The Agrarian Kitchen Restaurant is our 2025 Tasmania State Winner
The Gourmet Traveller Annual Restaurant Guide is here, showcasing the very best restaurants in Tasmania. Our carefully considered list goes from the state-winning The Agrarian Kitchen Restaurant, with its eight-course menu of greenhouse-fresh vegetables, to Fico where European and Japanese influences meet standout local ingredients in a tour of bold, inventive flavours. Without a doubt, Tasmania’s dining scene continues to impress with creativity, precision and world-class produce.
From iconic favourites to must-visit destinations beyond the city, here’s our guide to Tasmania’s top restaurants.
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Our expert critics
This guide to Tasmania’s best restaurants has been edited by Gourmet Traveller’s expert reviewer and Tasmania and Victoria state editor Michael Harden alongside national guide editor Michael Harry. Under Harden’s direction, our team of Tasmanian critics include Gourmet Traveller seasoned restaurant reviewer Alix Davis and Tasmanian-based writer Nola James. They have explored Hobart and beyond, visiting and revisiting numerous restaurants in pursuit of Tasmania’s most exceptional meals and unforgettable dining experiences.
Tasmania’s 2025 state-winning restaurant opens with a stunning eight-course set menu, starting with artfully plated raw vegetables from its own greenhouse garden, paired with house-made miso and sparkling wine. Seasonal, ingredient-driven dishes continue to impress, from house-made cheeses to a show-stopping olive oil parfait with mulberries. With brilliant service and a focus on local drinks, it’s a dining experience that ranks among Australia’s very best.
Nearly a decade on Hobart’s Macquarie Street, Fico continues to impress with a nine-course set menu that blends European and Japanese influences with standout local ingredients. The eclectic, art-filled dining room mirrors the inventive, continent-spanning approach, making every visit feel both fresh and refined.
Set just outside Hobart, this timber-clad restaurant pairs sweeping east coast views with a menu that fuses Scottish, French and Tasmanian influences. Chef-owners Bob Piechniczek and Jillian McInnes let local produce shine in thoughtful, flavour-driven dishes like Boomer Bay oysters and wood-fired soda bread. With a region-focused wine list, it’s an experience best enjoyed at a leisurely pace.
Lachlan Colwill and Sophie Pope’s kaiseki experience in a Tasmanian luxury car showroom is full of delightful surprises. Serving just 10 diners a night, their seafood-driven menu showcases a direct line from producer to plate, from school whiting to sake-steamed abalone. Thoughtful, restrained dishes and take-home bento boxes make every visit a memorable experience.
On the edge of Hobart’s CBD, Luke Burgess’ 10-seat restaurant is a hidden gem where Japanese-inspired dishes meet local ingredients in strikingly inventive ways. From perfectly grilled rice cakes to delicate venison carpaccio and vibrant swordfish plates, every course is a masterclass in flavour and technique. With a thoughtfully curated wine and sake list, this intimate spot promises a dining experience that’s not to be missed.
Owners Bianca Welsh, James Welsh and chef Craig Will lead a team that delivers imaginative, globally inspired dishes showcasing the best of Tasmanian produce, from addictive wallaby wings with gochujang glaze to roasted quail and miso-topped scallops. With a wine list that rivals the world’s best, this riverside gem proves that 25 years can still feel thrillingly alive.
To earn a place in this guide, each venue must excel from welcome to farewell, with service, design, originality, consistency and atmosphere each carefully considered. But the most crucial area of excellence is always the food. From fine-diners to city wine bars, bistros, trattorias, izakayas and many more, every restaurant featured in this guide should be considered gold standard. It’s an exciting snapshot of how we like to eat out in 2025 and beyond. All of the restaurants reviewed were visited anonymously between March and July 2025 with reviewers paying their own way.
The price guide has been updated this year to convey the average cost for two people. While we’re big fans of solo dining, restaurant visits are more often a shared experience, and this adjustment reflects that.
PRICE GUIDE
Average cost for two diners, not including drinks.
$ = under $100 $$ = $100 to $175 $$$ = $175 to $250 $$$$ = $250 to $325 $$$$$ = $325+
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