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The directory
Every place we have recorded across the seven emirates — the ones we have visited and the ones we have not, each one labelled.
Places in The directory
Global Village
A huge open-air park of country pavilions, street food, funfair rides and nightly shows. It runs for one…
Evening desert safari
The standard Dubai desert trip: hotel pickup mid-afternoon, an hour of dune driving, then a desert camp with…
Arabian Tea House
A white-and-turquoise courtyard café set in a restored house in Al Fahidi, serving Emirati and Levantine breakfasts under…
Restaurants
Bu Qtair
A famously unglamorous fish shack near Umm Suqeim beach. You choose from what came in that morning, it…
Al Mallah
A Satwa fixture with pavement tables, known for shawarma, manakish and fresh juices. It is the kind of…
Ravi Restaurant — Dubai
One of the oldest and best-known cheap restaurants in Dubai. Plastic chairs, fluorescent light, enormous portions of Pakistani…
Dubai Miracle Garden
An enormous seasonal garden of flower sculptures, arches and installations. It is genuinely striking, and it is only…
Burj Al Arab — Dubai
The most photographed building in Dubai after Burj Khalifa. It sits on an artificial island and you cannot…
Jumeirah Mosque
A working mosque in the Fatimid style that runs guided visits for non-Muslims through the Sheikh Mohammed Centre…
Palm Jumeirah Boardwalk
A boardwalk running along the outer edge of Palm Jumeirah, at sea level, looking back at the Marina…
JBR — The Beach
A wide public beach backed by an open-air mall, cinema and a long promenade. This is where Dubai…