EAT & DRINK

An almost 200-year-old former boot repair shop might seem an unlikely candidate for a contemporary European bistro in the heart of Hobart, but its recent makeover and Italian chef have catalysed a transformation into Euro-inspired Hampden Bar & Bistro.

From cafés to wineries and some local institutions, here’s our list of the best family-friendly places to eat out in greater Hobart.

The path to a career in fine food and wine had an unlikely starting point for the Restaurant Manager at two of Hobart’s most celebrated restaurants.

A new dining and coffee venue in Hobart has harnessed its light-filled Battery Point location to bring light and positivity through nourishing food and specialty coffee.

There’s few better ways to wash down some of the state’s best food than with an equally excellent cocktail at one of Launceston’s bars - here’s our pick of the best. 

Christian Ryan's signature dessert at Restaurant MARIA was inspired by his own travel experience in the Mediterranean - he tells the story here.

Here’s the rundown of the city’s best breweries and taprooms to visit on a beer-drinking walkabout in Hobart. 

From the north to the south, here’s where to get your hands on the tastiest rings of dough in lutruwita/Tasmania.

Through all of the varied rhythms of her life, Yodit Tefara’s love for cooking has remained a familiar constant. Growing up in Ethiopia, Yodit learned the secrets of traditional cuisine alongside her mother. As a young woman in a Sudanese refugee camp, cooking became her way to bring comfort and friendship to others fleeing conflict and persecution. 

Ten minutes out of Hobart's CBD, an unlikely mini-metropolis is making its mark as a coffee mecca.

From truffle hunting to oyster shucking, here's where to get your hands dirty down in Tasmania.

Stock up on just-picked fruit and freshly-harvested veggies at these markets, shops and stalls.

Local institution, tourist’s delight, and champion of small producers, nipulana/Hobart’s Sunbear is a warm hug dressed up as an inner-city café.

A 180-year-old flour mill has been sensitively restored into a seven-room boutique hotel on the edge of Cataract Gorge.

As Head Chef at The Agrarian Kitchen, Stephen Peak cultivates a passion for provenance through an ever-changing menu that sources 90% of its produce from the enterprise’s own one-acre kitchen garden. Here, he shares his recipe for roasted delicata squash with preserved lemon, hemp seed and herbs.

With a kitchen pedigree that includes the likes of Peg (London), Franklin and Dier Makr (Tasmania), chef Lilly Trewartha has gained a cult following for her Izakaya Temporary pop-ups and private dining experiences. Here, she shares her recipe for crayfish rolls.

North West Tasmania’s Tasting Trail is a year-round food and drink self-drive adventure, taking you beyond the farmgate to taste, sip and discover some of the state’s most delicious produce.

An island off an island.

A wall of vulvas, oysters on tap, overflowing coupes of sparkling wine, and cozy nights by the fire with your besties: Hobart is the ultimate girls trip destination.

A Tasmanian winemaker studied in Adelaide, worked vintages abroad and spent several seasons in Western Australia before returning home to make her own wines with some of the best grapes in the world.

A new generation of drinks alchemists is putting Tasmania on the map for more than just wine.