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EATING
The Eastern Beaches restaurants are as eclectic and unpredictable as the surf. Bondi offers everything from chin-
up, tits-out glamour to funky surfie cafes, while Bronte is a top spot for brunch (spot migrating whales over your
flat white). For the Ritz of food halls, check out Westfield Bondi Junction - and while you're there, stock up on
snags for chucking on the coast's well-maintained coin-operated beachside barbecues. If that all sounds like too
much hassle, snaffle some fish and chips on the sand.
Bondi
ICEBERGS DINING ROOM$$$
the famous Icebergs swimming pool, Icebergs' views sweep across the Bondi Beach arc to
the sea. Jacketed, bow-tied waiters deliver fresh seafood and steaks cooked with élan.
ITALIAN
HARRY'S ESPRESSO BAR$
(136 Wairoa Ave; mains $7-14; breakfast & lunch; 380)
Harry's game is coffee and he's winning
down this end of the beach. For breakfast, try a 'smashed croissant' - a croissant that's
been squashed and then slathered with ricotta, blueberries, almonds and mint. Everything
comes with a side order of graffiti art.
CAFE
NORTH BONDI ITALIAN FOOD$$
(
www.idrb.com
;
118-120 Ramsgate Ave; mains $18-34; lunch Fri-Sun, dinner daily; 380)
As noisy as it is
fashionable, this terrific trattoria in the North Bondi RSL building has a casual vibe, simple
but
molto delizioso
food and a democratic no-booking policy. Come early to snaffle a table
overlooking the beach.
ITALIAN
POMPEI'S$$
380)
The pizza here is among the best in Sydney, but it's the northern Italian dishes whipped
up by explosive expat George Pompei that are really special. Try the handmade ravioli
stuffed with spinach, ricotta and nutmeg, and leave some space for a scoop of white peach
gelato.
ITALIAN
CRABBE HOLE$
CAFE
