Which is better for laksa in Hobart: Taste of Malaysia Hobart or Sawak Cafe?

Taste of Malaysia Hobart ranks higher on BestDish (71 vs 57 points). Pick Sawak Cafe if it has more Google reviews (1,039 vs 702).

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Taste of Malaysia Hobart vs Sawak Cafe

the top two for laksa in Hobart, compared properly

● Updated September 2026

The verdict: Taste of Malaysia Hobart beats Sawak Cafe for laksa in Hobart — it leads our ranking by 14 points (7 community mentions · 7× called the best · dish praised in 1 of 5 recent google reviews). Pick Sawak Cafe if it has more Google reviews (1,039 vs 702).

Taste of Malaysia Hobart vs Sawak Cafe — laksa in Hobart (September 2026)
	Taste of Malaysia Hobart	Sawak Cafe
BestDish rank	#1 🥇	#2 🥈
BestDish score	71	57
Google rating	4.6★	4.5★
Google reviews	702	1,039
Price tier	$	$
Suburb	CBD	CBD
Known for	—	—
Community mentions	7	6

Go deeper: Taste of Malaysia Hobart dossier · Sawak Cafe dossier · the full Hobart laksa ranking

How we score: Google review strength (rating above a 3.8 baseline weighted by volume), blended with community-consensus mining on high-traffic pages. No pay-to-rank.