Mangia, Mangia: The Best Italian Restaurants in Hobart

With a rich Italian heritage, there’s no shortage of pizza, pasta, and antipasti available at the best Italian restaurants in Hobart.

Influenced by a generation of Italian immigrants who came to Tasmania in the 60s and 70s to build a large power plant, the modern Italian food scene beautifully blends locally grown and sourced produce with traditional Mediterranean techniques.

Whether you prefer a rich and decadent homemade pasta or a wood-fired pizza baked to perfection on a sourdough base, Hobart’s Italian food scene is one of the best in the country. Read on for our picks of the best spots to dine...

Pitzi

From the team behind the legendary Fico, this Italian restaurant in Hobart serves up a first-class dining experience you won’t forget. Pitzi is a hot new pasta bar, bringing together good times, delicious share plates, and even better wine. 

The menu is a stunner, showcasing seasonal pasta dishes like cute tubettini with a Parmesan fondue, pullet yolk and crunchy guanciale, fresh spaghetti aglio e olio and Morton bug tail, and hearty fusilloni with game ragu. Pair your meal with a glass from the expertly curated wine list, and don't miss desserts like coffee granita with fernet caramel.

Open for walk-ins from 4pm, bookings from 5pm. Buonissimo!

4 Victoria Street, Hobart 

Molto

Molto is a stylish wine bar and bistro in Hobart, offering a modern European menu with a strong Italian focus. Inspired by the classic enotecas and bodegas of Europe, it’s a relaxed and intimate spot perfect for enjoying exceptional food and wine.

Home to Tasmania’s most extensive selection of local and international wines, Molto offers both rare finds and iconic labels from renowned regions. Their menu, which changes weekly to showcase Tasmania’s hyper-seasonal bounty, often features a cracking seasonal pasta dish.

Expect everything from small plates to full à la carte dining, all sourced from local growers and artisans.

25 Melville Street, Hobart 

Don Camillo

Hobart’s longest-running restaurant, Dom Camillo is highly regarded amongst locals. What began as a busy nightspot with lines snaking around the corner as guests waited for a table (with a free glass of Limoncello in hand!) has since become an iconic part of Hobart’s entertainment history.

Blending fresh, local produce with traditional Italian flavours, the menu offers a modern spin on Italian fare with options for those wanting light, fresh meals or more hearty options.

5 Magnet Court, Sandy Bay, Hobart

Templo

With a seasonal chef’s menu that changes weekly, Templo is a small 20-seat neighbourhood restaurant tucked in the back streets of Hobart. With a focus on “good times”, the intimate space features communal dining, shared plates, and a unique wine list made up of independent, minimal-intervention wines.

98 Patrick Street, Hobart

Ti Ama

Heralded as a love letter to Italian cuisine, Ti Ama is a playful take on the traditional trattoria. Disco balls, baby pink, and peppermint green colours make this an Instagrammer’s delight We repeat, the pizza oven is a shaped like a sparkling silver disco ball - and we're obsessed. But it’s more than just a pretty face: Ti Ama’s pizzas use a 72-hour sourdough base topped with high-quality, locally sourced produce in generous servings. Pair it with one of the venue’s playful cocktails, like the Watermelon Spritz or Calippo Dream.

Shop 13, 13 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point

Peppina

Italian, the Tasmanian way, Peppina is all about big-hearted hospitality in a relaxed dining atmosphere. Drawing inspiration from the Italian way of celebrating food, family, and friends, the space is made for dining trattoria-style, headed up by Culinary Director Massimo Mele. Born in Tasmania and raised in Naples, Massimo has traveled and cooked all around the world, settling in family-friendly Hobart to share his love of Italian dining with the locals.

2b Salamanca Place, Hobart

Tesoro

Tesoro, meaning “treasure”, is an ode to the Tasmanian farmers, crafters, and purveyors that help showcase the real art of Italian cuisine.

Made up of humble, uncomplicated food that packs a flavourful punch, the menu is evocative, emotional, and passionate – just like Italians. Head Chef Glen Tilly can often be found scouring nearby markets for Tasmania’s most dazzling produce to feature in Tesoro’s menus.

28 Elizabeth Street, Hobart

Fico

Drawing on a rich Italian heritage, Fico’s ethos is to provide a dining experience that reflects their history and culinary journey from the tables of Europe to Tasmania.

Described as “fun dining”, Fico believes food and conviviality go hand in hand. The menu changes weekly depending on what is available from local growers and distributors, with a nine-course “let us cook for you” set menu also on offer.

The dress code? “Wear something that makes you feel fabulous”.

151 Macquarie Street, Hobart

Capital

Diners at this restaurant are invited to turn up with an “open heart and stomach”, with Capital promising delicious, rustic Italian food done well.  Set in the heart of North Hobart’s bustling restaurant district, Capital focuses on elegant, yet simple, Italian food.

364 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart

Cultura Espresso Bar & Restaurant

Specialising in Italian hospitality in the heart of Hobart’s CBD, Cultura Espresso Bar & Restaurant has become a much-loved venue. With a warm, comfortable atmosphere, the restaurant serves up traditional meals using local Tasmanian produce and fine Italian small goods and cheeses.

123 Liverpool Street, Hobart

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