Must-see restaurants in 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…

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…

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,…

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…

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

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…

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 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! 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…

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

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

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…