When moving to Dubai, there's a several things
you need to know about the nightlife. As with any global city, the nightlife in
Dubai is rich and different. World famed music acts and renowned club DJs are
increasingly adding this Gulf city to their tour dates as the number of hotels
and nightclubs steadily grows.
The web is awash with articles warning the
wary about the dangers of confinement and deportation for getting drunk in
Dubai. But tabloids are tabloids in any country, and always jump on the chance
to brand a external nation (especially a
rich one) as somehow weird or unnatural.
So how much truth is there in the response of
Dubai’s no-tolerance policy towards alcohol and drunkenness and are there any
places in Dubai where you can enjoy more than
a glass of wine with a meal?
Where you can drink in Dubai
In Dubai, alcohol can only be bought and
eroded in public at licensed establishments. This normally means a restaurant,
bar or nightclub connected to a hotel.
Drinking alcohol in any other public place is
illegal. It is also illegal for anyone below the age of 21 to devour alcohol.
Buying alcohol in Dubai
Buying alcohol for consumption at home
requires an alcohol licence and there are only a narrow number of expert outlets from which alcohol can be
bought.
You can apply for an alcohol licence in hoard-
you’ll need to get it stamped by your employer and pay AED 160 (£28).
Cost of alcohol in Dubai
Alcohol is costly in Dubai. You can expect to
pay 50-100% more than UK prices trust on where you are buying it from. It is
much common to buy at the duty free in the airport, or from specialist shops.
If you are purchase alcohol in bars, clubs or restaurants expect to pay what
you'd spend in an upmarket establishment in your home country.