The Arabian Peninsula is dire territory for hopheads, but the Belgian Café at the InterContinental boasts a satisfying suds selection, featuring five Belgian offers on draught and another 20 or so by the bottle.

Follow the expat lead and pair your beer with a very Belgian pot of mussels (Dhs150 to Dhs160) with frites (fries) – reputedly the best in town – or beer braised pork belly (Dhs101).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Marina Breakwater attractions

1. Observation Deck at 300

0.37 MILES

Ride the lift to the 74th floor (your ears may pop along the way) for panoramic views looking down on the skyscrapers and coastline below. The '300'…

2. Founder's Memorial

0.49 MILES

After six years of planning and construction, this memorial celebrating the life and achievements of Sheikh Zayed, the founder of the United Arab Emirates…

3. Emirates Palace

0.75 MILES

What the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is to the vertical, the Emirates Palace is to the horizontal, with audacious domed gatehouses and flying ramps to the foyer…

4. Zayed Heritage Centre

0.77 MILES

If you're into retro-tastic old museums, don't miss this eclectic, oddball collection of artefacts and personal memorabilia documenting the life of Sheikh…

5. Corniche – Al Khalidiyah

0.81 MILES

When idling on a sunlounger, swimming in the sea or strolling under a canopy of trees, it's hard to believe that the Corniche was a dhow-loading bay for…

6. Al Khalidiyah Garden

0.86 MILES

This garden is a good place for people-watching. Once the sun goes down Al Khalidiyah's paths are prime territory for strollers and joggers, while its…

7. Etihad Modern Art Gallery

1.26 MILES

The brainchild of Emirati Khalid Seddiq Al Mutawa and German-Syrian Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim, this Al Bateen villa hosts a rotating program of temporary…

8. Marina Eye

1.29 MILES

This observation big wheel sits rather incongruously in the Marina Mall car park but with its capsules reaching up to 60m at its highest point, it's a…