Dubai - Sheikh Zayed Road - All Types

Fairmont Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
+971-4-332-9260

Cavalli Club

Designer Roberto Cavalli's temple to the rich and fabulous, this one allegedly costing in the neighborhood of US$30 million. If you expect to get in, be attractive. Be very attractive. Crystal chan... read more

Gate Village 6, Podium Level, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
+971-4-425-5660

Zuma

In Zuma, it’s the first-class Japanese food that kung fu’s your ass into culinary enlightenment. Interior is minimalistic. Simple, streamlined and almost feng shui. Beige cube chairs, c... read more

One Sheikh Zayed Road , Dubai
+971-4-501-8888

The Monarch Dubai

At number one Sheikh Zayed Road it wins the competition for the most prestigious hotel address hands down. Modern, sleek, five star extravagance. Not garish or ornate like its bling counterparts. E... read more

Sheikh Zayed Rd. , Dubai
+971-4-341-2575

Apres

Pseudo ski lodge-cum-bar. Shoppers from the mall unwind while expat socialites add to the raucous ambience. Melange of drinks caters for the most pernickety customer, while eclectic mixing ingredie... read more

Sheikh Zayed Rd. , Dubai
+971-4-283-0224

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An expat brunch institute. Dog eared menus prove its popularity. Disco metal toilets. Concrete floors. Steel, bare furnishings. Small patio area is crammed during the tepid winter. Large warehouse ... read more

Sheikh Zayed Road , Dubai
+971-341-0144

Cafe Ceramique

Drink coffee and reveal your artistic skills by painting clay objects. If conversation runs stale you can always turn to flirtatiously abusing each other’s artwork. Child-friendly much to the... read more

Sheikh Zayed Rd., Dubai
+971-4-321-1111

Double Deckers

A pint, a fight and a slurred word in the ear from your new best friend greet you at DD’s. Suspiciously sticky floors mean only the resourceful can dance, not that the karaoke singing ASBO ge... read more

Sheikh Zayed Rd. , Dubai
+971-4-409-5999

Sezzam

Technically an upmarket food court. One restaurant split into three. Flame, Steam and Bake. Flame punches out grilled meats, steaks and tandooris. Steam specializes in pan-Asian cuisine and Bake of... read more

Al Saffa Street, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
+971-4-321-1111

Pergolas

An enchanting courtyard where clientele are dressed in costume drama chic and chat is sophisticated, up until a point. Come 5pm, after the boozy brunch, the ambience is raucous, but restaurant stil... read more

Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
+971-4-307-3482

C Bar

Where Lebanon's finest come to pose, pout, pull and pontificate. The decor comes courtesy of the '80s, an intoxicating melange of neon and full-length mirrors. Relentless base assaults the senses, ... read more

Sheikh Zayed Road , Dubai
+971-4-341-0000

Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates

Another Dubai five-star-er located in the emirate’s most popular shopping creation, Mall of the Emirates. The only place in the desert where you can combine high-end and high street shopping ... read more

Sheikh Zayed Rd., Dubai
+971-80-092-2827

Zaatar W Zeit

Nothing cures a pounding hangover like a cheese manakish. This fluffy flatbread coated in grease is the perfect way to ward off the evils of excessive alcohol. Calorific post-drink diner but the sp... read more

Sheikh Zayed Road , Dubai
+971-4-343-8000

Flavours on Two

International grub but most head there for the evening all-you-can-eat-and-drink buffet. Alternate evenings, see British, Italian, Asian and Indian cuisine. Minimalist décor, wood panel floo... read more

Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
+971-4-331-1111

Harvester

Dark, dingy, brooding. Crowne Plaza’s English-style pub with heavy oak banisters and solid chairs. Old men prop the bar plying ‘recent acquired friends’ with alcohol in a fruitles... read more

Sheikh Zayed Rd. , Dubai
+971-4-343-8888

Shangri-La Hotel

Like another city in itself. Stunning architecturally. Grandiose presidential suite is bigger than some villas. Corners aren’t cut here with only the most expensive accessories on offer. Expe... read more

Sheikh Zayed Road , Dubai
+971-4-332-4444

Ibis World Trade Centre Hotel

No longer of the stiff, stuffy and suits only reputation. With its trade clientele it should look corporate instead it is the Cinderella of business hotels. The emirates fashionable crowd that freq... read more

Sheikh Zayed Rd., Dubai
+971-4-332-5555

Spectrum On One

The brunch to end all brunches, and in this city, that’s some game to talk. Light wood floor, glass separations, rooms laden with sumptuous offerings. Live cooking stations prepare an orgy of... read more

Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, Dubai
+971-4-332-5555

Fairmont Dubai

Minority Report-esque lifts whizz you through a chic urban jungle, befitting high-end catwalks. Industrial floodlights emit a multitude of hues, casting out subtle shadows onto the metallic wallsca... read more

Sheikh Zayed Road , Dubai
+971-4-343-3333

Dusit Thani Dubai

A gigantic glass fork pronged into the desert sand, injecting a flash of beauty on Dubai’s busiest road. Lording in the five-star category, it refreshingly steers clear of the obvious Ar... read more

Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, Dubai
+971-4-343-8000

Teatro

The mere mention of Teatro promotes warm glows and fuzzy feelings all round. Whilst low ceilings, cosy surroundings promote the romantic ambience it’s famed for, the subdued lighting in... read more