3/129 Bathurst Street, Hobart www.small-fryhobart.com.au Good things really do come in small packages. While Small-fry may be petite when it comes to size, that doesn’t hold it back when it comes to food and beverage offerings. Open for breakfast and lunch, the kitchen and bar also specialises in an early tipple with casual seating set around the preparation bench. The menu is petite but focuses on seasonal menu offerings that are tabled as Breakfast, Not Breakfast, and Sweet (look out for the porridge in particular). There’s plenty of sweet treats to also enjoy, with an elaborate amount of decadent doughnuts (such as a chai pear granola and lemon meringue pie).

144 Harrington Street, Hobart www.facebook.com/pg/Queenspastry If a penchant for pastry is what lures you out of bed in the morning then you need look no further than Queens Pastry. The mint-green venue is an Instagrammers dream, but it’s the steady stream of warm breads, both sweet and savoury, that hold the real appeal. The creation of the Pilgrim Coffee team (who also own Bright Eyes and Pilgrim in Hobart), the eatery focuses on offering guests multiple fresh bakes throughout the day so that treats can be enjoyed fresh out of the oven. There are also a smorgasbord of doughnut options, sweet monkey bread and specialty coffee on offer.

Traditions run strong at family-owned bakery, Pigeon Whole Bakers. The artisanal outlet embraces traditional methods and quality produce, including stoneground flour, local ingredients and natural levain to create its range of products. Carb-lovers will find themselves in a fantasy, in the midst of walls lined with sourdough, bagels, and a range of viennoiseries. It’s not just bread that the venue specialisies in though, Pigeon Whole Bakers are obviously coffee fans, serving up edition coffee roasters to enjoy alongside dough deliveries.32 Argyle Street, Hobart, TAS. pigeonwholebakers.com.au

For trendy eats, head to Room for a Pony. By day, the pony serves sophisticated brunch fare until 3pm – black rice pudding with banana and coconut; a delicious greens bowl with kimchi and fried egg; and the most decadent three-cheese toastie with gruyere, asiago and mozzarella – and by night, it’s Italian snacks and wood-fired sourdough pizzas in the cool but comfortable concrete and exposed brick space. 338 Elizabeth St, North Hobart, roomforapony.com.au

464 Macquarie Street, South Hobart www.facebook.com/Ginger-Brown-Cafe Retro-inspired cafe Ginger Brown is nestled in the sleepy southside of Hobart, right by the historic Cascade Brewery. The menu is seasonally based and offers satisfaction for hungry patrons all day long (well to 3pm to be precise). The hearty takes pride of place when it comes to breakfast dishes, with bubble and squeak sitting alongside baked eggs and house crumpets on the list of dishes available. But tasty morsels of the sweet variety are not forgotten either, with freshly baked cookies and cakes making an appearance on the daily.