Best cafes in North Bondi

Best cafes in North Bondi, ranked

1. #1Ciao Bella for Italian food and coffee from breakfast on

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Wairoa Reserve, 1 min walk

   Ciao Bella is the North Bondi cafe to pick for food. Scrambled eggs with mushroom and goat's cheese are the dish that comes up most, and burrata bruschetta and small aperitivo plates suit a table of friends. Coffee is illy, poured through the day, and the Amalfi spritz is made with house limoncello for the evening. Wairoa Reserve is a one-minute walk away, so a stroll after breakfast fits in neatly.

   Best for: Broadest menu, from breakfast to aperitivo

2. #2Cafe Bondi for a burrata scramble and a beachside seat

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Biddigal Reserve, 2 min walk

   Cafe Bondi sits at the North Bondi end of Campbell Parade, with outside tables that look across to Bondi Beach. The burrata scramble and the beef burger with sweet potato fries are the dishes recent visitors single out. Coffee gets praise too, and one visitor says the iced latte is a refreshing match for a meal. Children get their own menu, and meat-free plates are on offer too. It opens at 6:30am every day and closes at 2:30pm from Monday to Thursday.

   Best for: Burrata scramble with a Bondi Beach outlook

3. #3Brighton Brew by Bobby for matcha and a quick breakfast

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Wairoa Reserve, 1 min walk

   Brighton Brew by Bobby sits on the corner of Brighton Boulevard, a minute's walk from Wairoa Reserve. Customers name the matcha latte first, and visitors say the coffee is consistently excellent. Breakfast and lunch are served, with a breakfast burrito and smashed avocado on toast, and pastries such as a salmon croissant sit alongside. Doors open at 6am and shut at 3pm, every day.

   Best for: Morning coffee and a breakfast burrito

4. #4Shuk Bondi for shakshuka and generous plates to share

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Warren Zines Reserve, 4 min walk

   Shuk Bondi is an Israeli-Mediterranean cafe on Mitchell Street, and its room is cosy and tranquil, a good place to linger. The shakshuka is the dish to order, with feta, olives and tomato, alongside sourdough toast. Visitors say the food is good value and the portions are generous, and there are vegetarian dishes too. One visitor calls the flat whites excellent. Hours run from 6am to 4pm daily, and Warren Zines Reserve is a four-minute stroll away.

   Best for: Shakshuka with sourdough toast

5. #5Speedos Cafe for a fresh menu near the beach

   🌳 Biddigal Reserve, 1 min walk

   Speedos Cafe on Ramsgate Avenue serves breakfast and lunch from a fresh, colourful menu, with a separate drinks list. Recent customers name the avocado toast and a truffle mushroom dish, and raw dishes sit alongside cooked ones. Biddigal Reserve is about a minute's walk away. The cafe opens at 6am every day, so an early start is simple.

   Best for: Fresh, colourful breakfast near the beach

Compare best cafes in North Bondi

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How we picked best cafes in North Bondi

Scores from visitors decide the order, and a cafe with many scores ranks above one with a handful, so a few glowing opinions count for less. Each cafe's own page was then read for its food and coffee, and for the menu details that set it apart from the others. The table gives the hours and the nearest park for each cafe.