Mary Mary

Mary Mary, Hobart: Should You Book It?

If you're weighing up where to drink on Salamanca Place, Mary Mary sits in a different register to the pub-style rooms along the strip. Where venues like New Sydney Hotel lean into heritage and high volume, Mary Mary reads as a considered, more intimate option on one of Hobart's most foot-trafficked laneways. The address alone, 2a Salamanca Place, puts it at the heart of the action without requiring you to wander far from the waterfront.

The Space

Salamanca Place is one of the few dining and drinking precincts in Australia where the outdoor setting does a lot of the heavy lifting. The sandstone warehouse facades, the proximity to Sullivan's Cove, and the open-air weekend market atmosphere mean any venue with a well-positioned terrace or street-facing outlook benefits from the surroundings. Mary Mary is positioned to take advantage of exactly that. If you've visited once and sat inside, the outdoor or street-facing seating is worth prioritising on your next visit, particularly in the warmer months when Salamanca's weekend energy is at its peak. The physical setting is a genuine part of the offer here, not an afterthought.

For comparison, Institut Polaire offers a more interior-focused, moody experience, and Dier Makr is the pick if you want something that foregrounds the food programme over the setting. Mary Mary occupies a middle ground: a place where the location and atmosphere carry weight alongside whatever is on the menu.

What to Know Before You Go

Mary Mary is an easy reservation to secure, which makes it a reliable option when other Hobart venues are running long waits. For reference, Franklin Bar & Restaurant can be harder to pin down at peak times, so if you're planning a spontaneous evening in the Salamanca area, Mary Mary is a lower-friction choice. Hobart's dining scene has evolved quickly over the past few years, and Salamanca in particular has seen venues sharpen their offering to keep pace with a more travelled, more food-literate visitor base. Mary Mary is part of that shift.

For a broader picture of what's available across the city, our full Hobart bars guide and full Hobart restaurants guide are good starting points. If you're spending more time in Tasmania and want to plan around accommodation or experiences, see also our Hobart hotels guide, Hobart wineries guide, and Hobart experiences guide.

For those benchmarking against interstate bar programmes, 1806 in Melbourne, Bowery Bar in Brisbane, and Bar Leather Apron in Honolulu represent the kind of technically serious cocktail rooms that set a high bar for what a focused drinks programme can look like.