Best Things to Do in Bondi Beach in Summer
Bondi in summer is a different experience to any other time of year. Here’s what’s worth doing, and what to skip when it’s packed.
About the Author
Matt Rimmer
Matt Rimmer has been a co-owner of Macelleria Bondi Beach, the butcher-led steak restaurant on Campbell Parade, since 2016 – though he knew the place long before that as a customer of the original Macelleria, founded in 2012, whose food and butcher-counter concept he loved from the start.
Originally from New Zealand, he came to hospitality from the drinks trade, after a career importing, distributing and marketing luxury whisky and bourbon – a background that shaped his focus on provenance, ageing and craft, whether in a single malt or a grass-fed steak.
Matt lives at Bondi Beach with his wife Michelle and their two young boys. He’s a believer in the Macelleria way of eating: simple, well-sourced whole foods, and quality meat and produce he’s happy to feed his own family every day. Grass-fed beef sits at the centre of that – a protein he sees as fuel for an active life, and one that fits naturally with the training-and-ocean rhythm of Bondi.
Posts by Matt
How to Dry Brine a Steak
Dry brining is the simplest upgrade you can make to a steak at home. Salt, time, and the right cut. Here’s how to do it properly.
Steak Sauce / Pan Sauce Recipe
A proper steak sauce doesn’t need a bottle. Here’s how to build one in the pan using the drippings from your steak.
SEPTEMBER COMPETITION WINNER: ALEX JARVIS TAKES HOME A $300 MEAL VOUCHER
Congratulations to Alex Jarvis, winner of our September monthly voucher competition.
Cut of the Month: Tomahawk
The tomahawk is a show cut. Here’s what you are actually paying for, how it differs from a ribeye, and how to cook it properly.
The Best Walks in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs
From the Bondi to Coogee to lesser-known clifftop routes, here are the best coastal walks in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs with local detail.
How Long to Rest a Steak
Resting a steak is not optional. Here’s what happens if you skip it, how long to wait by cut size, and how to keep heat in while it rests.
A Weekend in Bondi Beach: The Full Itinerary
Most weekend guides to Bondi read like someone tried to fit in everything the suburb offers over two days. You don’t need that. What you need is a plan that doesn’t leave you standing around at 1pm on a Saturday wondering where to eat because everywhere worth going needed a booking you didn’t make three weeks ago.Two days is genuinely enough time to get a proper feel for the place. Pace it across two mornings and two afternoons and it works. Try to cram it into one big day and you’ll spend the next one recovering instead of enjoying it.
Where to Eat After the Bondi to Coogee Walk
Six kilometres in, you’re hungry, and the last thing you want is a wait for a table or a menu that needs thinking about. This is the companion to our guide to coastal walks in the Eastern Suburbs, less about the route, more about what to do with yourself once you’ve finished. The honest problem with post-walk eating is timing. Nobody finishes a coastal walk at a predictable hour, you stop for photos, someone wants a swim, the group splits up for a bit, so booking a table in advance for a specific time rarely works out. Walk-in dining isn’t