Shell House (beautiful design, Australian, over multiple levels with cocktails on the upper level)

Bistecca (underground, speakeasy)

Restaurant Hubert (underground Parisian jazz restaurant and bar)

Grana (modern Italian in a historic building and right near the ferry wharf, also has coffee & baked goods to takeaway in the morning) 

Otto (wharfside Italian, yes there’s better food but there’s nowhere better for long lunching by the water)

Felix (Sydney’s answer to Balthazar)

Mr. Wong (Chinese, cavernous, cool interior, ask to sit downstairs)

Cafe Sydney (go for the view, day or night, ask to sit on the terrace)

Quay (if you want a degustation, there’s other fine dining options but these guys have been at or near the top for 20 years, plus it has some of the best views unless there’s a cruise ship parked in front of you)

Rockpool Bar & Grill (elevated American grill in an art deco atrium)

Monopole (creative, playful, with a great wine list)

Lana (modern Mediterranean, New York vibe)

Yok Yor (the place to go for authentic Thai food)

Home Thai (make sure you try the super tasty pad thai)

Flour & Stone (bakery & café, our go to for a moorish slice of cake)

10 Williams (tiny but really, really great vibe and delicious food)

Fred’s (beautiful room and a cool bar downstairs)

Saint Peter (innovative, globally acclaimed seafood restaurant)

Firedoor Restaurant (trained with Asador Etxebarri, and doing things with fire that are worth eating) 

Paski Vineria Popolare (Italian, great wine and food)

La Panchina (it doesn’t look like much but we believe this is Sydney’s best pizza)

Jane Surry Hills (neighborhood, cute, modern Australian cuisine)

Pellegrino 2000 (vibey, popular, Italian)

Chin Chin (warehouse, Asian fusion)

Paramount House (hipster hotel café vibes)

Alberto’s Lounge (Italian, hidden in an alleyway)

South Dowling Sandwiches (Clauds go-to is the “biatch”)

Spice I am (for the best thai cheap eats)

Indian Home Diner (late night kebab)

Catalina (I take it back, there is a better place than Otto for long lunching by the water, this place is epic by day and just magic at night)

The Apollo (really great Greek, have the slow cooked lamb) 

Cho Cho San (Japanese Fusion)

Fratelli Paradiso (Italian, classic local spot, good energy)

Margaret (top seafood driven restaurant, really, really good)

Next Door (to Margaret, low key, and purported to have Sydney’s best burger)

Bistrot 916 (dark and moody French, with a small bar in the back)

Parlar (Spanish tapas in an elevated room)

Small’s Deli (the Green Goddess is TOPS, take it for a walk and eat by the water or at the botanical gardens)

Skittle Lane 

Icebergs Dining Room and Bar (worth a visit for a sunset dinner)

Mimi’s (spectacular view, truly great food, priced accordingly but worth it, have a caviar bump)

Sean’s Panaroma (Australian, farm to table, opposite Bondi…hard to get better than that)

Totti’s (Italian, fun, good crowd, lovely courtyard) 

Lox Stock & Barrel (café, good for brunch)

Blackwood Bondi (casual, local brunch spot)

Fish Shop (dine in or take-out and have it at Ben Buckler looking over the beach)

Lox in a Box (Bagels)

Bill’s (put Aussie breakfasts on the map, and now a bit ubiquitous) 

The Depot (café, babes in bikinis, and breakfast burritos) 

Raw Bar (the views are better than the sushi, but you’re across the street from Bondi so you’ll live)

North Bondi Fish (steps from the sand)

MyFlowerMan (just coffee with a flower shop above Tamarama beach)