Guidebook for Bondi
Drinks & Nightlife
The Bucket List
1 Queen Elizabeth Dr quintessential Bondi Beach bar
The Anchor Bar & Restaurant of South Bondi
8 Campbell Paradechilled little bar at South Bondi
Cafe Bikini
51 Hall Stcute little bar with good people watching
South American rum bar, hole in the wall joint, courtyard out the back
17 locals recommend
Bondi Rumba
139 Glenayr AveSouth American rum bar, hole in the wall joint, courtyard out the back
Coogee Pavilion
169 Dolphin StHead to the rooftop or get some food in the hall downstairs.
The Wild Rover
75 Campbell StIrish whisky bar
Tio's Cerveceria
14 Foster StMexican fun - great tequila selection
Great spot in Bondi, good food, head upstairs and sit on the balcony overlooking the beach. Nightclub section opens up on the weekends.
232 locals recommend
Hotel Ravesis
118 Campbell ParadeGreat spot in Bondi, good food, head upstairs and sit on the balcony overlooking the beach. Nightclub section opens up on the weekends.
East Village Hotel
234 Palmer StHead to the rooftop!
Shady Pines Saloon
256 Crown StSpeakeasy
Earl's Juke Joint
407 King StSpeakeasy
Darlo Country Club
235 Victoria Strestaurant, bar and good vibes late on friday nights
It may be a pizza joint but walk through the swing doors and you will find yourself in a nightclub - depending on the night there may be live music
74 locals recommend
Frankie's Pizza
50 Hunter StIt may be a pizza joint but walk through the swing doors and you will find yourself in a nightclub - depending on the night there may be live music
Stonewall Hotel
175 Oxford StDrag queens!
Opera Bar
Macquarie StreetGreat views on the harbour and (of course) the opera house
Mrs Sippy
Food Scene
Icebergs Dining Room and Bar
1 Notts AveGreat food, great views
Bondi Hardware
39 Hall Stget’s quite noisy Thursday-Saturday nights - food and drinks
The Dolphin Hotel
412 Crown StreetFood and drinks in hip restaurant-bar vibe
Surly's American Tavern
182 Campbell StAmerican dive bar
The Winery
285A Crown StSedate garden terrace restaurant and bar - lovely on a sunny day
Chapter One | Café & Wine Room.
34 Campbell ParadeAll Press Coffee
Health food cafe with fresh juice and All Press coffee. Try a bulletproof!
45 locals recommend
Cali Press Bondi Beach
16 Hall StHealth food cafe with fresh juice and All Press coffee. Try a bulletproof!
Drake Eatery
Gould StreetModern Australian
Sonoma Cafe Bondi
178 Campbell ParadeFresh bread and coffee
Katipo Coffee House
79 Bondi RdBreakfast
Porch and Parlour
110 Ramsgate AveGreat breakfast - plenty of healthy options
Trio
56 Campbell ParadePopular breakfast place in Bondi Beach
Breakfast, lunch or dinner. If you are there for breakfast get the ricotta pancakes - they made Bill Granger famous!
181 locals recommend
bills
79 Hall StBreakfast, lunch or dinner. If you are there for breakfast get the ricotta pancakes - they made Bill Granger famous!
Shuk Bondi
2 Mitchell StBreakfast, lunch or dinner - the food will not disappoint.
Le Paris-Go CAFE
38 Hall StBrunch spot
Bar upstairs is great, restaurant downstairs - modern australian
224 locals recommend
The Corner House
281 Bondi RdBar upstairs is great, restaurant downstairs - modern australian
Seafood and great views over Bondi beach! Watch out for the sunshine in the late afternoon on the balcony!
261 locals recommend
North Bondi Fish
120 Ramsgate AveSeafood and great views over Bondi beach! Watch out for the sunshine in the late afternoon on the balcony!
Bondi's Best
75-79 Hall StSeafood restaurant in the Hall Street Eating Precinct
Da Orazio Pizza + Porchetta
79 Hall StWood fired pizza - it's even got a hat!
SOY Japanese Restaurant
38 Campbell ParadeJapanese cuisine - great value dinner!
Sefa Kitchen
292 Bondi RdBrunch or dinner this place has great middle eastern food
China Diner
79 Hall StAsian - Hall St Eatery Precinct
Blanca Bar & Dining
79 Hall StEuropean / Japanese fusian - Hall St Eatery Precinct
A Tavola Bondi
75-79 Hall StItalian - Hall Street Eatery Precinct
Bennett St Dairy
73 Bondi RdBreakfast
Essentials
Fresh food. There is another one at the Westfield Bondi Junction, which is more substantial but this will have more than enough for your needs
382 locals recommend
Harris Farm Markets Bondi Beach
61 Hall StFresh food. There is another one at the Westfield Bondi Junction, which is more substantial but this will have more than enough for your needs
Great liquor choices and prices! Also sell a great selection of cheeses and snack food
131 locals recommend
Kemenys
147 Bondi RdGreat liquor choices and prices! Also sell a great selection of cheeses and snack food
Power Living
151 Curlewis StGreat vinyasa yoga studio
BodyMindLife Bondi Yoga
17 Hall StReformer pilates and yoga
Health food store with supplements, an in-store practitioner and lots of organic goodies. Great green smoothie!!
69 locals recommend
The Health Emporium
265 Bondi RdHealth food store with supplements, an in-store practitioner and lots of organic goodies. Great green smoothie!!
Shopping
Gould Street
Gould StreetPlenty of great little shops for fashion, gifts and homewares
From top end designers, departments stores, boutiques to supermarkets, this complex has it all. Great spot for some last minute Christmas Shopping
1074 locals recommend
Westfield Bondi Junction
500 Oxford StFrom top end designers, departments stores, boutiques to supermarkets, this complex has it all. Great spot for some last minute Christmas Shopping
Arts & Culture
Cobble-stoned street, theatres, restaurants, and bars. This area will not disappoint. For a fantastic view over the ferry terminal to the opera house check out the Glenmore Rooftop. There are also ghost tours here in the evenings.
612 locals recommend
The Rocks
Cobble-stoned street, theatres, restaurants, and bars. This area will not disappoint. For a fantastic view over the ferry terminal to the opera house check out the Glenmore Rooftop. There are also ghost tours here in the evenings.
Sightseeing
Hire a Stand-Up Paddle board and cruise around the harbour checking out the little coves and secluded beaches.
6 locals recommend
OZ Sup Centres
2 Vickery AveHire a Stand-Up Paddle board and cruise around the harbour checking out the little coves and secluded beaches.
Walk across it, cycle across it, do the bridge climb, go into one of the towers (offers a great vantage point for photographers). It iconic!
984 locals recommend
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour BridgeWalk across it, cycle across it, do the bridge climb, go into one of the towers (offers a great vantage point for photographers). It iconic!
Take a ferry across to Manly from Rose Bay or Circular Quay, if you're on the Fast Ferry you cannot use your OPAL card, but they do serve alcoholic beverages on board (if you are so inclined). Make a day of it and walk the Spit Bridge to Manly walk, then have lunch at one of the many great restaurants and take the ferry back in the afternoon.
271 locals recommend
Manly
Take a ferry across to Manly from Rose Bay or Circular Quay, if you're on the Fast Ferry you cannot use your OPAL card, but they do serve alcoholic beverages on board (if you are so inclined). Make a day of it and walk the Spit Bridge to Manly walk, then have lunch at one of the many great restaurants and take the ferry back in the afternoon.
There are firework shows every night here in the 12 days leading up to Christmas. Plenty of restaurants and bars - it is a little touristy though.
892 locals recommend
Darling Harbour
There are firework shows every night here in the 12 days leading up to Christmas. Plenty of restaurants and bars - it is a little touristy though.
Walk around South Head - check out the red and white striped lighthouse, some old cannons and the great views looking back to the city. After your walk catch a drink at Watson's Bay Hotel overlooking the water, or alternativel, head onto the Wharf for some seafood at Doyle's Restaurant - it's an institution!
332 locals recommend
Watsons Bay
Walk around South Head - check out the red and white striped lighthouse, some old cannons and the great views looking back to the city. After your walk catch a drink at Watson's Bay Hotel overlooking the water, or alternativel, head onto the Wharf for some seafood at Doyle's Restaurant - it's an institution!
Great vantage point sunsets over the harbour behind the Opera House / Harbour Bridge. Spectacular spot for NYE. Tip: Go early, take a blanket and a picnic and enjoy a stroll through the botanical gardens on your way to your vantage point.
204 locals recommend
Mrs Macquarie's Chair
1d Mrs Macquaries RdGreat vantage point sunsets over the harbour behind the Opera House / Harbour Bridge. Spectacular spot for NYE. Tip: Go early, take a blanket and a picnic and enjoy a stroll through the botanical gardens on your way to your vantage point.
This pretty little harbourside track starts near Rose Bay and ends at Shark Beach. Remember your swimmers so you can go for a dip in the water (the beach has a net around it).
16 locals recommend
Hermitage Foreshore Walk
Hermitage Foreshore WalkThis pretty little harbourside track starts near Rose Bay and ends at Shark Beach. Remember your swimmers so you can go for a dip in the water (the beach has a net around it).
Parks & Nature
You will walk past Bondi, Mackenzies Bay, Tamarama, Bronte, Clovelly, Gordon's Bay and finally Coogee. When at Coggee head to the Pavillion for a drink and some lunch - you will have earnt it.
384 locals recommend
Bondi to Coogee Walk
You will walk past Bondi, Mackenzies Bay, Tamarama, Bronte, Clovelly, Gordon's Bay and finally Coogee. When at Coggee head to the Pavillion for a drink and some lunch - you will have earnt it.
Great snorkelling / diving. Dive centres around Bondi are: Dive Centre Bondi (closest to the apartment), Abyss North Bondi, ProDive Coogee
180 locals recommend
Gordons Bay
Great snorkelling / diving. Dive centres around Bondi are: Dive Centre Bondi (closest to the apartment), Abyss North Bondi, ProDive Coogee
this is the hipster spot down on the rocks. Tamarama can have some nasty swell and feel like you’re stuck in a washing machine so if the surf is big sometimes people will just refresh in the rock pools between Mackenzie Bay and Tamarama.
264 locals recommend
Tamarama Beach
this is the hipster spot down on the rocks. Tamarama can have some nasty swell and feel like you’re stuck in a washing machine so if the surf is big sometimes people will just refresh in the rock pools between Mackenzie Bay and Tamarama.
beautiful little harbour-side swimming spot that is netted off and quite shallow. Great for kids.
26 locals recommend
Parsley Bay Reserve
Parsley Roadbeautiful little harbour-side swimming spot that is netted off and quite shallow. Great for kids.
Shark Beach
Camp Cove
Harbour beach, netted.