3.00 pm - this contemporary South American cafe will have you hooked on your first visit. Excellent breakfast, great pastries and awesome coffee!
HALL STREET: This low-key, non-trendy bar is great for catching up for a relaxed beer - nothing fancy, just fun street vibes and great for meeting people. No dress code.
34 locals recommend
Cafe Bikini
51 Hall StHALL STREET: This low-key, non-trendy bar is great for catching up for a relaxed beer - nothing fancy, just fun street vibes and great for meeting people. No dress code.
Great menu and a fun cocktail bar if you're just after drinks - local on Hall Street. Good nighttime cocktail vibes also.
182 locals recommend
Bondi Hardware
39 Hall StGreat menu and a fun cocktail bar if you're just after drinks - local on Hall Street. Good nighttime cocktail vibes also.
Bookings recommended - located in the rear of the Royal Hotel on Bondi Road - highly reviewed and always pumping
53 locals recommend
Totti’s
283 Bondi RdBookings recommended - located in the rear of the Royal Hotel on Bondi Road - highly reviewed and always pumping
Old-school local Bondi pub with an original horseshoe bar. Live bands and DJs, check their IG for happenings, can be rowdy on weekends.
Live sport on most channels, pool tables.
29 locals recommend
The Royal Bondi
283 Bondi RdOld-school local Bondi pub with an original horseshoe bar. Live bands and DJs, check their IG for happenings, can be rowdy on weekends.
Live sport on most channels, pool tables.
Local pub with live sport on most channels, pool tables and several food options - peak nights, you may have to queue briefly to enter. Busy upstairs weekends.
291 locals recommend
Beach Road Hotel
71 Beach RdLocal pub with live sport on most channels, pool tables and several food options - peak nights, you may have to queue briefly to enter. Busy upstairs weekends.
Italo House
113-115 Hall StGreat pizza, DJs on Friday nights - relaxed, fun Italian vibes.
A quirky coffee shop that serves authentic Napolese Piadina (toasted flatbreads) that are delicious - A great afternoon suntrap.
76 locals recommend
La Piadina (Bondi Beach) Est. 2008
106 Glenayr AveA quirky coffee shop that serves authentic Napolese Piadina (toasted flatbreads) that are delicious - A great afternoon suntrap.
Awesome pizza, pasta and the best Gelato in the neighbourhood available from the Gelato window.
54 locals recommend
Pompei's
130 Roscoe StAwesome pizza, pasta and the best Gelato in the neighbourhood available from the Gelato window.
Gelato Messina Bondi
61 Hall Stfind out why ppl queue for this famous ice cream shop
Contemporary Chinese with wonderful variety - or just stop for a drink. Yum Cha Sundays
124 locals recommend
China Diner
79 Hall StContemporary Chinese with wonderful variety - or just stop for a drink. Yum Cha Sundays
It is a memorable dining experience and a local favourite, elevated Middle Eastern food. Located across the road from the Royal Hotel on Bondi Road (if you choose a fun after-dinner drink in a rowdy pub environment). Share plates and something to remember.
126 locals recommend
Sefa Kitchen
292 Bondi RdIt is a memorable dining experience and a local favourite, elevated Middle Eastern food. Located across the road from the Royal Hotel on Bondi Road (if you choose a fun after-dinner drink in a rowdy pub environment). Share plates and something to remember.
AMENITIES
100 meters from the house, book by phone or online - appointments straightforward to get seven days a week // APPOINTMENTS telephone 9365 2833 - Pharmacies are located on Hall Street, or Chemist Warehouse is on Campbell Parade at the beach end of Roscoe Street.
44 locals recommend
Bondi Doctors
19 O'Brien St100 meters from the house, book by phone or online - appointments straightforward to get seven days a week // APPOINTMENTS telephone 9365 2833 - Pharmacies are located on Hall Street, or Chemist Warehouse is on Campbell Parade at the beach end of Roscoe Street.
134 Curlewis Street has been our local dentist since living in Bondi - always accommodating for any last minute emergencies, appointments telephone 9365 7187.
Bondi Dental
136 Curlewis Street134 Curlewis Street has been our local dentist since living in Bondi - always accommodating for any last minute emergencies, appointments telephone 9365 7187.
Bondi Pharmacy
81 Hall StClosely located Pharmacy
Shopping mall with EVERYTHING from Apple Store to phone repairs, department stores, supermarket, clothing, hiking & more. BUS 379 from Glenayre Ave (2 min walk) only 7 mins to Bondi Junction; or BUS 333 or 380 from Campbell parade on the beach front
1074 locals recommend
Westfield Bondi Junction
500 Oxford StShopping mall with EVERYTHING from Apple Store to phone repairs, department stores, supermarket, clothing, hiking & more. BUS 379 from Glenayre Ave (2 min walk) only 7 mins to Bondi Junction; or BUS 333 or 380 from Campbell parade on the beach front
Open daily until midnight - good selection of food & snack basics and has batteries and SIM cards.
Glenayr Convenience Store
137 Glenayr AveOpen daily until midnight - good selection of food & snack basics and has batteries and SIM cards.
OPEN 6.00 am - Midnight daily // Woolworths supermarket, also find WHOLE FOOD market, BWS Bottle shop and other speciality shops in this mall - Food includes FISHBOWL (poke bowls) and SHUK (Israeli food & pastries). ATM is located at the entrance of Woolworths.
224 locals recommend
Woolworths Bondi Beach (Metro)
184 Campbell ParadeOPEN 6.00 am - Midnight daily // Woolworths supermarket, also find WHOLE FOOD market, BWS Bottle shop and other speciality shops in this mall - Food includes FISHBOWL (poke bowls) and SHUK (Israeli food & pastries). ATM is located at the entrance of Woolworths.
newly renovated - even has fresh sushi bar. co-located with famous Kemeneys wine mart
Woolworths Metro Bondi Rd
newly renovated - even has fresh sushi bar. co-located with famous Kemeneys wine mart
Extensive wine selection - actually it's Australia's largest independent wine merchant (c/ it's online business) - co-located with Woolworths metro and adjacent to the Fruitologist for one-stop-shop essentials
131 locals recommend
Kemenys
147 Bondi RdExtensive wine selection - actually it's Australia's largest independent wine merchant (c/ it's online business) - co-located with Woolworths metro and adjacent to the Fruitologist for one-stop-shop essentials
CO_WORKING SPACE // located in Italo House on corner of Hall Street and Glenayre Avenue - open 7 days 8am-4pm // no fee just a minimum spend of $15 on Food an Beverage for unlimited WiFi, great street views in a newly refurbished space with an industrial vibe
The Blue Space
113-115 Hall StreetCO_WORKING SPACE // located in Italo House on corner of Hall Street and Glenayre Avenue - open 7 days 8am-4pm // no fee just a minimum spend of $15 on Food an Beverage for unlimited WiFi, great street views in a newly refurbished space with an industrial vibe
BodyMindLife Bondi Pilates
17 O'Brien StreetYoga and Pilates - book online
There's plenty of Gyms in the neighbourhood - this is one of the biggest
19 locals recommend
F45 Training Bondi Beach
147 Curlewis StThere's plenty of Gyms in the neighbourhood - this is one of the biggest
Unbeatable view. Also has massages, steam room, massage and gym - beside the Crabbe Hole Cafe on the sundeck
364 locals recommend
Bondi Icebergs POOL
1 Notts AveUnbeatable view. Also has massages, steam room, massage and gym - beside the Crabbe Hole Cafe on the sundeck
Sightseeing
World famous and not to be missed - North Bondi to Clovelly. Outdoor Gym located beside North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club.
769 locals recommend
Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk
1 Notts AveWorld famous and not to be missed - North Bondi to Clovelly. Outdoor Gym located beside North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club.
Above the famous Bondi to Bronte (Clovelly) walk - an unbeatable picnic locations with sweeping Ocean views
43 locals recommend
Marks Park
Marks LaneAbove the famous Bondi to Bronte (Clovelly) walk - an unbeatable picnic locations with sweeping Ocean views
SEE THE SPECTACULAR ENTRANCE TO SYDNEY HARBOUR // Watson's Bay - The Gap - Watson's Bay Hotel Beer Garden - Ferry to Sydney Opera House/Harbour Bridge:
Catch the 333 or 380 Bus to Watsons Bay - search for THE GAP for spectacular rock cliffs outside Sydney Harbour heads. Eat or drink at Watson's Bay Hotel or the famous DOYLES Seafood restaurant. Catch the Ferry to Circular Quay to see Sydney from the water. Local Sydney Harbour beaches at Watson's Bay include Camp Cove (a favourite), and seek out the secluded Kutti beach where the mansions front the beach - IMPORTANT: check the tide as Kutti beach is inaccessible at high tide (must love dogs as it's a dog beach ) but well worth the view.
332 locals recommend
Watsons Bay
SEE THE SPECTACULAR ENTRANCE TO SYDNEY HARBOUR // Watson's Bay - The Gap - Watson's Bay Hotel Beer Garden - Ferry to Sydney Opera House/Harbour Bridge:
Catch the 333 or 380 Bus to Watsons Bay - search for THE GAP for spectacular rock cliffs outside Sydney Harbour heads. Eat or drink at Watson's Bay Hotel or the famous DOYLES Seafood restaurant. Catch the Ferry to Circular Quay to see Sydney from the water. Local Sydney Harbour beaches at Watson's Bay include Camp Cove (a favourite), and seek out the secluded Kutti beach where the mansions front the beach - IMPORTANT: check the tide as Kutti beach is inaccessible at high tide (must love dogs as it's a dog beach ) but well worth the view.
It is a wonderful secret hideaway with a lovely walk that curves around the edge of Sydney harbour. Great park for picnics and a highly photo-worthy Bridge across the beach
26 locals recommend
Parsley Bay Reserve
Parsley RoadIt is a wonderful secret hideaway with a lovely walk that curves around the edge of Sydney harbour. Great park for picnics and a highly photo-worthy Bridge across the beach