1. Eat : )
2. Bruny Island
3. Mona, Museum of Old and New Art
4. Mount Wellington 
5. Port Arthur
6. Where to stay

Eat : )

Okay, let’s start with the food shall we. We didn’t have one bad meal here.

If you get a chance to go to Restaurant Maria, do it! This was the best meal of the trip. They serve a degustation, and every single dish was goood, from the wallaby macadamia hummus to the house baked foccacia, Adam liked the sardine dish (and he doesn’t like sardines). I couldn’t pick a favourite! I ate one of the best oysters I’ve ever had too. The Maria lemonade was also delicious! We went for dinner but if you go for lunch, you’d see beautiful views of the water from Brooke St Pier.

Second, was Landscape Restaurant & Grill. I booked a private room here for 24 people for my brothers birthday. This was the main event, so I was hoping they would not disappoint! Luckily they did not, and I got some good sister cred out of it. The food here was very good. They allowed each person to choose their entree, main and dessert on the night. I was also impressed by how they handled dietaries for a big group, which was seamless. It was a memorable night! Happy birthday little bro!

We also had good dinners at Ball and Chain Grill, in Salamana. There tiramisu is a must! and Cugini for Italian.

We also enjoyed the Salamanca Markets on Saturday morning. We bought some treats for us to enjoy at the top of Mount Wellington. Other memorable cafes were Leoht (would have loved to go again!), and Erda for yummy drinks.

My family and I really also loved Pigeon Whole Bakers. My dad made me laugh because one day on our trip he said “the bread in Hobart is so good”. He didn’t realise that it was because every bread we had thus far was from the same bakery. The first meal we had at Mures Upper Deck served us bread from here, and our Airbnb hosts left a loaf and others treats from here. We also stopped here to get some treats before a day trip to Port Arthur : )

Bruny Island

We’re very glad we had a car, as it made it much easier to do day trips. We got to Bruny by boarding a ferry with our car from Kettering Rd (about 30 minutes away from the center of Hobart).

As soon as we arrived we stopped by the Bruny Island Cheese Company. We ordered the Bruny Cheese Platter for two, with smoked wallaby. It was SO delicious! Honestly, it was probably some of the best cheeses we’ve ever had. The hard cheese was named the best Australian cheese in 2024. Adam’s favourite was the feta in olive oil. My fave combo was the soft cheese, similar to a camembert with mustard, pickle and tomato relish (chefs kiss).

We then stopped by Get Shucked for fresh Oysters! I bought half a dozen at the start of the trip, and got another half a dozen on our way back. If you want to pick up some sourdough, you stop by the bread fridges at the roadside.

We did the typical tourist thing and stopped by the Bruny Island Neck with stunning 360 degree views of the island.

We then made our way to the Fluted Cape Walk. Apart from devouring that delicious cheese platter, this was my favourite thing to do at Bruny. We opted for the shorter route (Grass Point) which is about 40 mins one way. But it took us a lot longer because we stopped to admire the views.

There’s a lot of stunning walks to do in Bruny. Next time I’d love to explore more south, and visit the lighthouse. You’ll also see a few places you can eat and stop by like Bruny Honey and Chocolate shops.

Mona, Museum of Old and New Art

No visit to Hobart is complete without a visit to Mona. You can get the Mona ferry which departs at Brooke St Pier, or drive in like we did. We spent just over 4 hours here, but you can easily spend a whole day. There were some incredible art pieces that we were in awe of (not pictured here, because, well.. spoilers), and some pretty weird, quirky and dark stuff too. The artwork is explained through their free app, which you can download at the museum.

Mount Wellington 

We drove right to the top and enjoyed the beautiful views. My brother and his friends did the hike up and braved the steep incline, and the cold and windy weather, which took about 3 hours. Mum, dad, Adam and I opted for a much more leisurely situation and enjoyed the views without the hike up.

If you go when its cold I would recommend thermals, a wind breaker jacket, beanie, scarf, gloves – the whole shebang. It was freezing!

Port Arthur

We did a day trip to Port Arthur, the former convict settlement.

On the way there we made a stop at Pirates Bay Lookout which was so stunning. You can see a stunning view of the coastline, cliffs and Cape Raoul (It’s on my list to do a hike here one day). They also had a coffee van here!

Port Arthur was beautiful. We enjoyed the views of the water, the gardens and exploring the site. But the dark history of Port Arthur was sobering, to say the least.

One the way back to Hobart we visited the Maingon Bay Lookout, which was stunning! You can then descend a flight of stairs to see the Remarkable cave.

Where to stay

We stayed at the cutest airbnb in West Hobart (less than 10 mins away from the CBD and most central locations like Brooke St Pier). We were walking distance to many good local cafes too. We also had a car which made everything pretty easy to get to (and I would recommend, especially if you’re doing day trips to places like Bruny and Port Arthur).

I would have also loved to stay in Battery Point which is super close to everything – good cafes, Salamanca markets etc, and just a cute suburb to walk through.

The hosts gave us so many amazing treats to enjoy from local sourdough, honey, jam, fresh fruit juices, granola and also frozen croissants from Pigeon Whole Bakers that we popped in the oven and devoured in one sitting.

I love stained glass windows (trying to convince Adam to have one in our home). Not pictured are the many portraits of people in the house, which tbh kind of creeped me out. I was convinced there was some ghost energy, but nothing weird happened so it could have just been me ; D

Next time in Tassie I’d love to visit Cradle Mountain and Freycinet.

Let me know your Tassie recommendations, or where you’d love to go!

Thanks for reading xx