The best restaurants in Hobart in 2026 are Fico for its Italian-Japanese tasting menu, Scholé and Omotenashi for tiny, ten-seat dining, Dier Makr for a daily-changing menu, Templo for a communal Italian table, Restaurant Maria on the waterfront, and The Agrarian Kitchen in nearby New Norfolk.
Hobart punches far above its size for food, built on Tasmanian seafood, meat, cheese and cool-climate wine. Many of the best places are tiny, with as few as ten seats, and open only a few nights a week, so book as soon as your dates are set. Several close early in the week, and MONA's restaurants are worth combining with a museum visit. For more to do, see our best things to do in Hobart.
Hobart's most celebrated restaurant, blending Italian and Japanese cooking.
Fico serves a tasting menu that blends Italian and Japanese ideas with Tasmanian produce, backed by a large wine cellar. The room is relaxed despite the acclaim.
The same team runs Pitzi, a pasta bar nearby, if you can't get a table.
Good to know: Book well ahead and let the sommelier pair the wines from the cellar.
151 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS 7000
Ten diners at one table for a Japanese-led seasonal menu.
Scholé seats about ten diners at a single table for a Japanese-influenced seasonal menu built on Tasmanian produce. It's intimate and personal, and widely regarded as one of Tasmania's best restaurants.
On some nights it runs a standing bar for a more casual visit.
Good to know: Book the moment bookings open; ten seats go fast.
227 Liverpool St, Hobart TAS 7000
A small dining room with a menu that changes every day.
Dier Makr serves a tasting menu that changes daily, with natural-leaning wines, in a small dining room on Collins Street. Its wine room is a good place for a drink or cocktail.
It suits diners who like to put themselves in the kitchen's hands.
Good to know: Go early for a drink in the wine room first.
123 Collins St, Hobart TAS 7000
A ten-seat kaiseki counter, open Friday to Sunday.
Omotenashi serves a Japanese kaiseki menu to about ten guests a night at a counter, using Tasmanian produce. It opens Friday to Sunday only.
It's one of the most special meals in Hobart for lovers of Japanese food.
Good to know: Plan your trip around a Friday to Sunday booking.
4/160 Elizabeth St, Hobart TAS 7000
A tiny Italian restaurant around a communal table.
Templo is a small restaurant of about 25 seats around a communal table, serving seasonal Italian-leaning food and natural wine.
The communal set-up makes it fun and sociable.
Good to know: Book ahead; it's tiny and popular with locals.
98 Patrick St, Hobart TAS 7000
Wood-fired coastal Mediterranean food on the waterfront.
Restaurant Maria cooks coastal Mediterranean food over wood on Franklin Wharf, with a chef's menu and a kitchen bar where you can watch the cooks.
It's a great choice for seafood with a view of the docks.
Good to know: Sit at the kitchen bar to watch the wood-fired cooking.
12 Franklin Wharf, Hobart TAS 7000
A garden-to-table long lunch in the Derwent Valley.
The Agrarian Kitchen in New Norfolk, about 35 minutes from Hobart, serves a long lunch built mostly from its own garden and local farms, in a former asylum building.
Lunch runs from Friday to Sunday; allow about three hours.
Good to know: Book a driver or stay in the valley so you can enjoy the wine.
11a The Avenue, New Norfolk TAS 7140
A neighbourhood bistro in a former corner store.
Ogee is a bistro and wine bar in a former corner store in North Hobart, with an open kitchen, pasta and seafood.
It's relaxed, good value and loved by locals.
Good to know: Sit at the counter to watch the open kitchen.
374 Murray St, North Hobart TAS 7000
A steak and grill house in the Henry Jones Art Hotel.
Landscape is the grill restaurant of the Henry Jones Art Hotel, cooking Tasmanian beef and seafood over a wood-fired grill, with a large cellar.
The old sandstone room is atmospheric for a special dinner.
Good to know: Order the Tasmanian steaks; they're the house speciality.
23 Hunter St, Hobart TAS 7000
A late-night Japanese izakaya with a big sake and whisky list.
Bar Wa Izakaya serves Japanese bar food, ramen and small plates, open late seven nights a week, with a deep list of sake and Japanese and Tasmanian whisky.
It's the best late option in town.
Good to know: Come late after a show; it's open when others have closed.
216-218 Elizabeth St, Hobart TAS 7000
A family-friendly waterfront seafood institution since 1979.
The Drunken Admiral has served seafood on the Hobart waterfront since 1979, in a room packed with nautical memorabilia. It's old-fashioned in the best way and good for families.
Its seafood chowder is a favourite.
Good to know: Bring the kids; the nautical decor keeps them entertained.
17-19 Hunter St, Hobart TAS 7000
Fico, an Italian-Japanese restaurant on Macquarie Street with a tasting menu and a big cellar, is among the most acclaimed. Scholé, a ten-seat restaurant on Liverpool Street, is another headline pick.
Yes, especially for the small places. Scholé and Omotenashi seat about ten guests a night, and Fico, Templo and Dier Makr book out on weekends. Book weeks ahead in summer and during Dark Mofo.
On the waterfront: Restaurant Maria cooks over wood with seafood on the menu, and the Drunken Admiral has served seafood since 1979. The fish punts at Constitution Dock sell fish and chips.
Many of the best are closed early in the week. Check days before you plan; Bar Wa Izakaya is one of the few open late seven nights.
Yes, for a long lunch. It's in New Norfolk, about 35 minutes from Hobart, and most of the produce comes from its own garden. Lunch runs from Friday to Sunday.