The Dubai weekend guide May 2-3 is here, and it is properly stacked. Here is the full breakdown of where to go and how to plan it.
Saturday 2 May: Breakfast, Market, and Dinner Done Right
Saturday has three distinct stops, each worth your time.
Morning: Cafe Villa 515, Jumeirah 3
Start Saturday at Cafe Villa 515 on Jumeirah Beach Road, a boutique cafe set inside a beautifully restored villa. It has both indoor and outdoor seating, a shaded garden courtyard, and a full breakfast menu featuring eggs benedict, burrata toast, French toast, shakshuka, and pancakes. There is also an in-house perfumery, which makes for a nice post-breakfast browse. No reservations are accepted, so arrive early if you want a garden table. Hours run 8am to 10pm.
Where: 515 Jumeirah Beach Road, Jumeirah 3 .
Website: villa515.com
Late Afternoon: Ripe Market, Dubai Police Academy, Umm Suqeim
By late afternoon, head to the Ripe Market at the Dubai Police Academy in Umm Suqeim. This community outdoor market, founded in 2011 in partnership with Dubai Police, is now running Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 3pm to 10pm through May 17 with free entry. It is the kind of place that has something for everyone, artisan vendors, organic produce and fresh food, local food trucks, live entertainment, workshops, horseback riding, and a petting zoo for kids. It is low-key, well-organized, and a genuinely good late-afternoon hang.
Where: Dubai Police Academy, Umm Suqeim
Website: ripeevents.com
Sunday 3 May: Pool Day Then Vegedream Live
Pool Day: Maison Revka, Delano Dubai, Bluewaters Island
Sunday is for Maison Revka at Delano Dubai on Bluewaters Island. A concept from hospitality group Paris Society and RIKAS Hospitality, Maison Revka brings its Slavic-French dining identity to Dubai from its original Paris and Saint-Tropez locations. The pool at Bluewaters faces the Arabian Gulf and includes plush sunbeds and private cabanas, three of which have their own pools. The restaurant menu runs from caviar and smoked salmon to grilled lobster, Wagyu tartare, and the signature salmon coulibiac. Pool opens at 10am daily.
Pricing: weekday sunbed AED 250 per person, fully redeemable. Weekend sunbed AED 250 per person, fully redeemable. Double beds AED 800 for two guests on weekends.
Where: Delano Dubai, Bluewaters Island
Website: maisonrevka.com/dubai
Evening: Vegedream Live at Blu Dubai, V Hotel Al Habtoor City
The weekend closes with a live performance by Vegedream at Blu Dubai, the 32nd-floor nightclub inside V Hotel Al Habtoor City on Sheikh Zayed Road. Vegedream is a French hip hop, R&B, and urban pop artist of Ivorian origin, born in Orléans, France. He rose to international recognition with his 2018 number-one single “Ramenez la coupe à la maison,” the unofficial anthem of France’s FIFA World Cup victory that year. Signed to Universal Music France, he has released three studio albums, all of which reached the top 10 in the French Albums Chart. Blu Dubai has hosted artists including Travis Scott, Wizkid, and Chris Brown. The club runs from 10pm to 4am.
Where: Level 32, V Hotel, Al Habtoor City, Sheikh Zayed Road
Website: clubbludubai.com
Two days, four venues, and not a single slow moment. This May 2-3 Dubai weekend guide gives you a full itinerary worth following. Bookmark this Dubai weekend guide May 2-3 now so you do not have to think twice when weekend hits.
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