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Dubai at Night: Evening Plans, Venues, Costs and Getting Home

For a Dubai night out, I’d choose the main event before the district: a DJ I want to hear, a dinner worth sitting through, cocktails or a waterfront walk. Then I’d keep the other stops nearby. The city gives you plenty of choices; trying to fit them all into one evening is how the journey…

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GOING OUT

4 Speakeasy-Style Bars in Dubai: Galaxy, Samba Room, Paradiso and Ly_La

My four-bar shortlist splits cleanly: Galaxy for a cocktail-led DIFC stop, Ly_La for a later music-led night, Samba Room for its Palm Tower programme, and Paradiso for JBR cocktails. That is how I’d choose between them. A hidden entrance is a bit of fun; the drinks, music and booking conditions are what decide whether the…

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GOING OUT

DIFC Nightlife History: Five Bars and Lounges From an Earlier Era

The part of DIFC nightlife I find most appealing is the in-between bit: dinner that does not feel finished when the plates leave. These five names show different ways of building that evening, from a seven-cuisine concept to a steakhouse-and-lounge partnership. This is a retrospective, not five places to reserve tonight. Closure evidence differs: 7…

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