Quick Details
When: Weekdays (Weekends coming soon!) Check the calendar for upcoming dates.
Where: We meet in front of Machine Laundry Cafe (12 Salamanca Square, Battery Point).
Start: 10:30am. If you are running late, give us a call but please, please, please be on time. Your guide will love you for it!
End: 1:00pm around Victoria Dock
From :
A$ 150
NO YAFFLERS, JUST EATERS
Duration
Approximately 2-2.5 hours
About
Join a “Dave’s Eats Hobart” walking food tour and dive into the tasty flavors of Tasmania’s capital!
This bite-seeing tour walks Hobart’s waterfront and some of its most famous streets sampling iconic regional produce and specialties. We’ll visit charming bakeries, family run fishmongers, delightful delis, sweet chocolatiers, and ice cream makers, savouring some uniquely Tasmanian treats along the way.
From artisanal cheeses and award-winning deli meats to the freshest seafood, “Dave’s Eats Hobart” offers a gastronomic adventure filled with dishes and flavours you won’t find anywhere else.
Along the way, you’ll discover the captivating stories behind each bite and the passionate producers who craft them. This easy-going walking tour promises a feast for your senses and a true taste of Hobart.
Highlights
- Bite-seeing around Hobart’s most famous streets
- Meet a local producer or two who give some insight to what you’re tasting
- Discovering the great stories behind these famous dishes
Sample Itinerary
We change venues regularly, so the below is a sample itinerary only
- After meeting your guide, its a short walk for some Tassie seafood shortly followed by an iconic Tasmanian curried scallop pie
- Next, we head to a deli for a tasting plate of deli meats made in house along with local cheeses and a chat with the owner and/or butcher
- We follow this up with some locally made chocolate with liquid Tassie booze inside (under 18’s will be given something else)
- The tour heads across the waterfront to a family run fishmonger and restaurant to see whats fresh and to try some fresh local oysters at the very least
- A little piece of Jam dount in an old jam factory is our penultimate treat
- The tour finishes with some ice cream by the waterfront from a floating punt. We recommend the uniquely Tasmanian flavour which you’ll taste but we leave the ice cream choice up to you.
- You’ll leave the Dave’s East Hobart Food Tour having tasted a wide variety of Hobartian delights, a full belly and an ice cream in your hand!
Who Is This Tour For?
- Food & Drink Lovers
- Explorers looking to tick off the iconic tastes of Tassie
- Hungry People
Included
- Tastings at a minimum of 5 food stops and including at least one drink.
- A 2 to 2.5 hour hour walking food tour around Hobart’s most famous streets
- Eating your way through Hobart!
Not Included
- Additional tastings
- Takeaway food
- Bottled water (bring your own and you can top up for free)
- Alternative dietary options (we can try and offer substitutes, but its likely you would have to go without certain tasters if you cannot have them)
What To Bring
- Walking Shoes (dancing shoes maybe later)
- Reusable water bottle
- Your appetite
- A sense of humour or at least the ability to appreciate bad jokes
- An exit strategy
Things You Should Know
- We change what venues we visit dependent on a number of factors, so the suppliers described are indicative only.
- We cannot guarantee your dietary requirements will be accommodated. Please contact us as far ahead of time as possible so we can try and make alternate arrangements
- This is a walking tour, it may not be great if you’re not mobile. This part of Hobart is very flat, but there may be a few stairs and there are uneven surfaces. The minimum distance we would cover would be 1km.
- We can do a wheelchair friendly version of this tour, you just need to advise us before you book.