After a quiet start to the year, the buzz has returned to Dubai’s nightlife scene. The most exciting recent news for Dubai’s social set was the opening of supperclub Dubai, the first Middle Eastern outpost of this ultra-trendy restaurant/lounge concept from Amsterdam.
Nestled in a corner of Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel on the Palm Jumeirah, the stylish venue is spread out across six areas, each offering high-end dining and a stellar line-up of entertainment and musical acts.
Supperclub arrives a few months after MusicHall Dubai (pictured below) opened in the same hotel; a cabaret style set-up with a variety of live acts performing every evening while guests enjoy dinner at the restaurant-style seating in front of the stage, or drinks and snacks on the tiered banquettes in the auditorium.
Hot on the heels of the opening of the Vogue Café in Dubai Mall’s exclusive Level Shoe District, was the announcement that a GQ Bar will open in the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai in October. The two-floor venue will be home to a bar and restaurant that will feature Internet connectivity and a digital area aimed at the “tech savvy customer”, according to Condé Nast International Restaurants.
In keeping with the fashion theme, Studio F is a lounge bar-cum-restaurant located in the stylish Boulevard Jumeirah Emirates Towers. Created by Fashion TV, the lounge is built around a catwalk on which models parade the latest trends.
Adding some Asian flavour to the new crop of largely Euro-themed venues is Sake No Hana, a Japanese lounge and restaurant in Souk Al Bahar serving Oriental fusion cuisine. Created by the team behind Hakkasan, there are now 12 Sake No Hana restaurants from Las Vegas to Shanghai.
Finally, one of Istanbul’s trendiest lounge bars has opened its first international outpost in Rixos The Palm Dubai. Biber Lounge serves an interesting combination of modern tapas and sushi in a contemporary setting with wooden floors, leather armchairs and bold art decorating its walls.
