Best cafes in Bondi Beach

Best cafes in Bondi Beach, ranked

1. #1Pocket Bondi for ocean views from breakfast to dinner

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Biddigal Reserve, 3 min walk

   Pocket Bondi is on Campbell Parade and runs from breakfast through to a shared dinner with cocktails. Order a flat white with latte art, or the avocado toast, which one visitor rates highly. Dinner comes as shared plates, such as spiced charred chicken and focaccia with dips, brought out over several courses. It opens at 6:30am most days and stays open until 11pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Biddigal Reserve is three minutes from the door.

   Best for: Ocean-view breakfast and a late dinner

2. #2Oh’Brian Café for an iced long black and a reuben toastie

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Thomas Hogan Reserve, 4 min walk

   Oh’Brian Café sits on a quiet backstreet, a short walk from the beach. Its bakery counter holds pastries, brownies, slices and sourdough loaves. Coffee drinkers come back for the iced long black, and the reuben toastie on grilled sourdough is the savoury pick. The kitchen closes at 1:30pm on weekdays and Saturdays, and at 1pm on Sundays, so plan a morning visit. There is a kids' menu and vegetarian food, and Thomas Hogan Reserve is four minutes away.

   Best for: Iced coffee and a reuben toastie

3. #3The Shop & Wine Bar for a sandwich and a glass of wine

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Barracluff Park, 5 min walk

   The Shop & Wine Bar on Curlewis Street opens at 6am, so the pastry cabinet works for an early coffee before the beach. At lunch the house sandwich comes on thick bread with salad. Pasta night on Tuesdays and Sundays bundles a plate of pasta with a glass of wine. Wines by the glass are organic, skin-contact or preservative-free. The room is small and fills up on summer weekends. Barracluff Park is a five-minute trip on foot.

   Best for: Lunch with a glass of wine

4. #4Cortado Bondi Café for coffee and banana bread

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Beach Road Reserve, 2 min walk

   Cortado Bondi Café is a silver coffee van at 28 Curlewis Street with a grassed area outside. The coffee is roasted by Salvador Coffee Roasters, and one visitor names the Brazilian beans. Pair a cup with the freshly baked banana bread on the counter. Weekday trading starts at 6:30am and Saturday at 8am, and both finish at 2pm. Sundays are closed. Dogs are welcome at the outside tables, and Beach Road Reserve is two minutes away.

   Best for: Coffee lovers and banana bread fans

5. #5Birichina Cafe for a sweet crepe

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Boondi Reserve, 4 min walk

   Birichina Cafe is a takeaway-style cafe on Lamrock Avenue, open from 6am to 3pm every day. The crepe board runs two ways: sweet, with butter, lemon and sugar or Nutella, and savoury, with ham, cheese and egg. Regulars also order the long black, the iced long black or the hot chocolate latte, which stay consistent. Smoked salmon bagels and gluten-free sandwiches are on the menu too. Boondi Reserve is a few minutes' stroll away.

   Best for: Crepes and a long black on the way to the sand

6. #6Two Forks Bondi for a salmon poke bowl

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Bondi Park, 5 min walk

   Two Forks Bondi is on Hall Street, with a cosy outdoor area of cushions and greenery where dogs can sit. The salmon poke bowl is the dish diners come back for, and the green breakfast plate with avocado and greens is the lighter choice. Sandwiches are made to order. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free orders can be checked at the counter. It opens at 7:30am on Sundays and at 7am on other days, closing at 3:30pm. Bondi Park is a brief walk from its doors.

   Best for: Poke bowls and a quiet morning coffee

7. #7AKM CAFE for a hearty breakfast plate and matcha

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Bondi Park, 3 min walk

   On Campbell Parade, AKM CAFE serves breakfast and brunch a three-minute stroll from Bondi Park. Its best-known plate pairs toasted sourdough pitta with poached eggs, avocado, halloumi and smoked salmon. Bagels are toasted to order, and three of the fillings are vegetarian. Visitors ask for the earl grey matcha, which one calls their favourite. It opens at 7am on Sundays, and the bagel display can run short by late afternoon.

   Best for: Good-value breakfast plates and matcha

8. #8Lamrock Cafe for a beachfront breakfast with the family

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Boondi Reserve, 4 min walk

   Lamrock Cafe sits on Campbell Parade with views straight across the sand from its outdoor tables. Most of the menu is breakfast and brunch: BLT sandwiches, avocado toast and fries, in generous servings. Vegan and vegetarian choices are listed, and the iced vanilla latte is a customer favourite. It has high chairs and wifi, and it opens at 6am, closing at 7:30pm on Sundays. Boondi Reserve sits four minutes from the tables.

   Best for: Beachfront breakfast with the kids

Compare best cafes in Bondi Beach

The table sets the cafes side by side on price, hours, weekend trading, dogs and outdoor tables.

How we picked best cafes in Bondi Beach

Scores from visitors set the order, and a score backed by many visitors counts for more than one from a few. We then read what each cafe's own page says about its food and coffee, along with the hours, dog rules and outdoor seating that matter on a Bondi Beach visit. Thin cafes were left out.