BURY ME STANDING
“ We love making simple baked goods, like the
traditional Polish bread using a 15 th-century
recipe my grandma gave me,” says entrepreneurial
baker Alesha Peckels. You’ll find her
bakery-cum-cafe down an unassuming side street
( 104 Bathurst Street). Grab a seat outside in the
sun and savour a coffee and a type of pastry all
the way from medieval Poland.facebook.com/
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THE STAGG
“The area has changed dramatically,
with a vibrancy that just did not exist
a few years ago,” says Sue Stagg of her
family-run coffee stop ( 138 Elizabeth
Street) that intercepts NoHo office folk
on their way to work. Order from the
hatch or take a seat and try the cold
brew. facebook.com/thestagg.hobartThe Quartermasters Arms
WALK PAST THIS PUB AT 132-134 ELIZABETH
STREET IN THE EARLY EVENING AND YOU’LL FIND
A LIVELY ATMOSPHERE THAT YOU’LL INSTANTLY
WANT TO BE A PART OF, WITH PATRONS SPILLING
OUT ONTO THE STREET. AN OLD-SCHOOL FEEL
RULES THE INTERIOR (BIG ARMCHAIRS AND AN
OPEN FIRE ARE IN KEEPING WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL
HERITAGE-LISTED BUILDING DATING FROM
1854), YOU’LL FIND CRAFT AMERICAN BEERS
ALONGSIDE HOBART’S MOST POPULAR POURS.
BUT WHAT SETS THE QUARTERMASTERS ARMS
APART IS ITS HEARTY MENU: A DAILY-CHANGING
LINE-UP THAT COULD INCLUDE SMOKY FRIED
CHICKEN WITH A PEACH AND BOURBON
RELISH, OR A TOULOUSE SAUSAGE CASSOULET
WITH CIDER CREAM AND SAGE – PERFECT
FOR TASMANIA’S COLD WINTER MONTHS.
TASMANQUARTERMASTERS.COM.AUPHOTOGRAPHY: KEITH DEVERELL (QUARTERMASTERS ARMS), ROSIE HASTIES (ETTIE’S).
Island Espresso
WHILE ISLAND ESPRESSO (171
ELIZABETH STREET) SERVES
GREAT COFFEE, CAKES AND
BREAKFAST, YOU’RE REALLY
HERE TO FEEL A BIT OF HOBART
HISTORY. THE OLD BRICK WALL
OUT THE BACK CONSTITUTES
WHAT IS THOUGHT TO BE ONE
OF THE OLDEST STRUCTURES
IN THE CITY: THE REMAINS OF
A COTTAGE DATING BACK TO
1814, BEFORE CONVICT LABOUR
HAD EVEN PAVED THE ROAD.ETTIE’S
If you’re staying in The Hayloft you won’t have to walk
far to find a table at Ettie’s, which has really put
MidTown on the map. The creation of Willing Bros.
Wine Merchants co-owners Carl Windsor and James
Kingston (keep an eye out for Carl, who sports a bushy
beard, although that won’t stand out much in MidTown
these days), Ettie’s takes its wine as seriously as you’d
imagine, with an extensive list accompanying a
French-inspired menu. Stop to admire the attractive
stone façade of 19 th-century 100 Elizabeth Street, and
its lovingly restored Parisian bistro-like interior, then
have a glass or two in the adjoining courtyard with some
Tassie oysters and cheeses. etties.com.au