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Hobart · New Town & Moonah

Cafés in New Town & Moonah

Hobart's roasting district: Shake and Great Southern on Main Road, Lottie Lane on Sunderland Street, de Lacey on Fleet Street.

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New Town, about 4 km north of the city center, is generally considered Hobart's oldest suburb: it was settled about a week after Sullivans Cove, and the first free settlers landed at New Town Bay.1 Pitt Farm, described as the second oldest farmhouse in Australia, still stands there.1 Its main road, New Town Road, carries on from Elizabeth Street toward Glenorchy.1

Moonah, about 5 km north of the center, belongs to the City of Glenorchy, and Main Road is its spine, running from Derwent Park to New Town along a former tram route.2 The name has been in use since 1895 and is believed to come from an Aboriginal word for gum tree.2 Industrial zones line Charles Street, Sunderland Street and Gormanston Road, and that is where several of Hobart's roasters work.23

Local tip: On a Sunday, Jackman & McRoss on Cross Street (07:00–17:00) and Tracks Cafe on Bellevue Parade (09:00–17:00) are both open, as they are every day of the week.

At a glance

14Cafés listed
2With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
17:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Jackman & McRoss, from 07:00 (Daily 07:00–17:00).
  • Closes latest: Tracks Cafe, until 17:00 (Daily 09:00–17:00).
  • Most listed streets: Main Rd (4), New Town Rd (2).
  • Most common features: specialty (36%), wi-fi (7%), partial wheelchair access (7%).

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Roasters on Main Road

Shake Coffee Roasters, at 85 Main Road, roasts in-house, with Colombian, Honduran and rotating origins across espresso, batch brew and slow pour.4 Its co-owner and head roaster, Ian Merrigan, sources the beans himself.3

Great Southern Coffee Roasters is at 1/14 Main Road. In between, Sault is at 110, The Hangout Cafe and Restaurant at 100A and Darcy's Cafe at 113, on the Hopkins Street corner; Cuppa, a drive-through, is at number 5.

Sunderland Street and Fleet Street

Lottie Lane Coffee Roasters is the sister business of Baked Gluten Free, and its roastery sits just behind that café.3 Baked, at 10 Sunderland Street, is fully gluten-free and pours Lottie Lane coffee from a baby-blue La Marzocco Strada in a room of polished concrete and painted brick.5

Villino also roasts in Moonah, fresh every day, for its cafés in the city.6 de Lacey Coffee Roasters is at 6 Fleet Street, and Two Sugars at 77 Charles Street, in the industrial strip.

New Town Road and the side streets

Jackman & McRoss, a bakery that began at 57 Hampden Road in Battery Point and now has three outlets, has a branch at 30 Cross Street in New Town.7 It opens daily 07:00–17:00 and has Wi-Fi. Dispatch Hobart is at 176 New Town Road and New Town Greenstore Cafe at 134.

District B, at 96 Albert Road, is known for creamy milk coffee, strong batch brews and an iced soy latte, and is linked to the Bellerive roastery Little Fire Coffee.4 Tracks Cafe, at 65 Bellevue Parade, opens daily 09:00–17:00.

Arts, music and prices

Moonah was once a landscape of orchards, workshops and factories, and it still carries that working-class history.3 Moonah Arts Centre runs exhibitions, theatre and workshops, and its monthly Moonah Music afternoons put emerging and established musicians on the same bill; it also hosts the annual Glenorchy Open.3

In October 2026 a flat white in Moonah averaged A$5.11, a few cents below the Hobart average. A small averaged A$4.94 and a large A$6.27, and plant milk added about 95 cents.8

Sources

  1. New Town, Tasmania, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Moonah, Tasmania, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Discovering Moonah, Hobart's Creative, Ever-Evolving Neighbourhood, Sitchu (Kelsey Harrington, updated October 20, 2026), accessed October 2026
  4. The Best Coffee in Hobart, From Specialty Brews to Must-Try Matcha, Sitchu (Kelsey Harrington, August 28, 2026), accessed October 2026
  5. Where to get the best coffee in Hobart, Time Out Australia (Madeleine Gasparinatos, May 8, 2026), accessed October 2026
  6. Villino Coffee, Discover Tasmania (Tourism Tasmania), accessed October 2026
  7. Hobart's best coffee shops, Tourism Australia (Carolyn Beasley), accessed October 2026
  8. Flat white prices in Moonah, TAS 7009 (updated 29 October 2026), Small Flat White, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

New Town & Moonah cafés: questions

Where are the coffee roasters in Moonah, Hobart?

Shake Coffee Roasters is at 85 Main Road and Great Southern Coffee Roasters at 1/14 Main Road. Lottie Lane roasts behind its sister café, Baked Gluten Free, on Sunderland Street, de Lacey Coffee Roasters is at 6 Fleet Street, and Villino roasts its beans daily in Moonah for its city cafés.

How far is Moonah from Hobart city center?

Moonah is about 5 km north of Hobart's city center, in the City of Glenorchy, and New Town, generally considered Hobart's oldest suburb, lies about 4 km north. Main Road runs through Moonah from Derwent Park to New Town, and New Town Road continues from Elizabeth Street.

How much is a flat white in Moonah, Hobart?

In October 2026 a flat white in Moonah averaged A$5.11, slightly below the Hobart average. A small averaged A$4.94 and a large A$6.27, and oat, soy or almond milk added about 95 cents. Shake Coffee Roasters on Main Road roasts in-house and pours its own beans across espresso, batch brew and slow pour.

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