Supplied Get your botanic hit from Gin Gin. READ MORE:* Neat places: A permanent home for market stalls* Neat places: A taste of Malaysia* Neat places: Kiwi kai on Waitangi Day​There's nothing wrong with a simple slice of lemon and lime, but Gin Gin is all about dressing up its mixes with unique tonics, artisan tisanes, fermented fruits, scatterings of rose petals and more. Concealed behind a facade of washing machines and dryers lies Red Light District, a Chinese opium-den-themed bar unlike any other. Helpings of dumplings, Szechuan calamari, fried chicken and more are available, but Sister Kong is very much about the bao. Discover more neat places around town at neatplaces.co.nz and download the free and offline Neat Places smartphone app.

Source: Stuff April 02, 2019 15:56 UTC