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Cafés in Bondi & Bronte

A bookshop café on Hall Street, family counters on Campbell Parade, and Iggy's sourdough up the hill in Bronte.

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Bondi Beach lies 7 km east of the CBD: about a kilometer of south-facing sand, with shops along Campbell Parade and the side streets behind it.1 Trams arrived in 1884, and the opening of the pavilion in 1929 drew a crowd of about 200,000.1 Bronte is two beaches south, past Tamarama.

Early starts are more common here than anywhere else in Sydney: Harry's, Shuk Bondi, Coop and Makuto all open at 06:00 on weekdays. North Bondi's cafés sit in residential streets, Campbell Parade's face the water, and Bronte's gather around MacPherson Street and the park above the beach.

Local tip: Iggy's stops at 13:00 and is closed on Mondays, so buy your loaf in the morning and carry it down the hill; Bogey Hole Cafe is by the beach for the coffee.

At a glance

78Cafés listed
40With opening hours
00:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Volume One Bondi, from 00:00 (Mon 00:00–14:00 · Tue–Wed 07:00–14:00 · Thu 07:00–14:00, 17:00–22:00 · Fri 07:00–14:00, 17:00–23:00 · Sat 07:00–23:00 · Sun 07:00–14:00).
  • Most listed streets: Campbell Parade (17), Hall Street (7), Bondi Road (5).
  • Most common features: open by 6am (26%), outdoor seating (26%), brunch (10%).

Volume One Bondi

  • 83 Curlewis Street
  • Mon 00:00–14:00 · Tue–Wed 07:00–14:00 · Thu 07:00–14:00, 17:00–22:00 · Fri 07:00–14:00, 17:00–23:00 · Sat 07:00–23:00 · Sun 07:00–14:00
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Coffee chains in Bondi & Bronte

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Gusto Espresso Bar

  • 16 Hall StreetMon–Wed 06:00–17:30 · Thu 06:00–16:00 · Fri 06:00–17:30 · Sat 06:00–18:00 · Sun 06:30–18:00
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Hall Street: books and arepas

Gertrude & Alice began with 40,000 second-hand books stockpiled in the houses of its two founders, a bookseller who had worked in Glebe and a former café owner, Katerina, while they waited for premises.2 An old surf shop on Hall Street came free, and they renovated it in under six weeks with help from family and friends; when the lease ended, the shop moved three doors down.2 Broadsheet notes its rare books and says locals call it their "Hotel California".4

Further along the street, Makuto pours specialty coffee beside Caribbean-leaning plates, Venezuelan arepas among them.3

Campbell Parade and the pavilion

Lamrock Cafe is a family business with a sweep of the beach in front of it. Tom and Daniela, locals for more than 30 years, own it, Yaya Zoi (Grandma, in Greek) often lends a hand, and there is live music on Sundays, weather permitting.5

Will & Co Bondi is a roaster's own counter. Three friends, Ro, Sam and Rich, started the company in 2013, looking for a blend to go with their early-morning surfs.6 Its tasting bar pours single-origin pour-overs, batch brew and cold-brew flights.3 Hours are short: Wednesday to Sunday, 06:30–13:30. Glory Days Bondi, inside the restored pavilion, is a licensed all-day diner with a beachfront patio, serving oysters and kingfish ceviche as well as breakfast classics.34

North Bondi's back streets

Harry's, on Wairoa Avenue, has looked after locals since 1997.4 The Depot, on Warners Avenue, is family-run with an in-house bakery and a small dinner service from Wednesday to Friday.3

Two places here draw on Jewish and Israeli cooking. Lox In A Box is a hole-in-the-wall for bagels with cured salmon or salted beef, and also sells house-made egg dip and schmears.4 Shuk Bondi takes its cue from Israel's marketplaces, with family-sized shakshuka and breads baked on site.34

Bondi Road and the Icebergs

At the beach's southern end, The Crabbe Hole is a coffee window at the pool entrance of Bondi Icebergs, with ocean views and a small menu; standard coffees come as double shots.34 The Icebergs swimming club itself dates to 1929.1

Up the hill, Bennett Street Dairy at 73 Bondi Road sells coffee on tap, fresh salads and cookie dough by day, and turns into a wine bar on Thursday to Saturday evenings.34

Bronte: the bogey hole and MacPherson Street

Bogey Hole Cafe opened in 1993, when long-time residents Debra and Richard Gray decided Bronte needed an outdoor café; the family has run shops here since the 1940s.7 It is named after Bronte's rock pool, the bogey hole, where generations of toddlers learned to swim, and it pours Salvador Sydney coffee alongside homemade cakes, jams and sauces.7

Igor and Ludmilla Ivanovic founded their bakery in Boston in 1994 and opened their first Australian shop in Bronte in 2008, on Belgrave Street.8 By 2016 Iggy's was baking its naturally leavened, hearth-baked sourdough in a two-storey building on MacPherson Street, with the family living upstairs.8 It opens 07:00–13:00 and closes on Mondays.

Sources

  1. Bondi Beach, Wikipedia, accessed November 2026
  2. Our Story, Gertrude & Alice Cafe Bookstore, accessed November 2026
  3. Ranked: Bondi's Top 10 Coffee Spots You Can't Miss, Visit Bondi Beach, accessed November 2026
  4. Best Cafes in Bondi, Broadsheet Sydney (updated June 3, 2024), accessed November 2026
  5. The Lamrock Cafe Story, Lamrock Cafe, accessed November 2026
  6. About Us, Will & Co, accessed November 2026
  7. Welcome to the Bogey Hole Café, Bogey Hole Café, accessed November 2026
  8. Iggy's Bread of the World, Assemble Papers (July 8, 2016), accessed November 2026
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FAQ

Bondi & Bronte cafés: questions

What is the bookshop café on Hall Street in Bondi, Sydney?

Gertrude & Alice is a café and second-hand bookshop on Hall Street, opened in a former surf shop by a bookseller and a former café owner who had stockpiled 40,000 books in their houses. When the lease ended it moved three doors down. Locals call it their "Hotel California".

Which cafés in Bondi and Bronte, Sydney, have been open the longest?

Bogey Hole Cafe in Bronte dates from 1993, when Debra and Richard Gray opened it, and the family has run shops at Bronte since the 1940s. Harry's on Wairoa Avenue in North Bondi has served locals since 1997. Iggy's opened its first Australian bakery in Bronte in 2008.

Where can you get specialty filter coffee near Bondi Beach in Sydney?

Will & Co Bondi, the counter of a roaster started by three friends in 2013, pours single-origin pour-overs, batch brew and cold-brew flights from Wednesday to Sunday, 06:30 to 13:30. Makuto on Hall Street also serves specialty coffee, alongside Caribbean-leaning plates and Venezuelan arepas.

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