Must-see restaurants in Hobart

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    Pilgrim Coffee

    With exposed bricks, timber beams and distressed walls, L-shaped Pilgrim is Hobart's hippest cafe. Expect wraps, panini and interesting mains (try the…

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    Aløft

    Boldly claiming itself as Hobart's top restaurant, angular Aløft occupies a lofty eyrie atop the floating Brooke St Pier. Menu hits include silken tofu…

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    Jackman & McRoss

    Make sure you stop by this enduring Hobart favourite, even if it’s just to gawk at the display cabinet full of delectable pies, tarts, baguettes and…

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    Templo

    Unpretentious little Templo, on a nondescript reach of Patrick St, is a Hobart dining treasure. With only 20 seats (bookings essential), most of them…

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    Ginger Brown

    This perennially popular and well-run cafe presents a wide-ranging menu, including a house crumpet with raspberry mascarpone and lemon curd, a black…

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    Retro Cafe

    So popular it hurts, funky Retro is ground zero for Saturday brunch among the market stalls (or any day, really). Masterful breakfasts, bagels, salads and…

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    Flippers

    There are four floating fish punts moored in Constitution Dock, selling fresh-caught seafood either uncooked or cooked. Our pick is Flippers, an enduring…

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    Picnic Basket

    This old petrol-station building has been reworked as an earthy cafe, with a quirky retro interior, staff dancing in the kitchen and herbs growing in…

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    Bury Me Standing

    Stepping into this brilliant little coffee-and-bagel joint, run by a chipper Minnesotan who ended up in Hobart accidentally, is like waking into an old…

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    Mr Goodguy

    Aiming for a future-Asian Bladerunner look, this good-looking good guy is a hawker-style restaurant revolving around a central bar, on the ground floor of…

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    Beach

    It's worth driving a few kilometres over the headland from Kingston to the sunny terrace of this angular cafe-bar on Blackmans Bay beach. Wood-fired…

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    Pigeon Hole

    This compact bakery-cafe is the kind of place every inner-city neighbourhood should have. The love child of a family farm at Hobart’s edge, its menu is…

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    Burger Haus

    Boasting big beefy burgers, a little outdoor terrace, craft beers and ciders, and a view that combines a concrete car park with the moody hues of kunanyi…

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    Peacock & Jones

    Almost difficult to find in the courtyard behind the Henry Jones Art Hotel, Peacock & Jones is a marvellously atmospheric space with huge timber beams and…

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    Two Folk Espresso

    You can fit more than two folk in here (well, one or two more – it's little). But size means nothing when the coffee, interior design and morsels are this…

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    Ettie's

    Ettie's shows three faces to the city: a bistro, wine bar and bottle shop (move through all three in sequence). Meals are in the share-plate mode,…

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    Black Footed Pig

    Exposed brick, white marble tables, black leather seats – the colours and textures here are appropriately dramatic for an upbeat waterfront diner, serving…

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    Frank

    At the base of the much-maligned Marine Board Building, Frank brings fabulous South American–inspired flavours to the Hobart waterfront. Everything is…

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    Capital

    Authentic Italian pizza, pasta and dolci (dessert) in the thick of the Elizabeth St action – an experience made even better by one of Hobart's best…

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    Cornelian Bay Boat House

    About 3km north of the city, this stylish, light-filled restaurant-bar occupies a converted beach pavilion on shallow Cornelian Bay – the swimming…