The ultimate Australian icon. A kilometre of white sand filled with glistening, tanned bodies. Art deco and contemporary architecture combine in a village atmosphere. Natural beauty and diverse ethnicity. Café culture in Hall Street. People watching on Campbell parade. Boutique fashion in Gould Street. Experience Bondi on a Sunday afternoon. Cocktails. Cool. Cultured. Bondi.
Cnr Curlewis St & Campbell Pde
Tucked away in the basement beneath in-crowd hangout Cream Tangerine is another place to be seen - White Revolver. Stomping ground of Bondis buff and groomed glitterati, its consequently a bit of a pain to get in. But, as it boasts the only dancefloor in Bondi, its probably worth giving it a go....
120 Ramsgate Ave
Does Italian get any cooler in Sydney? A glass of Campari and Ruby Red Grapefruit along with some arancini, spectacular views of Bondi and good company equals a pretty damn good spot in our books. What Maurice Terzini has done with NBIF over the years is keep up the quality, service and excellent hospitality and it means you’re getting as good a drink today as when it first opened. And its Terzini’s dedication to ensuring the term ‘hospitality’ never gets lost that helps NBIF remain ...
286 Campbell Pde
Jo & Willys Depot - a project of Olympic sprinting legend Heather Turland with her son Guy (ex Est. and Icebergs) - is giving other local establishments a run for their money.
At first glance, Jo & Willys might appear to be a roadside garage sale peddling shabby-chic furniture, yet this roughntumble pile of timber school desks, random dining chairs and fallen-from-grace church seats is really the place to pull up a pew and make yourself at home.
The guys here churn out a pretty decent...
101 Hall Street
Don’t let the name fool you. There is not a piece of wickerware or a tartan rug to be seen – nor are there any cartoon bears poised to gank you for a sandwich. Instead the interior is subtly industrial with polished concrete floors, huge steel green overhead lamps, lots of raw timber and cartons of Bonsoy piled beneath the counter. Its far enough back from the beach that the people inside are fully clothed, but the salty sea air still wafts up the hill reminding you that a quick dip is...
270 Campbell Pde
You dont get much more Sydney than Seans Panaroma. The light, airy and tiled room is crammed with tables - youll be getting to know your neighbours fairly intimately before the meal is through. Sunday lunch is king here, and in the summer months the crew set up a few outdoor tables - perfect for people and dolphin watching. The menu changes daily but its likely therell be a light, sweet and whipped chicken parfait, some sort of hand cut pasta and whatever fish got pulled out of the sea that day....
106 Glenayr Ave
Walk into this tiny little Bondi eatery thats nearly all kitchen with a cluster of tall tables and chairs to match, and you probably wouldnt say there was anything crazily special about it. That is, until you start noticing the small things: the meat being sliced to order, the menu consisting of only one thing (piadina, a kind of Italian pizza/flatbread type thing originating in Emilia-Romagna) and the good-looking Italian men running the shop.
Brothers Damiano (ex-Pizza Mario and Sugo) and...
101 Bondi Rd
Sometimes you just need a cocktail for breakfast. Whether you’ve had a big night or a crappy morning, there are going to be days when the only thing fit to wash down your Eggs Benedict is a Bloody Mary. Fortunately thats not going to be a problem if you are breakfasting at Katipo - licensed café by day, cosy neighbourhood bar by night.
It’s all action stations on weekends and competition for the breezy outdoor seats is fierce, but if youre feeling a little tender, head on through to the back...
126-130 Roscoe St
This is the best pizza in Bondi. But its more than that. Pompeis is a great restaurant. Thats not to say the service is slick, but it is friendly. Even if your water glasses stay empty longer than might be ideal and the drink wait is painfully protracted, the pizzas and people make you forget it.
The Campari and sodas come in huge straight bar glasses and theyre strong. None of this one-shot-per-glass (Campari isnt a full strength alcohol and shouldnt be treated like one). War, pestilence and...
252 Campbell Pde
The tacitos smack bang on the shores of Bondi Beach are heaven in a basket. Theyre stuffed with cheese, pulled beef, chipotle chicken or chilli-roasted pork, then rolled, flash-fried and topped with lime and chilli salt. ...
16 Hall St
Nothing gets left to chance at this bustling Bondi café: theres an exact, time-tested formula to the strong, creamy coffees pumped out by owner Rafi Aruch and his crew these past 12 years. Perch on one of the handful of wooden stools that line Hall Street and order the Gusto-specific blend custom-made by Genovese and chow down on homemade granola and breakfast rolls of poached eggs, hollandaise aoli, Swiss cheese and your choice of bacon or smoked salmon....