Best cafes in Bondi

Best cafes in Bondi, ranked

1. #1Bean Tree Cafe for a vegetarian and vegan breakfast

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Dickson Park, 4 min walk

   Bean Tree Cafe is a breakfast and lunch cafe on Bondi Road with a menu that is vegetarian throughout, and vegan dishes are marked. Order the full breakfast plate, with scrambled eggs, grilled halloumi and avocado, or the cheese, tomato and avocado sourdough toastie at lunch. Hours run from 7:30am to 2:30pm, and the cafe has both indoor and outdoor tables.

2. #23 Steps Cafe for coffee and an early start

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Dickson Park, 5 min walk

   3 Steps Cafe is the place to start early, opening at 5am every day. Every coffee is served with a Biscoff biscuit, and barista Osman is the name customers ask for. The cafe has parking and toilets for a quick stop. For food, go for the breakfast plate with a hash brown.

3. #3Up South for matcha and plant-based food

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Boondi Reserve, 6 min walk

   Up South is a busy cafe on Bondi Road where matcha is the house speciality, with pistachio and strawberry lattes on the board. The plant-based menu runs to bowls, smoothies and cakes, and the vegan shakshuka is a strong main. It opens at 6:30am on weekdays. The room is small, so arriving before the late-morning rush makes sense.

4. #4Bennett St Dairy for strong coffee and rosti

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

   Bennett St Dairy is a small local cafe at 73 Bondi Road, open from 6:15am on weekdays. Customers describe the coffee as robust and well made, which suits anyone who likes a strong cup. The rosti is the plate to try, and the in-house cookies are baked daily. Dogs can sit at the outside tables.

5. #5M Deli Cafe for takeaway deli food

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Boondi Reserve, 3 min walk

   M Deli Cafe is a small corner cafe and deli on Dudley Street in Tamarama, open from 6am on weekdays. Its glass case holds toasted sandwiches, including a Reuben, and quiches such as roast pumpkin. A regular who has been coming for years praises the same barista. The seats outside make it easy to linger over a sandwich.

6. #6Cafe Brazil for Brazilian pizza

   $$🌳 Dickson Park, 5 min walk

   Cafe Brazil brings Brazilian cooking to Bondi Road, from breakfast through to lunch. Its pizza has a thin base and generous toppings, and one visitor says the catupiry cheese version is the standout. Customers praise the friendly, attentive service. It is open until 9pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The mood is casual, so it suits an unhurried lunch.

7. #7Meidy's Cafe for a takeaway breakfast

   Outdoor seating🌳 Dickson Park, 4 min walk

   Meidy's Cafe is a breakfast-focused cafe on Bondi Road, open from 6:30am to 2pm every day. The morning menu runs from acai bowls to a bacon roll, and vegetarian choices are on it. Takeaway orders are common, and one visitor calls the coffee excellent. No price is listed for this cafe, so check the menu before you go.

Compare best cafes in Bondi

The table sets out price, brunch, outdoor seating, dogs and weekend opening for each cafe, with its nearest park.

How we picked best cafes in Bondi

Cafes are ordered by a weighted score that counts the average for more when it comes from many customers. Food is judged from each cafe's menu and from the comments diners make about it. Coffee, opening hours, parking, dogs and outside seating are the other facts that shape the order.