Dubai travel guides & articles
All 4 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Dubai — newest first.
In Dubai's Old Souks, the Trade Still Sets the Price
A walking route through Old Dubai's spice, gold, textile and perfume souks — the trading families still running them, and the new-age souk built to carry the same trade forward.
Where Dubai actually eats — the Deira cafeterias, the Kerala mess halls, the Pakistani grill rooms and the Filipino bakeries where the city's workforce lines up. The real food city behind the Michelin stars, where a meal still costs less than a taxi ride.
Past the Michelin stars and the Marina menus, Dubai's real food city runs on cafeteria counters, biryani degs and banana-leaf spreads where a full meal still costs less than the taxi that got you there.
The Warehouse of Ideas: Alserkal Avenue and the Dubai That Doesn't Shout
Down an industrial road in Al Quoz, a cluster of converted warehouses has quietly become Dubai's cultural centre — here is how to spend a day among its galleries, its cinema and its cooks.
One Dirham Across the Water: The Dubai Creek the Skyscrapers Never Reached
Skip the towers for an afternoon and cross the Dubai Creek by wooden abra — a one-dirham fare into the souks, spice lanes and courtyard cafés where the city actually began.