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Moonah: once factories, now falafels and fine art — Hobart’s northside comeback kid with flavour, grit and serious cool.
Moonah is Hobart’s comeback kid. A suburb that once thrived on orchards and factory shifts now pulses with indie wine bars, laneway coffee, and a main street alive with thrift stores and global eats. Just five kilometres north of the CBD, heritage cottages rub shoulders with sleek townhouses, as a wave of creative energy transforms this working-class heartland into one of the city’s most magnetic neighbourhoods.
Affordable yet ambitious, it’s where old Hobart soul meets new-world cool. Here’s our guide to eating, drinking, shopping, and exploring in Moonah.
The Best Cafes in Moonah
Plain Jane
If you love your breakfast big and a little tongue-in-cheek, Plain Jane is your girl. A sibling to Hobart’s cult favourite Machine Laundry Cafe, this retro-chic spot is all kitsch décor, sunny courtyard tables, and portions that require stamina. Locals rave about the giant three-cheese toasties, baked eggs, and the “extra everything” approach that makes even a humble coffee order feel indulgent.
73 Main Road, Moonah
District B
District B feels like your friend’s kitchen — if your friend pulled perfect flat whites and baked cinnamon scrolls that smelled like heaven. On Albert Road, this cosy cafe trades in warmth more than flash: bacon-and-egg rolls arrive wrapped in comfort, coffee is roasted with care, and locals linger long past their lunch break. It’s Moonah’s antidote to the frantic cafe scene: friendly, neighbourly, and quietly stylish. A place to stop, sip, and exhale — no hashtags required.
96 Albert Road, Moonah
Shake Coffee Roasters
Coffee nerds, take note: Shake is where beans go from roaster to cup in the time it takes to butter a croissant. The air at 85 Main Road is thick with the perfume of single-origin beans tumbling from the drum, filter brews sparkle with clarity, and house-baked pastries — especially the croissants — flake into buttery shards that demand a repeat order. The hum of early risers and the scent of roasting beans trail you down the street.
85 Main Road, Moonah
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Wondr by Villino
Industrial-chic meets caffeinated creativity at Wondr, the cellar-door cafe of Hobart’s beloved Villino Coffee Roasters. Here you can sip espresso and single-origin pour-overs while watching beans tumble from the roasting drum next door. The space has a warehouse edge softened by pastries, chatter and the heady perfume of freshly ground coffee. It’s Moonah’s clearest signal that specialty coffee culture has arrived well.
43 Sunderland Street, Moonah
The Best Bars & Restaurants in Moonah
St Albi Bar & Eatery
Moonah’s answer to the city gastropub, St Albi sits in a 404 m² warehouse with steel beams and swagger. The menu reads like a hymn to local produce: Tasmanian oysters, chilli squid, and steaks rubbed with coffee and spice. Share plates arrive piled high, cocktails are mixed with quiet confidence, and the beer garden hums with Friday night chatter. Sleek but never stuffy, St Albi is where Moonah gets dressed up — and often stays out long enough to see Saturday dawn.
49 Albert Road, Moonah
Moonah Hotel & Cellars
An Art Deco landmark since 1934, this pub was revived by brewer Benn Hooper, terrazzo floors polished back to their former glory. Today, the Moonah Hotel pours craft beers from twelve rotating taps and plates up pub staples that lean hearty rather than fussy. There’s a sunlit beer garden for long afternoons, a dining room that nods to nostalgia, and an adjoining cellar door so you can take the night home. Equal parts history and modern polish, it’s Moonah’s communal living room.
99 Main Road, Moonah
Luna Chan
Moonah’s modern Taiwanese darling, Luna Chan is all about pillowy bao buns and steaming noodle bowls. Pork belly bao melts with sticky-sweet satisfaction, tofu baos bring a vegan XO kick, and soups arrive fragrant and warming — comfort food that tastes like Taipei night markets filtered through Tasmanian produce. The fit-out is unfussy, the service breezy, and the food fast but memorable. Come hungry, come with friends, and leave with bao sauce on your fingers. Moonah wouldn’t be Moonah without it.
127A Main Road, Moonah
Yuzuka Japanese Restaurant
Yuzuka fuses Japanese craft with Tasmanian generosity. Sushi platters gleam with freshness, karaage chicken crunches in all the right places, and ramen bowls steam with spice and soul — one diner called the spicy ramen “the best in Hobart.” The fit-out is sleek without tipping into cold, and the staff have that knack for remembering your face. It’s a Moonah restaurant that swings both ways: an easy weeknight feed or a polished date spot. Either way, portions are generous.
78 Main Road, Moonah
Chulesi Nepalese Restaurant
Moonah’s global passport extends to Nepal, thanks to Chulesi. The family-run restaurant delivers momo dumplings plump with spiced meat, curries layered with heat, and butter chicken that regulars swear by. Biryani arrives fragrant with saffron, while vegetarian options sing with spice and texture. It’s unpretentious, homely and full of heart — where the food tastes slow-cooked, the welcome is genuine, and you leave feeling like you’ve just eaten in someone’s kitchen. Spice, warmth, and hospitality on a plate.
Site 1/73-75 Main Road, Moonah
Saba’s Falafel
Tiny in footprint, huge in reputation: Saba’s is Moonah’s falafel temple. Chickpea patties emerge hot and crisp, tucked into pita wraps with zesty salads and tahini that drips down your wrist. Eggplant platters, vegan-friendly extras, and a sweet halva finish keep regulars in the queue. It’s a counter-service spot, casual and cheerful, but don’t mistake it for simple. Every bite is fresh, generous and better than the last.
shop2/75 Main Road, Moonah
Sacred Bites Indian Asian Fusion
A short stroll from Moonah, Sacred Bites reimagines Indian cuisine with Asian inflections. Think depth over dazzle: curries layered like symphonies, vegetarian dishes that feel genuinely inventive, and share plates that aren’t afraid of fusion — paneer tacos, chicken momos, minced mushroom and garlic naan. The dining room is stylish, the staff relaxed but switched-on, and the food bold without being gimmicky. Your taste buds will thank you.
Unit 17/119 New Town Road, New Town
Hazel Breeze
Hazel Breeze delivers Sri Lankan comfort food that sings with spice. The kottu roti clangs on the hotplate before arriving chopped and fragrant, string hoppers soak up curries laced with chilli, and devilled chicken hits with sweet fire. Everything is cooked with fresh Tasmanian produce, but the flavours are pure Colombo street food. It’s family-run, casual and brimming with warmth; every plate feels like heritage made tangible. For spice fiends, Hazel Breeze is essential Moonah dining.
40 Springfield Avenue, Moonah
The Albert Brewery
The Albert is Moonah’s craft beer HQ, a stripped-back taproom where lager finally gets its due. Owner JJ King has built a lineup that’s crisp, clever and deeply drinkable — think classic pilsners, seasonal experiments, even the occasional curry-spiced brew. The vibe is easy-going: communal tables, an outdoor beer garden, and staff who’ll happily walk you through a flight. Open Thursday to Sunday, it’s equal parts neighbourhood local and beer nerd’s playground. If you love lager, this is pilgrimage.
73-75 Albert Road, Moonah
Local Pizza
Local Pizza has nothing to prove, which is precisely why it does. Born in Berriedale a decade ago, this wood-fired stalwart has built a loyal following across Hobart. Bases are hand-stretched sourdough with just enough chew and char, toppings range from classic Margherita to playful weekly specials, and even the gluten-free and vegan versions win respect. The queues say it all: follow the scent of dough drifting down the street and you’ll find Hobart’s favourite slice.
52 Maroni Road, Berriedale
Fun Things to Do in Moonah
Artosaurus Gallery & Studios
Moonah might be known for its eats and drinks, but its creative diet is just as rich. Step inside Artosaurus and you’ll find studios alive with painters mid-brushstroke, ceramicists spinning clay, and makers coaxing life from wood, fabric and metal. It’s part gallery, part clubhouse — irreverent, inclusive, and gloriously hands-on. Pick up a handmade treasure, roll up your sleeves at Clay Club, or just soak up the buzz. This isn’t art on a pedestal — it’s art with pulse.
71a Main Road, Moonah
Moonah Arts Centre
If Artosaurus is Moonah’s creative clubhouse, MAC is its cultural stage. Purpose-built and award-winning, this architecturally striking hub brings together galleries, studios and a black-box theatre under one soaring roof. One week it’s contemporary art, the next it’s live music, film or a hands-on workshop — always inclusive, always community-driven. Step inside and you’ll feel it: this is where Moonah’s stories are told, talent is nurtured, and the suburb’s cultural rhythm beats loudest.
23-27 Albert Road, Moonah
Runnymede Estate
Ten minutes from Moonah, Runnymede Estate serves up a different kind of escape — one of heritage elegance and quiet reflection. Built in the 1830s and once home to a famed whaling captain, this Georgian villa is now cared for by the National Trust. Wander through rooms preserved with maritime collections, then lose yourself in nineteenth-century gardens where heritage roses bloom beside century-old trees.
It’s history wrapped in beauty — a reminder that Tasmania’s stories are as compelling as its landscapes.
61 Bay Road, New Town
Visit MONA
If Moonah hums with creativity, MONA is its cathedral. Just 10 minutes up the road in Berriedale, David Walsh’s subterranean wonderland has rewritten the rules of what a museum can be — part gallery, part playground, part provocation. Ride the camo-painted ferry, descend into sandstone tunnels, and lose yourself among everything from ancient antiquities to taboo-breaking installations. Outside, vineyard lawns spill toward the Derwent, with Moorilla wine in hand and a soundtrack of summer festivals.
Pair a Moonah cafe crawl with MONA’s audacious energy, and you’ve got Hobart’s cultural power move.
655 Main Road, Berriedale
Ride or Walk GASP! or the North South Track
Moonah makes an excellent launchpad for two very different adventures. Head south to GASP! (Glenorchy Art and Sculpture Park), where a striking boardwalk hugs the Derwent River — part waterside trail, part open-air gallery. Sculptures, architectural shelters and wide skies make it as cultural as it is scenic. For something wilder, the North–South Track delivers 11km of bushland switchbacks linking kunanyi/Mt Wellington to Glenorchy — a favourite for both hikers and mountain bikers. Together, they highlight that a day out in and around Moonah balances grit with green.
Goulds Lagoon Wetlands
Just minutes from Moonah’s bustle, Gould’s Lagoon is a pocket of stillness where bird calls replace traffic and reflections ripple across freshwater. Established as a sanctuary in 1938, its boardwalks and bird hides invite slow wanderings and quiet observation — more than 100 bird species call it home. Families come for discovery trails, photographers for misty mornings, and locals for the rare calm it brings. Proof that Moonah’s wild side is never far away.
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Moonah isn’t just evolving — it’s thriving. Equal parts grit, flavour, and creativity, this comeback suburb proves Hobart’s brightest energy now beats five kilometres north of the CBD. After more Tasmanian magic? Wander our Tamar Valley guide for wine country dreams, or bookmark these beautiful Airbnbs around Hobart for a stay worth lingering over.
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