Sonoma Bakery Bondi

A lovely bakery cafe with diverse and inventive sweet and savoury offerings accompanied by good coffee served by friendly staff.

Stoped here for a coffee and breakfast sandwich and we’re not disappointed. They have a cute outdoor seating area and a small shop. I got a breakfast ham and cheese croissant which was quite tasty. They brought our order to our table which was nice. Would highly recommend this for a quick breakfast or coffee.

Nice croissant and flat white, even available in decaf. Service was very friendly, only that they were putting away tables and chairs all around me felt a bit weird, I did come in the last hour before closing on a weekday and I get they want to clean up in time but it was no later than 13.15. Still a nice place to get a snack or briefly sit down.

I had a lovely experience today and was served by the sweetest British girl called Amy. She was super talkative and friendly. I will definitely be back for more yummy goods!

As a loyal customer and in love with your granola, this morning, in passing conversation with the incredible Bondi beach staff, we were glad to find out that Sonoma donates to people in need. Well done to you guys for your generosity. You will be generously and abundantly blessed for that!!! 🩷🩵

Odd but very tasty pastries, good coffee and friendly staff.

A little pricy, but a very boujey bacon and egg roll. Coffee was fantastic too. Nice vibe here as well

They served one of the best croissants and Almond croissants is always my fave, however recently they are offering range of un resistible delicate pastries too. Coffee also not to bad.

Stoped here for a coffee and breakfast sandwich and we're not disappointed. They have a cute outdoor seating area and a small shop. I got a breakfast ham and cheese croissant which was quite tasty. They brought our order to our table which was nice. Would highly recommend this for a quick breakfast or coffee.

I'm a dedicated carb-head. Nothing smells as delicious as when you walk past a Chinese restaurant and get that whiff of white rice steaming. As a kid all I would eat was plain pasta with butter, salt and cheese, so don't even start me on bread! I keep walking past Sonoma and perving on the amazing sourdoughs in the window. The bakery isn't on-site so there is no bakery smell, this is purely visual food porn. When I discovered that they serve baked beans I could resist no longer and decided to have some Sonoma baked beans and sourdough for breakfast, drooling at the thought... and they'd run out! Doh. They sell them til they run out at around 10 or 11am so next time I'll go earlier. Meanwhile I did munch into a toasted sandwich with eggplant & mozarrella, and verily, it was the greatest toasted sandwich I've ever eaten. I didn't even put cracked pepper on it, that's how good it was! The coffee was great, it's in the back lane of Gould St so no beach view but a beach view would just take your concentration away from your tastebuds anyway so that's probably a good thing. 100% yum.

Sonoma is more than your typical bakery (and café), they make their own muesli, I love muesli and their hand roasted recipes excite me. They have Honey and Spice and Spelt Maple and Almond - which I think is my favourite, it features vanilla. Their breads are also fantastic, big oversized loaves with chunky, caramelized extra crusty crusts, the Sonoma Miche, which is a dark break and their Sourdough is particularly good. And I have not even mentioned their pastries, they have one called Pain Au Chocolate and it is a lie, believe me there is absolutely no pain involved. There is bread and bread and bakeries and bakeries and Sonoma is a BAKERY! Indulge, spoil yourself, stuff yourself.

The staff here are very nice and seem happy to be there which I love when I go to a cafe. The coffee is always great and I like their $5 regular coffee and croissant deal in the mornings. All the seating is outside but under cover, there are heaters and blankets so you'll be snug as a bug!

Come for the bread, stay for EVERYTHING ELSE. Operating from a teeny space among the boutiques of Bondi, Sonoma is all about quality. With busy outlets feeding locals in Alexandria, Paddington, Glebe and Waterloo, the Bondi addition was always going to be a winner. Enter via Gould Street but expect a fair walk from your car park if you're driving. With a great range of sourdough loaves on offer (made from organic flour), the toughest part will be choosing which one to take home. The walnut & raisin boule and soy & linseed batard are equally delicious options. Pop in early to beat the queues for brekkie and be rewarded with an outdoor table in the sun. The coffee's fantastic and quick, and food options range from Turkish eggs with fetta, oil and mint on toast (looks as great as it tastes) to a more conservative but still tasty bowl of muesli. There's a bunch of sandwiches on offer for lunch - perfect to pop in a bag and take down to Bondi Beach, which is just a couple of minutes away.

Sourdough is my least favourite bread, but Sonoma has become my new favourite bakery. I love everything else they offer. Paninis, grilled cheese, sandwiches and pastries.. The list of goody things is endless.. Located on a back street at Bondi, you would't even know there is an awesome bakery while you're at the beach.. But now that you do know, head over to Gould Street and hunt for it. The place is buzzing with people. The seating is limited so get there early. Don't just buy their breads and walk out, sit down for their scrumptious brunch and you won't be disappointed. Their coffee is pretty good too.

This popular brand of bread now has a bakery and cafe on the street just behind Campbell Parade at Bondi Beach. The cafe draws in a mixed crowd, from stylish wannabees, middle aged casually dressed businessmen through to new mums with their strollers, families and the typical glammed up Bondi crowd. The store has the usual loaves of bread it's famous for and are cleverly displayed in the front window as you pass by as well as lining the back wall as you enter. It's the first thing you see when you notice the store and it's what draws you in. The cafe has both a breakfast and lunch menu here that's centred around what they do best here, bread. You can find breakfast categories such as toast with the most, which is toast with different spreads and topping varieties like avocado, ricotta and jams, along with Panini sandwiches, pressed grills, tartines and Sonoma muesli. For lunch, they also do a very large range of interesting gourmet sandwiches, like the Italian Pork and Veal Meatball sandwich, with Sonoma Tomato sauce and Provolone cheese or healthier options like the Cannellini Bean Salad sandwich, with smoked tomato and Fennel. Other lunch time options also include a selection of quiches, specials and sweet pastries. If you've never tried Sonoma breads, luckily they also do half loaves here, so you can also grab one to try out and enjoy at home too.

I visited Sonoma based on the reviews here and I have to say I was not disappointed. It looks great and the lassies serving were good chat. The coffee was as good as the reviews say even from the smell of it as the waitress laid it down, needless to say it didn't last long. I was here with my girlfriend who had a toasted sandwich on the kalamata olive bread and I opted for the salmon salad. As the sandwich lasted no time and she was quiet I noted it must have been good, as for the salmon salad... It was superb, just enough to fill the gap over lunch with chunky veg and flaked salmon with a beautiful dressing. The bread was good enough to pass my French girlfriends high standards and so we left with an Ancient Grain Sourdough loaf as well to enjoy back at the apartment.

As a full-fledged carbosaurus, I do love me some bready bread bread. Especially when it's hugging some smoked ham, avocado, spinach and tomato, bound by the holy union of lemon aioli. Or cheese. Whatever. If bread's there, I'm there. For those out there like me, Sonoma Bakery is a perfectly delightful shady spot to get your carb fix, whether it be from homemade muesli, croissants or "toast with the most" as they tout. I've never done much more than grab a coffee and sando on the go, but there are a handful of tables and newspapers if you'd like to make a morning out of it. More importantly, I dare you to walk past their beautiful bread-y display and not have a mouthful of drool when you're done. Go on, grab a PB'n'J. Thank me later. (Or share.)

Their coffee is lovely, their food is lovely and the staff are lovely! This bakery is known for their bread! I tried a linseed, chia, honey bread which was really nice (and sounds healthy!) there are tables and chairs to sit on or you can order takeaway and go! Lots of nice little treats to choose from such as cakes, pastries, different sorts of sandwiches and museli's!

During my time at Bondi Beach I ate at Sonoma Bakery several times and each time got better and better. There were a lot of "best I've ever had" here including the best rustic loaf bread and best muffin ever. For standard breakfast items, the avo toast was amazing. I also tried the eggplant sandwich, which was very satisfying with a unique blend of flavors. Of course the coffee was great, but for me the food was the real standout. Out of the pastries I tried the ham & cheese was the best--somehow the danish fell flat, but compare that danish with others out in the world and Sonoma's wins hand over fist.

i'm quite an expert yelper--so i can only give sonoma bakery at bondi beach five of the ten stars. just kidding! i mean--some of you were getting all huffy weren't you? well, let me just tell you, i'd give the sonoma bakery six stars if i could. but a one point deduction for serving typically australian bacon. ok--yes, disclosure--i am from the US. we did elect trump. so by all means, we clearly are not perfect. but when it comes to bacon... let me explain it this way--if you watch a tv show or movie, and there's a prisoner on death row--and they ask "what will you be having for your last meal, bubba?" and he says "bacon. lots of bacon." i bet the good, kind people sitting in their living rooms in australia (and canada) are befuddled by bubba. "did he say BACON?" well, if you grew up with maple sizzling bacon--you'd understand. yes, it's so good that it is often used by the CIA to break vegans after a long bout of deprivation and to elicit confessions about where the soy is stashed. ok, but beyond the aussies not knowing the joys of true, cured pork belly, i mean everything this bakery serves is simply delicious. in some ways, it's everything you expect of a standard pastry/toast but exceedingly well executed. it doesn't try to be too crazy or innovative--it knows the main stream and makes sure it tastes elegantly satisfying. i've asked the super caffeinated and friendly people there what to order. they are darlings. but everything they've suggested is never quite as fantastic as just stuff i order off the menu or that looks good in the case. after 4 days of eating there: absolute favorites: eggplant, sundried tomato sandwich (pre-prepared) [and i'm not vegetarian but] the flavors were entirely satisfying and my palate was extremely pleased all around avocado toast (avo toast). as good as it gets. worth every dime of its reasonable price muffins. i am extremely picky about muffins, but these are moist but not underdone. the berry one is the one i like better than the carrot one, but i would not shun either from my table or bed any night. menage maybe? ham and cheese croissant. i think the aussies must grow seeds like weeds out here, because every time i get something seeded here, it makes the americans look like stingy seed hoarders awaiting the climate apocalypse. the seeds are generous, and when warmed/toasted up, they really blossom with flavor. please always say yes when they ask to warm it up. and eat it soon. bread loves--they sell all sorts of sourdough. the crumb--or the holes--are not too big (which we often see in artisan loaves) or too small. they're are simply perfect and surprisingly uniform. it is both light and substantial--and if you've ever made bread, you realize this loaf is the one that illustrates the magic of what flour, water, and yeast can achieve. often in the evening i find myself regretting i didn't get a loaf before they closed. *** as for the things we think are solid but we won't be going back for (because we want to focus on the above list): poached eggs on toast. just ok but especially not great on takeaway. danish and mini danish (looks great though with the big fruit on top) and did i mention as an american, nothing gives me more of a feeling of superiority than the bacon they serve at sonoma? *** it is daring to call your restaurant after a gem of a wine region in california. but in this case, it's entirely appropriate. when planning your stay in bondi, perhaps consider mapping all the airbnbs within a 600 foot radius from this bakery. you will thank me later.

Sonoma makes the BEST sourdough! This cafe bakery in Bondi always has a steady crowd of coffee drinkers queued up for takeaways. But their bread products are the standout. I had a chicken, walnut and rocket sourdough sandwich. It made me feel warm and fuzzy inside with every bite - such a delightful experience. I will be back!

Nice bread, terrible service. I would only recommend going to Senoma for a takeaway loaf of bread. Their service is the worst I have experienced in Sydney, both in Woollahra and Bondi Beach. I ordered some VERY simple food for takeaway; croissants, muesli, toast and toasted sandwiches (which were already made up). It took about fifteen minutes for them to prepare the toast, and they had about six people working there. When the food was prepared, I realised they did not include a spoon for their muesli and they also left out the croissants I had already paid for. This happens almost every time I go there; in fact I don't think there has ever been an occasion where I went to senoma and actually got what I ordered.

Having recently opened its doors in one of the quieter parts of Bondi Beach, Sonoma Bakery has already become a hot spot for locals. Us Bondi peeps have a way of sniffing out quality, no matter where it's located. My nose has directed me here and yet again my senses have not disappointed me Even from the outset you can see this little bakery has charisma. There are always people inside and the baked goods on display usually make people linger, contemplate going in and then finally step inside. Only to emerge minutes later with a full paper bag and a huge smile on their face. Their bread loafs are fresh and don't skimp out on any of the good stuff. You can taste the quality, and a lot of the time I love the bread so much I can't even put anything on it. Just enjoy it's rich flavors plain. The Kalamata olive bread is a must try, it's a tad salty and great when topped with ingredients that aren't too tasty and strong, as not to take away from the bread. Some tomatoes, basil and a touch of olive oil is my favorite way to eat it. You can try their in-made sandwiches for other serving suggestions. It's a fantastic place to have a yummy, healthy lunch. Their coffee and tea compliments the meals well. Whether you're looking for some take-home goodies or a nice lunch, Sanoma Bakery is a place worth noting. Us locals don't get it wrong often.

My husband and I were looking for an easy breakfast when we stumbled upon this tiny cafe in the corner of a building. The simple, sleek atmosphere was cool and the food backed it up - my banana bread was so fresh and delicious! Nice to sit in their little courtyard area too. Great, easy, simple breakfast - right up my alley!