Hobart: Where to Eat

Hobart has restaurants to suit all palates and budgets.

Central Hobart

Around Salamanca Place, Sullivans Cove and Battery Point you will find cafes, seafood, Thai and Indian restaurants.
The Quarry, with its beautiful courtyard hived from rock, has a tapas-style menu. Fish Frenzy on the Elizabeth Street Pier serves fast and fresh fish and chips, and calamari salads. Fashionable T42 is a bar on the same pier. Grape is behind another of Salamanca’s sandstone facades. Some of the pubs including the Shipwrights Arms in Battery Point offer great-value bar meals.
Jackman & McRoss is a bakery and cafe in Battery Point. The bakers make everything in-house, from loaves of crispy bread to chocolate croissants and pastries. If you are interested in self-catering there are also a number of specialist delicatessens in Hobart and across Tasmania where you can buy locally made produce. Wursthaus in Salamanca is a provedore offering a selection of gourmet meats, cheeses and other finely crafted foods.

North Hobart

North Hobart is just an $8 cab ride from the CBD. Restaurants and cafes line the roads. From cheap Thai to fine French, this short strip caters to African migrants and long-time locals with a bohemian flavour. Have a drink with the locals at the Republic Bar. Live music seven nights a week makes this a great spot for a night out. Mai Ake Thai’s stylish designs and clean lines are wrapped around the restaurant’s flaming wok kitchen. The red duck curry is a specialty.

Mures Gourmet Products

Mures Fish Centre is a Hobart institution. It’s on the bustling wharf next to the fishing boats. Taste seafood delicacies such as smoked salmon patés, terrines, roulades and a range of classic seafood soups. Try the bistro or pop upstairs for a la carte dining.

Barilla Bay Oysters

Barilla Bay is an oyster farm, restaurant and gourmet food store at Cambridge, a 15-minute drive from central Hobart. Naturally, the restaurant features the famous Barilla Bay oysters.

Coal River Valley

Meet the vintners at boutique vineyards, such as Meadowbank Estate. Also specialising in regional produce, some vineyards have restaurants. The Coal River Valley is just 20 minutes from Hobart. The nearby colonial village of Richmond features a convict-built bridge, the oldest in Australia.

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Victoria Dock. Courtesy of Tourism Australia

Mt Wellington and Sandy Bay. Courtesy of Tourism Australia

Wrestpoint Casino. Courtesy of Tourism Australia