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Guide To Palm Jumeirah

The Palm Jumeirah is part of developer Nakheels palm Trilogy, which includes the palm Deira, where the land has been reclaimed, and the palm Jebel Ali, where construction Has stopped for now. In Palm Jumeirah life is thriving,thanks to visitors and the new local community formed at what used to be part of the ocean. They all enjoy award-winning restaurants, secluded beaches and great views of Dubai. Most of the hotel, restaurants, shopping and culture highlights are easily accessible with the monorail. So are the architectural highlights several of which yet to be completed. So, life will only get better at Palm. RESTAURANTS / BARS This is one of 15 Nobu restaurants around the world and possibly the most hyped. The Japanese restaurant has a long waiting list and this is because the food and the service of exceptional quality with Chef Nobu Matsuhis’s Handcrafted menu filled with delights such as the jalapeno yellowtail starter and the broiled black cod with miso main. The décor in Nobu given the feeling of elegance and the open kitchen given an air of excitement to any lunch or dinner. www.atlantisthepalm.com +97144262626 West 14th In the Oceana Beach Club on the left hand, side of the Palm’s trunk is West 14th New York grill and bar. With commanding views of the city’s coastline and the first frond from its terrace, West 14th is worth a visit both during the day and at night. With excellent rib eye, steaks and Angus beef shipped in from a Nebraska ranch, fresh fish from Dubai’s fish market and free-range chicken there is no doubting the chefs’ attention to detail they also loves a party and things heat up after dark with music and cocktails enlivening the atmosphere. +97144477607 Bidi Bondi This is a cool hangout among the shoreline Apartments and does some great bar food including nachos, fish and chips and burgers. Bidi Bondi is an Aussie Sports Bar, such has plenty of television screens showing live sporting events, and the walls are filled with memorabilia from famous sports starts such as tennis player Rod Laver and cricketer Don Bradman. An outdoor section serves traditional Aussie barbecues at weekends and comes with a pool table and there is a private poolside bar for residents that leads on to the beach. Shoreline Building 3 +97144270515 HOTELS The first hotel to open on The Palm, Atlantis is one of Dubai’s top destination hotels with the Aquaventure water- Park and Dolphin Bay a big draw for residents and visitors alike. Modelled on kerzner’s Paradise Island in the Bahamas, Atlantis has more then 1500 rooms, and is a mighty landmark at the tip of The Palm. With five award-winner restaurants, a designer-shopping boulevard and one of the largest indoor aquariums in the world the hotel has caught the imagination of the elite as well as those looking for a dream holiday. +9714260000 www.atlantisthepalm.com jumeirah Zabeel Saray One of the latest hotels to open in late 2010, the jumeirah Zabeel saray has an 8,000 square metre royal spa with 62 treatment rooms and 4 hammams. The interior of this five-star hotel is influenced by the Ottoman era with elaborate chandeliers, lanterns and bright purples and blues adorning its furnishing. However, the Turkish baths are most striking feature. Speard over two floors, they offer ancient headline treatments that date back to early days of Ottoman Empire. +97144530000 www.jumeirah.com One&Only At the edge of The Palm’s Crescent line the One and Only hotel, a serene and tranquil affair with its own marina and private water taxis offering views of the palm and the Dubai coastline. Restaurants include the sumptuous Zest with an open dining room with wall-to ceiling windows opening up to terrace for al fresco dining. This leads on to manicured lawns that are interspersed with water features and an 850 square metre pool and 450 metre long private beach. +97144401010 http://thepalm.oneandonlyresorts.com SHOPPING Milk&Honey Promoting itself as both a gourmet grocer and boutique supermarket, Milk& Honey is a well-stoked convenience store selling high products from the ground floor of the shoreline building. As well as being able to supply your morning newspaper, Milk& Honey offers a number of extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegars for Dh500+ great delicatessen, fresh fruit and vegetables and flowers. It is open 24 hours a day, a week and has a delivery service. Shoreline Building 10 +97144328686 CULTURE Barca Movie Night There’s something about watching a movie outdoors that makes it the perfect way to while a couple of hours, and as the sun goes down on a Saturday night on The Palm, Mediterranean restaurant Barca turns its outside wall into a Rows of comfy sofas and tables are laid out and tapas and pizzas are munched and wine sipped as the action unfolds. Recent movies have included The Dark Knight and The Wizard of Oz. Movie nights at Barca, every Saturday at 6pm between shoreline building 9 and 10. +97144393548 www.elr.ae ARCHITECTURE Abdulrahman siddik mosque One of the most modern looking mosques in the UAE, the Abdulrahman siddik mosque or spine mosque as designers Yaghmour Architects refer to it, is a striking addition to the Palm’s skyline. Taking three years to build, its strike lines are in contrast to the curves and arches of traditional mosques. With a capacity for more then 1,400 worshippers, it is the only mosque on the Palm Jumeirah, opening in August 201 just before Ramadan, and means that residents living on the palm on longer need to leave the island to attend prayers. TRANSPORT Monorail First opened in 2009, the monorail is a great way to see the palm and get an idea of magnitude. Either here you can see what is already built and what is under construction or yet to sprout roots. The 5.4 kilometer journey starts at the trunk’s Gateway station and moves on to Trump Tower station, which is yet open as construction on the tower is yet to get underway, then on to the Palm Mall, as yet just a hole in the ground, and finally to the main attraction, the Atlantis hotel. Trains run every 20 minutes on a track 20 meters above ground level, giving a great vantage point to see the Palm Jumeirah’s villas, apartments and hotel as well as the Dubai scenery beyond. The plan is to link the monorail to the Dubai Metro system with a 2-kilometre extension. NIGHTCLUB Nasami Beach Farmed for its Full Moon parties, Nasami Beach was launched in May 2009 and is one of Dubai’s most popular venues with up to 4,000 revellers partying into the early hours. International and local DJs mix up the beats and live graffiti and fire shows are some of the highlights. In January, the venue was turned into a winter wonderland with a show machine, ice sculptures, fairies and stilt-walkers entertaining the crowds. Private tables, cabanas and shisha are also part of the scene. +9714260000

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