Guidebook for Sandy Bay

Adam
Guidebook for Sandy Bay

Sightseeing

Iconic, breathtaking views of the entire Hobart area, get here by car, book a tour bus, or get a Metro bus to Fern Tree and walk to the top! There is an observation building at the pinnacle (1271m), and the entire mountain is covered in parks and bushland with walks to suit any age and difficulty.
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Гора Веллингтон
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Iconic, breathtaking views of the entire Hobart area, get here by car, book a tour bus, or get a Metro bus to Fern Tree and walk to the top! There is an observation building at the pinnacle (1271m), and the entire mountain is covered in parks and bushland with walks to suit any age and difficulty.
Not as high as Mount Wellington, but a lovely hilltop reserve with views of the Derwent estuary and short walks and cafe nearby. You can walk from my apartment all the way up this hill (352m) from Lambert Avenue, but it is considerably steep.
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Mount Nelson Signal Station
700 Nelson Rd
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Not as high as Mount Wellington, but a lovely hilltop reserve with views of the Derwent estuary and short walks and cafe nearby. You can walk from my apartment all the way up this hill (352m) from Lambert Avenue, but it is considerably steep.
Historical area lined with seafarers and workers' cottages. Famous Arthur's Circus is photogenic, and bakeries, restaurants nearby. An ideal walk to join Sandy Bay and Salamanca.
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Battery Point
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Historical area lined with seafarers and workers' cottages. Famous Arthur's Circus is photogenic, and bakeries, restaurants nearby. An ideal walk to join Sandy Bay and Salamanca.
The first stop in any visit to Hobart. Historical buildings and vibrant food and drink culture line the deep docks of Hobart's waterfront. Best to wander the whole length of these wharves, stop in at shops and eateries that catch your eye, and walk to adjoining areas of Battery Point, Queens Domain, and the most famous of strips, Salamanca Place.
Sullivans Cove
The first stop in any visit to Hobart. Historical buildings and vibrant food and drink culture line the deep docks of Hobart's waterfront. Best to wander the whole length of these wharves, stop in at shops and eateries that catch your eye, and walk to adjoining areas of Battery Point, Queens Domain, and the most famous of strips, Salamanca Place.
Iconic street with a marvellous surviving row of old warehouses that are now home to bars, cafes, restaurants and art galleries. Salamanca is the starting point for any stroll around Sullivan's Cove, and the centre of food and drinking nightlife in Hobart.
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Salamanca Place
Salamanca Place
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Iconic street with a marvellous surviving row of old warehouses that are now home to bars, cafes, restaurants and art galleries. Salamanca is the starting point for any stroll around Sullivan's Cove, and the centre of food and drinking nightlife in Hobart.

Parks & Nature

Lovely historical decorative gardens set in Queens Domain, a short walk from the city and ideal for picnics with views of the river.
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Королевские ботанические сады Тасмании
Lower Domain Road
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Lovely historical decorative gardens set in Queens Domain, a short walk from the city and ideal for picnics with views of the river.
Lower Sandy Bay has a couple of cafes, but mainly people go there for Long Beach and Nutgrove Beach, peaceful swimming spots and also large parklands and playgrounds. Nice walk from my apartment.
Little Sandy Bay
Lower Sandy Bay has a couple of cafes, but mainly people go there for Long Beach and Nutgrove Beach, peaceful swimming spots and also large parklands and playgrounds. Nice walk from my apartment.
A great, sheltered beach ideal for families and walking.
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Kingston Beach
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A great, sheltered beach ideal for families and walking.

Arts & Culture

Historical Shot Tower, c.1870, which you can climb to the top of and get a devonshire tea downstairs. A nice, quieter spot which you can get a bus down Sandy Bay Rd to or drive around the river on the way to Kingston.
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Shot Tower Historic Site
318 Channel Hwy
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Historical Shot Tower, c.1870, which you can climb to the top of and get a devonshire tea downstairs. A nice, quieter spot which you can get a bus down Sandy Bay Rd to or drive around the river on the way to Kingston.
Famous art gallery, now the most popular attraction in Hobart. David Walsh built this amazing space to house his quirky and unique private collection, the best way to arrive is by ferry (book online and leave from Murray St Pier on the waterfront), and you can easily spend a day through the museum and visiting the Moorilla Winery and Moo Brew cellar door on the grounds.
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MONA
655 Main Rd
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Famous art gallery, now the most popular attraction in Hobart. David Walsh built this amazing space to house his quirky and unique private collection, the best way to arrive is by ferry (book online and leave from Murray St Pier on the waterfront), and you can easily spend a day through the museum and visiting the Moorilla Winery and Moo Brew cellar door on the grounds.
Recently refurbished, iconic building and telling the story of Tasmania in a style quite quirky and different to the usual stuffy library-like museums. Includes great exhibits on Aboriginal conflict, Antarctic exploration and political change.
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Тасманский музей и художественная галерея
Dunn Place
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Recently refurbished, iconic building and telling the story of Tasmania in a style quite quirky and different to the usual stuffy library-like museums. Includes great exhibits on Aboriginal conflict, Antarctic exploration and political change.
Part of the UNESCO Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Site. Purpose-built facility to house female convicts, an easily accessible place to get a feel for British transportation to Van Diemans Land.
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Cascades Female Factory Historic Site
16 Degraves St
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Part of the UNESCO Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Site. Purpose-built facility to house female convicts, an easily accessible place to get a feel for British transportation to Van Diemans Land.
Historical site and Australia's oldest brewery, still the home of Cascade Beer offering tours and tastings set in idyllic gardens in the shadow of Mount Wellington. Booking essential and production is best viewed on weekdays.
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Пивоварня Cascade Brewery
140 Cascade Rd
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Historical site and Australia's oldest brewery, still the home of Cascade Beer offering tours and tastings set in idyllic gardens in the shadow of Mount Wellington. Booking essential and production is best viewed on weekdays.

Getting Around

Closest bike hire to my apartment, situated in a bike shop.
My Ride Hobart
129 Sandy Bay Road
Closest bike hire to my apartment, situated in a bike shop.
Good daily (and overnight) rates to hire a bike and ride from the city around waterfront or along the river. Best to call first, find details online.
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Hobart Bike Hire
Brooke Street
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Good daily (and overnight) rates to hire a bike and ride from the city around waterfront or along the river. Best to call first, find details online.
Information centre for Metro buses, including ticketing and timetables. Open weekdays and till 2pm Saturdays.
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Metro Shop Hobart
40 Elizabeth St
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Information centre for Metro buses, including ticketing and timetables. Open weekdays and till 2pm Saturdays.
Buses back to Sandy Bay leave from Stop 'P' next to Franklin Square.
Franklin Square
70 Macquarie St
Buses back to Sandy Bay leave from Stop 'P' next to Franklin Square.

Essentials

Shopping plaza with supermarkets, pharmacy, bakery and coffee.
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Woolworths Sandy Bay
57 King St
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Shopping plaza with supermarkets, pharmacy, bakery and coffee.
Closest laundromat to my apartment, dryers are $1 per 7 min
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Village Dry Cleaners
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Closest laundromat to my apartment, dryers are $1 per 7 min
Smaller Coles supermarket in the main strip of Sandy Bay near other conveniences
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Coles Sandy Bay
246 Sandy Bay Rd
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Smaller Coles supermarket in the main strip of Sandy Bay near other conveniences
Gourmet provedore with some delicious Tasmanian goodies and a fine selection of wine.
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Lipscombe Larder | A World of Fine Foods
3 Sandy Bay Rd
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Gourmet provedore with some delicious Tasmanian goodies and a fine selection of wine.
24 hour Emergency Department
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Royal Hobart Hospital
48 Liverpool St
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24 hour Emergency Department

Shopping

Hobart's CBD is centred around Liverpool, Collins, Murray and Elizabeth Streets. Some smaller but newly refurbished arcades are worth wandering around in the city here.
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Elizabeth Street Mall
50 Elizabeth St
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Hobart's CBD is centred around Liverpool, Collins, Murray and Elizabeth Streets. Some smaller but newly refurbished arcades are worth wandering around in the city here.
Saturday mornings until 3pm. An absolute must if you are here on a Saturday, iconic market in a historical setting, showcasing a huge range of local foods, craft and street performers.
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Рынок Salamanca Market
Salamanca Place
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Saturday mornings until 3pm. An absolute must if you are here on a Saturday, iconic market in a historical setting, showcasing a huge range of local foods, craft and street performers.

Food Scene

My favourite coffee in Hobart. Some light food options but always stop in for a coffee while in the CBD.
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Villino Coffee
30 Criterion St
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My favourite coffee in Hobart. Some light food options but always stop in for a coffee while in the CBD.
Coffee wholesalers and excellent brewers with good breakfast too (fairly usual options, nothing fancy but done well). Also a retail coffee shop.
Hobart Coffee and Tea Merchants
14 Gregory St
Coffee wholesalers and excellent brewers with good breakfast too (fairly usual options, nothing fancy but done well). Also a retail coffee shop.
Very popular brunch place albeit with a fairly alternative menu. Personally, I think they try too hard to be different but it's very popular with Hobartian hipsters. Don't go here if you just want eggs benedict but the coffee is good.
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Pilgrim Coffee
54 Liverpool St
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Very popular brunch place albeit with a fairly alternative menu. Personally, I think they try too hard to be different but it's very popular with Hobartian hipsters. Don't go here if you just want eggs benedict but the coffee is good.
Excellent pastries and rustic breakfasts to go with the iconic old English promenades of Battery Point. A crowd favourite.
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Jackman & McRoss
57 Hampden Rd
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Excellent pastries and rustic breakfasts to go with the iconic old English promenades of Battery Point. A crowd favourite.
Very good brunches with standard sort of menu and quaint little converted house and yard dining area.
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The Duchess Cafe
231 Sandy Bay Rd
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Very good brunches with standard sort of menu and quaint little converted house and yard dining area.
Villino's sister hole-in-the-wall coffee place. Great brew.
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Ecru Coffee
18 Criterion St
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Villino's sister hole-in-the-wall coffee place. Great brew.
Excellent brunches and coffee with an alternative vibe. Gets very crowded on weekends.
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Machine Laundry Cafe
12 Salamanca Square
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Excellent brunches and coffee with an alternative vibe. Gets very crowded on weekends.
Great cafe for brunches, lunch or any time coffee and cake. Popular place along the lovely South Hobart strip.
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Ginger Brown
464 Macquarie St
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Great cafe for brunches, lunch or any time coffee and cake. Popular place along the lovely South Hobart strip.
Fine brasserie with excellent lunch and dinner and breathtaking views from an enclosed verandah. Best old-fashioned lemonade scones in Hobart, and also a great spot for brunch. Recommend booking, as space is limited and popular.
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The Signal Station
700 Nelson Rd
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Fine brasserie with excellent lunch and dinner and breathtaking views from an enclosed verandah. Best old-fashioned lemonade scones in Hobart, and also a great spot for brunch. Recommend booking, as space is limited and popular.
Great spot for any time of day, a converted service station with Melbourne hipster-esque charm. Brunch with a few different options.
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Room For A Pony
338 Elizabeth Street
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Great spot for any time of day, a converted service station with Melbourne hipster-esque charm. Brunch with a few different options.
If you happen to be in the northern suburbs, this little slice of Melbourne in Hobart has some of our best coffee.
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Shake A Leg Jr
85 Main Rd
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If you happen to be in the northern suburbs, this little slice of Melbourne in Hobart has some of our best coffee.
Walking distance from my apartment, great quality casual seafood and wood fire pizzas.
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Maning Reef Cafe
479 Sandy Bay Rd
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Walking distance from my apartment, great quality casual seafood and wood fire pizzas.
In walking distance, decent pub-style food at affordable prices and with a good vibe on weekends for a drink and music.
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The Metz on The Bay
217 Sandy Bay Road
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In walking distance, decent pub-style food at affordable prices and with a good vibe on weekends for a drink and music.
If looking for just easy, cheap Thai food in walking distance, this is probably the pick of them in Sandy Bay.
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All Thai restaurant
236-244 Sandy Bay Rd
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If looking for just easy, cheap Thai food in walking distance, this is probably the pick of them in Sandy Bay.
Great gourmet burgers in walking distance in Sandy Bay
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Burger Got Soul
160 Sandy Bay Rd
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Great gourmet burgers in walking distance in Sandy Bay
A good spot if looking for no-fuss pasta and pizza within walking distance.
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Solo Pasta and Pizza
50B King St
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A good spot if looking for no-fuss pasta and pizza within walking distance.
Arguably the best Italian restaurant in Hobart. Finer dining so expect to pay a little more but the quality is excellent.
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Don Camillo Restaurant
5 Magnet Ct
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Arguably the best Italian restaurant in Hobart. Finer dining so expect to pay a little more but the quality is excellent.
My Chinese friends would say this is the most authentic fine Chinese restaurant in Hobart. A little more expensive but excellent quality. Quite affordable take away options too.
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Me Wah Restaurant
16 Magnet Ct
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My Chinese friends would say this is the most authentic fine Chinese restaurant in Hobart. A little more expensive but excellent quality. Quite affordable take away options too.
Famous Italian restaurant with authentic home-made style food. Recommend booking as it is popular.
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Da Angelo Ristorante
47 Hampden Rd
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Famous Italian restaurant with authentic home-made style food. Recommend booking as it is popular.
Some of the best Vietnamese you'll find in Hobart.
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Sapa Rose
77-81 Harrington St
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Some of the best Vietnamese you'll find in Hobart.
Well-reviewed Indian with good value authentic curries and tandoor.
Maharaja Authentic Indian Restaurant
81 Bathurst St
Well-reviewed Indian with good value authentic curries and tandoor.
Old fashioned Australian pub food in a good place for a beer and parma.
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New Sydney Hotel
87 Bathurst St
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Old fashioned Australian pub food in a good place for a beer and parma.
Good Australian-style pub with a beer garden and quite decent food, if you're looking for a pint and parma.
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Brisbane Hotel
3 Brisbane St
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Good Australian-style pub with a beer garden and quite decent food, if you're looking for a pint and parma.
Great seafood with a range of price options and gelato out front.
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Fish 349
349 Elizabeth St
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Great seafood with a range of price options and gelato out front.
One of Hobart's original Indian restaurants, a good option on the North Hobart strip.
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Annapurna Indian Cuisine
305 Elizabeth St
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One of Hobart's original Indian restaurants, a good option on the North Hobart strip.
Really good modern Australian if looking for grilled steaks in North Hobart.
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Roaring Grill
301 Elizabeth St
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Really good modern Australian if looking for grilled steaks in North Hobart.
Great gourmet burgers if looking for casual cheap food up in Elizabeth Street.
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The Burger Haus
364A Elizabeth St
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Great gourmet burgers if looking for casual cheap food up in Elizabeth Street.
My favourite seafood in Tasmania, if in a fairly cheesy themed setting. Chowder is to die for. Recommend booking.
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Drunken Admiral
19 Hunter St
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My favourite seafood in Tasmania, if in a fairly cheesy themed setting. Chowder is to die for. Recommend booking.
There are several punts in Constitution Dock selling fresh and cooked fish and chips. Flippers is the most well known one for a good value bite while walking around the wharf.
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Flippers Cooked Seafood
158 Davey St
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There are several punts in Constitution Dock selling fresh and cooked fish and chips. Flippers is the most well known one for a good value bite while walking around the wharf.
Famous Tasmanian family-owned restaurant who own boats and catch their own fish, this building has cheap fish and chips and ice cream on the ground floor, plus fine seafood dining upstairs.
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Mures Lower Deck
Franklin Wharf
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Famous Tasmanian family-owned restaurant who own boats and catch their own fish, this building has cheap fish and chips and ice cream on the ground floor, plus fine seafood dining upstairs.
Trendy South American style grill with jerked meats and a range of flavours. Popular, so expect to wait at the bar.
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Frank Restaurant
1 Franklin Whrf
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Trendy South American style grill with jerked meats and a range of flavours. Popular, so expect to wait at the bar.
One of the better Italian restaurants along Salamanca strip
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MALDINI
47 Salamanca Pl
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One of the better Italian restaurants along Salamanca strip
Quite good Greek in Salamanca
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Mezethes Greek Taverna
77 Salamanca Pl
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Quite good Greek in Salamanca
By the same owners of Cargo down the street, this is a gastropub specialising in very good burgers. Can get pretty busy
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Jack Greene
49 Salamanca Pl
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By the same owners of Cargo down the street, this is a gastropub specialising in very good burgers. Can get pretty busy
Later, this is an extremely crowded and very noisy bar but in early evening and at lunchtimes they do some very good wood fire pizzas. Good for cheap eats and chilled drink before your night out.
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Cargo Bar Pizza Lounge
51 Salamanca Pl
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Later, this is an extremely crowded and very noisy bar but in early evening and at lunchtimes they do some very good wood fire pizzas. Good for cheap eats and chilled drink before your night out.
The iconic and original steak place in Hobart and one of Salamanca's first restaurants, back when it was just warehouses. Not overly cheap but well worth it for a great steak in fairly informal atmosphere.
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Ball & Chain Grill
87 Salamanca Pl
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The iconic and original steak place in Hobart and one of Salamanca's first restaurants, back when it was just warehouses. Not overly cheap but well worth it for a great steak in fairly informal atmosphere.