May the best soup win!
We’re on the lookout for the city’s most mouth-watering soup, and we need your help to crown the winner.
🍲 23 incredible local businesses have entered their best soups, and we need your help to find the best in town by voting for your favourite!
🎉 One lucky voter will win a $250 voucher to spend at any participating business of their choice.
🏆 The winning business will receive a professional video package from the talented team at Wakefield Digital, valued at $650.
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MEET OUR SOUPER BOWL CONTESTANTS!
Island Espresso
West African Peanut Soup
The recipe was inherited from the previous owners when the current owners took over in 1999. It is still made the same and remains Island Espresso’s most popular soup.
Made a sweet potato base, flavoured with Smokey spices and finished off with a creamy nuttiness.
A bowl of soup is served with sourdough toast and a mug is served with a cheese toastie.
Rosie in My Midnight Dreams
Cullen Skink Soup
A hearty smoked fish and potato soup hailing from the Scottish Highlands – chunky, savoury and wholesome – as it should be!
Served with buttery bread.
Landsdowne Crescent Cafe
Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup
Little chunks of chicken are cooked with sweetcorn and stock, plus couple of little flavour enhancers – like white pepper and sesame oil. It’s all finished off with that classic fluffy egg, feathered into the broth. It’s chunky, sweet and savoury!
Bear With Me
Dan Dan Noodles
Wheat noodles in a chilli and sesame broth, topped with pickled mustard cress, choy sum, peanuts and boiled egg. This dish heavily leans into our Asian fusion menu and is a perfect rich and flavourful winter warmer!
Mr. Good Guy Hobart
Hokkien Prawn Mee Noodle Soup
Inspired by the bustling hawker stalls of Southeast Asia, this bold bowl is all about comfort with a kick. Dive into a spicy, aromatic broth filled with hokkien vermicelli noodles, tender chicken, juicy Australian prawns, Asian greens, and a soft poached egg. Beansprouts add crunch, and the house-made chilli paste brings the heat!
Served with prawn chilli paste.
The Parcel Cafe
Potato and Bacon Soup
A rich, hearty and comforting dish characterised by its creamy broth, tender potato chunks, and savory bacon flavour.
Served with crusty bread.
The Wild by TummyThai
Kao Soi – Noodle Curry Coup
Hailing from Northern Thailand, this coconut curry noodle soup is made with tender braised Nichols’ chicken and features a flavourful coconut curry broth with a blend of spices, herbs and curry paste.
Served with green pickle mustard, lime wedge and shallot.
Twister Sister
Tomyum Soup Hotpot
Dive into the bold, spicy, and sour flavours of Twister Sister’s signature Tomyum Soup Hotpot – the perfect comfort dish to heat up chilly Hobart nights. Fresh herbs, rich broth, and your favourite ingredients bubbling in a hotpot made to share.
Served with rice on the side.
Bumi Coffee
Black Laksa Soup
Black Laksa is an elevated twist of South East Asian spicy coconut based soup, layered with lots of spices, served with rice noodles, tofu puff, and variety of topping, and with a touch of black garlic oil to enhance the earthy-ness of this comforting food.
Served with chili oil.
Marry Me Chicken Soup
A crowd favourite at the New Town Greenstore, this soup features s creamy sundried tomato base with a Cajun seasoning filled with potato and chicken – a chunky savoury soup with a little bit of a kick!
Served with toasted sourdough (gluten free on request, topped with basil oil and parmesan cheese.
Mures Lower Deck
Mures Seafood Chowder
This crowd favourite at the Lower Deck Bistro is inspired by an original family recipe from founder Jill Mure, who first whipped it up over 30+ years ago as a clever way to use up damaged smoked fish fillets – in keeping with Mure’s policy of zero waste wherever possible! Packed with house-smoked Tasmanian Silver Warehou and a mix of seasonal seafood, it’s a hearty, honest bowl of comfort that’s perfect for lunch or dinner.
Serve with Jackman & McRoss bread, butter, croutons and parsley.
Afterword Cafe at Fullers
Dark Mofo Soup (aka Beetroot Soup)
Onions, garlic, veg stock, red lentils and beetroot – smooth texture and a little spicy!
Soup is served with toasted sourdough and butter, or gluten free focaccia and olive oil.
Novellino Eatery
Pasta Fagioli
Borlotti bean soup Is a traditional winter dish from southern Italy. Made with Parmesan cheese, pork lard and homemade pasta.
Served with crusty bread.
Irish Murphy’s Hobart
Irish Stew (Stobhach Gaelach)
Taste the heart of Ireland with Irish Murphy’s traditional Irish Stew (Stobhach Gaelach)! Rich, warming, and packed with tender lamb, hearty root vegetables like parsnips, carrots, onion, potato, and celery, all simmered with green peas and served with creamy champ mash. It’s a comforting classic, just like Granny used to make – perfect for chasing away the chill!
Ask the team for a slice of crusty sourdough if that’s your vibe!
Motown Rolls
Spiced Pumpkin, Turmeric and Ginger Soup
Puréed spiced pumpkin & ginger soup. Vegan & gluten free. Lightly spiced but topped with our house made fermented chilli oil for those who like it hot. Almonds for crunch!
Ly Quán Restaurant
Beef Pho Soup
Bone broth with aromatic herbs, thinly sliced beef rump, house-made meatball, and flat rice noodles. Pho real, it’s good!
Served with pho chilli sauce and garlic pickles.
Wursthaus Kitchen
Classic Cape Grim Beef & Barley Soup
A hearty and chunky soup featuring a mirepoix, Cape Brim beef, root vegetables, barley, lemon, thyme, black pepper and parsley.
Served with crusty Pigeon Whole Sourdough.
Trocadero Cafe
Creamy Pumpkin Soup
A delicious, smooth and creamy blend of vegetables – gluten free and dairy free!
Served with toast.
The Little Poet
Fennel Reverie – French Pottage Soup with Sourdough
With a smooth texture, this is an aromatic daydream in a bowl. This soup marries the sweetness of carrots and the creaminess of potatoes with the delicate liquorice notes of fennel and the deep, woodsy character of mushrooms.
Served with crusty sourdough.
Dandy Lane Food & Speciality Coffee
House Laksa
Featuring a hearty coconut broth with cabbage, tofu curd, noodles, chili, coriander, soybean meat or fried chicken – with just the right amount of spice!
Kalbi
Kimchi Stew
Spicy, tangy, and deeply comforting – Kalbi’s Kimchi Stew is slow-simmered aged kimchi and braised pork belly, rich flavour in every bite – both spicy and tangy!
Served with steamed rice and ban-chan (side dish).
Eumarrah Natural & Organic Wholefoods Store
Rustic Herb and Zucchini Soup
This fresh and vibrant soup is like a warm hug in a bowl – smooth, zesty, and full of flavour. Zucchini, potato, leek and celery create a creamy, hearty base, while garlic and onion add that comforting depth. A generous mix of herbs like dill, parsley, thyme, and rosemary brings a bright, earthy kick.
Vegan and gluten-free – made with love by the Eumarrah team, using the freshest certified organic and seasonal local ingredients where possible.
Hom Mali
Tom Kha Chicken Soup
Hom Mali’s Tom Kha soup base features locally sourced oyster mushrooms, bringing a fresh and earthy depth to this classic Thai dish. The rich coconut broth is a harmonious blend of sweet, sour, and salty notes, with galangal as the star ingredient -celebrated not only for its bold, aromatic flavour but also for its digestive health benefits.
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