
The Best Beachfront Venues to Visit in Sydney to Make the Most of Summer
In Sydney, we're lucky — it's pretty balmy all year round, and we have hundreds (thousands?) of waterfront spots to drink and dine in. So, enjoy another summer brunch, spritz or bowl of fresh seafood spaghetti at these beachfront venues. And, if it does rain, all these spots have undercover areas where you can still enjoy the views.
Top image: Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel.
The Best Beachfront Venues to Visit in Sydney to Make the Most of Summer
Enjoy a summery spritz by the beach.
The Best Beachfront Venues to Visit in Sydney to Make the Most of Summer
Enjoy a summery spritz by the beach.
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The Pines Cronulla
This Hamptons-inspired restaurant is located right by the water in Cronulla.
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Calita
This Baja Peninsula-inspired North Bondi restaurant is from the team behind Taqiza and Carbon.
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Shutters
Breathe in the salty air of Coogee Beach and tuck into an Italian feast at this lounge bar with a Miami aesthetic.
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Una Mas
A wine and tapas bar inside Coogee Pavilion that welcomes you straight off the beach.
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Mimi's
This restaurant at Coogee Pavilion serves bumps of caviar and hand-rolled pipi pasta — and has its own cocktail bar.
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The Boatshed La Perouse
Go for a dip then down oysters a plenty at this beachside cafe in La Perouse.
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Bathers' Pavilion
Balmoral's historic beachside spot has scored a makeover and a terrace champagne bar.
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Isabel
Head to this Bondi izakaya for skewers of baby octopus and wagyu and cocktails made with finger lime, pickled cabbage and burnt miso.
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The Boathouse Hotel Patonga
Here, you can enjoy vibrant fare — from breakfast through dinner — and frozen watermelon margaritas right on the water.
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Corretto Dee Why
An all-day diner located a stone's throw from the beach in northern Sydney.
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Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel
Stripy umbrellas, schoolyard benches and tres cute Breton-striped waitstaff add to the beachside charm.
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North Bondi Fish
North Bondi Italian's old home takes on a casual vibe and a fresh, coast-inspired menu.
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Sake Restaurant and Bar Manly
A breezy indoor-outdoor Japanese diner with views out over Manly Cove.
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Neptunes
Brighton Le Sands' stalwart all-day eatery has had a multimillion-dollar revamp.
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El Camino Cantina Manly
A colourful rooftop Tex-Mex joint in Manly with giant cocktails and a cactus garden.
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The Collaroy
The northern beaches boozer was acquired by Merivale and reopened all shiny and new.
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The Bucket List
Bondi Beach's favourite watering hole doesn't go into hibernation for the winter.
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Pilu Baretto
Finish your beach experience off with negronis, spritzers, oysters and salumi.
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Panama House
The loved local has reappeared closer to the beach, with a South American-inflected menu and interesting cocktails.
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Sonoma
The Sydney kings of sourdough have set up shop on Campbell Parade. Bondi hipsters rejoice.
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Manly Wine
Head to the beach without hitting the sand in this chic beach house by the sea.
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Daniel San
As the wise Mr. Miyagi once observed, balance is all important. Thankfully, Daniel San gets the balance between exuberant fun and serious cooking just right.
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Coogee Pavilion Rooftop
Life's a beach at the imaginative Coogee Pavilion's beachfront rooftop bar.
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Catalina
Casual diners now have a place at waterfront Catalina, with the bar having undergone an invisible transformation.
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Porch
Bondi's home of the Breaky Bowl has queues out the door on weekends (even in winter).
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Bondi Beach Public Bar
Bondi's iconic corner restaurant has relaunched with a new chef and a (rather affordable) seafood-heavy menu.
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Rollers Bakehouse
A beachside bakehouse and specialty coffee shop from the guys behind Showbox Coffee and Butter Boy Bake.
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Barrenjoey House
The heritage-listed restaurant and guesthouse has been taken over by The Boathouse Group.
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Beach Burrito Bondi
A bucketful of icy Coronas? $10 frozen margaritas? Beachside location? Consider our arms twisted.