Get Shamrocked in Hobart's Irish Bars

Why bother with that fancy stuff when you have Irish Murphy's? Just more Emerald Isle cultural imperialism with its own loyalty program, pints of stout and branded merch, to be sure!

It's a few thousand kilometres from the Emerald Isle, but you'll feel right at home with the little people here. Drop in for Irish tucker and live minstrels every week.

A simple combination of quality food, friendly service and abundant booze makes this bar a popular destination, no matter what time of the week. Park on the terrace outside for some quality people watching, or chat to the staff inside over a nice, cold Guinness.

Don't expect any doddering minor royalty propped up along the bar of this faithful establishment. The Duke concerns itself more with simple and tantalising menu items such as char-grilled eggplant to top up the abdomens of Hobart grown-ups, with a staple beer menu completing the cork-popping of the palate.

This hotel appeals equally to students and after-work drinkers keen to instigate an inappropriate, workplace relationship with a co-worker.

A recent addition to Hobart's burgeoning bar-scape, The Quarry pleases with its hearty wine list, tasty tapas-style menu and a beer selection to make an Irishman blush.

If the IXL Long Bar hadn't once been the site of a former jam factory, the creators of the James Bond film franchise may have set a crucial scene about the seduction of a devilish Russian minx among the red stools, crimson cocktail glasses and red overhanging lamps of the Henry Jones Hotel's bar.

With an unparalleled, waterfront location and a spacious terrace, just perfect for people watching, this place has more going for it than *insert-famous-city/location-here*.