Salamanca Market & Place
Salamanca Place is the honey-coloured heart of Hobart — a row of 1830s Georgian sandstone warehouses on the waterfront, now alive with galleries, restaurants and bars, and home every Saturday to the famous Salamanca Market. It's the city's most atmospheric precinct, day or night. Here's how to enjoy it.
Saturdays at Salamanca
Every Saturday (about 8.30am–3pm), some 300 stalls fill Salamanca Place for one of Australia's great markets. Graze Tasmanian produce — cheese, berries, honey, hot food and coffee — and browse arts and crafts, woodwork, plants and clothing among the buskers and crowds. Come early for the pick of the stalls and easier parking. It's the quintessential Hobart Saturday, and a superb spot for local gifts and gourmet finds. See our things to do.
The sandstone precinct
Even without the market, Salamanca Place is a joy. Its restored Georgian warehouses — built for the whaling and trading trade — now hold restaurants, bars, boutiques and galleries, plus the creative hub of the Salamanca Arts Centre. It's a lovely place to eat, drink and browse, and the tucked-away Kelly's Steps climb straight up to the colonial cottages of Battery Point. Come by day for the shops, by evening for the dining.
Making the most of it
Salamanca sits right on the waterfront, a flat stroll from the city centre — so it's easy to fold into a day with Constitution Dock, Battery Point and a MONA ferry. If your trip includes a Saturday, keep the morning free for the market; otherwise come any day for the food and galleries. Parking is tight on market day, so walk or use transport. See our getting around guide.
Salamanca Market & Place: your questions
The Salamanca Market runs every Saturday, roughly 8.30am to 3pm, year-round (weather permitting), filling the length of Salamanca Place along the Hobart waterfront. Some 300 stalls sell Tasmanian produce, crafts, art, plants and street food. Arrive earlier for the freshest choice and easier parking; it gets busy by mid-morning. It's one of Australia's great weekly markets and a Hobart must if your visit includes a Saturday. See our things to do.
Salamanca Place is a row of beautifully preserved Georgian sandstone warehouses from the 1830s, once the heart of Hobart's whaling and trading port and now a lively precinct of galleries, boutiques, restaurants, bars and the Salamanca Arts Centre. It's wonderful any day of the week — but comes alive on Saturdays for the market. Behind it, a hidden stairway (Kelly's Steps) climbs to historic Battery Point.
Everything Tasmanian. Expect fresh produce (berries, cheese, honey, cherries in season), arts and crafts (woodwork from Tassie timbers, ceramics, jewellery), plants and flowers, clothing, and a great range of street food and coffee. It's an ideal spot to pick up local gifts and gourmet goods, and to graze your way through a Saturday morning. Bring a tote and cash (though most stalls take cards).
Absolutely — while Saturday's market is the highlight, Salamanca Place is a rewarding stop any day. Its sandstone warehouses house excellent restaurants, bars, galleries and shops, and the Salamanca Arts Centre hosts studios and performances. It's a lovely place for a meal or a drink, and connects easily to the waterfront and, via Kelly's Steps, to Battery Point. See our Battery Point & waterfront guide.
Salamanca Place lines the southern edge of Hobart's waterfront at Sullivans Cove, a short, flat walk from the city centre and Constitution Dock. It sits directly below Battery Point (reached by the historic Kelly's Steps) and near the Princes Wharf and Parliament House lawns. Being so central, it's easily combined with the waterfront, Battery Point and a MONA ferry in one day. See our getting around guide.