Are you feeling refreshed, revived and rejuvenated for the week ahead Abu Dhabi?
From brilliant drinks deals and top ladies’ nights out to banging biryanis and cinema trips, the capital has reloaded and is stocked to the brim of super-cool things to do this week.
Ready to rock?
Here are 13 stonkingly good ways to keep the holiday vibes going this week in Abu Dhabi.
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Bag one dirham drinks at Up & Below
Fancy a drink for only Dhs1? Of course you do and at Up & Below when you order any dish off the food menu, you can get a selected house drink for Dhs1. You read that right.
Dhs1 (selected house drink with food order). Daily 3pm-midnight. Courtyard by Marriott, World Trade Centre (052 914 1207).
Bring the gents to McGettigan’s
Lads can score themselves three drinks when they order a main dish from the menu at this Irish establishment on Wednesdays.
Three free house drinks. Wed 6pm-11pm. Dusit Thani Hotel, 925 Sultan Bin Zayed The First Street, Al Muroor Rd (02 698 8137).
Don’t miss the Biryani Khaas Festival at India Palace
Spice up your evening meals this week with a trip to an Abu Dhabi food institution, India Palace, who is celebrating the Biryani Khass Festival with six specially crafted dishes including raan, noor mahal and coorgi murgh.
Prices vary. Until Aug 1. Various locations including Tourist Club Area and Al Salam Street, indiapalace.ae.
Go green at The Coffee Club on Monday
Go meat-free this Monday at The Coffee Club and you will be rewarded with a 30 percent discount when ordering off the plant-based food card. Now that’s just simple maths.
Various locations including Abu Dhabi Mall and Al Bateen Marina, coffeeclubme.com.
Head to Medi Terra for a bite of the Mediterranean
Crispy chips drizzled in truffle cheese sauce, veal jus and truffle pesto and beef medallions in veal jus mushroom sauce with creamy mashed potato sound like dishes you would get your chops around? Head to Medi Terra. Need more info? Read Time Out’s review here.
Open daily, noon-11pm. Unlicensed. Al Bateen (02 633 6366).
Make it nine at Yas Links Abu Dhabi
No time for the full 18? Secure your golfing kicks for the evening as well as honing your technique with nine holes on the Academy golf course at Yas Links Abu Dhabi for Dhs100.
Dhs100 (Academy golf course). Daily 7am-until late. Yas Island (02 810 7710).
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Master Arabic calligraphy painting at Cultural Foundation
Let your creative side loose with the Cultural Foundation and tutor Mohammed Mandi as you produce paintings using Arabic calligraphy, shapes and figures.
Dhs350. Sun 4pm-6pm. Bait Al Khatt, culturalfoundation.ae/en/event/mural-history.
Print yourself something special at Manarat Al Saadiyat
Learn the process of printmaking at Manarat Al Saadiyat this Tuesday and take home pieces that will brighten up any room in the house for Dhs200.
Dhs200 (two classes). Tue Jul 27, Tue Aug 3 5.30pm-7.30pm. Saadiyat Island, manaratalsaadiyat.ae.
Refuel at Nolu’s
Keep hunger locked up until supper with a visit to Nolu’s where you can devour as many sandwiches, salads and soups as you can handle at the all-you-can-eat-buffet for Dhs75.
Dhs75. Sun-Thu noon-3pm. Al Maryah Island (02 6441 516).
Round up the gals for a CLYMB
Ladies can grab themselves a special discount at CLYMB Abu Dhabi this Tuesday. For a 60-minute experience on the wall or two flights in the skydiving chamber, it is Dhs120 and Dhs235 respectively.
From Dhs120. Tue Jul 27 5pm-9pm. Yas Island, yasisland.ae (600 51115).
Take a trip to see American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
Go to the cinema this week and be enthralled by the true story of Mildred Gillars, an American woman who is forced to broadcast Nazi propaganda to American troops during World War Two. Interest piqued? Check out Time Out’s preview here.
Try an Olympic sport
Get off the sofa and emulate your Olympic heroes by trying out a new sport. There are loads of sporting clubs ready to offer you your chance to go for gold (or have fun) in Abu Dhabi and you can find them here.
Watch the Olympics at c.mondo
Run, hop or skip your way down to this recently renovated bar at the Centro Capital Centre where you can view all the action on newly installed large screens while taking advantage of an extended happy hour from 10am to 9pm; selected house drinks start from Dhs20.
From Dhs20 (selected house drinks). Until Aug 7 10am-9pm. Centro Capital Centre, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street (02 409 6514).
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