Best Restaurants in Palm Beach
At the very tip of the Northern Beaches, Sydney’s dining scene truly dazzles
Where the ocean meets Pittwater and the road quite literally runs out, Palm Beach has long been the city’s favourite weekend escape. Best known as the real-life backdrop to Home and Away‘s Summer Bay, this slice of the peninsula trades city hustle for laid-back luxury. Think barefoot lunches with a view, Sunday sessions that stretch well past dark, and a healthy concentration of Sydney’s most low-key (and not-so-low-key) weekenders.
Don’t let the relaxed exterior fool you: Palm Beach’s dining scene punches well above its postcode, with hatted restaurants and award-winning kitchens tucked in alongside the fish and chip shops and beachside cafes. What the area lacks in quantity it certainly makes up for in quality. We’ve rounded up the best of both worlds: the destination diners worth the drive up Barrenjoey Road, and the low-fuss favourites the locals actually eat at.
Whether you’re after a long lunch overlooking Pittwater, a post-surf coffee, or a celebratory dinner as the sun sets over Barrenjoey Lighthouse, here’s where to eat in Palm Beach right now.
A heritage-listed institution opposite Pittwater, Barrenjoey House pairs relaxed, sophisticated all-day dining with seven guest rooms upstairs. Expect generous seafood platters, martinis and a buzzy, breezy dining room that's equally suited to a long lunch, a wedding, or bringing the dog along for an outdoor table.
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Housed in the historic Barrenjoey Boatshed, The Joey underwent a $7 million transformation into a polished coastal diner overlooking Pittwater. Leather banquettes and mid-century styling set the scene for a seafood-driven menu — Sydney rock oysters, kingfish crudo, lobster frites — with a casual Jetty Bar for drop-ins.
At the very end of Barrenjoey Road, inside Governor Phillip Park, Dunes pairs white-washed, boho-chic surrounds with a Mediterranean-leaning, seafood-focused menu. It's built for slow, social dining — long lunches that drift into golden hour, with the Barrenjoey Lighthouse as your backdrop and the Kiosk next door for something more casual.
Sitting between Palm Beach and Whale Beach, this one just scrapes in by the postcode. With 180-degree ocean views from every table, Jonah's is one of Australia's most celebrated ocean view restaurants and a multi-hatted Sydney institution.
