Must-see restaurants in Hobart & Around

  • Pot Sticker Dumpling House

    Hobart

    Forgive the faux roses in jars of pink-tinted water because the dumplings here are transcendent, handmade and either boiled or pan-fried (try the chicken…

  • Ball & Chain Grill

    Hobart

    This carnivorous cave has been here so long, it’s almost convict-era. Predictable, yes, but when you’re onto a good thing, stick with it. Steaks, grilled…

  • Maldini

    Hobart

    A midrange Italian joint steadily climbing the culinary rungs, with essential pasta and risotto dishes offered alongside peppy mains such as chilli…

  • Courtyard Cafe

    Hobart

    The Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery has its very own little cafe, good for a coffee and a quick lunch whether you're visiting 'TMAG' or not. Go for the…

  • Amici Italian

    Hobart

    Mighty fine pasta, calzones and pizzas in a corner-shop restaurant that manages to feel more sophisticated than the menu, which still feels compelled to…

  • New Norfolk Hotel

    Hobart & Around

    Amid the jingle jangle of the poker machines there’s standard pub fare at this old-school boozer in the middle of town: big on steaks, fish and chips and…

  • Signal Station Brasserie

    Hobart

    Lunch with a view? Grab a window table at this elegant, glass-fronted brasserie with awesome Derwent River views, inside Mt Nelson’s 120-year-old…

  • Ivory Cafe

    Hobart

    This cheery little Thai restaurant is a modest, slender affair, with a long bench seat along one wall and three stools in the front window, which are…

  • Hearth

    Hobart

    Pull up a table by the blackened hearth at, ah, Hearth, a lovely old brick house just off Sandy Bay Rd, serving small plates to share or interesting…

  • Sash Coffee

    Hobart

    This urbane little caffeine crevice in the main bank of Sandy Bay shops has a few stools out the front and awesome plates of brioche French toast with…

  • Sawak Cafe

    Hobart

    Duck into buzzy Sawak for a well-priced shot of spicy, authentic Malaysian food. Usually full of students on the run from the books, slurping prawn laksas…

  • Ragazzi & Co

    Hobart

    Down a sneaky alleyway off Elizabath St, Ragazzi & Co is a takeaway pizza hole-in-the-wall, doing a roaring trade every night. The Caligula (prosciutto,…

  • All Thai

    Hobart

    Straight-up, reliable Thai offerings on the North Hobart strip – orange-and-black colour scheme, clattery chairs and a busy vibe. Check the blackboard for…

  • Ma Foosies

    Hobart & Around

    This cottagey, mainstream tearoom on the main drag serves big breakfasts (eggs Benedict, stuffed croissants, bacon and eggs) and satisfying lunches (beef…

  • Heartfood Cafe

    Hobart

    Vegan/vegetarian Heartfood is a bright, buzzy city cafe ladling-out meat-free stir-fries, soups, samosas, fritters and spring rolls, plus excellent cakes…

  • Island Espresso

    Hobart

    Fab little espresso joint in an atmospheric old shop, en route from the city to North Hobart. Order the scrambled eggs with chilli and coriander on…

  • Ashmore on Bridge Street

    Hobart & Around

    Order up a big breakfast (pancakes with bacon and maple syrup) or a zingy lunch (curried chicken and leek pie) at this cheery corner food room, where the…

  • Coal Valley Creamery

    Hobart & Around

    With 45 flavours of handmade ice cream, sorbet and gelato, using high-end local ingredients and milk from Richmond farms, this place is heaven on a hot…

  • Solo Pasta & Pizza

    Hobart

    The brilliant pastas, pizzas, risottos and calzones at Solo have been drawing hungry hordes for decades. Not that you'd know its age from looking at it:…

  • Wicked Cheese Co

    Hobart & Around

    In a black-painted barn on the way into Richmond from Hobart, Wicked Cheese is a top spot for cheese tastings (dig that whisky cheddar), a fresh,…

  • Vanidol's

    Hobart

    Vanidol's in North Hobart proved to be such a winner that Vanidol's in South Hobart was spawned. It's a marginally less atmospheric set-up than in 'NoHo',…

  • Soup Stop

    Hobart

    Soup! Hot soup! Just what the doctor ordered on a chilly Hobart afternoon. Warm up with a bowl of potato-and-leek or trad pumpkin, or opt for the bargain…

  • Waterfalls Cafe

    Mt Field National Park

    This simple eatery inside the Mt Field National Park visitor information centre serves up reasonable cafe fare (burgers, nachos, toasted sandwiches and…

  • Woolworths

    Hobart

    Vast subterranean supermarket at the corner of Argyle and Liverpool Sts.

  • Woolworths

    Hobart

    Gargantuan supermarket in Sandy Bay, open early and late every day.

  • Beach House

    Hobart

    A rockin’ pub in the 1970s, the Beach House is now a basic but reliable cafe-bar next to the beach at Lower Sandy Bay. Wander along the sand before…