Our mission
Tasmania Spots exists to help you find genuinely good places in Tasmania — without the noise. The internet is full of pay-to-play directories, fake reviews and endless identical lists. We're trying to do the opposite: a carefully curated, honestly rated guide to the cafes, restaurants, bars and things to do that are actually worth your time.
We're not a spam directory and we're not trying to list everything. We'd rather feature the places we'd happily recommend to a friend than pad the site with venues we can't vouch for.
How we're different
The Spot Score
Every venue gets a Spot Score — our own independent rating that weighs a venue's reputation, popularity, the quality of information available about it, how well it fits its category and how fresh that information is. It's our score, not a paid placement and not a copy of a Google star rating. You can read exactly how it works in our editorial policy.
Human review
Nothing goes live unchecked. We use data and modern tools to research venues efficiently, but a person reviews what we publish. We'd rather be slower and right than fast and wrong.
Honest sourcing
We only state things we can stand behind. Where details such as opening hours or menus come from a third party, we treat them as a starting point and encourage you to confirm with the venue directly. We're upfront about where our information comes from — see how we create content.
Part of a network
Tasmania Spots is one of a growing network of independent Australian city guides, each dedicated to a single place — from Brisbane and the Gold Coast to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Darwin and Tasmania. Same standards, same honest approach, applied city by city by people who care about getting their patch right.
Get involved
Know a spot we've missed? Submit a venue — the best tips come from locals. Spotted something out of date? Let us know and we'll fix it.