This weekend, Dubai pulses through the weekend with cafe takeovers, exclusive screenings, and more. Recent restaurant openings add new dining spots to the list while niche brands offer a new perspective on Dubai design. Here are the places you’ll find us at this weekend.
To Shop
Siyate
Born in Dubai, niche fragrance house Siyate is all about bottling the moments made to linger. Their collections range from delicious gourmands to reimagined rituals across cultures. And their latest collection Nostalgia blends the two by taking simple moments that are all too relatable in the UAE and turning them into spritzes. With 6 distinctive extrait de parfums ranging from summer days to childhood birthdays to the everyday ritual of sipping on karak, you can find a piece of memory in each scent.
Sara Omaira
Based in Abu Dhabi, Sara Omaira brings abaya designs that range from playful to edgy. What they have in common though are bold prints, curated washes of colour, and printmaxxing. And our favourites are the particularly loud ones—zebra prints mixed with turquoise and camel tones, chocolate browns trimmed with bronze accents and a geometric design, and their series of ombre gradients.
To Dine
Nuska Beach | Jumeirah Beach Hotel
Reopening this week for the city’s beach season, Nuska brings Mediterranean flavours alongside crashing waves. During the weekends, you can catch their Embers of Nuska, a three-course sharing menu with two hours of drinks. Starting from Dhs 495 per person and taking place from 12 to 3:30 PM, expect to find fresh seafood, open-fire cooking, and warm sourdough flatbreads topped with black truffle and fior di latte.
L’Abysse | One&Only The Palm, Dubai
Bringing its Parisian favourite to Dubai, L’Abysse is an intimate Japanese restaurant that combines French technique with Japanese flavours. With just 34 seats to grab onto, a reservation is key. While the eatery itself centres on an omakase format, where sushi master Ken Ishihata takes its diners on a 13-sequence menu. Complementing the food is a curated drinks menu where you can find bespoke creations, tea, and more.
To Experience
Noon Beauty Fest | Dubai Festival City Mall
Calling all the beauty lovers, but mainly the skincare fans! Noon will be hosting its first-ever beauty event centred around 13 skincare brands. Across K-Beauty and derma-loved brands, guests can discover the latest launches, speak to skincare experts, and play games to win products and exclusive coupons. Taking place at Festival Bay, the event will run throughout the weekend from 7 PM to midnight on 23 October, and from 4 PM to midnight on 24 and 25 October. Entry is free for all.
Soulland × Bageri Form | Dubai Design District
For Dubai Fashion Week, Copenhagen-based brand Soulland will be taking over the Scandi-inspired cafe Bageri Form. With Soulland’s designs informing the ambience and its house codes reinterpreted into bespoke drinks and pastries, you can explore the brand’s new chapter while munching on their edible interpretations.
To Watch
Klara and the Sun
Starring Jenna Ortega, Mia Tharia, and Amy Adams, Klara and the Sun is based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. The film follows Klara, an Artificial Friend looking for a home. A dystopian science fiction that is surprisingly warm, the film makes for a wholesome weekend watch.
A Matter of Life and Death | Cinema Akil
A Saudi Arabian rom-com, A Matter of Life and Death stars Yaqoub Alfarhan and Sarah Taibah in a film surrounding magic, chaos, and comedy. Following the story of a young woman who is cursed, we watch as she forces a heart surgeon into a pact to outsmart death, kicking off the events of the film. Screening at Cinema Akil this weekend, on Saturday 23 October, the screening will also follow an exclusive Q&A with director Anas Ba-Tahaf.
