Top dollar: the most expensive places to spend New Year’s Eve in Dubai

Enter, New Year’s Eve.

But all the fanfare has meant that restaurants in Dubai with seats in the front row after the festivities are expanding their offerings like nowhere else in the world – with fancy restaurants offering multiple aisle menus for more than Dh4,500 ($ 1,207) and even fast food outlets like Tim Hortons and Five Guys asking customers to top up Dh1,500 + for a meal.

So, whether you want to spend $ 1000 shoulders (but not literally because of Covid-19) with the city’s elite at a heavy bar, or you’re willing to spend Dh2,500 ($ 670) on some Tim Hortons’ Timbits, New Year’s Eve in Dubai apparently covered every experience.

Here are the best places to say goodbye to 2020 with emphasis if you are in Dubai and have money to burn.

Unlimited burgers: Five Guys

All-you-can-eat Five Guys is a dream come true for some, but on December 31 in Dubai, it really is a reality. For Dh1500 ($ 402) you can check out one of the best spots on the ground floor of Dubai Mall on January 1st with unlimited burgers, fries and non-alcoholic drinks from 8pm to 1am. It is slightly cheaper (Dh1100) if you want to sit further on the terrace. Children 12 and under get a 50% discount and under-threes are free.

The Donut Centered: Tim Hortons

If you like your filtered coffee and your donuts Canadian, and you are willing to pay Dh2,500 for a lot of it, Tim Hortons is the place to look on New Year’s Eve. For the price of 1,786 Timbits, you get a five-course meal and a premium seat right next to the water. The price drops to Dh1,500 for outdoor seating on the terrace and Dh1,000 for indoor seating.

The weaker: Cé La Vi

This famous international import (perhaps best known for its Singapore location above Marina Bay Sands, also known as the decade for the last scene in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’) has perhaps the best view of the Burj Khalifa in the city – the only one warning is that you will be looking at its back rather than the front, where the light show and fountains are.

At the 260-meter-high Address Sky View, seating for the new year here is a minimum spend of 2,500 Dh ($ 680).

Pret fact: Address Sky View is actually modeled on Marina Bay Sands, complete with three-story Sky Bridge on floor 51, which connects the two towers.

The splash: 99 Sushi

When you hear ‘sushi’, you do not tend to think of $ 1,000 meal-for-one, but that’s exactly what you’ll pay for at 99 Sushi on New Year’s Eve.

Located in the Address Downtown, on 31 December you will be sitting on its Burj terrace at Dh4,500 on Dh4,500 in the outside room and Dh3,500 elsewhere.

While it may seem like a few plates of sushi, it’s a hefty asking price, but your entry fee includes a huge 14-course meal, free-range alcohol and an after-party.

The highest: Atmosphere

It’s not the best vantage point to see fireworks, because you’re actually inside them, but maybe it’s just that cool.

Homemade event brand Secret Parties throws a bash at the world’s tallest restaurant, Atmosphere, on the 122nd floor of the Burj Khalifa, which means a (Covid-friendly) all-night party for Dh3,000 ($ 800).

From 18:00 to 01:00 there is unlimited Champagne, a nine-course menu and the choice of seats in the restaurant (relaxed) or in the lounge (DJ and music).

The best panorama: Weslodge Saloon

This Dubai setting, this North American themed restaurant, located on the 68th floor of the JW Marriott Marquis, offers a serious party for anyone who wants to see the end of 2020 from above.

And given the view, which overlooks the Burj Khalifa and most of downtown Dubai, with a 360-degree panorama, it’s a relative bargain at Dh799 ($ ​​213) for a multi-course menu and free-range drinks.

On a boat: Lotus Yacht

The largest yacht in the UAE is hosting a night on the water on 31 December, where you can take in the fireworks over the Dubai skyline from the sea.

The package offers you Dh1,990 back for food and an open bar, but it rises to Dh3,490 for a reserved section with bottle service.

Lotus is an important step on the yacht party scene in Dubai. The three-storey boat has enough space for 600 guests, a swimming pool, a whirlpool, a club for 150 people and a cinema with 70 seats.

Notable mentions:

Want to save cash, but you missed the discussion above? Not to worry, there is much more where it comes from.