Bazaar

About Bazaar

Set inside the Meydan Racecourse Grandstand in Nad Al Sheba, it sits well away from the Marina and Downtown circuit, which means valet at the door and a room that fills with people who came deliberately rather than drifted in. Doors open at 9pm Wednesday through Sunday and run to 4am, with Lebanese and Mediterranean plates early on and the night tilting later into Arabic sets, house and commercial hits, live singers carrying the peak hours. The crowd skews corporate professionals and couples in the 25 to 45 range, with a visible celebrity and tourist element, and the guest list generally holds at 30-plus on the busiest nights. Dress smart elegant — this is a $$$$ room and the door treats it that way. Trading year-round rather than seasonally, it works best as a full evening: dinner, shisha, then tables as the volume climbs.