In the busy ground-floor retail level of the JBR The Walk pedestrian promenade in the Jumeirah Beach Residence neighbourhood of Dubai, 3D Blacklight Minigolf Dubai is one of the most popular indoor family-entertainment venues in the broader Dubai Marina district. The 5,000-square-foot venue opened in November 2017 as the first dedicated indoor blacklight miniature golf facility in the United Arab Emirates, capitalising on the rapidly growing demand for indoor family-entertainment venues in the E.....

Adventure Island's JBR branch is an indoor adventure attraction at the Bahar Plaza level of Jumeirah Beach Residence in Dubai, opposite the Roxy Cinema. It is the smaller of the brand's two Dubai sites, focusing on a concentrated pair of its most popular experiences rather than the full range found at its larger City Centre Deira location. The JBR site centres on PIXEL, a set of interactive digital game rooms, and Laser Island, an arena-based laser tag experience suited to groups and friendly .....

On the eastern end of the man-made Bluewaters Island just off the Jumeirah Beach Residence coastline in Dubai, Ain Dubai (literally "Eye of Dubai" in Arabic) is the tallest and largest observation wheel in the world by a substantial margin. The dramatic 250-metre (820-foot) wheel opened to the public on 21 October 2021 following a decade-long design-and-construction programme, surpassing the previous record-holding High Roller observation wheel in Las Vegas (167 metres) by some 50 percent and ma.....

A 100-foot catamaran cruising Dubai Marina, the Alexandra Sea Lounge runs nightly dinner cruises from the Dubai Marina Yacht Club in West Bay. The vessel operates as a floating restaurant, pairing an evening meal with live entertainment and changing views of the marina skyline. A typical cruise lasts around one hour and forty-five minutes, with boarding in the early evening before the boat sets off and returns to its berth later in the night. Guests dine from an international buffet with a li.....

Reached by lift to an upper floor of the Pier 7 dining tower, Asia Asia is a Pan-Asian restaurant and lounge overlooking the yachts and towers of Dubai Marina. Its concept draws on the ancient Spice Route, with a menu that travels from the Far East through to the Middle East and interiors hand-furnished with pieces collected along the way. The space is arranged around a central dining room, a sushi bar, a series of semi-private lounges and a wrap-around terrace that takes in the marina on most.....

Channelling the seductive cocktail bars of St-Tropez and Cannes, Bar du Port brings a slice of the French Riviera to Dubai's waterfront. Set within the Pier Club at Dubai Harbour with views over the marina and its moored yachts, it pairs indulgent French-Mediterranean cooking with expertly crafted drinks and music-filled evenings. Its bohemian design leans into the coastal theme, with earthy tones, wicker lighting and a grass-topped roof that conjures a breezy seaside escape. The kitchen serve.....

Spread across nearly 100,000 square feet at The Beach, JBR, Bla Bla by McGettigan's is a sprawling beach club, bar and nightlife destination on the Dubai seafront. Opened in January 2021, it was conceived as an all-day social venue that moves from a relaxed beach day into a high-energy night out under a single roof. Its scale is unusual, with more than twenty separate bars, each given its own look and theme, scattered across the site. The beach club anchors the daytime offering, built around .....

Operating from the Dubai Marina Walk, Boat Tours UAE runs small-boat trips around the marina and the nearby coast of Dubai. Departing from a berth near the marina promenade, the trips give visitors a way to see the district's towers, yachts and waterways from the water. Routes typically loop through the marina canal before heading out past the breakwater towards the open sea and the surrounding landmarks. From the boat, passengers take in the dense ring of skyscrapers around the marina, the b.....

Presided over by its trademark giant Buddha and wrapped in a soundtrack of lush, Asian-tinged lounge music, Buddha-Bar Dubai brings the celebrated global brand to the Grosvenor House hotel. An elegant, atmospheric venue, it fuses pan-Asian fine dining with a dimly lit, theatrical bar in one of the city's most recognisable hospitality settings. The space is defined by its dramatic, opulent design, all moody lighting, ornate detailing and the towering Buddha that gives the brand its name. Its ki.....

Born in 1980s Cincinnati and now spanning more than eighty locations worldwide, Buffalo Wings & Rings brings classic American sports-bar dining to Dubai. The brand, which served its first wing in Ohio in 1984, runs two outlets in the city, in DIFC and in Jumeirah Lakes Towers. Its menu is built around its namesake wings and onion rings, rounded out with burgers, sharing plates and crowd-pleasing American comfort food. Banks of screens make it a magnet for live sport, drawing fans for big fixtu.....