Hobart
An excellent brewery just south of the NoHo strip, with minimalist interiors and a concrete-block bar. Head out the back to drink among the vats (and have…
Must-see nightlife in Tasmania
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Hobart
The gourmet burgers here nudge $20, but atmospheric Jack Greene (a European hunting lodge on the run?) is worthwhile if you're a wandering beer fan…
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Launceston
The 10 taps get busy at this dark and delightful bar, pouring a vast range of craft beers for regulars of every age and social category. Food – fried…
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Hobart
This low-key city pub is the best boozer in the CBD, with open fires, creative pub food (such as trout Kiev, or hazelnut and beetroot gnocchi; mains $15…
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Tasmania
Dating from 1847, this venerable pub with its much-loved beer garden was damaged by fire in 2015 and subsequently sold to the owners of the acclaimed Red…
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Hobart
A superb reworking of a weary old 1970s tavern (the term given to low-roofed, architecturally lazy, suburban Tasmanian pubs), the Salty Dog is bright,…
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Hobart
The grim old art-deco Eaglehawk pub has been transformed into the Winston, a craft-beery, US-style alehouse. Grab a pint of the house stout from one of…
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Hobart
The very fancy Glass House sits in the prow of the floating Brooke St Pier, sandwiched between Aløft and Brooke St Larder, with a huge window-wall…
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Hobart
The pioneer and patriarch of Tasmanian distilleries, Lark has a moody, low-slung cellar door and whisky bar at the water's edge (the actual distillery is…
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Hobart
'Since 1840' is the tag-line here… Well, the building maybe. But 'WBM' is one of a new brigade of Salamanca Place booze rooms, focused on excellent craft…
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Hobart
Old-time Havana mural, pastel-coloured stools, palm fronds painted on the windows, gallons of rum behind the bar – Rude Boy channels a little bit of the…
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Launceston
The 'Leap In, Limp Out' motto is dodgy, but the Royal Oak is still Launceston’s best pub. We really don't need to expand on this fact, but it's hard not…
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Launceston
This new little wine bar, tucked into a city alcove, is as cosy as they come. Wines and spirits are exclusively Tasmanian and exhaustive – there's more…
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Hobart
In a big red shed on Macquarie Point, fronted by the Red Square community space (fancy a haircut from a caravan hair salon?), Hobart Brewing Company is…
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Tasmania
Opened in 1902 as an overnight stop for travellers between Launceston and Devonport, the Empire retains an old-fashioned feel but has been given a modest…
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The East Coast
This amiable boozer gets packed to the gills with tourists and locals most nights, elbowing around the pool table and downing a few cold ales. The pub…
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The Southeast
One of Tasmania's creative new breed of small craft-beer brewers (there were 21 of them last time we counted), Devils Brewery occupies a restored carriage…
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Hobart
Purportedly Australia's second-oldest pub (pouring since 1827), the convict-built Brunswick has the city centre's best beer garden in the form of its…
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Hobart
In search of civility amid the nocturnal Salamanca fray? Grape is possibly your best bet, a woody wine bar with a superb list of Tasmanian drops,…
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Launceston
An outlet for Red Brick Road's handcrafted ciders, this small, skinny bar features rustic apple packing-shed panelling and a stainless-steel cider vat…
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Hobart
Among the string of dark drinking dens along Salamanca Pl, this Den has emerged as a shaft of light. Framed around a central fireplace and ranging over…
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The Southeast
Inside a little old 1870s weatherboard church in little old Franklin, Frank's is a cellar-door bar where you can sip your way through a few glasses of…
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Hobart
The bad old Mayfair Tavern is long gone: in its place is the arty World's End, with an emphasis placed squarely on craft beers and cool tunes ('70s funk…
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Tasmania
Devonport's most interesting bar is as dark as stout inside, but has craft beer and cider pouring from 11 taps, as well as a strong spirits collection. It…
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Hobart
Prop yourself at the glowing bar at the Henry Jones Art Hotel and check out Hobart’s fashionistas over a honey porter. If there are no spare stools at the…
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Hobart
Hipster beards are optional but preferred at this 1849 sailmaker's cottage turned bar. The ramshackle beer garden is the place to be in Hobart on a summer…
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Hobart
What's prehistorically old is new at this sophisticated spirits bar inside the MACq 01 hotel, where you'll drink among an array of fossils, including a…
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Hobart
Stylish waterfront T-42° makes a big splash with its food (mains $18 to $32), but also draws well-dressed, late-week barflies with its minimalist interior…
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Hobart
Obsessively brewed real ales steal the show at this new North Hobart brew-bar, a stylish black beer-bunker reviving an old corner shop, just a short…
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Hobart
As far as streets go, Post St is titchy (40m, tops), but the buzzy, conversation-filled bar here sure is sociable. The deck out the front is the place to…
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The East Coast
Something new in Scottsdale (believe us, it's unusual), Little Rivers is a backstreet brewhouse turning out five flavoursome beers, including a crisp…
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Hobart
Backed by glowing shelves of whisky tumblers, Bar Wa Izakaya is a darkened, atmospheric Japanese bar with more sake, Sapporo and Japanese whisky on offer…
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Hobart
This classy wine bar is NoHo's most sophisticated resident. Pull up a window seat at the front of the skinny room and sip something hip from the tightly…
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Launceston
Sporties is the perfect local: there's a rear deck perfect for afternoon beers, a pool table, live sport on the big screens and live music on Fridays and…
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Launceston
Cool! A Tasmania-centric bar serving libations of all kinds from around the island: whites, reds, beers and spirits. Slide into a leather lounge or prop…
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Launceston
Launceston has a few of these mainstream all-things-to-all-people operations, but Alchemy stands out with bargain weekday lunches ($15), live acoustic…
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Hobart
Society Salamanca is an atmospheric gin-and-whisky bar occupying the ground floor of a brutal-looking concrete building just up the hill from Salamanca…
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Hobart
Sweet relief on a hot evening, this wine bar is a moody little spot, with tall bentwood stools, craft beers on tap, local-spirits cocktails and an…
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Launceston
Launceston's coolest bar delivers bar food (fried chicken, pork ribs, burgers), cocktails and craft beer beneath a faux hanging garden. Thursday is vegan…
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Tasmania
A majestic art-deco building right on the water's edge, the Riviera has a popular bar with outdoor seating. There's also a bistro on-site (mains $22 to …
