Must-see nightlife in Hobart

An excellent brewery just south of the NoHo strip, with minimalist interiors and a concrete-block bar. Head out the back to drink among the vats (and have…

The gourmet burgers here nudge $20, but atmospheric Jack Greene (a European hunting lodge on the run?) is worthwhile if you're a wandering beer fan…

This low-key city pub is the best boozer in the CBD, with open fires, creative pub food (such as trout Kiev, or hazelnut and beetroot gnocchi; mains $15…

A superb reworking of a weary old 1970s tavern (the term given to low-roofed, architecturally lazy, suburban Tasmanian pubs), the Salty Dog is bright,…

The grim old art-deco Eaglehawk pub has been transformed into the Winston, a craft-beery, US-style alehouse. Grab a pint of the house stout from one of…

The very fancy Glass House sits in the prow of the floating Brooke St Pier, sandwiched between Aløft and Brooke St Larder, with a huge window-wall…

The pioneer and patriarch of Tasmanian distilleries, Lark has a moody, low-slung cellar door and whisky bar at the water's edge (the actual distillery is…

'Since 1840' is the tag-line here… Well, the building maybe. But 'WBM' is one of a new brigade of Salamanca Place booze rooms, focused on excellent craft…

Old-time Havana mural, pastel-coloured stools, palm fronds painted on the windows, gallons of rum behind the bar – Rude Boy channels a little bit of the…

In a big red shed on Macquarie Point, fronted by the Red Square community space (fancy a haircut from a caravan hair salon?), Hobart Brewing Company is…

Purportedly Australia's second-oldest pub (pouring since 1827), the convict-built Brunswick has the city centre's best beer garden in the form of its…

In search of civility amid the nocturnal Salamanca fray? Grape is possibly your best bet, a woody wine bar with a superb list of Tasmanian drops,…

Among the string of dark drinking dens along Salamanca Pl, this Den has emerged as a shaft of light. Framed around a central fireplace and ranging over…

The bad old Mayfair Tavern is long gone: in its place is the arty World's End, with an emphasis placed squarely on craft beers and cool tunes ('70s funk…

Prop yourself at the glowing bar at the Henry Jones Art Hotel and check out Hobart’s fashionistas over a honey porter. If there are no spare stools at the…

Hipster beards are optional but preferred at this 1849 sailmaker's cottage turned bar. The ramshackle beer garden is the place to be in Hobart on a summer…

What's prehistorically old is new at this sophisticated spirits bar inside the MACq 01 hotel, where you'll drink among an array of fossils, including a…

Stylish waterfront T-42° makes a big splash with its food (mains $18 to $32), but also draws well-dressed, late-week barflies with its minimalist interior…

Obsessively brewed real ales steal the show at this new North Hobart brew-bar, a stylish black beer-bunker reviving an old corner shop, just a short…

As far as streets go, Post St is titchy (40m, tops), but the buzzy, conversation-filled bar here sure is sociable. The deck out the front is the place to…