Guidebook for Dubai
Food Scene
Best Japanese restaurant. Pricey but worth it. This restaurant has been consistent in its quality and service since it first opened. Nice bar area too. Good for business lunches also.
68 locals recommend
Zuma
06 Al Mustaqbal StBest Japanese restaurant. Pricey but worth it. This restaurant has been consistent in its quality and service since it first opened. Nice bar area too. Good for business lunches also.
This is a great place for business lunches or casual meetings. Great working space also. One of my favourite brunch places on a Friday, only 100 AED, probably the best for value for money in Dubai.
7 locals recommend
The Pavilion - Downtown Dubai
This is a great place for business lunches or casual meetings. Great working space also. One of my favourite brunch places on a Friday, only 100 AED, probably the best for value for money in Dubai.
Nice Lebanese restaurant, very casual, nice setting. Their fresh bread with zaatar is deelish!
8 locals recommend
Leila
17 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid BlvdNice Lebanese restaurant, very casual, nice setting. Their fresh bread with zaatar is deelish!
If you are craving some food after a late night of partying, Zaroob is the place to go - or deliver food from! open 24/7. Cheap and cheerful, Lebanese / Palestinian sandwiches. shawarmas and mezza dishes.
9 locals recommend
Zaroob
1 شارع الشيخ زايدIf you are craving some food after a late night of partying, Zaroob is the place to go - or deliver food from! open 24/7. Cheap and cheerful, Lebanese / Palestinian sandwiches. shawarmas and mezza dishes.
Great tapas restaurant, good quality of food. Atmosphere suitable for dinners where you can have a conversation and not have to scream at the dinner table!
BOCA
towards DIFC ParkingGreat tapas restaurant, good quality of food. Atmosphere suitable for dinners where you can have a conversation and not have to scream at the dinner table!
One of the best restaurants in Dubai. Pricey but worth it. Nice to go for drinks at the bar also.
27 locals recommend
LPM Restaurant & Bar
One of the best restaurants in Dubai. Pricey but worth it. Nice to go for drinks at the bar also.
Tolosa Bodega
Very cute and cozy little bistro. Good food and good mood.
Casual mexican, good atmosphere around the bar. Great margaritas and the best guacamole in Dubai!
Loca Restaurant & Bar Dubai
Jumeirah Beach RoadCasual mexican, good atmosphere around the bar. Great margaritas and the best guacamole in Dubai!
Really nice atmosphere. Good food and good mood.
24 locals recommend
The MAINE Oyster Bar & Grill, JBR
Really nice atmosphere. Good food and good mood.
Drinks & Nightlife
One of my fave spots to go to for Ladies night, every Wednesday. However not sure if open during the summer, as it's usually located on the terrace outdoor.
TERRACE NO5
2 Sheikh Zayed RdOne of my fave spots to go to for Ladies night, every Wednesday. However not sure if open during the summer, as it's usually located on the terrace outdoor.
Great spot to have sundowners. Outdoor with panoramic 360 view right in the middle of the beach.
25 locals recommend
360°
Great spot to have sundowners. Outdoor with panoramic 360 view right in the middle of the beach.
One of the nicest outdoor lounges for drinks. Nice vibe, beautiful setting on the beach, and good music usually.
18 locals recommend
Jetty Lounge
King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud StreetOne of the nicest outdoor lounges for drinks. Nice vibe, beautiful setting on the beach, and good music usually.
Best 80s club and bar in town. There are two rooms: one club and one bar with live music on some nights. Both rooms are good fun.
36 locals recommend
Stereo Arcade
The WalkBest 80s club and bar in town. There are two rooms: one club and one bar with live music on some nights. Both rooms are good fun.
Sightseeing
The tiny Bastakiya quarter is Dubai’s most engaging neighborhood. Established at the end of the 19th century by well-to-do textile and pearl traders from Bastak, Iran, its labyrinthine lanes are lined with restored merchant’s houses, art galleries, cafés, and boutique hotels.
8 locals recommend
Bastakia 1 station
The tiny Bastakiya quarter is Dubai’s most engaging neighborhood. Established at the end of the 19th century by well-to-do textile and pearl traders from Bastak, Iran, its labyrinthine lanes are lined with restored merchant’s houses, art galleries, cafés, and boutique hotels.
Burj Khalifa
1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid BlvdDubai Creek
23 Old Baladiya StShopping
The world's largest shopping mall - where you can find nearly every store!
523 locals recommend
The Dubai Mall
The world's largest shopping mall - where you can find nearly every store!
Essentials
Al Maya Supermarket
Sheikh Zayed RoadOpen 24/7 and offering free home delivery.
LIFE Pharmacy - Dubai Life
24/7 pharmacy offering free home delivery.
Getting Around
Financial Centre Station
Entertainment & Activities
Reel Cinemas
Aquaventure Waterpark
Crescent RoadSki Dubai
Sheikh Zayed RoadSkydive Dubai
Al Seyahi StreetKite Beach by Meraas
Best free beach in Dubai.