I love Salamanca - all the nooks and crannies, the little laneways and hidden stores. Spacebar is…read moreone of them, tucked away from the main strip of shops and an absolute delight to explore. There's hand crafted jewelry, clothing, weird trinkets and homewares. Everything appears to be locally designed and made. I left with a delicious necklace - beads that look like boiled raspberry sweets on a long silver chain - and the desire to return again when I'm in the market for a great gift.

Spacebar is the coolest little store in Salamanca, and I'm not afraid to shout it from the top of…read moreMt Wellington (though I haven't actually done it yet, but I guess I would if they asked me). I'm talking about a curated gallery you can buy things from, featuring primarily Tassie designers making some killer amazing jewellery, clothing, and beautiful things for your home. I try not to walk in here if I don't have a bit of spare cash for pretty things, because it's very hard to resist the temptation, especially when some of the items are so well-priced. When I first moved to Hobart, Spacebar for me was an excellent introduction to a number of different designers that I now follow individually on blogs and facebook pages. I just realised that as I'm typing this review, I'm wearing a necklace by Jana & Bodie, locals I first lost my mind over at Spacebar! Fancy that. There are so many wonderful things in the store, and I implore you to check it out if you're ever in town. I've sent many people Spacebar's way and they're always delighted with what they find. I like that it's part of Salamanca's beautiful old sandstone buildings, too, because that's part of why that corner of Hobart is so wonderful.

Every town needs a quintessential art supply store, and this is Hobart's. If you want it, they've…read moregot it. Not just the basics, but the unusual stuff too: water reservoir brushes for use with watercolours? They have a range of them! Books on papercraft? Yep! Unusual wrapping papers? Absolutely! Every time I've walked into this shop looking for something out of the ordinary they've come through for me. For local artists, there's a handy announcements board with fliers featuring current competitions and events. The staff are knowledgeable and the vibe is pleasant. Well worth a look. If you're not working on a project now, there's a danger you will be by the time you leave!

Inside is one of those dangerous places where my wallet starts shivering with nerves even if I just…read moreglance in its direction. I can't help myself, though--the window displays are part of them problem. They're so fine. They're always so attractive, and I just have to have a look, and then I just have to peek my head in, and then I just have to do one full circuit, and then I just have to treat myself to just one thing, but oh the sale table's just here too, excuse me, bye forever. Stocking Nancybird, Elk, Kip & Co, a plethora of wonderful jewellery makers... I could work at this list for ages or I could just encourage you to go into the store, so maybe just do the latter. It's worth it. See if someone else will mind your wallet for you.

Gifts galore for young and old, handy place for stocking stuffers and other assorted XMAS stuffread more

A nice gift shop featuring woman's jewellery designed exclusively by the owner…read more We found a nice piece or roman glass mounted as a pendant in a necklace

Absolutely beautiful shop with quality toys! Super lovely…read moreowner that helped us find just the right gifts for my girls

A great little shop with a broad range of handmade dolls wooden toys creative puzzles and beautiful…read morecards it also has many unique gift ideas and practical craft materials in stock. Great service and definitely worth a visit.

Amazing how much The Hobart Bookstore can cram into such a small space. Unassuming from the outside…read more(and the inside, really), it actually squeezes in a really good range of books. Specialising mostly in new, not used books (which sets it apart from Salamanca's other bookstores), it shines in the area of non-fiction, with plenty of great offerings in science, cooking, gardening, art and history for a starters. The children's section is surprisingly well-populated, there is quite a bit of general fiction too, and the store also offers a couple of sale tables and an interesting secondhand section. The store's point of interest, especially for visitors from out of state, is a well-populated section on Tasmania. Filled with guidebooks, history and the work of local authors, it's well worth a look. The store sometimes runs signings and events for local authors; these are always well worth checking out. I'm not usually a fan of cramped venues, but in this case it works - you never know who you'll strike up a conversation with! Definitely the most hipster-friendly of Hobart's bookstores, and just a lovely independent bookstore in general.

If you like books and your in Salamanca then check it out. Great indie bookshop, good content and…read morecovers the field.

I was headed to Huonville with the single goal of devouring all the chocolate at the Cat's…read moreTongue... but Twigs & Daisy Chains caught my eye and I couldn't help but stick my head in for a look around. Gorgeous bits and pieces inside mean this is a gift shop right up my alley! I had to try very hard not to spend any money but I have no doubt I'll be sticking my head in next time I've got chocolatey urges pulling me in this direction.

This is the kind of place that should be in NoHo, or Battery Point, or the CBD even... but not down…read morein Uni Row! Maybe I'm biased as a NoHo regular, but schlepping down to Sandy Bay just for some GREY and FELT good times makes me a sad panda. Having said that, G&F is one of those beautifully curated shops that you want to photograph, and one where you kind of fear looking at the price tags. Having said that, I finally headed into G&F after finding out that they're Hobart's only stockist of Shanghai Suzy lipsticks, which are amazingly cheap for what they are, at only $12.95 a pop for a crazily pigmented nourishing lippie in exceptional on-trend colours. As it turns out, I also happened to first visit the week of G&F's first anniversary. No anniversary sale, so I managed to purchase my lipsticks and escape back out of there... mentally adding a few things to my wishlist as I went.