The new beaux arts–style St. Regis welcomes guests in cinematic fashion: The lobby chandelier made of 1,200 hand-cut crystals presides over a double marble staircase with gilded banisters. Read more.
One & Only The Palm is perhaps the city’s most stylish stay, thanks to Moorish- and Andalusian-inspired interiors washed in tones of ocean blues and mother-of-pearl cream. Read more.
Much like the fashion impresario’s suits, Armani Dubai is slick and subtle, even though it takes up 10 floors of the world’s tallest and least subtle build-ing, the Burj Khalifa. Read more.
On its own private island, the Burj Al Arab, with its sail-shaped exterior by Tom Wright of WS Atkins, remains a dramatic sight on the city’s coastline, even nearly two decades since it opened. Read more.
XVA Art Hotel is a study in pared-down design: The small rooms are centered around an open-air courtyard and decorated with modern art pieces from its on-site gallery. Read more.
The Provençal-inspired bistro’s Gallic décor pronounces itself in paneled walls, mustard leather chairs, and colorful modern paintings. Read more.
LW Design imagined Geales as a British gastro pub, with industrial pendants, graphic marble patterned floors, and a bar lined in a honeycomb motif. Read more.
Tribeca Kitchen & Bar echoes the loft-style aesthetic of the New York neighborhood, from the exposed piping and brickwork to custom leather sofas and murals by street artists Justone and Onemizer. Read more.
Lebanese architect Suzy Habre Nasr brought sophistication to the city’s tawdry rooftop bar scene at the Iris Dubai. The glass-encased space gets warmth from caramel-hued woods and low-slung sofas. Read more.
Lesley Zaal’s The Farm is an organic café and cooking school. Floor-to-ceiling windows and an open-air deck that juts over a lily-flecked pond accentuate the botanical setting. Read more.
The women’s section displays runway staples in gold birdcages under vaulted brass arches, and a room dedicated to trends showcases urban-wear such as Isabel Marant on geo-metric marble boulders. Read more.
The concept boutique stocks upstart labels and is a visual interlude to the city’s gloss. The monochromatic concrete interiors are offset with copper-hued curtains and mint satin chairs. Read more.
Mimicking the original in Shoreditch, London, Boxpark is a series of Emirati favorites—Zoo Concept, Rundholz, Marimekko—housed within repurposed black and slate shipping containers near Safa Park. Read more.
The lines between art and fashion blur at Cartel. In addition to the show-room promoting avant-garde designers and “wearable art,” a studio hosts fashion shoots, film screenings, and exhibitions. Read more.
