Covering a state, not a city
Tasmania is the one guide here that covers a whole state rather than a city, and it has to work differently as a result. Hobart and Launceston are the anchors, but Cradle Mountain and Bruny Island are destinations in their own right, and nobody plans a trip around only one of them.
So this is built for planning as much as for tonight. Where to stay matters more here than in any of our city guides, which is why it's our largest category rather than an afterthought.
We cover what we can describe properly. Tasmania has a lot of very small operators, and where there's nothing substantive to work from, we leave it out.
Right now we cover 704 places across Tasmania, organised into 19 categories and 11 suburbs — from Hobart, Launceston, Devonport to Richmond. Our biggest sections are where to stay (182), restaurants (139), cafes (115), bakeries (71), bars (66).
Coverage spans Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Bruny Island, Burnie and Cradle Mountain, led by accommodation and restaurants, with a bakery scene that punches well above the state's size.
We're not a spam directory and we're not trying to list everything. We'd rather list places we can describe from real source material than pad the site with venues we have nothing specific to say about.
Why small producers get equal weight
The Spot Score
Every venue gets a Spot Score — our own independent rating that weighs a venue's reputation, popularity, the quality of information available about it, how well it fits its category and how fresh that information is. It's our score, not a paid placement and not a copy of a Google star rating. You can read exactly how it works in our editorial policy.
How listings are produced
Listings are compiled from each venue's own published information and Google Places data, with AI assistance for drafting. Drafts are checked against that source material before publishing. We do not visit every venue, and a listing never implies a visit or an owner confirmation unless it says so explicitly. When a reader reports an error we log it and correct the listing.
Honest sourcing
We only state things we can stand behind. Where details such as opening hours or menus come from a third party, we treat them as a starting point and encourage you to confirm with the venue directly. We're upfront about where our information comes from — see how we create content.
One of thirteen Australian guides
Tasmania Spots is one of a growing network of independent Australian city guides, each dedicated to a single place — from Brisbane and the Gold Coast to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Darwin and Tasmania. Same standards, same honest approach, applied city by city by people who care about getting their patch right.
Tell us what we've missed
Know a spot we've missed? Submit a venue — the best tips come from locals. Spotted something out of date? Let us know and we'll fix it.