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Best Pubs and Bars in Tasmania 2026, Hobart's Top Bars, Craft Beer and Whisky Venues
Tasmania bars guide 2026: the best pubs, bars, craft beer and whisky venues in Hobart and Tasmania, Salamanca, North Hobart, Elizabeth Street and the Lark Distillery precinct.
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Tasmania Pubs and Bars 2026, Overview
Tasmania has developed one of Australia's most distinctive bar cultures, driven by extraordinary craft gin and whisky distilleries (Tasmania produces some of the world's best single malt whisky), excellent local craft beer and the MONA-fuelled creative culture that has made Hobart internationally fashionable. Here's a guide to Tasmania's best bars in 2026.
Salamanca and Waterfront
- The Salamanca Inn Bar, 10 Gladstone Street, South Hobart. Adjacent to Salamanca Place heritage precinct.
- Lark Distillery Bar, 14 Davey Street, Hobart. Tasmania's pioneering whisky distillery (Australia's first craft whisky). Award-winning single malts. larkdistillery.com
- Sullivan's Cove Whisky Bar, Davey Street, Hobart. Waterfront whisky bar. Tasmania's Sullivan's Cove whisky has won World's Best Single Malt multiple times.
North Hobart
- Jungle Bar, Elizabeth Street, North Hobart. Classic North Hobart dive bar with excellent craft beer and live music. A Hobart institution.
- Shambles Brewery, Elizabeth Street, North Hobart. North Hobart's community craft brewery. shambles.beer
Craft Beer and Gin
- Moo Brew, Moorilla Estate / MONA, Berridale. Tasmania's most acclaimed craft brewery, brewed at MONA winery. moobrew.com.au
- Tin Shed Distilling Co, Wharf Road, Old Beach. Tasmanian gin pioneer. tinshed.com.au
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