The Gin Bar is tucked behind Honest Chocolate Café on Wale Street in Cape Town. You enter through the café to find a courtyard with Mediterranean touches, where the bar serves gin cocktails and light snacks. The space is small and shaded, with seating under the trees.

The drinks list focuses on gin, mixed into cocktails or served with tonic. The bar stocks local and international brands, and the menu changes with the seasons. You can order snacks from the café kitchen next door.

The courtyard is the reason the bar works — it is hidden from the street, quiet even when the city outside is busy.