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cocktail bar that also regularly features craft beers from tiny local brewers like Shunters
Yard, Brewaucracy and 666. Vintage vinyl is often spinning on the turntable, and $5
cheeseburger sliders and killer cocktails complete the picture at Hamilton's best bar.
BREWERY
Good George
MAP
( 07-847 3223;
www.goodgeorge.co.nz
;
32a Somerset St, Frankton; tours incl beer & food $15; 11am-late,
tours from 5.30pm Mon-Thu)
Channelling a cool industrial vibe, the former Church of St George
is now a shrine to craft beer. Order a tasting flight of six beers ($19), and partner the
hoppy heaven with wood-fired pizzas ($20 to $23), platters ($12 to $16), and larger main
meals ($20 to $34). Our favourites are the zesty White Ale and the zingy Drop Hop cider.
Tours must be booked ahead.
Gothenburg
MAP
(
www.gothenburg.co.nz
; 15 Hood St; 10.30am-late)
This cosy hybrid of bar and restaurant takes a
serious approach to beer and wine, with local craft brewers joined by a very impressive
range of Belgian brews. Foodwise the menu steers from tapas to mains - try the
Vietnamese-style pork belly or the gin-soaked salmon - and the service is a cut-above oth-
er nearby places along sometimes-rambunctious Hood St.
BAR,
House on Hood
(
www.houseonhood.co.nz
;
27 Hood St; 11am-late)
House on Hood is a 1915 barn with lots of
drops to slake your thirst. Beer specials, tasting sessions and meal deals abound, plus
Saturday-night bands and Sunday-afternoon DJs.
BAR
Entertainment
Lido Cinema
MAP
CINEMA
GOOGLE MAP
10am-late)
Art-house
(
www.lidocinema.co.nz
;
Level 1, Centre Place, 501 Victoria St; adult/child $15.50/9.50;
movies with $10 Tuesday tickets.
Metro by Hoyts
CINEMA
