Post exhibition hangouts
While Dubai World Trade Centre is home to many cafes and restaurants ideal for a post-seminar refreshment, exhibition-goers keen to see more of the city won’t have to stray too far. Here are the coolest cafes, restaurants and nightspots within a 10-minute drive of the Trade Centre.
Next to the venue
McGettigan's - Official food & beverage partner
Get 20% discount on food and beverages when you show your Meldab Middle East badge at McGettigan's! Situated in a prime spot just beside the Dubai World Trade Centre convention halls, McGettigan’s is the perfect spot for mid-show lunches, business meetings and post exhibition dinner and drinks. McGettigan’s DWTC offers great service and hearty food and expect live bands, DJs and a full nightlife experience to kick in after dark. Level 1 of the building is home to ‘The Den’, a sports bar concept, providing guests with the perfect hangout to lounge, watch a sports game, play pool food & drinks with friends. 1 minute walk from Trade Centre Arena Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre.
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Cafes
London Dairy Bistro
Not just your neighbourhood ice-cream parlor anymore. At London Dairy Bistro, enjoy contemporary cuisine with a focus on authentic flavours and seasonal produce. With ingredients that are painstakingly sourced, skillfully prepared and served fresh each day.
The Sum of Us
The hipsters of Dubai have long since been banging the drum for Al Quoz coffee house Tom & Serg which now has a cult following in the city, and in The Sum of Us, the talented duo behind Tom & Serg have struck gold once again. With 20 different blends of coffee and a food menu that changes daily to accommodate the fresh local produce, The Sum of Us is every bit as cool as its Al Quoz counterpart.
> Street 6 (behind the Sheraton, Sheikh Zayed Road)
Fine dining
Tresind
With a kitchen team lead by executive chef Himanshu Saini, who was crowned ‘Best Young Chef’ at the 2014 Delhi Gourmet Club’s Top Chef Awards, Tresind serves up classic Indian flavours, elevated to levels of modern brilliance using molecular gastronomy. The “textures of mushroom” dish is truly out of this world.
> Radisson Royal Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road
Okku
Super-sleek sushi restaurant Okku is famous in Dubai for delivering Japanese cuisine that the city’s foodies go absolutely mad for. Headed by executive chef, Hugo Sato Gardiner, the restaurant has won a clutch of awards - including most recently the prestigious Caterer Award for Restaurant of the Year and TimeOut Dubai’s award for Best Japanese - which brings with it a distinctly A-list clientele. It's not cheap – but with caviar and black truffle in the sushi, it’s certainly memorable.
> H Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road
After dark
The Stables
A relaxed nightspot that is great at getting the basics right, The Stables has carved out a reputation as a particularly safe pair of hands when it comes to an evening venue to please everyone. With sport on the televisions, live music performances, excellent food and reasonable prices, it is a great all-rounder, ideal for quenching a think-tank conference thirst.
> Next to Radisson Royal, Sheikh Zayed Road
Cave
Walk across the metro footbridge outside DWTC and you’ll end up at Cave, a cool lounge that oozes sophistication, from the trendy décor with dim lighting (for the ‘cave’ effect), to the regular clientele of young professionals. Pull up a stool at one of the communal tables or head off to a private lounge by the fireside, and work your way through an extensive menu of drinks, tasting platters and gourmet bites – with specials every day of the week.
> Conrad Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road
