Located across the road from the Matamata i-SITE, this spacious and modern shrine to craft beer and cider is also a good place to eat. Sit outside under the market umbrellas and tuck into good wood-fired pizza or superior bar snacks, including pork and fennel arancini or smoked fish Scotch eggs. Wash it down with a seasonal brew or sour beer.
Good Merchant
Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula
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