Guidebook for Dubai
Food Scene
A favourite with locals, residents and tourists...you can do Dubai on a budget!
كافتيريا الاجازةAL IJAZA CAFETERIA
A favourite with locals, residents and tourists...you can do Dubai on a budget!
A MUST visit coffee shop not ONLY because it's Canadian!
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tim Hortons
The WalkA MUST visit coffee shop not ONLY because it's Canadian!
Very popular Pakistani restaurant; always good and very reasonable.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ravi Restaurant Satwa
8 9th StreetVery popular Pakistani restaurant; always good and very reasonable.
Tounsi Dubai
Authentic Tunisian decor and food...as good as it gets in Dubai. Bonus: not expensive.
Drinks & Nightlife
We are non-drinkers, so we have never been there, but for guests who want to have some fun, have a drink, and walk back to the apartment, word on the street is it's very good. Besides, it's run by a couple of cool guys from France, so how could it be bad?!
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Billionaire Mansion & Sumosan Dubai
Burj Khalifa BoulevardWe are non-drinkers, so we have never been there, but for guests who want to have some fun, have a drink, and walk back to the apartment, word on the street is it's very good. Besides, it's run by a couple of cool guys from France, so how could it be bad?!
Sightseeing
For a mere dirham coin, you can cross the Dubai Creek in a traditional abra. The best way to get to the souq.
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Dubai Creek
23 Old Baladiya StFor a mere dirham coin, you can cross the Dubai Creek in a traditional abra. The best way to get to the souq.
Dubai's best (in our opinion) desert safari company offering the usual fare: dune bashing, dinner under the stars, belly dancer, henna, etc.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Arabian Adventures
Dubai's best (in our opinion) desert safari company offering the usual fare: dune bashing, dinner under the stars, belly dancer, henna, etc.
Arts & Culture
Despite the traffic, it is really worth getting over to Sharjah. It really is the culture capital of the Emirates. It's the best place to experience local heritage.
Teatro Sharjah para las Artes Escénicas
Despite the traffic, it is really worth getting over to Sharjah. It really is the culture capital of the Emirates. It's the best place to experience local heritage.