The Best Cafés in North Hobart for a Coffee Catch-Up

The bohemian North Hobart is a foodie hot spot, packed with restaurants, cafés and drinking dens. If you're in Hobart on a food-focused pilgrimage, NoHo, as the locals call it, is the place to base yourself. 

Alongside a vibrant art scene, boutique shopping opportunities and bustling pubs, you can expect some of the best coffee in the city. There are cafés designed for you to while away hours, light-filled haunts perfect for a long lunch and roll-in, roll-out joints ideal for a quick morning pick-me-up and pastry. Whatever you're feeling, you'll find yourself satiated by this edit of the best cafes in North Hobart.

Trophy Room 

One of the newest cafés to open in Hobart, Trophy Room is already making waves, with in-house croissants, moreish pizzettas and homemade pastas. This isn’t the first venture for owners James and Rose, who have been selling their signature doughnuts at Farm Gate Market. Broadening their offerings, they launched into full café mode in winter 2023 with Trophy Room. 

Separate menus for breakfast and lunch provide great all-day options. James’ croissants are full of perfect, buttery layers, and the pumpkin and ricotta tortellini hits the spot for lunch. Trophy Room source their coffee from local roasters Villino, with free refills of brew coffee. A sneaky garibaldi (Campari and orange juice) on the menu is unsurprisingly delightful as a daytime tipple. We’ll cheers to that.  

342 Argyle Street, North Hobart 

Room For A Pony 

Room For A Pony is everything you want from a neighbourhood café. The interiors are chic yet minimalist, with exposed brick contributing to the industrial aesthetic. The breakfast menu is carefully curated to provide a welcome spin on the classics - think Sardines on Toast, Bacon, Cheese & Kimchi Butty and Scrambled Silken Tofu. And, best of all, they double as an evening haunt with lunch, dinner and pizza on tap. The alfresco space is ideal for a Sunday sesh and there are plenty of inventive vego options on the menu that go well beyond a hunk of pumpkin drizzled in tahini. Easily one of the best cafés in North Hobart and one you’d be proud to call yourself a regular. 

338 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart 

berta

A bright, fresh and local city café in the heart of Hobart, berta has a network of local and organic Tasmanian producers that helps shape their seasonal menu. Head to this bright, multi-roomed venue for tasty breakfast fare such as brown rice pudding with blueberries, rhubarb, maple and a gingerbread crunch, mixed local mushrooms and ricotta on toast, and a Mediterranean breakfast plate that includes shakshuka, falafel, olives, feta, pickles, tahini yoghurt, and a pomegranate salad. Breakfast is better at berta but so is lunch, with plates serving up a hearty slice of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flair. 

119 Liverpool Street, Hobart 

Born in Brunswick 

This leafy, light-filled, spacious café is a welcomed arrival to North Hobart’s exciting café scene. Con and his team deliver brilliant combinations across their all-day brunch menu. Born in Brunswick's octopus and nduja scrambled eggs are a textural and flavour-packed dish. Those with a sweet tooth will find it hard to look past vanilla hotcakes with lemon curd, blueberries, pistachio praline and kaffir and coconut ice cream (did anyone say ‘dessert for breakfast’?), and the hazelnut porridge with whipped coconut, strawberry compote, pears, chocolate and coconut crumb will make you question everything you know about porridge.  

Their drinks game is next level with exceptional coffee, an exciting smoothie list, breakfast mimosas and iced chocolate made with condensed coconut cream. Book a spot for brunch, stat! 

410 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart 

Providence Café

Providence Café prides itself on being a community hub, and in an era where traditional forms of community are dwindling, we love to see it. Aside from slinging top-notch coffee and brunch staples, Providence also doubles as a gallery, live performance venue, library, function space and workshop hub. Their all-day menu is centred around tried-and-tested favourites that will nourish you for the day ahead. Bagels, Turkish pide toasties and 3 egg omelettes are just a few of the staples on the menu whilst you can also find a cabinet stocked up with fresh treats on the daily. Their on-site reading room and courtyard encourage you to stay as long as you like! Guaranteed one of the most welcoming spaces in all of Hobart. 

42 Newdegate Street, North Hobart 

If you loved this edit of the best cafés in North Hobart and are keen to enjoy more from this foodie-focused city, be sure to check out our roundups of the best restaurants in North Hobart and the best seafood restaurants in Hobart.