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Author: Monica Bonalto
Monica Bonalto
Monica Bonalto arrived in Dubai in 2017 with a background in hospitality journalism and quickly became one of the most trusted voices in the UAE's dining and nightlife space. Over seven years on the ground, she has reviewed more than 400 venues across all seven emirates — from the sun-baked beach clubs of JBR and the rooftop terraces of DIFC, to the understated local gems that rarely make it onto tourist lists.Before joining What's Hot in UAE as Nightlife & Dining Editor, Monica contributed to Time Out Dubai, Abu Dhabi Food Festival coverage, and several regional hospitality publications. She has attended every major restaurant opening in Dubai since 2019 and maintains direct relationships with PRs and venue operators across the city — which means the information you read in her guides is always verified, never recycled from a press release.Her specialities are happy hours (she has personally verified every deal on our lists), Friday brunches, and the Northern Emirates' emerging food scene. She is based in DIFC and eats out five times a week. When she says a place is worth your money, it is.Follow Monica's work on Muck Rack, Substack, Vocal, and Medium.
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Dubai has spent the last few years quietly building one of the strongest Chinese dining scenes outside China itself, and most round-ups here still treat it as a five-star hotel exercise. That undersells it. Yes, the city has a Michelin-starred Cantonese room inside Atlantis. But it also has a Sichuan hot pot house with face-changing opera performers in Dubai Mall’s Chinatown, a Karama institution serving Indo-Chinese food to homesick expats since long before “fusion” was a marketing word, and a Taiwanese dumpling chain with six branches that still makes people queue on a Tuesday. We ate, called, and cross-checked our…
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If you follow Dubai’s underground electronic music scene, Indira Paganotto at Hive needs no introduction. The Spanish DJ and producer has become a fixture at Soho Garden Meydan’s underground room, and her sets consistently rank among the best electronic music experiences the city offers. Tickets start from Dhs150 — one of the better value propositions in Dubai’s techno calendar. Here’s a complete guide to the event: who Indira Paganotto is, what Hive at Soho Garden is actually like, and everything you need to know before you go. Who Is Indira Paganotto? Indira Paganotto is a Barcelona-born DJ and producer who…
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This 4 July, The Penthouse at FIVE Palm Jumeirah — DJ Mag’s number one club in the Middle East — has something worth planning your Saturday around. BADBOX, the London-based DJ and producer with Cypriot roots and a sound rooted in afro house and afro tech, headlines Skyline Saturdays for what should be one of the more credibly underground nights the Palm has seen this summer. Tickets from Dhs200, bar entry free until midnight. Here is everything you need to know. Who Is BADBOX? BADBOX is a London-based DJ and producer who came up through underground radio — the kind…