Iris

About Iris

Out at Meydan Grandstand in Nad Al Sheba 1, next to the ticket sales office, the address puts you a short drive from the centre of town — valet parking is part of the arrangement rather than a luxury, and arriving by car is the norm. The kitchen works across Asian fusion and Mediterranean, which keeps the early part of the evening at the table before the room turns toward the floor and the music shifts through chill house, R&B, hip hop, Afrobeats and commercial hits. VIP booths and bottle service anchor the busiest nights, Thursday through Saturday, when a mixed crowd of Dubai residents, Gulf regulars, Western European visitors and tourists fills the place; the smart elegant code is enforced and the door skews to a 25-45 room. Prices sit in the upper-middle bracket, and it runs year-round.