Budget Dining in Tasmania: Cheap Eats, Salamanca and the Hobart Food Scene

Tasmania's food culture is celebrated nationally but the island also has a practical budget dining scene that benefits from its own produce abundance, its fishery access and a cafe culture that provides good value for the quality on offer. The Salamanca Market on Saturday mornings is one of the best value food experiences in Hobart, with stalls selling freshly cooked food from across Tasmania including berry crepes, potato bruschetta, oysters, salmon and pastries at market prices that represent extraordinary value for the quality. The Elizabeth Street and Liverpool Street food scene in Hobart's CBD has a range of cafes and takeaways at competitive prices including Vietnamese and Japanese options. The Hobart Waterfront area has fish and chips operations that provide one of Tasmania's great cheap eating experiences using the freshest local fish. Launceston's Brisbane Street Mall has competitive food court options. Burnie and Devonport on the northwest coast have more working-town pricing that reflects lower tourism pressure. The Farm Gate Market in Hobart on Sundays on Bathurst Street has superb Tasmanian produce and cooked food stalls at very competitive prices. Supermarkets on the island stock Tasmania's own brand products including ready-to-eat options with distinctive Tasmanian provenance at mainstream supermarket prices.