Guidebook for West Hobart
Food Scene
Paesano’s do pretty good Aussie style pizzas and pastas and they’re about a 10 minute walk away on Lansdowne Crescent. They’re BYO and turn around orders very quickly for takeaway.
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Paesano Pizza & Pasta
108 Lansdowne CresPaesano’s do pretty good Aussie style pizzas and pastas and they’re about a 10 minute walk away on Lansdowne Crescent. They’re BYO and turn around orders very quickly for takeaway.
Lansdowne Crescent Café is a block or two before Paesano’s along one of West Hobart's loveliest streets. They do great, simple breakfasts - the scrambled eggs are a highlight. They’re closed Sundays.
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The Lansdowne Cafe
68 Lansdowne CresLansdowne Crescent Café is a block or two before Paesano’s along one of West Hobart's loveliest streets. They do great, simple breakfasts - the scrambled eggs are a highlight. They’re closed Sundays.
This café in a refurbished petrol station is one of Hobart’s favorite (and most bustling). The coffee is fantastic, as is the Chinese fried omelet. Great place to sit outside in the sun.
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Room For A Pony
338 Elizabeth StreetThis café in a refurbished petrol station is one of Hobart’s favorite (and most bustling). The coffee is fantastic, as is the Chinese fried omelet. Great place to sit outside in the sun.
Delicious breakfasts that offer something a bit more experimental along with the standards. They also do fantastic Italian lunches. Not open for dinner.
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berta
119 Liverpool StDelicious breakfasts that offer something a bit more experimental along with the standards. They also do fantastic Italian lunches. Not open for dinner.
Great local Thai – your standard classics, with a few interesting options on the chef’s specials menu. Fresh and yummy. BYO.
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All Thai
333 Elizabeth StGreat local Thai – your standard classics, with a few interesting options on the chef’s specials menu. Fresh and yummy. BYO.
Hobart's best Malaysian. A tiny little family run restaurant with a very limited menu (usually only about 6-8 items) but everything is incredibly delicious and made by hand in their kitchen.
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Myu Easy Bites
93 New Town RdHobart's best Malaysian. A tiny little family run restaurant with a very limited menu (usually only about 6-8 items) but everything is incredibly delicious and made by hand in their kitchen.
Rin is adorable – authentic Japanese, offering Hobart’s best gyoza and some damn good sashimi. It’s BYO and a pretty cheap and cheerful vibe, but worth it if you like Japanese food.
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RIN
196 Harrington StRin is adorable – authentic Japanese, offering Hobart’s best gyoza and some damn good sashimi. It’s BYO and a pretty cheap and cheerful vibe, but worth it if you like Japanese food.
Simple, greasy and good: excellent burgers, insane milkshakes (order the oreo) and a rooftop. Great for a hangover cure.
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The Standard
177 Liverpool StSimple, greasy and good: excellent burgers, insane milkshakes (order the oreo) and a rooftop. Great for a hangover cure.
Incredible cocktails, unbelievable views hovering over the edge of the water, and fantastic Asian fusion tapas food – this is one of my favourite Hobart places to eat.
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The Glass House Hobart
Franklin WharfIncredible cocktails, unbelievable views hovering over the edge of the water, and fantastic Asian fusion tapas food – this is one of my favourite Hobart places to eat.
This place is always busy, and has a great energy. It has a bit less of a touristy vibe than most of the other Salamanca options. Known for their burgers.
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Jack Greene
49 Salamanca PlThis place is always busy, and has a great energy. It has a bit less of a touristy vibe than most of the other Salamanca options. Known for their burgers.
Cheap and cheerful Italian, this is a Hobart institution. These are Aussie style pizzas with heaps of toppings and a doughy base, but it’s a lot of fun, and the pasta in particular is excellent.
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Da Angelo Ristorante
47 Hampden RdCheap and cheerful Italian, this is a Hobart institution. These are Aussie style pizzas with heaps of toppings and a doughy base, but it’s a lot of fun, and the pasta in particular is excellent.
A very fun sushi train experience, where you order your food via a computer at your table, and it is delivered straight to you via the train. The food is pretty good, and the atmosphere is great. Kids love it.
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Kosaten Japanese Restaurant
17 Castray EsplanadeA very fun sushi train experience, where you order your food via a computer at your table, and it is delivered straight to you via the train. The food is pretty good, and the atmosphere is great. Kids love it.
With less than 20 seats, this tiny European restaurant is a great experience. They have a small chalkboard menu which changes daily and offers delicious Tasmanian takes on Mediterranean dishes. Some of the best food in Hobart. Reservations essential.
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Templo
98 Patrick StWith less than 20 seats, this tiny European restaurant is a great experience. They have a small chalkboard menu which changes daily and offers delicious Tasmanian takes on Mediterranean dishes. Some of the best food in Hobart. Reservations essential.
The best bread and pastries in town, hands down. Their croissants are ridiculous. They sell out and close up pretty early (usually by two).
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Pigeon Whole Bakers
32 Argyle StThe best bread and pastries in town, hands down. Their croissants are ridiculous. They sell out and close up pretty early (usually by two).
Excellent fine dining food in a beautifully designed space. The views are only surpassed by the incredible food that is Asian influenced but makes its own rules.
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Aloft
Brooke StreetExcellent fine dining food in a beautifully designed space. The views are only surpassed by the incredible food that is Asian influenced but makes its own rules.
My favourite place to grab insanely good small bites, amazing wine and lovely service, Sonny feels like being in the best kind of living room. This is the casual Hobart food scene at its very best.
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sonny
120a Elizabeth StMy favourite place to grab insanely good small bites, amazing wine and lovely service, Sonny feels like being in the best kind of living room. This is the casual Hobart food scene at its very best.
Smolt is the closest coffee and just a few minutes walk away. They do simple, European bistro style meals with a real focus on fresh produce, lovely breakfasts and seriously excellent woodfired pizzas for dinner. Their daily juices are always really yum.
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Smolt Kitchen
107-109 Hill StSmolt is the closest coffee and just a few minutes walk away. They do simple, European bistro style meals with a real focus on fresh produce, lovely breakfasts and seriously excellent woodfired pizzas for dinner. Their daily juices are always really yum.
Hobart's best pho. Cheap, cheerful and delicious.
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Cyclo Vietnamese Restaurant
249A Elizabeth StHobart's best pho. Cheap, cheerful and delicious.
Fico is currently my favourite restaurant in Hobart. Beautifully considered and crafted Italian inspired food in a really lovely atmosphere. This is high-end but accessible and understated Hobart food at its best, with gorgeous art on the walls and an excellent wine list. I love this place
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Fico
151A Macquarie StFico is currently my favourite restaurant in Hobart. Beautifully considered and crafted Italian inspired food in a really lovely atmosphere. This is high-end but accessible and understated Hobart food at its best, with gorgeous art on the walls and an excellent wine list. I love this place
Bar Wa Izakaka
This place is an excellent all-rounder that does everything well. Really great Japanese food, buzzy bar, fun vibes, and they serve food late every night of the week, which is a valued commodity in Hobart. The miso mushrooms are REALLY good. I love this place.
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Bar Wa Izakaya
216-218 Elizabeth StBar Wa Izakaka
This place is an excellent all-rounder that does everything well. Really great Japanese food, buzzy bar, fun vibes, and they serve food late every night of the week, which is a valued commodity in Hobart. The miso mushrooms are REALLY good. I love this place.
Frank is super reliable and always excellent. An Argentinian inspired restaurant that is all about it’s many wood-fired proteins and variety of beef cuts, funnily enough my most memorable dishes there are usually vegetable based. The décor is pretty regrettable, but the food is solid.
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Frank Restaurant
1 Franklin WhrfFrank is super reliable and always excellent. An Argentinian inspired restaurant that is all about it’s many wood-fired proteins and variety of beef cuts, funnily enough my most memorable dishes there are usually vegetable based. The décor is pretty regrettable, but the food is solid.
Diermakr
Fantastic bar and restaurant with a very inventive, delicious and really interesting menu. They only serve bar snacks or a full six course tasting menu, but it’s worth it.
123 Collins St.
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Dier Makr
123 Collins StDiermakr
Fantastic bar and restaurant with a very inventive, delicious and really interesting menu. They only serve bar snacks or a full six course tasting menu, but it’s worth it.
123 Collins St.
Sawak Café does the best laksa and fried kway teow in town. Great cheap and cheerful Singaporean food.
Sawak
131 Collins StSawak Café does the best laksa and fried kway teow in town. Great cheap and cheerful Singaporean food.
Ti Ama offers some excellent Italian pizza from a mirror ball wood-fired oven in the heart of Salamanca. The décor is earnestly hipster-Melbourne but the pizza comes from the people behind Local Pizza, so it’s the real deal, despite the touristy location.
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Ti Ama
13 Castray EsplanadeTi Ama offers some excellent Italian pizza from a mirror ball wood-fired oven in the heart of Salamanca. The décor is earnestly hipster-Melbourne but the pizza comes from the people behind Local Pizza, so it’s the real deal, despite the touristy location.
Suzie Luck’s offers some pretty good fusion Asian in Salamanca. Definitely in the top 5 Asian resturants in town. It’s a bit hit and miss – the really good dishes are amazing, but inevitably you get something a bit indifferent. That said, this is one of the best places to eat in Salamanca and I have paid too much to Uber eat it more than once.
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Suzie Luck's
2 Salamanca SquareSuzie Luck’s offers some pretty good fusion Asian in Salamanca. Definitely in the top 5 Asian resturants in town. It’s a bit hit and miss – the really good dishes are amazing, but inevitably you get something a bit indifferent. That said, this is one of the best places to eat in Salamanca and I have paid too much to Uber eat it more than once.
Mee Wah in Sandy Bay is the place to do Yum Cha in Hobart. Trolley service, amazing wine list, decent yum cha. Not cheap, reservations usually required.
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Me Wah Restaurant
16 Magnet CtMee Wah in Sandy Bay is the place to do Yum Cha in Hobart. Trolley service, amazing wine list, decent yum cha. Not cheap, reservations usually required.
Local Pizza If you want to a meal after watching the Turrell do its thing at Mona, Local Pizza in Berriedale is one of Hobart’s best pizza offerings.
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Local Pizza
52 Maroni RdLocal Pizza If you want to a meal after watching the Turrell do its thing at Mona, Local Pizza in Berriedale is one of Hobart’s best pizza offerings.
Faro is Mona’s lovely and relaxed tapas restaurant and wine bar in their new Pharos wing. Boasting stunning views and expansive, glam design, this is a pretty lovely spot to settle in for a sunset rose and dinner after a day in the museum. Make sure you book in for the limited capacity James Turell artworks hosted in this wing. They’re mindblowing.
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Faro
655 Main RdFaro is Mona’s lovely and relaxed tapas restaurant and wine bar in their new Pharos wing. Boasting stunning views and expansive, glam design, this is a pretty lovely spot to settle in for a sunset rose and dinner after a day in the museum. Make sure you book in for the limited capacity James Turell artworks hosted in this wing. They’re mindblowing.
The Texas Pantry A little slice of cheesy, meaty, calorie laden American classics, The Texas Pantry features some seriously delicious, authentically southern food right where you’d least expect to find it. Go there for great Tex-Mex options, good smoked meats, delicious burgers and the best (and probably only) waffle fries in Tassie. A 10 minute drive or short bus ride from West Hobart.
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The Texas Pantry
100a Main RdThe Texas Pantry A little slice of cheesy, meaty, calorie laden American classics, The Texas Pantry features some seriously delicious, authentically southern food right where you’d least expect to find it. Go there for great Tex-Mex options, good smoked meats, delicious burgers and the best (and probably only) waffle fries in Tassie. A 10 minute drive or short bus ride from West Hobart.
A gorgeous spot to enjoy stunning D’Encastreaux Channel views and some delicious food. If you don’t have a car, there’s a ferry that runs out there and back so you don’t even need to nominate a designated driver. Kettering is a 40 minute drive from Hobart, and it’s also where you go to get the ferry to Bruny Island, so it’s a great stop on the way there or back.
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Peppermint Bay Hotel
3435 Channel HwyA gorgeous spot to enjoy stunning D’Encastreaux Channel views and some delicious food. If you don’t have a car, there’s a ferry that runs out there and back so you don’t even need to nominate a designated driver. Kettering is a 40 minute drive from Hobart, and it’s also where you go to get the ferry to Bruny Island, so it’s a great stop on the way there or back.
Some of Australia’s best sashimi, served by an ex Iron Chef in a tiny little Tasmanian town seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Masaaki’s only serves his famous sushi for lunch on Friday and Saturdays and it is the stuff of legend. Reservations essential. About an hour from Hobart.
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Masaaki's Sushi
17 Arve RdSome of Australia’s best sashimi, served by an ex Iron Chef in a tiny little Tasmanian town seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Masaaki’s only serves his famous sushi for lunch on Friday and Saturdays and it is the stuff of legend. Reservations essential. About an hour from Hobart.
Essentials
This is where the locals shop for delicious fresh produce and artisan food items every Sunday from 8:30am-1pm at 104 Bathurst St. Always fun for a wander, something delicious to eat and a chat to a Tasmanian producer.
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Farm Gate Market
104 Bathurst StThis is where the locals shop for delicious fresh produce and artisan food items every Sunday from 8:30am-1pm at 104 Bathurst St. Always fun for a wander, something delicious to eat and a chat to a Tasmanian producer.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is where Hobartians hang out to drink too much beer and play pool. They have an excellent range of craft beers and an Americana style menu with lots of burgers, ribs and deep fried deliciousness.
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The Winston
381 Elizabeth StThis is where Hobartians hang out to drink too much beer and play pool. They have an excellent range of craft beers and an Americana style menu with lots of burgers, ribs and deep fried deliciousness.
A really lovely little wine bar that also does fantastic food. It’s small so hard to get seats on busy nights for more than two people, but always worth dropping in for a drink and something yummy.
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Willing Brothers. Wine Merchants
390 Elizabeth StA really lovely little wine bar that also does fantastic food. It’s small so hard to get seats on busy nights for more than two people, but always worth dropping in for a drink and something yummy.
One of Hobart’s most popular pubs, with great character, a fantastic range of craft beers, good pub food and the most enormous open fire you ever have seen.
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New Sydney Hotel
87 Bathurst StOne of Hobart’s most popular pubs, with great character, a fantastic range of craft beers, good pub food and the most enormous open fire you ever have seen.
Fun buzzy pub in the city with a huge new beer garden and a parmy menu longer than your arm. $25 for a parmy and a pint on Wednesday nights.
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The Brunswick Hotel
67 Liverpool StFun buzzy pub in the city with a huge new beer garden and a parmy menu longer than your arm. $25 for a parmy and a pint on Wednesday nights.
Cute little bar in a popular independent hotel/B&B that feels like being in someone’s lounge room. They’ve got a nice little deck that overlooks Liverpool St and is very pleasant on a warm evening
The Alabama Hotel
72 Liverpool StCute little bar in a popular independent hotel/B&B that feels like being in someone’s lounge room. They’ve got a nice little deck that overlooks Liverpool St and is very pleasant on a warm evening
Great local pub, good food and good vibes. One of my favourite places to have a beer.
Tasmanian Inn Hotel
172 Campbell StGreat local pub, good food and good vibes. One of my favourite places to have a beer.
Things to do
Lovely arthouse cinema a short walk from my house, with Tasmanian made choc-tops and wine that you can take into the cinema with you.
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State Cinema
375 Elizabeth StLovely arthouse cinema a short walk from my house, with Tasmanian made choc-tops and wine that you can take into the cinema with you.