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Bastakiah
7 NEED TO KNOW
Nights
Restaurant MAP K2
With its courtyard setting, Coins Museum: 04 515
this restaurant boasts an 5035; open 8am–1pm &
Arabian atmo sphere best 5–8pm Sun–Wed,
experienced after dusk. 9am–1pm Thu
The restored building
(left) has been tradition­ Sheikh Mohammed
ally furnished, with Centre for Cultural
authentic Arabic and Understanding: 04 353
Emirati food served 6666; open 8am–5pm
inside or on the rooftop. Sun–Thu, 9am–1pm Sat;
www.cultures.ae
Coffee Museum: 04 353
8777; open 9am–5pm
Sat–Thu; www.coffee
museum.ae
Bastakiah Nights
Restaurant: 04 353 7772;
open 11am–11pm
• Visit Al Fahidi late in
the day when the golden
light and long shadows
add to the atmosphere.
• For lunch, the Arabian
Tea House Café offers
healthy light meals and
snack options – fresh
soup and salad (see p69).

Arabian Tea
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House Café
Located in a traditional
courtyard of an Al Fahidi
house, this café is a great
spot to sit amid flowering
Al Fahidi Fort
8 bougainvillea and enjoy
WINDTOWERS An interesting lunch (see p69).
The most distinctive museum that provides
architectural element insight into the history,
of Arabian houses in culture and heritage of
the early 20th century, Dubai. The original walls
windtowers (barjeel) of the fort were built
were designed to create from coral and shell
natural ventilation. With rubble (see pp14–15).
four open sides, each
of which was hollowed XVA Gallery,
into a concave v-shape, Café and Hotel 9
windtowers deflected
the air down, cooling Contemporary art is on
the rooms below. Water display in galleries off the
was thrown on the floor courtyard of this restored
beneath the tower to traditional house (right).
cool the house further. It is also home to a café
and hotel (see p38).

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