The Best Wine Bars In Hobart To Visit In 2026

What makes a good wine bar? More than a top-notch vino list. The best wine bars in Hobart encompass everything from bougie and modern to old-school rustic, ultra-hip and low-key lo-fi. 

For Kobi Ruzicka, owner of Hobart’s beloved Lucinda wine bar and Dier Makr, when it comes to a place like Lucinda, it’s a thoughtful approach to wine and, ultimately, the vibe of the thing.

“It’s an old building, it’s dark and there are candles, it’s usually a bit too loud, but that’s what makes it a wine bar,” Ruzicka said. “We’re just focused on pouring things we think are delicious and doing it in an approachable way.”

For me? A wine bar also has that welcoming feeling, the curiosity in sharing and exploring different wines and somewhere that serves delicious things, yet without the necessity of sitting for a full meal. Maybe it’s somewhere you wander in and just crack open a bottle or two with friends, a solo dinner with a glass of something intriguing or a lingering date as you switch between vino and cocktails over conversation. 

But yes, good wine is essential.

If you’re hitting Hobart in search of fine wine and a good time, these are the top picks, from daytime drops to late-night spots and everywhere in between.

These are the best wine bars in Hobart to try in 2026.

Marla Singer

34-36 Cambridge Road, Bellerive

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This warm neighbourhood spot is a not-so-secret gem of the eastern shore. Marla Singer transforms from cafe to wine bar by night from Thursday to Saturday. If you haven’t been, you’re missing some of Hobart’s most intriguing, hyper-seasonal and joy-inducing dishes. The evening menu changes constantly. If the beets are sweet, perhaps you’ll snack on a beetroot tartlet with burnt onion sambal. Tomato time? A vibrant stack of heirloom tomatoes on a bed of ricotta, topped with lovage sorbet. Even the humble potato finds itself with a sea urchin butter and shungiku treatment. Only the popular hanger steak with pickled onion rings generally stays put in some form. They also whip up a full vegan menu, with plant-based dishes like fagioloni with pumpkin, black garlic and purple sage. On top of that, all the preserves, pickles and bread are made in-house. Marla Singer’s refined, but genuinely fun cuisine is matched with a Euro-leaning wine list that begs you to linger and explore more.

Bird in Hand

Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

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Wine bar views don't get much better than this. Take in the natural beauty of the botanical gardens from Bird in Hand's bright, airy and elegant tasting room and bistro. Specialists in cool-climate varieties, the South Australian-founded winery has had a foothold in Tasmania since 2020, with several established vineyards on the island. Explore their local range with the Tasmanian tasting, featuring premium sparkling wine, Riesling and two Pinot Noir varieties. And of course, it pairs perfectly with a menu of snacks and dishes heroing seasonal Tasmanian produce.

Smith Street

Corner of Smith St and 325 Argyle Street, North Hobart

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Izakaya-style is the new Hobart bar trend and we’re here for it. The walk-in-only Smith Street pairs Thai-Japanese small plates with fun bevs. Sit at the kitchen bar and snack on chicken skin, pork crackle and house-made pickles, with chicken stuffed chicken wings hot off the hibachi, Thai-style fermented pork sausage or juicy pork belly with their own honey - perfect with a side of spicy cucumbers. At first glance, a $12 wine might not scream “wine bar”, but that friendly price point pours some damn nice, well-considered wines (it’s an ex-Glasshouse team, after all). The red, white and bubbles on pour change constantly, but you might get a biodynamic Kalleske Chenin Blanc from the Barossa Valley, or a Reschke merlot from the Limestone Coast - with an occasional special pour for a higher price point, if you fancy a méthode traditionnelle blanc de blanc. It’s all about wines that match. And cocktails and beer. Hot tip: if you want the katsu curry lunch bowl on Friday to Sunday, get there early - it always sells out.

Drink Co

Shop 10 Galleria Salamanca 33

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This no-frills bottle-shop-bar is hidden in Galleria Arcade along Salamanca Place. Drink Co is a snug, white-tiled squeeze with narrow tables surrounded by shelves of small batch Tasmanian wine, and spirits (including some special bottles). You’re likely to also find a few mainland drops, as well as some sake, beer and amaro. This is a bar for curious drinkers and folks who want to escape the waterfront crowds. There’s no room to be standoffish here, though: it’s the sort of spot for making conversation with strangers over a bottle of pinot while you play cards.

Willing Wine Bar

390 Elizabet Street

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Formerly Willing Bros, this North Hobart wine bar rebranded with the new owners, Angie Nichols and Emma Davis. Willing Wine has a rotating selection of 15 wines by the glass, a balanced mix of local and Euro, leaning towards the easy-drinking with a few splurge-appropriate options (as well as the mystery house reds and whites). After a different drop entirely? Just peruse the list of over 300 bottles, something’s sure to catch your eye. Chef Ryan Dolan’s menu is a succinct, wine-friendly offering from snacks of olives and oysters to the moreish savoury donuts with chicken liver parfait and main dishes like steak frites and gnocchi alla vodka. Keep an eye out for winemaker dinners and popups.

Pitzi

4 Victoria Street

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Ok, so it's a pasta bar, but this cosy local's haunt has the kind of well-considered wine list that’s worth lingering over. Operated by the crew behind Fico, the wine focus at Pitzi is almost entirely Tassie and Italian (as befits the theme). Explore the best local wines of the Tamar, East Coast, Derwent and Coal River sub-regions, or head abroad for Sicilian grillo, Piedmontese Riesling or a bold barbaresco. You’ll find any wine to be well-matched with the elegantly simple Italo-Tas dishes, like crunchy risotto bites with pecorino and pepperberry and spaghetti with Italian XO.

Lucinda

123 Collins Street, Hobart

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Lucinda is a quintessential wine bar, inspired by the French ‘cave’. A large communal timber bar fills the front room, with booths and tables tucked away to the side, wine bottles caught in the glow of soft candlelight. It’s made to be warm and welcoming, but with an opportunity for discovery.

“I’ve tried to make Lucinda a wine bar in the purest sense, ultimately we’d love for people to be coming for the wine, trying to find a bottle [or variety] that they’ve never had before,” Ruzicka said.

Whatever they feel like opening that day ends up on the chalkboard—generally natural and characterful wines, with a 300-strong bottle list. Similarly, there is no set menu. Lucinda shares the seasonal, ethical approach of the fine diner sibling, Dier Makr. It leans towards Euro, with a terrine here, house-made pasta there, but as a vehicle for highlighting the quality of an ingredient from the farmer, fisher or forager.

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Sonny

120a Elizabeth Street, Hobart 

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Sonny is one of Hobart's best wine bars—it's a tiny bar that’s greater than the sum of its parts. The narrow space is dominated by a long communal bar (the entire ‘kitchen’ occupying one small fraction) as Hobart-made Pitt & Giblin speakers fill the room with warm vinyl tunes. They whip up simple dishes from a small blackboard menu, with snacks of the delicious-things-on-toast genre, farm veg, handmade pastas and charcuterie from the meat slicer. On another blackboard, the day’s wines, with a tight selection of bottles and by-the-glass pours. It's famously walk-in only, but well worth the wait of lining up for your turn in the candlelit warmth.

Moorilla Wine Bar

Cellar Door, 655 Main Road, Berriedale 

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Mona makes vino, and it’s devilishly good. Mona’s Moorilla wine bar and barrel room sits on the museum grounds, overlooking the lawns—perfect for catching regular live music. Moorilla makes three styles: Muse is more traditional European, Praxis is New World and Cloth Label is luxe. In typical Mona style, it’s wine bar food with interesting twists, like a burrito with pulled smoked wallaby, French onion dip with Comte cream and garlic saltbush crunch or ‘Wild charcuterie’ featuring such beasts as chorizo-spiced wild boar and jabali and wild venison salami. Wine geeks, definitely book a tasting at the cellar door.

La Sardina Loca

100 Elizabeth Street, Hobart 

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Enter La Sardina Loca off Argyle Street and escape to a Mediterranean-inflected vision of a Tassie wine bar. Lively and bustling, the open courtyard is hung with fairy lights, leading into a bright dining space and small bar. Start with a spritz and stay for a tapas-influenced bite, from sardines on toast, manchego puffs and patatas bravas to mains like oregano crumbed pork cutlet and anchovy butter and pistachio and olive oil cake for dessert. A modest-but-cool list of Australian and Euro vino is yours to enjoy by the glass and bottle, alongside beers and house cocktails. 

Five Leaves Left

Victoria St, Hobart

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Part book shop, part wine bar, Five Leaves Left shares the two best things in life. Shelves are lined with new and used books and bottles of lo-fi and natural wines. The curation of both is the same: they're here because the owner, Clinton, thinks they're great. A penchant for smaller, indie publishers matches the focus on boutique and cult wines. While it's mainly a bottle-and-book shop, you'll find corks pop and wine flows for the regular 'What Writers Read' events, where authors swing by for an evening to discuss a book they love. Vino and culture. Perfect night out.

Institut Polaire

Unit 1/7 Murray Street, Hobart

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Stylish snowy white and silver, even the aesthetic conveys the essence of this ‘cold-climate wine bar’. Institut Polaire scooped up best list in the Wine List of the Year Awards 2024 and also operates as the cellar door for Domaine Simha, lo-fi wines with terroir-based Tassie character. To eat, their focus is ethical seafood from the Southern Ocean and locally sourced produce, highlighting Tassie’s finest with clean, bright flavours. Expect a la carte dishes like tuna carpaccio with pomelo and peony petal vinegar or tempura shishito peppers with togarashi spice. Yes, this is one of the best wine bars in Hobart, but don’t skip the Süd Polaire Antarctic dry martini. Who says a good wine bar can't do good cocktails, too?

Westside Laundry

 87 Goulburn Street, Hobart 

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Westside Laundry is a wine-diner with old-school cafe vibes inside a converted laundromat. Bolted-down burgundy leather stools line a wooden, granite-topped bar dominated by an espresso machine and meat slicer, with small tables (complete with steel napkin dispensers) and a window bar offering streetside views day to night. The compact selection of bevs and eats is pure, nostalgic joy. Have a mini martini with your potato cake and caviar. Settle in for schmöked spätzle or steak frites and explore the modest wine list from Tassie, the mainland and afar. Finish the night with a buzzy affogato or a boozy salted caramel milkshake. 

Ogee

74 Murray Street, North Hobart

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Ogee is the intimate and stylish sibling to Sonny, from Chef Matt Breen, and one of the best wine bars in Hobart. This compact 26-seat neighbourhood gem in North Hobart embodies the spirit of the modern European wine bar. Shelves within the warm, moody space are lined with books, wines and preserves, the interior a cosy collection of tables, high top and bar seating, with spots on the footpath for clement weather. The wine list is as succinct as the venue, with careful curation of local, Australian and international vino to match the ever-changing menu. Hits have included gildas, raw beef with pommes dauphine and calamarata with calamari ragu.

Mary Mary

2a Salamanca Place

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Mary Mary’s dark wood, stone and brass aesthetic feels like stepping back in time, but the offering is forward-focused. As part of The Tasman hotel, Mary Mary’s ethos is ‘fine drinking’, heroing native elements and the island’s terroir.

“We’ve set out to create a list that encompasses the best of Tasmania and some of my favourite picks from around the world,” Sommelier Michael Fisher said. “I get a real buzz when guests leave with a widened perspective and a feeling of closeness to Tasmania.”

Their cocktails and bar also highlight local producers. 

“People come to Mary Mary to explore the destination through wine, spirits, cocktails,” Bar Manager Gabriel Da Rocha said. “I know I’ve succeeded when they settle in by the fireplace and find themselves in a contest of intrigue and discovery.”

Snacks and small plates arrive from Peppina next door. Best of all, it’s open late.

Six Russell

6 Russell Crescent, Sandy Bay

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Night falls in Sandy Bay, and you’re heading to Six Russell where the bakery takes on a second life in the evening. While the humming Bistro draws diners for a sit-down meal, the bakery becomes a casual atrium wine bar, a post-industrial chic side-venue of crisp white walls and linear black features with small tables and benches for casual drinkers. Share a few glasses of wine or grab a bottle, they have a delightful variety ranging from a tidy Crémant to Australian pinot, a rustic Prosecco or a light Ploussard, savoured with snacks like freshly shucked oysters and house-made terrine.

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