Tasmania's Top Restaurants 2026: Hobart, Launceston, Farm-to-Table Dining Guide

Tasmania's Restaurant Scene

Tasmania has developed one of Australia's most acclaimed food cultures, built on the island state's extraordinary produce, abalone, Pacific oysters, Atlantic salmon, wallaby, beef, lamb, cherries, berries and an increasingly respected cool-climate wine industry. The presence of MONA has brought an international arts audience to Hobart and helped transform the city's restaurant scene into one of genuine national significance.

Hobart's Top Dining Precincts

• Salamanca Place, Hobart's most famous dining and entertainment strip, set in a row of Georgian sandstone warehouses on the historic Salamanca waterfront. The Saturday Salamanca Market brings producers directly to the precinct.
• Constitution Dock and Waterfront, The working waterfront area adjacent to the Derwent River and Constitution Dock (Sydney to Hobart finish line) has a range of seafood restaurants and casual waterfront dining.
• North Hobart, Elizabeth Street North Hobart is Hobart's most eclectic neighbourhood dining strip, with Vietnamese, Thai, Indian, Mexican and Modern Tasmanian restaurants among the independent venues.
• MONA and Moorilla Estate, MONA's on-site restaurants, including the acclaimed Posh as and The Source (closed for renovation, check current status), are integral to the MONA visitor experience. Moorilla Estate winery produces acclaimed cool-climate wines.

Launceston's Dining Scene

Launceston is Tasmania's second city and has a well-regarded dining scene centred on the Seaport precinct and the CBD. The Tamar Valley wine region is a 30-minute drive north. Stillwater at Ritchies Mill is one of Tasmania's most acclaimed country restaurants.

Tasmanian Produce

Tasmania's produce reputation is extraordinary, Fine Ocean Trout from Huon Aquaculture, Pacific oysters from Bruny Island and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, abalone from the east coast, wallaby and venison, Scotch Fingers potato chips (Smiths original factory), cool-climate berries and stone fruit, and a wine industry producing exceptional Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Booking Restaurants in Tasmania

Use TheFork or restaurant websites. During MONA FOMA (January) and Dark Mofo (June) periods, Hobart restaurants book out extremely quickly.