Restaurants in Tasmania
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Mures
Mures is the name in Hobart seafood with its own fishing fleet serving this restaurant as well as local markets. On the ground level is the fishmonger, a sushi bar, an ice-cream parlour and the hectic, family-focused bistro Lower Deck (mains $7 to $13), serving fish and chips and salmon burgers to the masses. The Upper Deck (mains $20 to $28) is a sassier affair, with expansive dockside views and à la carte seafood dishes.
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Jackman & McRoss
Be sure to swing by this conversational, neighbourhood bakery-cafe, even if it's just to gawk at the display cabinet full of delectable pies, tarts, baguettes and pastries. Early morning cake and coffee may evolve into quiche or soup for lunch.
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Nourish
Nourish is a God-sent cafe for the gluten-intolerant, serving curries, salads, stir-fries, risottos and burgers – all gluten-free, and mostly dairy-free too. Vegetarians and vegans will also be smiling.
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Annapurna
It seems like half of Hobart lists Annapurna as their favourite eatery (bookings advised). Northern and southern Indian options are served with absolute proficiency. The masala dosa (south Indian crepe filled with curried potato) is a crowd favourite. BYO and takeaway available. Also at 93 Salamanca Place.
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Burger Got Soul
Best burgers in Launceston, served in a funky atmosphere. It's healthy too: good, lean meat, the freshest bread and crunchy salads. There are Soul Veggie Burgers for non meat-eaters.
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Pierre's
Pierre's plates up light meals (bagels, burgers, pasta) and more substantial, innovative mains. Early risers can expect home-made fruit loaf and eggs any which way. Desserts sometimes drown in cream, but the coffee is classy. (Pierre's had one of the first three espresso machines in Australia!)
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Onba
Quirky Onba is a bit of everything – brilliant breakfast cafe, great lunchtime cook-house and happenin’ evening tapas and wine bar. Local art adorns the walls and food-art is done in the kitchen. Buy a coffee (or anything) and get 30 minutes complimentary wi-fi.
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Retro Café
Funky Retro is ground zero for Saturday brunch among the market stalls. Masterful breakfasts, bagels, salads and burgers interweave with laughing staff, chilled-out jazz and the rattle and hum of the coffee machine.
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Banc
Banc showcases fresh east-coast produce in dishes like venison steak, slow-roasted suckling pig and abalone confit with fresh lime mirin. Lazy late breakfasts are served Sunday and Monday.
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Grassy Club
The chef in the restaurant here can be hit-and-miss, but at least he’s ambitious. Expect creative mains utilising produce from around the island (often involving cheese) served attentively in discreet surrounds.
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Jailhouse Grill
Serving grass-fed Tasmanian beef, this wood-fired meat mecca takes your choice of steak (eye fillet, scotch, rump or porterhouse) and cooks it just the way you like it. Management is full of winks and jokes.
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South Hobart Food Store
A little way out of the city centre – sure – but a trip to the Food Store is well worth the effort. This old shopfront cafe is full of booths, bookish students, brunching friends and kids under the tables.
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Umm Trattoria Pizzeria
Authentic Italian fare in East Devonport – wood-fired pizzas as well as pastas, risottos and tasty toasted paninis. A chalkboard announces the daily changing specials.
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Richmond Bakery
Pies, pastries, sandwiches, croissants, muffins and cakes – eat in or takeaway.
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Freycinet Marine Farm
Just off the Coles Bay road is Freycinet Marine Farm, which grows huge, succulent oysters ($14 a dozen) in the tidal waters of Moulting Lagoon. Try freshly shucked oysters, mussels, rock lobsters and abalone. BYO wine (or buy here) and enjoy a seafood picnic. In winter, put your money in the box and help yourself from the fridge.
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Sirens
Sirens is Hobart’s best vegetarian restaurant and does creative cuisine that’s much more than just tofu and lentils – try the three-cheese beetroot ravioli in champagne, dill and pink peppercorn cream. The service is excellent and the space is warm, welcoming and full of exotic aromas and happy diners.
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Fish ’n’ Chips
The late afternoon sunshine on the riverfront deck here makes for a memorable meal. Upmarket fish ’n’ chips cooked fresh to order, seafood salads, antipasto platters and wine by the glass. Hard to beat and kid friendly, too.
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Peppermint Bay
Established in 1874 as Peppermint Bay, Woodbridge was eventually renamed by a nostalgic English landowner. It’s a quiet village sitting squarely on the tourist trail, thanks to the sexy Peppermint Bay development that consumed the old Woodbridge pub. On a glorious D’Entrecasteaux Channel inlet, Peppermint Bay houses a provedore, an art gallery, an upmarket Dining Room, and a casual Terrace Bar. Local produce – seafood, fruits, meats, cheeses and other foodstuffs from the region – is used to fantastic effect.
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Meadowbank Estate
Richmond is the centre of Tasmania’s fastest-growing wine region, the Coal River Valley, with wineries popping up in all directions. Overlooking the Mt Pleasant Observatory, 9km southwest of Richmond, Meadowbank Estate is the area’s best-known winery (brilliant Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir), with an acclaimed restaurant serving lunch daily, plus an art gallery, kids’ play area, tastings and sales. Check out Flawed History, an in-floor jigsaw by local artist Tom Samek.
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Marque IV
High-class dining hits waterfront Hobart at Marque IV on Elizabeth St Pier. Begin with freshly shucked Bruny Island oysters with limoncello and chilli, followed by slow-roasted pork belly with feta and almond tortellini. Desserts are also sensational.
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Kabuki by the Sea
Try the marinated una ju (eel) or the baby east-coast abalone. Incongruously, good Devonshire teas are also available. There's also accommodation (doubles $180) here that styles itself on a Japanese ryokan (inn). It's 12km south of Swansea.
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Stillwater
Set in the stylishly renovated 1840s Ritchie's Flour Mill beside the Tamar, Stillwater does laid-back breakfasts, relaxed lunches – and then puts on the Ritz for dinner. There are delectable seafood, meaty and vegetarian mains and the emphasis is on locally sourced produce.
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Fish Frenzy
A casual, waterside fish nook, perennially overflowing with fish fiends and brimming with fish and chips, fishy salads (spicy calamari, smoked salmon and brie) and fish burgers. The eponymous 'Fish Frenzy' ($16) delivers a little bit of everything. No bookings.
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Ugly Duck Out
This casual diner was named as a play on Swansea's Swan Inn, which burned down some years ago. The Sydney Morning Herald has proclaimed it the home of the best fish and chips in Tasmania – they also do a great salads, gourmet burgers, curries and pastas. The whole menu is available as takeaway.
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Fee & Me
Serving innovative, upmarket cuisine, Fee & Me’s degustation-style dishes are all entrée size, the brackets of dishes moving from light to rich. Diners choose between three and five courses, depending on appetite. Service and wine are outstanding; decor misses the mark. Bookings are suggested.
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