Hobart, Tasmania: Australia’s Most Underrated Cultural & Culinary Escape
Hobart is one of Australia’s most distinctive destinations, combining a thriving food scene, world-class contemporary art, dramatic waterfront landscapes, and a welcoming small-city atmosphere. Located on Tasmania’s southern coast, the city serves as the gateway to an island known for its exceptional produce, wildlife, and outdoor adventures.
In this episode, David and Tim explore what makes Hobart such a rewarding destination for travelers seeking a deeper Australian experience beyond Sydney, Melbourne, and the Great Barrier Reef. From bustling waterfront markets to one of the world’s most unconventional museums, Hobart blends creativity, heritage, and natural beauty in a way few destinations can match.
The hosts also share their favorite places to stay, eat, and explore, along with insights into why Tasmania continues to feel refreshingly authentic despite its growing reputation among travelers and food lovers.
Topics Covered
• Tasmania’s Unique Identity – How Tasmania differs from mainland Australia through its climate, culture, and pace of life.
• Hobart as a Gateway Destination – Why the city serves as the ideal base for exploring southern Tasmania.
• Food & Produce – Fresh seafood, artisan producers, local markets, and Tasmania’s world-class food culture.
• The MONA Effect – How Hobart’s iconic contemporary art museum transformed the city’s creative scene.
• Waterfront Experiences – Seafood cruises, harbor views, and Hobart’s connection to the sea.
• Accommodation Recommendations – Character-filled hotels and unique heritage stays.
Top Things to See & Do
Salamanca Market
One of Australia’s premier farmers markets, Salamanca Market takes over Hobart’s historic waterfront district every Saturday. More than 300 vendors showcase local produce, artisan goods, books, crafts, and some of Tasmania’s best food.
Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
MONA is Tasmania’s most famous cultural attraction and one of the world’s most unconventional art museums. Its provocative exhibitions, striking architecture, and ever-changing installations make it a must-visit for anyone interested in contemporary art and creative expression.
Bruny Island
A short ferry ride from Hobart, Bruny Island is known for pristine beaches, artisan food producers, wineries, cheese makers, honey producers, and spectacular coastal scenery. It makes an ideal day trip from the city.
Hobart Seafood Cruise
Experience Tasmania’s renowned seafood directly from the source on a small-group cruise departing from Hobart’s waterfront. Guests enjoy freshly harvested seafood while exploring the surrounding waterways and coastline.
Salamanca Place
The historic sandstone warehouse district surrounding Salamanca Market is packed with galleries, cafés, restaurants, and bars, making it one of Hobart’s most vibrant neighborhoods.
Where to Eat & Drink
Aloft
A waterfront restaurant known for creative dishes built around Tasmania’s exceptional seafood and seasonal local ingredients. Sitting at the chef’s bar offers an especially memorable dining experience.
S.C.H.O.L.E.
An intimate tasting-menu restaurant where guests gather around a communal table for a multi-course experience focused on local ingredients and thoughtful preparation.
The Hanging Garden
A lively open-air food hall, beer garden, and live music venue in central Hobart. With multiple food vendors and a welcoming atmosphere, it is an excellent choice for groups and families.
Salamanca Place
One of the best areas in the city for casual dining, drinks, and exploring Hobart’s growing culinary scene.
Neighborhoods to Explore
Salamanca & Waterfront District
Historic sandstone buildings, harbor views, restaurants, galleries, and market culture make this the heart of visitor activity in Hobart.
Hobart CBD
The city center combines heritage architecture, contemporary dining, cultural attractions, and easy access to the waterfront.
Where to Stay
MACq 01 Hotel
A distinctive waterfront storytelling hotel where every room celebrates a notable Tasmanian figure. Guests can also participate in the property's acclaimed storytelling tours that provide unique insight into Hobart’s history and character.
The Tasman
One of Australia’s finest luxury hotels, blending a restored 19th-century heritage building with contemporary design. Located just steps from the waterfront, it offers exceptional service, elegant accommodations, and Marriott Bonvoy participation.
David’s Recommended Historic Hobart Airbnb
A beautifully restored historic pub transformed into a stylish modern accommodation while preserving much of the building’s original character and heritage charm.
Can’t-Miss Experiences
- Visit Salamanca Market on a Saturday morning.
- Spend several hours exploring MONA.
- Take a seafood cruise from Hobart’s waterfront.
- Enjoy artisan food tastings on Bruny Island.
- Wander Salamanca Place after dark.
- Join the MACq 01 storytelling walking tour.
- Sample Tasmania’s world-renowned seafood and local produce.
Gateway to Tasmania
Hobart serves as the ideal starting point for exploring southern Tasmania. With easy flight connections from Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, the city offers access to Bruny Island, Tasmania’s wine regions, national parks, wildlife experiences, and many of the island’s most celebrated culinary destinations.
Final Thoughts
Hobart combines the creativity of a cultural capital with the warmth and accessibility of a smaller city. Whether you are drawn by world-class contemporary art, exceptional food, waterfront experiences, or Tasmania’s remarkable landscapes, Hobart offers a distinctive Australian experience that rewards travelers looking beyond the country’s most famous destinations.
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Transcript
Tasmania feels like one of the most layered destinations in Australia.
Speaker A:You've got dramatic coastlines, distinct wildlife, some wildlife that you'll see almost nowhere else in the world, incredible seafood, a serious art and culture scene in Hobart, a ton of road trips that you can do.
Speaker A:And we're going to be talking about a lot of them today on today's episode about Tasmania.
Speaker A:And I am joined, as I am almost always, by my good friend and world traveler, Tim Johnson.
Speaker A:How are you doing today, Tim?
Speaker B:I'm doing very well, David.
Speaker B:Great to see you again.
Speaker B:It's been a.
Speaker B:It's been a little while.
Speaker B:So it's fantastic to see your face, hear your voice and talk about one of my favorite destinations anywhere, anywhere on Earth.
Speaker A:It has been a minute.
Speaker A:I've been down in LA and Montreal over the last couple of weeks.
Speaker A:But you have been in much more exotic destinations.
Speaker A:You've been, you've been cruising all over the place.
Speaker B:Yeah, I did, I did four cruises in a row.
Speaker B:So I did, I cruised off the coast of West Africa and Cape Verde.
Speaker B:I did the Douro river and we're, I know we're going to do an episode on Porto on the Douro river and then I went around the boot in Italy and then also did an cruise in Egypt which was absolutely super fascinating.
Speaker B:So lots of travel mostly kind of all in the same neighborhood, not too many different time zones, which is what I'm trying to do now is kind of travel to nearby, you know, places that are nearby to other places.
Speaker B:But really a fantastic string of cruises with Viking and Avalon and Variety.
Speaker B:And now excited to talk about Tasmania, a destination that I've been to a couple times.
Speaker B:I think really one of the most underrated a destination is perhaps the most underrated destination in Australia because, you know, people think Great Great Barrier Reef or Uluru or Sydney harbor, then you've got this island off the south coast of Australia that just really has so much to offer.
Speaker B:And it still kind of has, even though it has amazing food and it's amazing hotels, still feels a little bit undiscovered.
Speaker B:So I was there for a couple of weeks back late last year and I'd been on a previous trip there as well, so very excited to talk about Tasmania.
Speaker A:Yeah, it was for me, it was one of the first places that I made it to post Covid when we went out to go do another world trip.
Speaker A:We spent about a week and a half there.
Speaker A:It is place I would say most people, a lot of people I think don't get there necessarily on Their first trip to Australia.
Speaker A:For a lot of people, Tasmania is probably your second trip or if you're taking a dedicated trip to get there because it does take a little more effort if you're coming in from around the world, but less effort than I thought actually.
Speaker A:Like flights out of Melbourne, if I remember correctly, I think we were flying for like less than a hundred dollars person between Melbourne and Hobart there.
Speaker A:There's pretty inexpensive flights back and forth.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker B:And once you're in Australia, it's, it's quite accessible.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker B:Like I mean direct flights to Hobart, you're not going to find a lot of them from North America, but once you get there.
Speaker B:I flew from Brisbane, so I flew van Toronto, Vancouver, Brisbane, Hobart for sure.
Speaker B:Flights out of Sydney, Melbourne.
Speaker B:So once you get into Australia, it's, it's a great destination if you've done, okay, you've done Sydney harbor, you've done the Opera House, all that kind of stuff.
Speaker B:Maybe you've done the Great Barrier Re you're looking for some chill time.
Speaker B:It's a very chill, kind of a little bit of a slower pace destination.
Speaker B:It's not that far, like you said, it's not that expensive.
Speaker B:And then very, very well connected to the rest of Australia.
Speaker B:So yeah, love it there.
Speaker A:It's quite different than the rest of Australia too.
Speaker A:I mean I found a much more temperate climate.
Speaker A:It almost, it reminded me more of New Zealand or of Vancouver Island.
Speaker A:It felt closer, akin to that almost than it did to the rest of Australia.
Speaker B:Yeah, it did to me too.
Speaker B:And it also like the friendliness it, it reminded me of, of some places off the east coast of Canada.
Speaker B:You know, we're both Canadian so like maybe like Cape Breton island or parts of Newfoundland where it's smaller towns, friendly people.
Speaker B:There's an openness to the people there, even in Hobart, even in the capital that you may not get in in some of the larger cities where people are helpful and chatty and just have that true spirit of hospitality.
Speaker B:And I found that this last trip was concentrated well at three places.
Speaker B:Two that I'm going to focus on today for my part, Hobart and Launceston.
Speaker B:And in both places, you know, Hobart's a relatively, that's not a large city, it's like a medium sized city, but again, very friendly there.
Speaker B:And then Launceston, kind of cool place, lots of cool experiences.
Speaker B:But anyway, we're going to get to that.
Speaker B:So what do you want to talk about first?
Speaker B:Do you want to talk about where to stay or do you want to talk about what to do.
Speaker A:Why don't we.
Speaker A:I mean, Hobart is probably the gateway that people are going to get into to come into Tasmania.
Speaker A:So why don't we start there and maybe get into a little bit about what there is to do at Hobart?
Speaker B:All right.
Speaker B:All right.
Speaker B:So I went analog today.
Speaker B:Listeners will probably hear me flipping pages.
Speaker B:I didn't feel like being on my phone much today.
Speaker B:So I went analog with.
Speaker A:You're in old school reporter mode today.
Speaker A:I got notes.
Speaker B:I got a hold up.
Speaker B:These are my notes, right?
Speaker B:They're actual notes.
Speaker B:And so, yeah.
Speaker B:So Hobart.
Speaker B:So I've got a couple of things for Hobart.
Speaker B:I'm going to save my.
Speaker B:My must do, you know, which we do every episode.
Speaker B:It's just outside of Hobart and the two things that I've written down to do in Hobart are just out.
Speaker B:Again, just outside of Hobart.
Speaker B:So they're not in Hobart City.
Speaker B:Most my restaurants, my hotels are in Hobart and it's a great place to base yourself.
Speaker B:But Bruny island, which is a short drive, it's a cool little ferry across there.
Speaker B:It's beautiful.
Speaker B:It has, you know, these beautiful, beautiful long beaches.
Speaker B:Even though it's close to the city, it feels like you're almost on a tropical island.
Speaker B:You talked about that temperate climate and there's just so much freshness.
Speaker B:The focus there is on, is on food, I would say.
Speaker B:So we did, when I was there, we did a honey tasting, we did an amazing cheese tasting.
Speaker B:I went to a cheesemaker.
Speaker B:We did a wine tasting.
Speaker B:There's some great wines in Tasmania, some of the best wines in the world, actually.
Speaker B:And we did an olive oil, kind of a deep dive into an olive oil experience.
Speaker B:So I went to a grove, saw the trees and spoke with probably perhaps the person in the world who was most passionate about olive oil.
Speaker B:This woman was.
Speaker B:She knew everything there was to know about olive oil and was so passionate to share that with us.
Speaker B:And we did an olive oil tasting.
Speaker B:And again, you know, all the different factors that go into how it's harvested and how it's aged, all that kind of thing.
Speaker B:I learned a lot about.
Speaker B:About olive oil.
Speaker B:So Bruni island, just outside of Hobart, just an easy hop to get there.
Speaker B:And then the other Hobart activity that I have is to do a seafood cruise.
Speaker B:Hobart is a city that is centered around a very active marina.
Speaker B:This was actually on my first visit, previous visit to Tassie.
Speaker B:And you can actually get on a boat and the captain takes you out and you're with a small group of people, maybe 8, 10 people, something like that.
Speaker B:And you go out and there's fish and seafood and so much that's just outside of the city.
Speaker B:So you get a beautiful view of the city, get the mountain in the background.
Speaker B:And then in my case, it was the actual captain.
Speaker B:I don't know if that was the case.
Speaker B:That's the case on all of them.
Speaker B:But actually puts on a wetsuit and goes over the side and then comes up with all kinds of crustaceans off the sea floor.
Speaker B:And we did sashimi style where they chop it up, they cook it up on the back, talk about fresh seafood.
Speaker B:And we talk about how much both of us love a good plate of fresh seafood.
Speaker B:Having the captain bring it up, come back over the side, slice it up sashimi style and do a little bit of seasoning and then serve it up.
Speaker B:Really a truly amazing experience.
Speaker B:It's kind of a full day cruise and you're eating the whole time that you're out there.
Speaker B:You leave from Hobart and you return to Hobart.
Speaker B:So if you're staying in one of the downtown hotels and a couple of the hotels I'm going to recommend.
Speaker B:All right, downtown, you can walk there in five minutes.
Speaker B:So really a truly.
Speaker B:A truly amazing experience.
Speaker B:What about you?
Speaker A:Those both sound awesome.
Speaker A:I'm disappointed I missed those.
Speaker A:We should have talked before I went to Hobart.
Speaker A:I've got two good ones.
Speaker A:I've got two big ones on the what to do front when it comes to Hobart.
Speaker A:One that we really enjoyed.
Speaker A:I always love going to a great farmer's market.
Speaker A:And I think Hobart's got one of the best in the world.
Speaker A:It's called Salamanca Market.
Speaker A:It happens every Saturday, eight in the morning till three over 300 stalls.
Speaker A:It's in this old historic warehouse district near the waterfront.
Speaker A:Old, you know, sandstone warehouses that now host sort of galleries, shops, bars, restaurants.
Speaker A:But the market itself, I mean, fantastic food.
Speaker A:You had music, you had local authors there selling their books.
Speaker A:The food is really great.
Speaker A:And I mean, I think food is really a highlight in Tasmania.
Speaker A:And Salamanca Market, I think, is a big driver for that.
Speaker A:It's where a lot of producers from around the island come together.
Speaker A:A lot of local chefs are there every Saturday morning getting kind of the.
Speaker A:The freshest produce.
Speaker A:So that was a highlight.
Speaker A:So I would try and plan your trip around being in Hobart on a Saturday just to hit Salamanca Market, if you could.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker B:And to add to that, Salamanca, it really is a great place any night of the week, even if you're, you know, just looking for a quick drink or you're looking for A quick little meal.
Speaker B:There's, like you said, there's all those great little bars or restaurants.
Speaker B:I think a lot of those buildings maybe, and maybe you touched on this, were former warehouses, you know, that have been repurposed now.
Speaker B:And it's just a cool place for a little walk around.
Speaker B:But yeah, the farmer's Market.
Speaker B:We did have a quick little tour.
Speaker B:It was a busy day, but we did get a little look at the farmer's market and it looked amazing.
Speaker A:So the other one I'm going to mention is very much on the quirky attraction side of things.
Speaker A:Probably the biggest, best known attraction in, in Hobart.
Speaker A:And one of the reasons why the city kind of punches above its weight culturally, a place called Mona, the Museum.
Speaker A:I think it stands for Museum of New and Old or Museum of Old and New.
Speaker B:Yeah, yeah, that's.
Speaker B:It's.
Speaker A:It's about.
Speaker A:It's about 10km outside of kind of downtown.
Speaker A:This really cool building architecturally.
Speaker A:And there's always a lot going on outside of the, you know, on weekends they got.
Speaker A:They've got bands playing, they've got food trucks.
Speaker A:There's a lot happening around the museum itself, but museum doesn't quite describe it.
Speaker A:It's much more of a modern art gallery.
Speaker A:I would, I would say it was fully funded by and curated by a very quirky professional gambler, slash art collector, slash odd personality, a guy named David Walsh, who, who built out the museum.
Speaker A:It indexes super high on the quirky scale.
Speaker A:I mean, it's.
Speaker A:If I remember correctly, I think it's built like an old bunker or something.
Speaker A:But it's this super modern building.
Speaker A:And once you get in there, I mean, just to give you a sense of some of the installations, a lot of very highly visual art installations, a lot of production art, a lot of super modern art.
Speaker A:They had one installation when we were there where you went in and you were given this huge thing of rice.
Speaker A:And if you agreed to come sit down in the exhibit, you had to stay there until you had individually counted each of the grains of rice and then you were allowed to move on.
Speaker A:And it took, I did it.
Speaker A:It took a while.
Speaker A:It drove my family crazy because I stayed there for about an hour and a half, counting the grades of race.
Speaker A:I found it very meditative.
Speaker A:I like, I loved it.
Speaker A:They thought it was nuts.
Speaker A:But I, I love that exhibit.
Speaker A:Then there was another exhibit there that they have a machine.
Speaker A:I'm sure you remember this one, Tim.
Speaker A:This is, this is one of the most quirky ones that everybody talks about.
Speaker A:A machine that Essentially recreates human excrement.
Speaker A:And.
Speaker B:Two that everyone always talks about.
Speaker B:And I'm not gonna pick the other one.
Speaker B:If you want to, you can, but let the other one be a surprise for people.
Speaker B:But that is definitely one that I remember.
Speaker B:So.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:Oh, I don't.
Speaker A:I don't remember the other.
Speaker A:The other one.
Speaker B:It's that bad that you won't even listen.
Speaker B:They have to go to Tasmania and they have to go to Mona, and then they'll figure out, they'll remember this podcast and they'll say, I know what, what Tim was talking about.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:I mean, it, it's weird, it's provocative.
Speaker A:It is unlike probably any other art museum that you have ever been to anywhere else in the world.
Speaker A:So I, I think it's.
Speaker A:It's definitely worth seeing.
Speaker A:It's not for everybody.
Speaker A:I will say that.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker B:And I will add one quick point, and that is that I love.
Speaker B:I mean, I really loved Hobart and talked to lots of different people, from chefs and to artists, you know, all kinds of different creative types.
Speaker B:And a lot of them talked about the Mona effect.
Speaker B:So the fact that, you know, Hobart was a very nice.
Speaker B:Has always been a very nice place, maybe a little bit out of the way, but once Mona opened, you had this kind of creative outpouring, you know, became a magnet for creative types.
Speaker B:So you had chefs and artists and other creatives moving to the city.
Speaker B:So the Mona effects, you know, having Mona there itself is a fantastic thing, but it's been an excellent thing for the rest of the city as well, because it's opened the door for other creative types to come and set up galleries and restaurants and things like that.
Speaker B:So the Mona effect is real, which I think is a fantastic thing as well.
Speaker A:And the other thing is, it's huge.
Speaker A:Like, it is a very much a full day experience.
Speaker A:You need a good, like, at least I would say four or five hours to.
Speaker A:To tour through it as well.
Speaker A:It's.
Speaker A:There is a lot to see and do there.
Speaker B:Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker B:So I've got a couple other things to do that are not in Hobart.
Speaker B:And then I also have a list of hotels in Hobart that I want to recommend.
Speaker A:Why don't we get into where to stay a little bit and go through some of our recommendations on that and then we can come back in a second episode and get through some of the other great things to see.
Speaker B:Okay, sounds good for me.
Speaker B:I stayed in three different places just on this very recent trip.
Speaker B:One of the places I had stayed before, and they are very much all Three of them.
Speaker B:Kind of in keeping with this creative spirit that, that we've been talking about with, with Mona, especially the first one that I want to talk about, which is, which is Mac.
Speaker B:I'm going to say Mac 01.
Speaker B:It's M, A, C, Q and then O1.
Speaker B:And it's a storytelling hotel.
Speaker B:So it's a beautiful four, five star hotel.
Speaker B:It's right on the harbor, Beautiful views of the water, of the city.
Speaker B:So it would be a wonderful hotel just on its own.
Speaker B:And I had a suite that was really remarkable.
Speaker B:It had a big, huge balcony that had almost like a lawn.
Speaker B:I don't think it was real grass, but you could, you know, sit out there and just watch the ships and the boats coming and going.
Speaker B:It was incredible.
Speaker B:But the focus of the hotel that really sets it apart is that it is a storytelling hotel.
Speaker B:And so they have certain criteria that include quirkiness, resilience, strength and just colorful characters that they focus on.
Speaker B:And each room in the hotel focuses on a different character.
Speaker B:I think mine was like, I may be wrong on this, but it was like an engineer who helped build a pivotal bridge.
Speaker B:I think the first time I stayed there, it was like the tavern keeper, you know, this renowned tavern keeper.
Speaker B:And each of the rooms has themed on that character.
Speaker B:So they have all these rooms on all these different characters and plaques that describe the character and what makes them special.
Speaker B:And then also in some cases even artifacts from their life.
Speaker B:So it's almost like a, like a little museum that's right in the hotel, right in your room in some cases.
Speaker B:And then they employ resident storytellers, which I think is just genius.
Speaker B:And it's included in the price of your stay.
Speaker B:And you meet at a certain time, I think it was 9 or 10 o' clock in the morning, something like that.
Speaker B:And they will tell you stories related to the hotel, stories related to the pier, the marina.
Speaker B:And you actually go out on a, on a complimentary walking tour of the central part of Hobart and you learn so much about the city.
Speaker B:So I love that they carry that whole theme through to the, the actual storytelling.
Speaker B:They actually have people telling stories taking you out.
Speaker B:That's one of my two favorites in central Hobart.
Speaker B:I'll talk about the other one.
Speaker B:And then I have a third hotel that is just outside of Hobart.
Speaker B:So I, I do want to talk about that one as well.
Speaker B:The second one is the Tasman, which is really one of the finest hotels in the the world.
Speaker B:I mean it is a true upscale five star hotel that, you know, you could plunk that down in New York City or Sydney or Paris.
Speaker B:And it would still be one of the best hotels in, in the city.
Speaker B:And it just happens to be in Hobart, two blocks from the waterfront.
Speaker B:They have three buildings.
Speaker B:They have a brand new kind of pavilion building that's, that's very shiny and brings a lot of the natural light in.
Speaker B:And they have an art deco building.
Speaker B:And then the kind of the heart and soul of the hotel is a 19th century heritage building that used to be a hospital.
Speaker B:So it definitely, I would like to reassure everyone, it doesn't feel like a hospital anymore.
Speaker B:It feels like a beautiful hotel.
Speaker B:But you can still see the lines.
Speaker B:I had two separate stays there.
Speaker B:One in the newer wing, which in this beautiful suite with just wonderful views.
Speaker B:But the first stay that I had there was in the heritage building.
Speaker B:And the contours, I don't know what my room had been.
Speaker B:It was a small suite, but the contours you walked in, you had kind of a little office sitting room and then a bedroom.
Speaker B:And it was clear that it had been used for a different purpose and then returned into a suite.
Speaker B:And it was beautiful and comfortable and all those things that you want from a five star hotel.
Speaker B:You know, great linens and great service, but still had the character, you know, from back to the 19th century.
Speaker B:I have a note here that just says amazing service.
Speaker B:And so I can't remember, you know, there are a couple of things that I needed, whether it was like a couple extra pillows.
Speaker B:I was like, I kind of judge hotels sometimes.
Speaker B:Like how long does it take for them to bring the pillows?
Speaker B:You know, I think I called and the pillows were there in two minutes or whatever.
Speaker B:But.
Speaker B:And do you want me to dive into my third one which is just outside, just outside Hobart.
Speaker A:Why don't we save that for, for our next episode where we come back and talk a little bit about all the things outside of Hobart, see it and do in.
Speaker A:In Tasmania.
Speaker A:I will throw out one.
Speaker A:I was actually scheduled to stay in the Tasman when we were in Hobart, but we changed at the last minute because we found a great Airbnb that was about 160, 170 year old pub that had been completely gutted and redone by keeping a lot of the character of the pub and a lot of elements of it within and definitely keeping the historic character of the building and converted into this beautiful, really modern design Airbnb as well.
Speaker A:So I'll definitely throw a, if I can find the link to that one, I'll throw it in the show notes and on our website as well if people are looking for a good Airbnb to stay on.
Speaker A:But yeah, the Tasman, if I remember correctly too, I think is also a Marriott Bonvoy property.
Speaker A:So it's also one that.
Speaker A:Yes, stay on points potentially as well.
Speaker B:Yeah, exactly, exactly.
Speaker B:Tons of character and.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker B:Autograph collection.
Speaker B:Beautiful hotel.
Speaker A:Yeah, awesome.
Speaker A:Well, I think that that probably gives people a good jumping off point for Hobart.
Speaker A:But of course, there is way more to see and do in Tasmania than Hobart.
Speaker B:But we haven't talked about where to eat yet, right?
Speaker A:Oh, you're absolutely right.
Speaker A:We have not.
Speaker B:Yeah, I've got three.
Speaker B:I got three in Hobart.
Speaker B:Do you want me just to dive into those ones?
Speaker A:Let's go for it.
Speaker B:Let's do it.
Speaker B:All right, let's do it.
Speaker B:So the first is a place called Aloft, which is right on the harbor.
Speaker B:Again, super fresh seafood.
Speaker B:I would recommend people sit at the bar.
Speaker B:You're not going to get the water views if you're sitting at the bar, but you can sit at the bar.
Speaker B:It's one of these restaurants that has a long kind of horseshoe shaped bar and you can sit there and you can have your meal there.
Speaker B:And the chefs, they do a lot of very kind of creative, upscale things with local ingredients.
Speaker B:And you can chat with the chefs and you can say, hey, what are you doing there?
Speaker B:I mean, I tried not to talk to them too much, you know, because they had a job to do, you know, preparing all these meals.
Speaker B:Very friendly chefs, very creative chefs.
Speaker B:And so my recommendation at a loft is to sit at the bar.
Speaker B:But the other one that I would recommend in Hobart, and again, this is like, this is a pronunciation here that's.
Speaker B:I believe it's scole.
Speaker B:It's S C H O L E. And it's really an innovative restaurant, fairly new, I believe it's open in the last year.
Speaker B:It's in a former candy shop.
Speaker B:And if you were to walk by, if you didn't know it was a restaurant and it is marked as a sign, it's marked as a restaurant, you would, you would still think it was just a storefront, like a, like a regular kind of old school downtown storefront.
Speaker B:Everyone sits around one big table.
Speaker B:I can't remember how many they seat Max, but it's somewhere around a dozen.
Speaker B:They have a rotating menu of fresh ingredients.
Speaker B:So the night that I was there, I went back, I had taken a picture of the menu.
Speaker B:So we had wild venison tartare, we had roasted king oyster.
Speaker B:And it's A tasting menu, multi course, six eight point courses, something like that.
Speaker B:And so you get that wonderful combination of, you know, fresh local ingredients.
Speaker B:The night that we were there, the owners were there.
Speaker B:I think they are there most, most nights.
Speaker B:So you can talk to them about their concept for the restaurant and the preparation and their producers and all that kind of stuff.
Speaker B:But then also you get the experience of talking to your fellow diners.
Speaker B:And I always love people telling the story about how they found out about the restaurant and you know, what adventures they've had in whatever, you know, in Tasmania so far.
Speaker B:So that's always a fun experience.
Speaker B:So those are my two.
Speaker B:I have one of two more but I'll save those for our next.
Speaker B:Our next episode.
Speaker A:Well, I completely forgot about.
Speaker A:About where to eat so I'm glad you reminded me Tim, because there is one that really stands out.
Speaker A:I was quickly googling to remember the name of it here as you were talking because there was a place that we loved when we were there, a spot called the Hanging Garden.
Speaker A:I don't know if you ever had a chance to go there or not when you were through Hobart.
Speaker A:Really cool spot.
Speaker A:It's right in the central business district.
Speaker A:It's this kind of outdoor multi tiered beer garden slash food hall, slash live music menu.
Speaker A:Really cool.
Speaker A:It's right in the center of the city.
Speaker A:Very busy, happening place on a weekend.
Speaker A:One of the great things if you're traveling with teens, you know, sometimes it can be hard to find a place you can go with them where you get live music and kind of cool stuff they might like that they're allowed to get into.
Speaker A:This was one that they could, you know, and it had a mix of place that did really good like Neapolitan pizza.
Speaker A:They had an Asian that did really authentic southeast Asian food.
Speaker A:Multiple different food stalls throughout, throughout this outdoor, multi level kind of beer garden.
Speaker A:Really cool spot.
Speaker B:Sounds amazing.
Speaker B:And of course Salamanca, we talked about Salamanca already.
Speaker B:Pick any place in Salamanca.
Speaker B:It's going to be great, right?
Speaker A:Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker B:Do you have a camp miss?
Speaker A:If there is a camp miss?
Speaker A:I mean, I guess Salamanca Market would be it for me.
Speaker A:If I was going to plan a trip to Hobart.
Speaker A:It would be around the market for sure.
Speaker B:Okay, you know what?
Speaker B:And I'm going to make my can't miss a storytelling walking tour with Mac01.
Speaker B:And I'm not sure if you can do them if you're not staying there.
Speaker B:But you really do get a lot of insights on the city that you wouldn't get otherwise.
Speaker B:So this has been a great episode because I love Hobart so much and it's just taken me right back to one of my happy places in the world.
Speaker B:So I've really enjoyed chatting with you about Hobart.
Speaker A:Always.
Speaker A:Always love catching up with you on some of our favorite destinations around the world.
Speaker A:Although we got into Hobart today, we mentioned there is a lot more to see and do in Tasmania, so we are to come back in another episode just after this and get into some of our favorite things to see and do around the island outside of Hobart as well.
Speaker B:Absolutely.
Speaker B:Looking forward to it.
Speaker B:Thanks, David.
Speaker A:Thanks Dan.
