- It’s not an everyday combination – but it should be. Japanese tapas and jazz tunes are on the menu every Friday at Jam Jar in Battery Point. Check the blackboard behind the counter, and if there’s still room among the locals, pop your name on the list!
- There’s a reason colonial artist John Glover painted up at Knocklofty Reserve. Follow in his footsteps across bushland used by early settlers for firewood and grazing. Sitting snugly behind the suburb of West Hobart, the city views are pretty and trails will lead you past quarries and other pieces of the past.
- Explore the River Derwent from the seat of a kayak. This is particularly special during the Wooden Boat Festival, and on the local tour you’ll be served fresh fish and chips from the nearby fish punt, direct to your kayak’s deck!
- Some say the outlook from Mount Nelson trumps a trip up Mount Wellington. Sweeping views of the Channel certainly feel closer from this vantage point and the café’s freshly baked scones rival the setting. It’s also beautiful at night.
- Up for a night at the theatre? Slip into a comfy red velvet chair at the Theatre Royal, Australia’s oldest continuously operating theatre.
- Sit down by the water’s edge at Cornelian Bay – grab a coffee and pick your favourite boatshed from the shoreline.
- Those who love a good farmers market can’t go past the Farm Gate Market (every Sunday) in Hobart or the Bream Creek Market (held monthly) for the freshest produce we have to offer.
- Dinner in North Hobart and an arty movie at the State is a popular combination. From a casual bite at the Winston to tapas at Raincheck or the new wine bar next door, this strip is the local’s haven for eating out.
- Everyone loves a lazy few hours in a bean bag, especially if it’s pink and on the lawns outside Australia’s largest private art collection. There’s nothing like some Tassie sparkling in the sunshine at MONA. Catch a concert on the lawns or enjoy the market during summer.
- Nestled away in Lenah Valley you’ll find Lady Franklin Gallery, open to the public on weekends. The stone gallery was built in 1842 as a museum dedicated to art and history, created by Lady Jane Franklin to encourage “cultural aspirations”.
- “My friends and I are riding our bikes from the city out to MONA on the weekend as the weather looks nice. The bike track they have now allows you to do that safely – especially because we will have to rehydrate with a Moo Brew once we’re out there.”
- Hop on the swings at Arthurs Circus in Battery Point, surrounded by quaint 1800s cottages.
- “We love strolling along Sandy Bay’s Long Beach and a picnic on the grass with pizza from Sandy Bay Woodfired Pizza … yum!”
- Wander around the market at the Masonic temple on a Sunday to discover a host of local makers, then sit and enjoy St Davids Park over the road, the city’s first cemetery.
- Anyone for bus bingo in a former Metro bus at Preachers? The handpumped Two Metre Tall ale is the ideal match.