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From sultry date nights to clinking glasses with mates, these are the top wine bars in Hobart pouring the local good stuff.
Tasmania’s revered wine story is written in cool nights and long, salt-kissed days. Grapes ripen slowly in revered wineries around the state; flavours run deep; acidity stays poised. In Hobart, that grace finds its stage: tiny rooms with big personalities, sandstone corners warmed by candlelight, and lists that nod to minimal-intervention heroes and time-honoured houses alike.
You slide onto a stool, the city softens, and a glass of pinot catches the light. Snacks arrive with quiet confidence; conversations drift; another bottle calls your name. From bustling CBD haunts to cosy neighbourhood nooks, here are the best wine bars in Hobart to sip well, stay late, and toast the island at its best.
Five Leaves Left — Wine & Books
This one’s less a wine bar and more a bottle shop–meets–salon for the curious — but it deserves its place on the list. Five Leaves Left is where you gather the bones of your dream wine bar at home. The curation leans lo-fi and natural, the shelves blending cult Tassie producers with small European discoveries, while the staff have a gift for reading your palate — or nudging it somewhere unexpected. Between bottles, you’ll lose yourself in stacks of new and pre-loved books, because of course the perfect pairing for pét-nat is poetry.
Drop by, talk tastes, and leave with a bottle (or three) and a spine or two for your next picnic in St David’s Park.
Shop 2, 41–43 Victoria Street, Hobart
Rosie In My Midnight Dreams
Perched on Brooke Street Pier, Rosie is sunlit by day, twinkly by night — a breezy waterside nook for coffee, crisp glasses of something interesting and the odd, quite excellent cocktail (those margaritas have a following). Blackboard snacks and toasties share space with simple pastas and mezze‑ish plates; wines swing from Tassie favourites to Euro charmers. Grab a window seat, watch the river traffic, and let the afternoon dilate at its own pace.
Sommelier’s Notes (by the glass): Start bright with a Tasmanian pét‑nat for citrusy lift, follow with a Derwent Valley Chardonnay if you’re craving stone‑fruit and line, then switch lanes to a classic Negroni or that famed Margarita to end on a high.
Brooke Street Pier, Hobart Waterfront
Pitzi
From the Fico crew comes Pitzi, a merry little pasta‑and‑wine room where you can slide onto a bar stool or settle at communal tables (built by local maker Laura McCusker) under artworks by the late Tom Samek. The brief? Eat, drink, and be merry. The bottle list reads like a conversation between Tasmania and Italy: méthode traditionnelle from the Tamar next to Lambrusco from Emilia; textural whites and whole‑bunch Pinots rubbing shoulders with Occhipinti and Foradori. Order focaccia, latch onto a bowl of handmade pasta, and let a savvy staffer steer your glass.
4 Victoria Street, Hobart
Lucinda Wine Bar
Sister to boundary-pushing Dier Makr, Lucinda has grown into a destination wine bar in Hobart in its own right. Shelves brim with small-producer curiosities; the by-the-glass list is a treasure hunt; snacks arrive until they don’t — anchovy toasts, clever pickles, a wedge of something perfectly oozy. On warm nights, the conversation spills onto the street and the whole corner feels buoyant. A place to arrive for one and stay for the evening.
123 Collins Street, Hobart
Sonny
Twenty seats. One long, corridor-like room. A soundtrack that softens the edges of the day. Sonny is Hobart’s cult bar for pasta, playlists and pours — a blackboard of rotating bottles (45-plus, often Tasmanian and minimal-intervention), served with seasonally led plates that punch well above their size. Slide onto a stool, let the team pour you something bright and textural, and add the house-made pasta to your order. You’ll be very happy you did.
120a Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Institut Polaire
By name and nature, Institut Polaire is Hobart’s coolest bar: marble, lambswool throws, plush grey leather and a wine program obsessed (exquisitely) with cold-climate excellence. The list runs to 100-plus bottles with a bent for organic and biodynamic producers; the kitchen turns out refined, ethically sourced plates that feel tailored to the glass in hand. Start with Tasmanian bubbles, end with Süd Polaire gin, and savour the glide between.
1/7 Murray Street, Hobart
Ogee
A 26-seat corner room where Euro-Italian heart meets Hobart charm, Ogee has quickly reached cult status among the city’s slew of impeccable wine bars. Gatsby on the speakers eases into 70s disco as the night deepens; the menu keeps things honest — burrata, handmade pappardelle, a wickedly good ciabatta at lunch — while the wine list balances Italian varietals with local favourites. It’s intimate, unfussy and quietly glamorous.
374 Murray Street, North Hobart
Willing Wine Bar
North Hobart’s stalwart hums with neighbourly energy and serious wine intent. Expect 15–20 by the glass, a 300-ish bottle list that swings from Coal River Valley classics to Euro icons, and bistro-leaning plates that love a pour (hello, steak frites; bonjour, cheese and charcuterie). The staff talk like humans, not textbooks — you’ll learn without being lectured.
Sommelier’s Notes: Ask for a “local flight” to map Tassie in three pours — sparkling to start, then Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from different pockets (Derwent River brightness versus Huon Valley depth).
390 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart
La Sardina Loca
A sprightly slice of Spain tucked in the CBD — vermouth on the back-bar, sardine-tin cheek, and tapas that brighten the mood (olives, jamón, crisp little fishes). The wine skews joyful at La Sardina Loca: Tasmanian and mainland picks with a few Iberian ring-ins. It’s pure aperitivo spirit — meet here, graze here, accidentally make a night of it.
100 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
The Story Bar
Housed inside MACq 01 on the waterfront, The Story Bar toasts Tasmania in every detail — vintage headlines on the walls, harbour light on the glass, and a list proudly weighted to local stars. Come for a pristine cool-climate Chardonnay or lean into the island’s sparkling pedigree.
Sommelier’s Notes: If available, book the House of Arras tasting flight — four vintages that prove, emphatically, why Tasmanian fizz belongs in the same conversation as Champagne.
MACq 01 Hotel, Hobart Waterfront
Botanica Bar
Botanica Bar is a must-visit drinking spot in Hobart, a transformed Georgian sandstone warehouse strung with greenery and good times. By day, sun streaks across the stone; by night, the room glows. The drinks list champions Tasmanian producers — crisp sparklings, bright Pinots, botanical-leaning cocktails — with share plates (gin-cured salmon; rosemary-salt fries) designed to keep the conversation flowing. Weekend bottomless brings a festive tilt; evenings are suave and unhurried.
23 Salamanca Place, Battery Point
Larder & Vin (Richmond)
Make a small pilgrimage to pretty Richmond in the Coal River Valley and settle in at this heritage-cottage wine bar and providore. Shelves are lined with local treasures — small-batch wines, artisan cheeses, cured things and condiments — and the team curates relaxed flights that tell a regional story. Order a grazing board, claim a window seat, and let the village amble by.
50 Bridge Street, Richmond
How to Drink Hobart, Sitchu-Style
- Go by the glass first. The fun is in comparison: different valleys, varied winemaking touch.
- Snack smart. Anchovies, good bread, sharp cheeses — simple things make wines shine.
- Trust the pourer. Hobart’s bar teams are generous with knowledge and never precious. Say what you like (or don’t) and let them steer.
From twenty-seat hideaways to sandstone splendour, Hobart and its surrounds pour with conviction and charm. Swirl, sip, stay awhile — this little city serves wine with soul. After you’ve sipped your way around the best wine bars in Hobart, add a little extra culinary and cultural adventure to your stay: plan a wander through the best markets, then peruse the capital’s leading art galleries.
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