The Northern Beaches have a particular way of eating. Weekends bleed into each other. Lunch happens on a wooden board on the deck. A sailing day starts with coffee at 8am and ends with a group text about who is bringing what to the barbecue that night. Somewhere between the surf, the school pickup and the boat, dinner still needs to happen. And you would rather it not come from a supermarket freezer.
Argentum has a good answer for that. We are a commercial kitchen in Bondi Beach making premium Argentinian empanadas, and we deliver across Sydney including the whole Northern Beaches. From Manly to Palm Beach, from a Freshwater family dinner to a Whale Beach engagement party, our empanadas travel frozen in cold-chain packaging, ready to bake in your oven or be delivered warm to your event.
Quick answer
Argentum delivers frozen empanadas from our Bondi Beach kitchen across the Northern Beaches: Manly, Freshwater, Curl Curl, Dee Why, Collaroy, Narrabeen, Mona Vale, Newport, Avalon and Palm Beach. Standard delivery: $10 flat, 3 to 5 business days for frozen, 48 to 72 hours for baked catering. Sydney-wide, minimum order $48. Pickup available at pre-arranged Bondi locations for those who prefer to collect.
The Northern Beaches lifestyle deserves better food
Anyone who lives on the Northern Beaches knows the trade-off. You get the water, the space, the pace. What you do not get is the wall-to-wall food scene the Eastern Suburbs takes for granted. Argentinian food, in particular, barely exists north of the Spit Bridge. A great empanada is a two-hour errand in traffic, or nothing at all.
Frozen delivery closes that gap. We freeze our empanadas within hours of assembly, pack them in insulated boxes with ice, and courier them to your door. You stack them in your freezer, and they are ready the moment you decide dinner is empanadas and Malbec on the deck. No traffic. No planning ahead by a week. No settling for supermarket pastry.
Product fit for the Northern Beaches
| Situation | Recommended | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Weeknight dinner for four | 12-pack ($52) plus chimichurri | Three each, oven-to-plate in 22 minutes |
| Saturday BBQ, twelve friends | Family Box (40 empanadas, $132) | Ten guests as finger food plus mains, twelve as generous entree |
| Beach picnic at Palm Beach | Chef's Box (24, $85), frozen bake at home | Bake before you leave, wrap in foil, still warm on arrival |
| 50th birthday at home in Newport | Party Box (60, $319 baked) | 15 to 20 as full meal, or 25 to 30 as finger food |
| Local corporate event Dee Why | Corporate Box (100, $499 baked) | 25 to 33 people, delivered warm |
| Boat party from Newport Marina | Chef's Box or Family Box frozen, bake before departure | Cold-chain safe from home to jetty |
Delivery: what to expect
Frozen orders ship in insulated boxes with ice packs, tracked with a courier that services the Northern Beaches Monday to Friday. Standard timeframe is 3 to 5 business days. Summer orders are packed with extra ice and dispatched early in the week to avoid weekend transit gaps.
Baked catering (Party Box, Corporate Box and Family Box baked) is a different pipeline. Our team drives the delivery ourselves, empanadas arrive warm in insulated warming trays, and we time the drop for your event start. Northern Beaches baked delivery is 48 to 72 hours lead time, minimum. For Manly and Dee Why, drop windows are more flexible than for Palm Beach, where distance limits us to specific delivery slots.
Pickup as an alternative
If you happen to be doing an Eastern Suburbs run for another reason (kids sport, family visit, harbour lunch), you can collect frozen orders in person from one of two pre-arranged Bondi pickup points. This saves you the $10 delivery fee and gets your empanadas home faster than any courier. Message us to book a slot when you order.
Catering: empanadas for Northern Beaches weddings, celebrations and corporate
Empanadas suit the way the Northern Beaches entertain. Backyard weddings with fifty guests, thirtieth birthdays on a rented boat, milestone anniversaries in a family home in Bilgola, product launches at a Manly cafe after hours. All of them benefit from a menu that is warm, portable, dietary-flexible and photogenic without being fussy.
Our catering menu covers vegetarian (Classic), vegan (Patagonia), and halal builds on request. We deliver baked in warming trays with chimichurri on the side. For events over three hours we recommend baked-on-arrival for the first serving plus frozen top-ups you or your host bake in the oven for round two. This is the same format we use at our stall at Northside Produce Market in North Sydney every first and third Saturday.
Argentinian food on the Northern Beaches: a gap in the market
South of the harbour, Argentinian food has options. North of it, less so. That gap is exactly why we set up our delivery model to reach every postcode from Manly to Palm Beach. A twelve-pack of empanadas landing at a Freshwater address by Wednesday for a Friday dinner is not a novelty for us, it is a Tuesday.
Locals who have tried us usually order the five-flavour tasting first (Chef's Box, 24 empanadas at $85, four of each flavour) to work out family favourites, then move to 12-packs or the subscription cadence for a regular restock.
See what is available for your address. Browse the Northern Beaches menu, order a Chef's Box to start, or contact us for catering on the beaches.
FAQ
How much does delivery cost to Palm Beach?
Standard frozen delivery to Palm Beach is $10 flat, same as any Sydney postcode we service. Baked catering delivery for Palm Beach events sits at the far end of our route, so we ask that you confirm delivery timing at least 72 hours in advance to lock in a window.
How long does delivery to Manly take?
Frozen orders to Manly typically land in 3 to 5 business days from our Bondi Beach kitchen. Baked catering is next-day or 48 to 72 hours notice depending on your event date.
What is the minimum order?
The retail minimum is $48. A single 12-pack ($52) meets it easily. For events, Party Box ($319 baked) and Corporate Box ($499 baked) are our main catering price points.
Can I pick up instead of delivery to the Northern Beaches?
Yes. We have two pre-arranged pickup locations in Bondi Beach. Message us when placing your order and we will book you into a collection slot, which saves the $10 delivery fee.
Do you cater weddings on the Northern Beaches?
Yes. We regularly cater smaller weddings and rehearsal dinners across Manly, Freshwater, Bilgola and Newport. Empanadas work as either the main food category (with sides) or as a cocktail-hour canape before a sit-down meal.
Can you deliver to a boat or marina?
Yes. We deliver frozen or baked to marinas including Newport, Church Point, Bayview and RPAYC. Frozen orders are handed over on the jetty, or you can pre-bake at home and transport wrapped in foil.
How do the empanadas stay fresh in transit to the Northern Beaches?
Frozen orders ship in insulated boxes with ice packs. They arrive still frozen and go straight into your freezer for storage up to three months. Baked catering is delivered warm in insulated trays and served within the hour.
Do you offer a subscription for regular Northern Beaches delivery?
Yes. Our subscription cadence lets you set a monthly or fortnightly restock of your favourite pack size. Subscribers get priority dispatch and lock in current pricing.
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