The best things to do in Dubai this week: 21 to 27 March
It’s time to plan the week ahead, filling each day with the best things to do in Dubai.
Monday 21 March 2022
Tuck into the new Business Lunch at Basko
Basko, the retro-style Mediterranean restaurant drawing influences from Spain, France, The Basque and Lebanon, have recently launched a business lunch. This three-course menu offers a choice of starters featuring the crispy tuna tartines and the Basko Salad with Mesclun, orange, grapefruit and pomegranate. Show-stopping main courses include the swinging linguini with girolles and Parmigiano, grilled sea bass and short ribs braised with roasted freekeh and onions. Guests can indulge in the St. Honore or Lemon Tarte to finish. Available Monday to Friday, from 12pm to 4pm. AED 135 per person.
GO: Visit https://baskorestaurant.com or call 04 582 4242 for reservations and more information.
Tuesday 22 March 2022
Relax with a beachfront yoga session
Palm Jumeirah’s coolest beach club, February 30, has launched a new weekly event to help you relax. Every Tuesday, guests are invited to take off their shoes, bury their feet in the sand and partake in a yoga session with BecomingYin. The session takes place against a sunset backdrop that will bathe the beach and water in that dreamy golden hour glow. Tuesdays, from 5:30pm. AED 100 per person.
GO: Email reservation@february30dubai.com or call 04 244 7200 for reservations and more information.
Wednesday 23 March 2022
Try out an ethereal new Ladies’ Night
Hidden away behind lush greenery on the waterfront at Address Beach Resort JBR is Garden of Dreams, where ladies can choose their beverage of choice from an extensive list of house spirits and cocktails on Wednesday nights. The menu offers a variety of dishes, including beef carpaccio, beetroot salad, watermelon and feta salad, burrata, mini brioche beef and chicken sliders, zucchini tempura, prawns tempura, pizza rucola and pizza Margherita. Wednesdays, from 5pm. AED 100 (three drinks and a starter).
GO: Call 04 220 0224 for reservations and more information.
Thursday 24 March 2022
Grab the guys for a Gents Night with a side of canal views
Comfortable seating, small bites and creative cocktails collide at BAI Bar & Terrace, where Gents Night indulges the gents with complimentary shisha when you spend AED 99 on anything from the menu. Here, one main and five house beverages are priced at AED 150, while one main and two hours of unlimited house beverages are priced at AED 179. The evening also features live music from Olwyn Murry. Thursdays, from 8pm to 11pm,
GO: Email bai.canalview.dubai@radissonblu.com or call 056 995 8210 for reservations and more information.
Friday 25 March 2022
Indulge in champagne and caviar 71 floors high
Following its success in Doha, 12 Chairs Caviar Bar has now launched its first restaurant in the UAE, offering a one-of-a-kind caviar and champagne experience. Reserved for only 12 guests, expect the best caviar, bursting with a clean nutty flavour and a creamy finish. The menu features opulent options that include bites, cones and caviar.
GO: Email slsdining.dubai@slshotels.com or call 04 607 0737 for reservations and more information.
Saturday 26 March 2022
Vibe to sensational live music at Indochine
Indochine’s ROOM 84 offers an atmospheric live music night. The format incorporates a stripped-back living room setting for guests to experience hand-picked local and international talent. The performances feature a weekly rotation of singers that have included Sean Lipsey, Shanice Michaels, Hiran Benton, Colin Gordon and Anthony Muthurajah, accompanied by some of the best musicians in the city. The bands will perform four live sets in Indochine’s enigmatic lounge from 9pm until 1am. Come for the food and stay for the music.
GO: Call 04 208 9333 for reservations and more information.
Sunday 27 March 2022
Sip on a limited-edition cocktail menu under the stars
The award-winning ‘best bar’ at the FACT Dining Awards Dubai 2021 celebrates International Vermouth Day with four unique vermouth-based cocktails, each created by a member of Galaxy Bar’s world-class bartenders. Each cocktail will be paired with exquisite canapés: Bosco Amaranto, paired with mushroom teriyaki, Americano Verbena, paired with baby beetroot, candied walnuts and fresh orange segments, 60/40 paired with aged graviera and onion chutney and finally Annonumus paired with delicate chocolate truffle.
GO: Visit www.galaxy-bar.com or call 050 513 5908 for reservations and more information.
