Beach Road Hotel

The Beach Road Hotel — 'The Beachy' to regulars — is a two-storey Bondi Beach pub. Four island bars, a sprawling beer garden, an upstairs courtyard, Barry's on the roof. By day the beer garden is where pub classics and Aperol Spritzes meet long lunches. By night the dance floor, live music bookings and DJ sets take over. The Road House Kitchen runs weekly specials — schnitzel Thursdays, wings on Friday, rump with rocket and parmesan on Mondays — with happy hour ticking over weeknights.

Dogs are welcome in the beer garden. Entry is from the Beach Road side of the building. It's an Eastern Suburbs staple for afternoon drinks after a coastal walk, before the DJs kick the room into after-dark mode.