Bar Celona , 23 Salamanca Square. Trendy Spanish style cafe/bar; licensed. Daily 9am-midnight.

Da Angelo Ristorante , 47 Hampden Rd, Battery Point (tel 03/6223 7011). A great village spot for a more upmarket Italian meal plus gourmet pizzas; tasty food, generous portions and good service. Licensed. Dinner nightly.

Fish Frenzy , Elizabeth Street Pier. A stylish modern fish cafe - order your food at the counter and find a seat. The food is cheap and terrific, the staff are friendly and it's licensed. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

Jackman & McGross , 57-59 Hampden Rd, Battery Point. Stylish eat-in bakery that fits in with the upmarket village atmosphere of Battery Point. Excellent pastries and baked savouries, and gourmet baguettes and rolls. Mon-Fri 7.30am-6pm, Sat 7.30am-5pm.

Kaos Cafe , 237 Elizabeth St, North Hobart. Trendy, gay-friendly coffee spot, with groovy music and magazines to read. Focaccias , real fruit muffins and cakes plus delicious all-day breakfast. BYO. Mon noon-8pm, Tues-Fri noon-midnight, Sat 10am-10pm.

La Cuisine , 85 Bathurst St, and the Trafalgar Centre at 110 Collins St. Two cafe-patisseries serving great cappuccino and excellent pastries, plus mounds of healthy salad. Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9.30am-1.30pm.

Machine , 12 Salamanca Square. This quirky combination 1950s retro cafe-laundry with outside seating is a good cheap place to come for a coffee and join the city's young trendies (often with babies in tow). Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 9am-6pm.

Mako , Constitution Dock. Takeaway seafood from a boat moored in the dock; cheap and reasonable fish and chips. Daily 10am-8pm.

Marti Zucco , 364 Elizabeth St, North Hobart (tel 03/6234 9611). Italian restaurant serving imaginative dishes, including fish, schnitzels and thick-crust pizzas. Large and very popular, with a casual atmosphere; licensed and BYO. Lunch Thurs-Sat, dinner daily from 5.30pm.

Mit Zitrone , 333 Elizabeth St, North Hobart (tel 03/6234 8113). Chic award-winning cafe-restaurant, very much in the Melbourne style, with an innovative, cosmopolitan menu. If the delicious main dishes are out of your range (around $18), there's a cake selection and excellent coffee. BYO. Mon-Sat 10am till late.

Mummy's Coffee Shop , 38 Waterloo Crescent, Battery Point. Trendy cafe; it's best feature is its range of delicious cakes, but there are also main meals from the Contemporary Australian menu. Licensed and open late. Mon-Thurs & Sun until midnight, Fri & Sat until 2am.

Mures Fish Centre , Victoria Dock. Set among yachts and fishing boats, this two-level food centre (open daily) houses three restaurants, a fishmonger, a bakery (great scallop pies) and a cafe. Mures Upper Deck (tel 03/6231 1999) is an upmarket restaurant which has lovely harbour views; Mures Lower Deck (tel 03/6231 2121) has bistro food, with cheaper prices; Orizuru (tel 03/6231 1790; closed Sun) serves authentic sushi - their salmon is delicious.

Orient Express , 147A Little Collins St. Good, cheap servings of Malaysian, Indian and Thai food; there's a small eat-in area, but the emphasis is on takeaways. Closed Sat & Sun.

Palette's Studio Cafe , 14 Davey St. A handy spot to recharge, right near the Travel and Information Centre and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, and located below an artist's studio. Mon-Fri 10am-4pm.

Renown Milkbar , 337 Elizabeth St, North Hobart. A Hobart institution whose windows are full of imported chocolates. Good for a coffee or snack after a movie at the nearby cinema. Daily 9am-10.30pm.

Retro Cafe , 31 Salamanca Place. Relaxed, light and airy place serving the best espresso in town, plus amazingly frothy cappuccinos and wonderful breakfasts. A good place to find out what's on - notices and flyers cover one wall. Outside tables popular on market day (Sat). Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 8.30am-6pm.

Shipwright's Arms Hotel , cnr Colville and Trumpeter streets, Battery Point. Old pub, popular with the yachtie crowd. Dishes up a legendary fresh seafood platter.

Sisco's on the Pier , Murray Street Pier (tel 03/6223 2059). Waterfront Spanish-Mediterranean restaurant guarantees a fine, though pricey, feast. Licensed.

Vanadol's , 353 Elizabeth St, North Hobart (tel 03/6234 9307). Popular, casual place serving Thai, Indonesian and Malaysian food. Very affordable; BYO. Booking advised. Open Tues-Sun from 6pm.

Zanskar Cafe , 39 Barrack St. Laid-back place for serious vegetarians and vegans, serving delicious food. There's a warm community atmosphere and plenty of useful notice boards, while the feel is spacious with a gallery level, and clean wood decor. Mon-Fri 9am-9pm.