Global Village
A huge open-air park of country pavilions, street food, funfair rides and nightly shows. It runs for one…
Emirate
Dubai
Everything we have recorded in Dubai. These are directory records compiled from open map data; a place we have not reviewed is labelled on its page.
The emirate most people mean when they say they are going to the UAE. Dubai is long and spread out — roughly 40 km end to end — so the area you base yourself in decides how much of the trip you spend in a taxi.
Before you pick a place, read: First time in Dubai: 15 things worth knowing
Umm Suqeim 56
Al Barsha 47
Satwa 33
Al Quoz 29
Bur Dubai 26
Palm Jumeirah 14
Dubai Investments Park 14
Jumeirah 13
Al Qusais 12
Jebel Ali 12
Downtown Dubai 11
Jumeirah Lakes Towers 11
Dubai Marina 10
Business Bay 9
Warsan 8
Dubai Silicon Oasis 8
Karama 7
Dubai South 7
Places in Dubai
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…
Kite Beach — Dubai
The most usable free beach in Dubai: soft sand, clean water, changing rooms, showers, a 14 km running…