Duck Island
300a Grey Street, Hamilton East
Goods, Eat & Drink
Offering a staggering range of ice creams from popcorn, condensed milk and toasted marshmallows, this is the place to come for your next sweet treat.
Goods
Crikey, we hope you’ve got some room in your luggage, that’s because after trying some of the local Hamilton produce and goods about the place, you’ll be wanting to stack as many loaves, beers, beans and tubs of ice cream you can fit in. Hamilton goods makers really are top of their game, and for a region based largely on agriculture, these crafters, makers and shakers are proof that this city is not content to simply be ‘cow town’ anymore.
A growing city that has retained its small town feel in many ways, Hamilton goods makers are well supported by cafes and restaurants who offer their baking, beers and bite sized treats as menu items too. Grabbing a sandwich from the local? The bread was likely baked that morning by some fellow Waikato friends. The kind of products that have glowing reputations all round the country, don’t be surprised to find some visitors to Hamilton have come on a strict mission basis - ie. to find the best ice creams the region has ever seen.
Brewaucracy
34 Mahana Road, Te Rapa
The headquarters for Hamilton brewers Brewaucracy. Come in to fill up flagons or try the latest brews.
Duck Island (Riverbank Lane)
Hamilton City, 5/298 Victoria Street
The pastel interior and pint-sized tables at Duck Island will leave small humans in no doubt that they’ve just stumbled across the ice cream shop of their dreams.
Manuka Brothers
129c Norton Road, Frankton
A family business and cafe selling coffee beans roasted over manuka wood.
Volare Bakehouse
5 Gallagher Drive, Melville
Bread worth trekking over town for.
Wholeheart
Queenwood
Visit Wholeheart for organic vegetables, eco-friendly cleaning products, or simply to connect with other like-minded individuals striving to live a healthy life.