Top, Best & Fun Rooftop Bars in Hobart

"Floating at the end of Brooke Street Pier, this bar is predominately made of glass so you can enjoy unparalleled water views of Sullivan’s Cove and the River Derwent. It also an impressive glassware collection on display, housed in a glass cabinet – but of course!. Cocktails incorporate Tasmania’s world-class spirits and the food offering puts the Apple Isle’s produce front and centre."

"Address: Brooke Street Pier, Franklin Wharf, Hobart TAS 7000Phone: 0437 245 540. If you're all about the romance, The Glass House is your go-to destination!. With breathtaking views suspended over Sullivan's Cove, this place is renowned for it's elegant cocktails, Tasmanian inspired small plates, international flair and 280 degree water views."

"Degustation and Wine PairingSelect from two options of a chefs menu with an emphasis on locally caught and grown produce from our Executive Chef, with a pairing of award winning local wines put together by our Restaurant and Bar..."

"Escape the madness of Salamanca Place for the inspired lunacy of Preachers, a student hang-out that happens to serve some of Australia’s best ales and ciders. You’ll find 17 great beers on tap here, with names such as 4 Pines, Mountain Goat, Hobgoblin, Stone & Wood and White Rabbit on the list. Since Preachers was launched by Hobart locals, Chris Cooper and Brett Allchin, to promote Tasmanian craft beer, the bar does not serve any mainstream options."

"It may be a casual bar-restaurant vibe, but Preachers is a Hobart institution and rightfully deserves its place on a ‘best eats’ list. Preachers is a backyard type of affair (quite literally) and does some of the most mouth-watering salads, burgers, and fries in town. Open nightly with a fun and care-free al fresco and an on-trend atmosphere, Preachers makes for a great mid-week dinner or casual dinner date spot."

"Restaurant of Preachers is considered by many as a Hobart institution and best cheap eats Hobart offers to younger generation. This institution, without a doubt, should be on your list of restaurants. Preachers is a backyard restaurant that serves most delicious salads, burgers as well as fries in town."

"It’s warm and inviting, popular with locals and those who are on a first-name basis with the bartenders. It has hearty fare, which always warms your bones on chillier evenings and a smile comes with every ‘hello’. It also has live music nightly and back-garden BBQ facilities to make the place feel even more like home."

"Along the North Hobart strip you can indulge in a drink or two at Room For a Pony, grab some mouth-watering food at Pancho Villa or Capital, or see some live music at the Republic Bar. ALTERNATIVE: If Mount Wellington and Salamanca don't tickle your fancy, a trip to Bruny Island may be a great alternative."

"If you’ve ever visited Hobart before, you’ve probably stumbled across Republic. With old men propping up the bar and a pumping beer Garden filled with locals, it looks pretty true-blue Aussie pub. But this honest-to-goodness pub is one of the busiest joints in town."

"Hobart’s Japanese gastropub Bar Waizakaya has a brand new online ordering system for pick up and delivery daily between 12pm and 9pm. Their Tokyo-style menu features favourites like ramen, panko-crumbed pork belly and gyoza complete with a selection of sake, Japanese beers and cocktails. They’re even live-streaming their Sunday BBQ cook-up, which is available to order alongside a serving of live music from their upstairs bar."

"If you’re looking for the best Japanese restaurant in Hobart, you’ll find it on Elizabeth Street. While the city, and Tasmania in general, boasts nowhere near the amount of top-quality Japanese eateries as say Melbourne or Sydney, this modest izakaya-inspired space more than holds up the flag for fans of sake and sashimi. If you could pick any time of day to experience Bar Wa Izakaya, make it the early afternoon."

"Affectionately known by locals as ‘The Tele’, Telegraph Hotel is a destination for anyone looking to party hard. With happy hour rolling around every week, it won’t take long before you try your hand at karaoke or strut your stuff on the dance floor. The crowds start rolling in early, and nobody starts leaving until late."

"Distilleries began taking advantage of Tasmania’s ideal conditions for growing barley in the early 1800s, but Gov. John Franklin imposed a prohibition in 1838 that lasted for over 150 years. In 1992, Bill Lark helped lobby to overturn the law, then launched Lark Distillery soon after, earning him the moniker “the godfather of Australian whisky.” At Cellar Door and Whisky Bar, you can taste Lark’s single malts, as well as other local whiskies like the award-winning Sullivans Cove. Get comfortable on a leather couch inside the moody bar or sit in the courtyard looking at Constitution Dock as you enjoy a tasting flight, a cheeseboard, and a Pigeon Whole Bakers baguette."

"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 in the Coal River Valley, 20 minutes' drive away)."

"The relaxed and friendly nightclub is the home of cheap drinks and cruisey vibes. With 8-ball tables and chalkboards you can actually draw on, your two left feet won’t prevent you from having a good time. The bartenders are known around town as some of the best in the business – make sure you order the local special."

"IXL Long Bar is the perfect place to escape to when in search of creative cocktails in a contemporary and cultured setting. Part of the renowned The Henry Jones ‘art hotel’, the bar is suitably stylish, attracting a cool clientele who sip on curious concoctions made by award-winning mixologists. View this post on Instagram"

"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 bar, flop on to the leather couches in the hotel lobby...."

"Old Hobart meets new inside Henry Jones Art Hotel, where IXL Long Bar resides. Here, heritage architecture meets novel cocktails inside the historical jam factory on Hobart’s waterfront."

"Many roads in Hobart lead to the Elizabeth Street pier and Asian Gourmet is one such reason to tread the boards. Design-wise, this Cantonese specialist largely leaves the theatrics to the marine view but the food outguns the utilitarian surroundings. Yum cha covers all the bases from classic shao mai to boneless duck, while going à la carte yields treasures such as a comforting chicken and corn soup and stir-fried Tassie beef hor fun with flat noodles.Elizabeth Street Pier, Hobart; (03) 6224 4428"

"It’s quite the hike between Hobart Brewing and Shambles to start this Crawl but, once you arrive, you’ll agree it’s worth the effort for two key reasons. For one, the views you’ll take in while wandering along the waterside are particularly fantastic; secondly, and more importantly for beer fans, once you arrive at Shambles you’ll hit the start of a ménage à trois of breweries within a few hundred metres of each other. Shambles first opened at the start of 2016 and has managed to become the sort of brewpub that effortlessly proves combining good beer with good hospitality equals good times."

"About four craft breweries have cropped up in this part of town recently, but the best has to be Shambles. It has pulled off the marriage of a sleek, industrial-chic bar (lots of timber and steel), with tasty, refreshingly crisp ales. Head to 222 Elizabeth Street in the late afternoon to join office workers enjoying a post-work pint."

"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 a hit of table tennis). Tasting paddles are $14, or..."

"Standing in startling, Gothic isolation next to the clean-running Hobart Rivulet, Australia’s oldest brewery (1824) is still pumping out superb beers. The daily one-hour tours involve plenty of history, with tastings at the end. Note that under-16s aren't permitted on the main brewery tour (take the family-friendly Beer School tour instead), and that brewery machinery might not be running if you're here on a weekend (brewers have weekends, too). To get here, take bus 446, 447 or 449."

"When you’re done, spend the afternoon sampling beers at Cascade Brewery, Australia’s oldest operating brewery. Or sample whiskey at Lark Distillery, one of Hobart’s famous whiskey bars. Salamanca Place has a large range of restaurants to choose from for dinner for those sweet tooth lovers, Honey Badger Dessert Cafe will do the trick (or make you sick)."

"Kathmandu offers a delicious range of Nepalese food, taking inspiration from our neighbours India, Tibet and China. Picture a quiet evening out with your loved one, in an intimate dining space with soft warm lighting and street views of heritage Battery Point or a lively get together with friends out in the back room. The menu is extensive, featuring vegetable and meat dishes including fish, lamb and goat curry accompanied with garlic roti and rice, one infused with almonds, peas and currants."