Best brunch cafes in Bondi

Best brunch cafes in Bondi, ranked

1. #1Bean Tree Cafe for a slow brunch with vegan options

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Dickson Park, 4 min walk

   Bean Tree Cafe serves breakfast until 2:30pm every day, weekends included, so a late start is easy to fit in. The full breakfast plate is built on scrambled eggs, grilled halloumi, mushrooms and a grilled tomato, and vegan options are marked on the menu. Customers call the coffee good and smooth. The cafe seats inside and out, so you can choose.

2. #23 Steps Cafe for an early brunch plate

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Dickson Park, 5 min walk

   3 Steps Cafe is the earliest brunch on this list, open from 5am on weekends and until 3pm. Its breakfast plate comes with a hash brown, and the lunch menu adds a chicken burger that one customer singles out. Vegetarian dishes are on the menu, so a mixed table can order together.

3. #3Up South for matcha with a brunch plate

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Boondi Reserve, 6 min walk

   On weekends Up South is up from 7:30am, and the kitchen runs until 3pm. Order a matcha, which comes flavoured with pistachio or strawberry. The corn fritters and halloumi tapioca bites are the savoury picks, and the plates come with toast and fried eggs. The room is small and fills at peak times, so book a table early in the day.

4. #4Bennett St Dairy for rosti and a Saturday brunch until 9pm

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Waverley Park, 4 min walk

   Bennett St Dairy has Saturday hours from 7am to 9pm and Sunday hours from 7am to 2pm, which makes it flexible for a weekend morning or a late meal. The rosti, with smashed avocado and a citrus sauce, is the standout, and customers say the portions are generous and the food arrives quickly. Bring the dog, since dogs are allowed outside. The in-house cookies are baked daily.

5. #5M Deli Cafe for a toasted sandwich at brunch

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Boondi Reserve, 3 min walk

   M Deli Cafe runs weekend hours from 6am to 3pm, so you can settle in for a long breakfast or grab an early toastie. Gluten-free options include a bircher muesli and a rice bowl, and the muesli is marked vegan too. A Reuben from the toasted sandwich case suits a heavier brunch.

6. #6Cafe Brazil for a Brazilian brunch with feijoada

   $$🌳 Dickson Park, 5 min walk

   Weekend hours at Cafe Brazil run from 9am until 9pm, which lets brunch stretch into the evening. For a main, the feijoada comes with beans and farofa, and the pizza is the other draw. Service is casual and attentive, and the cafe has parking and toilets. Share a pizza if the feijoada feels like too much for the morning.

7. #7Meidy's Cafe for a long, unhurried breakfast

   Outdoor seating🌳 Dickson Park, 4 min walk

   Meidy's Cafe is open 6:30am to 2pm daily, so a late weekend breakfast still has time. Shakshuka is a good order for a slow table, and vegetarian options run through the menu. Bagels and acai bowls are the lighter choices. Staff are described as kind, and the atmosphere is relaxed, which suits a meal with friends.

Compare best brunch cafes in Bondi

Each cafe below serves brunch, with its weekend hours and outdoor seating side by side so you can plan the morning.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Bondi

The weighted score comes first, giving more weight to averages built on many customers. Then brunch dishes, weekend hours and the feel of a slow morning move cafes up or down. Dogs and outside seating are noted where they are known, and each cafe's menu decides which dishes are named.