The Best Restaurants in North Hobart, the City’s Premiere Dining Destination

Known as “Restaurant Row”, North Hobart is home to some of the city’s best restaurants.

A fresh influx of young couples of families to the area has reinvigorated this part of the city, with engaging nightlife and innovative dining options making it a go-to dining destination.

With most restaurants located within a six-block-long stretch, it’s easy to make your way around the cheekily named NoHo, which is also home to some of the city’s most sought-after pastry shops, art galleries, and artisan stores.

Here are our picks of the best restaurants in North Hobart that are not to be missed…

Ogee

Sister to award-winning wine bar Sonny, Ogee is a small space restaurant (it has just 28 seats), designed to celebrate the simplistic beauty of great food, great wine, and great company.

Inspired by the timeless quality of European bistros, Ogee’s menu is influenced by local and Tasmanian produce, with French and Italian inspirations.

From time to time, the space also hosts takeovers, so keep an eye on their Instagram to see who’s making the restaurant their home.

374 Murray St, North Hobart

Pancho Villa

Inspired by a Mexican revolutionary, Pancho Villa is dramatic and inventive, and, according to locals, home to the best guacamole in Australia.

The kitchen and tequila bar invites diners to explore their senses, escape to Mexico and, of course, drink tequila, with a menu comprised of Mexican street eats, tacos, and larger plates designed to share. For those who dare, there’s also a bottomless brunch every Saturday.

Corner Elizabeth and Pitt Street, North Hobart

Raincheck Lounge

A North Hobart institution Raincheck Lounge prides itself on fast and friendly service. Open for coffee, booze, and everything in between (yes, that’s brunch, lunch, and dinner), the cozy café serves up classic café dishes with a modern Australian twist. Think Porterhouse rubbed in the restaurant’s house coffee blend with garlic and herb butter, and Spring Lamb with olives, honey, and roasted pumpkin.

392 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart

Lizzie & Lefroy

Fusion cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere, Lizzie & Lefroy serves us cosy food in cosy booths. A modern, chic interior is perfectly matched with a menu that spans all day featuring the likes of a delicious chicken parmy and grilled white fish curry. Plus, there’s no shortage of delicious drinks designed to match.

349 Elizabeth Street

Roaring Grill

Home to the best steak on Hobart, Roaring Grill shares the best that Tasmania has to offer: beef and lamb is sourced from the state’s North West coast, grass-fed Wagyu from Robbins Island and the fresh seafood hails from the pristine waters surrounding the state.

With a paddock-to-plate approach, expect modern classics like braised beef cheek and lamb shanks and an extensive choice of steaks and sauces.

301 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart

Bar Wa Izakaya

The place where Hobart and Japan meet, Bar Wa Izakaya features a range of izakaya-inspired dishes matched with a bar specialising in sake, cocktails, and beer. For lunchtime visitors, there’s ramen made from homemade stock and the restaurant’s very own base tare seasonings are on offer from 12pm. 

216-218 Elizabeth Street, Hobart

Room For A Pony

A former petrol station has been converted to a modern, chic yet minimalist café on the bustling NoHo strip by three friends taking a leap of faith. Room For A Pony is all about coffee, food and booze, day and night, serving up all-day breakfast, lunch, dinner and pizza. That’s right, this neighbourhood cafe doubles as an evening haunt. It’s alfresco space is ideal for a Sunday sesh too, and there are plenty of inventive vegetarian options on the menu that go well beyond a hunk of pumpkin drizzled in tahini. 

338 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart 

Malik

Pairing a moody and inviting atmosphere with a modern play on Middle Eastern cuisine, Malik is your next date night spot done right. Step inside to this North Hobart restaurant and be transported to a world of sophistication, inspired by the vibrant and colours and textures of the Middle Eastern desert. Think plush velvet seating, hand-painted murals and intricate lanterns playing with shadow and light upon the walls. It’s the perfect spot for intimate dinners or festive gatherings with friends and family. Feast on dishes celebrating but not bound by tradition, including dips and pickles, slow cooked lamb shoulder with garlic cucumber labneh, spiced couscous and fried cauliflower with tahini and hazelnut dukkah. Oh and trust us, you’ll want a few servings of their baklava for dessert. 

277 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart

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