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Restaurants: -
Frankies after 09.00pm.
Fire & Ice Raffles Hotel
Quattro 4 Seasons Golf Club
Fresh Fish Restaurant Deira, outside on the pavement, no booze but dirt cheap and really good.Omani Lobster Sea Bream, Squid, Gulf Parwns etc, everything is grilled.



Bars:-
Buddah Bar Grosvenor House
Music Room Bur Dubai
The Agency Emirates Towers
VU Emirates Towers (just for view of Sheik Zayed Rd,
360 Jumeriah Beach Hotel (winter only)
Barasti Mina Seyahi
Oscars Wine Society Crowne Plaza Sheik Zayed Road, really good wine selction by the glass and the confit duck is really good

For the keep fit fanatiscs there is the 40 story run up the stairs of one of the towers in Sheik Zayed Rd. Cannot remember the name of tower, can anyone help?

Malls
Deira City Centre-Located in Deira and very central to Dubai-town. Has all sorts of shops and a Carrefour as well.

Ibn Battuta Mall-Largest single-storey mall in the world located on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway (Sheikh Zayed Road) near Jebel Ali. Close to up and coming residential areas.
Wide array of shops and has an IMAX cinema screen in the 21-screen megaplex.

Mall of the Emirates-Located on the Sheikh Zayed Road it is home to Dubai Ski, an indoor skiing facility. Wide array of shops and cinemas and restaurants.

Dubai Mall-The latest mall in Dubai, opened in November 2008 in its first phase.
Mercato Mall-Located in Jumeira near the beach, the mall is not as big and flashy as others but is nevertheless patronised by resident expats on family afternoon outings.

Hopefully this thread will become some sort of sticky, although I doubt the mods'll let us keep it here.

Keep in mind you need to make a reservation well ahead of time for this.

Entertainment

The Deset Safari
A Dhow Cruise
The Wild Wadi
Atlantis, The Palm

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Restaurants

Zheng He's (Chinese) - Madinat Jumeirah
China Club - Radisson Hotel, Deira Creek
Automatic (Lebanese) - a number of branches throughout Dubai

Restaurants (for the adventurous and those on a budget)

Liyari (Indian/Pakistani) - near Sabkha bus stop in Deira, behind Hotel Florida (does a good biryani)
Pak Ghazi - a few branches in Deira and Bur Dubai
Delhi Darbar - a few of branches in Deira and Bur Dubai
Chicken Tikka - Many branches throughout Dubai
Hatam Al Tai (Iranian) - just off Nasser square in Deira (good shawarma's)

Retail outlets

Al Ain Plaza (aka Computer Plaza) - Bur Dubai -- one-stop mini mall for your PC/computer related requirements, prices negotiable

Day trips

Spend a day at the beach park (very modest admission) or the free beach next door.

Lunch at Al Maha resort (note 45 min drive from Dubai)

Also would recommend hitting a spa or get a massage as the rates are very good compared to Europe.

Places to Go:

- The Address Hotel - (Stunning luxury Hotel, sit by the pool )
- Souk Al Bahar (many restaurants & Shops)
- Creek Club (also known as Golf Club)


Restaurants:-

- Meat Company - Steak house (Souk Al Bahar / Madinat Jumeirah)
- Khan Murjan - Arabic Food & Shisha (Wafi Centre)
- The Boardwalk - Int'l food (Creek Club)

A longshot but, is anyone aware of any ATMs in Dubai dispensing US dollars?

One of the ATMs at the airport top of escalator T1 departures dispenses $ but only for certain cards, likewise the atm in the bank that is located in the old Emirates HQ building (Dnata building near clock tower roundabout) dispenses $ .
The bank is under the first entrance next to MMI and Emirates post.

There may be others

[QUOTE=Emirates777;10746022]Restaurants


Restaurants (for the adventurous and those on a budget)

Liyari (Indian/Pakistani) - near Sabkha bus stop in Deira, behind Hotel Florida (does a good biryani)
Pak Ghazi - a few branches in Deira and Bur Dubai
Delhi Darbar - a few of branches in Deira and Bur Dubai
Chicken Tikka - Many branches throughout Dubai
Hatam Al Tai (Iranian) - just off Nasser square in Deira (good shawarma's)

Add to the list Barbeque Delight behind Lamcy Plaza a really good, budget Pakistani restaurant.

Does anyone know of any real good Sushi restaurants in Dubai ?

Thanks ^

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Yes, the BEST Sushi in town is at Towers Rotana Teatro Restaurant, on Shk Zayed Road
http://www.rotana.com/hoteldining-20-5-4.htm

Food there is on the higher side, but not crazy excessive.