Must-see restaurants in Hobart

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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:…

  • 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…

  • 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…