1. Ranita Ramen


For real-deal ramen without the flight to Japan, make a beeline to Ranita. Opened in late 2024, this tiny nine-seat ramen bar serves up soul-warming soups for lunch from Tuesday to Friday only. The menu is incredibly concise, with only two ramen options, plus a steamed koshihikari rice side with seasonal toppings. The drinks list is equally minimal: a lager, a pét-nat and a house-made shiso leaf lemonade. Ranita’s pride and glory is its homemade organic wheat-flour noodles, swimming in either a pork, chicken and dashi shoyu broth or a vegetarian three-miso shio soup. Both bowls come crowned with an ajitama egg, marinated in sweet soy. Look out for monthly specials, like the winter morisoba tsukemen featuring chewy rye noodles.
Address: 206 Liverpool St, Hobart
Price: Mid-range