Listening rooms, selectors and the nights where the programme decides whether to go.
Dubai's Japanese-inspired listening bar puts the sound system, record selection and mood ahead of spectacle.
For The Radar, its value is simple: it gives Business Bay a distinctive after-dark recommendation that is about taste rather than skyline views.
Jazz club in DIFC.
Directory listing from the Platinum bars & cafes list; address, phone and pin checked on 14 October. Not yet reviewed by the desk.
Karaoke bar in Barsha Heights.
Directory listing from the Platinum bars & cafes; brunch list; address, phone and pin checked on 14 October. Not yet reviewed by the desk.
North indian (old delhi) with live ghazals in Bur Dubai.
Directory listing from the Platinum fine dining list; address, phone and pin checked on 14 October. Not yet reviewed by the desk.