Australia travel: A local’s top tips for visiting Hobart, Tasmania

For Sarah Clark from Intrepid Journey, there’s nowhere fairly as magical as Hobart, Tasmania. Right here, she shares her high foodie picks and favorite weekend haunts.

I have been fortunate sufficient to journey the world and to reside in lots of international locations, however there’s merely no place like Tasmania.

My favorite factor to do in Hobart is to stroll the waterfront and surrounding Battery Level historic space. I like to recommend stopping in for a have a look at the 150-year-old Lenna Resort mansion home and climbing to the highest ground “widows stroll”, which exhibits you all angles of Hobart. The lodge’s Chandelier Bar is a hidden gem and a terrific spot for a drink. Additionally, head to Salamanca for the Saturday markets.

In terms of the most effective locations to eat and drink, Prepared Bros, a small restaurant and wine bar in North Hobart, has a terrific vibe. It additionally has wonderful Italian share plates, and the most effective wine listing this facet of the Tasman. It is a locals’ hang-out for positive. If you’re searching for seafood, do not go previous Pearl and Co for lunch and views over the water.

If you’re up for a drive for lunch, then I might extremely suggest each The Agrarian Kitchen in New Norfolk (30mins from Hobart) and Coal River farm and Frogmore vineyard in Cambridge.

The climate right here might be chilly, however the beauty of Hobart is that it would not rain fairly often so we get clear crisp winter days. Kunanyi/Mt Wellington shields us from quite a lot of the climate and rain.

The East Coast is pristine, with stunning seashores and a few heat summer time days and the West Coast is ruggedly gorgeous. I believe the most effective climate is in February/March and we get some beautiful Easter climate too.

Once you go to, do not forget your “Tasmanian tuxedo” (what we locals name a black puffer jacket), and are available able to eat, drink and pattern the entire nice native produce. You’ll want to pre-book your lodging and rental automotive to make sure you get your high picks, then simply loosen up and benefit from the laidback Tassie way of life.

For extra on Tasmania, see discovertasmania.com.au