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That's in the UAE?

What’s On brings you some of the country’s lesser-known treasures…

Six super hammams

Regenerate your skin with a soapy scrub at one of these fabulous hammams

The good life

Starting 2021 on a wellness kick? Here are six healthy brekkies to try

Palm Bay

Club Vista Mare’s newest bar is bright on color, bold on personality, and big on weekly deals

The perfect daycation?

Hello, private lagoon view hotel room with fully-stocked mini megabar…

New year, new laughs

Beat the January blues at The Laughter Factory this month

LAST-MINUTE TRIP

Pet-friendly Vida Emirates Hills is the epitome of a boutique hotel, trading gilt-edged luxury for warm, neighborly service

Four new workout sessions

Just in case you were slacking on your resolution to ‘get fit’

BRIX DESSERT BAR

Is five courses of sweets too much of a good thing?

Blockbusters in 2021

So, the second half of 2020 didn’t quite follow the cinematic release schedule we were all hoping for. But that’s OK, we’re just about over it. It does, however, mean that 2021 is looking like a CGI tsunami of movie magic, a hulking Death Star filled to the thermal exhaust ports with original screenplay adaptations, long-awaited sequels, and childhood-tarnishing reboots that nobody asked for, but we’ll probably all still watch.

HIDDEN TREASURES

Cutting through malls and bypassing hotels in search of Dubai and Abu Dhabi’s best kept secrets

LOLA TABERNA

A real slice of relaxed Spanish taberna life in Dubai

GOLDFISH SUSHI & YAKITORI, DUBAI

Chef Akmal Anuar is back at the pans…

UAE FAMOUS PITMASTER HATTEM MATTAR

Dubai Famous is a What’s On page focusing on people out there in the city making the scene. They’re out there around town, shaping Dubai into what it is, creating the culture, food and life around us. We asked them what’s good in Dubai. We asked them what’s bad in Dubai. We asked them to tell us more, more, more about their wonderful selves…

What's cooking?

Dubai’s aspiring chefs can brush up on their culinary skills at the Chef’s Palette cooking studio

Not so great Britain

The history of the UK – told with farts, wigs and laughter

SONARA CAMP

A desert safari but with gourmet cuisine. Why this is the best desert experience we’ve ever been to

ENTER the EXPO 2020

Visitors are invited to check out Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion inside Expo 2020 Dubai. But what exactly is inside?

CZNBURAK

Is CZNBurak’s popularity just a flash in the pan?

BRUNCH OF THE MONTH - LookUp Rooftop Bar

Intimate, relaxed vibes at the FridayFeels brunch

LANA LUSA

A real taste of Portugal right here in Dubai

LET'S GO ON AN ADVENTURE!

Happiness is an open road. Beg, borrow or buy a motor, stock up on snacks, buckle in the whole fam, and start exploring the best family-friendly activities the Emirates have to offer

La Cucina

Italian-accented brunch at Club Vista Mare

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

Here’s a selection of What’s On’s favourite locally-owned businesses to buy gifts from this year

From busker to big time

Passenger performs at Dubai Opera this month

Everybody says Cleese!

Catch British comedy legend John Cleese at Dubai Opera this month

BRASSERIE BOULUD

In a city teeming with celebrity chef restaurants, will Brasserie Boulud cut the mustard?

Billionaire Dubai

Can an immersive dinner-and-a-show replace a night on the dance floor?

The 40 Best Things We've Eaten This Year

Another year, another inch added to the waistlines of team What’s On. But hey, it was worth it – and necessary, after the year we’ve all had. From tartare to toasties, short ribs to sliders, here are the 40 best things we’ve eaten in 2020…

LAST-MINUTE TRIP

Palm Jumeirah meets French Polynesia at Sofitel Dubai The Palm