Gourmet Traveller

TASMANIA

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Peppina

2b Salamanca Pl, Hobart

(03) 6240 6000

peppinarestaurant.com

Chef Massimo Mele

Price guide $

Bookings Recommended

Wheelchair access Yes

Open Lunch Friday; Breakfast and dinner daily

ITALIAN

If the tomatoes are on, order them. Certainly Peppina offers more complex dishes than a single tomato – sliced, seasoned, served with basil leaves and doused in excellent olive oil – but its treatment speaks volumes about chef Massimo Mele’s approach at this large, glamorous hotel restaurant. Hint: it’s all about the ingredients. Brilliant prosciutto is teamed with buffalo mozzarella and

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