Entertainment in Hobart
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Syrup
Spreading syrup-like over two floors above Knopwood’s Retreat, this is a great place for late-night drinks and DJs playing to the techno/house crowd.
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Knopwood’s Retreat
Knopwood’s is Hobart’s holy temple of insobriety, and barmaids – both burly and buxom – have been pulling beers here since 1829. Hobart’s best pub is a congenial family-friendly daytime watering hole with an open fire and a few rusted-on locals, but come Friday night the beautiful people swarm and the crowd spills across the street.
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Quarry
This slick Salamanca renovation teems with sassy young Hobart starlets. The dim lighting is kind to the receding hairlines of aging musos and businessmen out too late. There’s a great Mod Oz menu too (pan-fried haloumi salad or mussel linguini with tomato, fresh basil and chives).
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T-42°
Waterfront T-42° makes a big splash with its new-world fusion food that’s heavy on seafood, and attracts late-week barflies with its minimalist interior, spinnaker-shaped bar, muzak and Charlie, the quintessential Hobart barman. If you’re out late enough, they do breakfast, too.
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Bar Celona
The impressive renovation is almost irrelevant here, with the main focus drifting between divorcees eyeing each other across the crowd and the effervescent staff, bubbly as champagne in tight yellow T-shirts. The tapas menu deserves scrutiny, and there’s DJs on Saturday nights.
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Soak@Kaos
Gay- and straight-friendly Soak is a cloistered little lounge bar attached to Kaos Café and makes for an intoxicating place for a tipple. Burgers and cakes are served from the cafe alongside handsome cocktails, and there are DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Federation Concert Hall
Welded to the Hotel Grand Chancellor, this concert hall resembles a huge aluminium can leaking insulation from gaps in the panelling. Inside, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra saw their fiddles and bang their kettle drums (tickets from $55).
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New Sydney Hotel
Low-key folk, jazz, blues and comedy playing Tuesday to Sunday nights (usually free), with the occasional pub-rock outfit and end-of-week crowds adding a few decibels. With 12 beers on tap, it’s a sociable place for a drink or three.
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Republic Bar & Café
The No 1 live-music pub in Hobart, the Republic is a raucous art deco pub hosting live music every night (often free entry). There’s an always-interesting line-up of local and international acts of an indie ilk and a loyal clientele.
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Shipwrights Arms Hotel
Bend your elbow with the yachties at this beloved 1834 pub, bedecked with nautical paraphernalia and known affectionately as ‘Shippies’. A generous seafood counter meal + beer garden = the perfect summer afternoon.
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Irish Murphy’s
Pretty much what you’d expect from any out-of-the-box Irish pub – crowded, lively, affable and dripping with Guinness. Free live music of varying repute from Wednesday to Sunday nights; original acts on Thursdays.
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State Cinema
Saved from the wrecking ball in the ’90s, the State shows local and international art-house flicks. There’s a great cafe and bar on site (you can take your wine into the cinema).
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Isobar
Downstairs here is a shmick bar (open from 5pm Fridays, 7pm Saturdays), while Isobar itself – the club upstairs – plays commercial dance and blows hot and cold with the locals.
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Lizbon
Lizbon lures a late-20s set with excellent wines by the glass, antipasto platters, smooth tunes, a pool table and intimate nooks and crannies. Occasional live jazz.
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Moonah Arts Centre
The Moonah Arts Centre is a community arts centre involved in staging everything from Indigenous arts exhibitions and concerts to workshops and special events.
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Mobius
A throbbing dungeon behind the main waterfront area, Mobius pumps relentless break beats, hip hop, and drum ’n’ bass while the crowd writhes and wriggles.
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Halo
Halo is Hobart’s best-credentialed club and hosts touring and local DJs spinning acid, hard trance, electro and hip hop.
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Village Cinemas
Inner-city multiplex screening mainstream releases. Cheap-arse Tuesday tickets $10.
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