A 24-Hour Study of Dubai With Multidisciplinary Creative Warchieff
Documenting his go-to hotspots for food, exercise and creative inspiration.
Continuing to discover Dubai in a special installment of Travel Series, Hypebeast connects with multidisciplinary creative Warchieff as he embarks on a 24-hour exploration that aims to capture the true essence of the city.
With the previous episode spotlighting Jamal Sultan Asaleh’s perfect reset, this time we’ve compiled six places that Warchieff typically hits up on his visits to Dubai. Tapping into his practice as a cultural curator and researcher in his recent arts venture 7amdan, each space is precisely analysed through a criteria based on the senses to deliver a well-rounded Dubai guide that offers “sand, sound, skewers, and aesthetics” all in just one day.
Keep reading the full list below to find out how Warchieff spends 24 hours in Dubai.
Camel Step
Starting the day with a coffee may be a universal experience, but in Dubai, the ritual goes back centuries, deriving from its deeply rooted Bedouin culture. At Camel Step, baristas channel this widespread appreciation for coffee into making the perfect cup, turning bean roasting and milk steaming into an exact science.
Camel Step
73B St.
Al Satwa, Dubai
UPSIDE Gym
Located in a state-of-the-art residential community, UPSIDE Gym serves as a holistic hub, complete with a basketball court, race track and rooftop pool. For Warchieff, however, this gym is more than a place to work out, it’s where he goes to tune out of his creative commitments and tune in to the routine of exercise.
Upside Gym
Business Bay
Dubai
Nessnass Beach
With a daily forecast of blue skies and sunshine, it would be remiss not to hit up Nessnass Beach on a visit to Dubai. As well as having a scenic view of the coast, the vast stretches of sand are spacious enough to welcome crowds of sunbathers, surfers, and those passing through on a leisurely stroll.
Nessnass Beach
36 Al Nessnass Street
Jumeirah 3, Dubai
Shabab Space
For an instant visual high, Warchieff heads to Cheb Moha’s Shabab Space in the cultural district of Alserkal Avenue. Featuring a listening room, library, workshop and a shop full of handcrafted goods, the multi-purpose showroom is not just for the local creative community, it aims to offer something for everyone in the city.
Shabab Space
Alserkal Avenue
Al Quoz 4, Dubai
Raw Music Store
This emporium of vinyl records and CDs makes it easy to spend hours scouring for music. On his visit to Raw Music Store, Warchieff is joined by his friend Basil Alhadi where they both look for forgotten classics, unheard B-sides and funk compilations to fill the gaps in their audio library.
Raw Music Store
Al Marabea’ St.
Al Qouz Ind.first, Dubai
Kabab Erbil Iraqi Restaurant
After taking in the sights, sounds, smells and textures of Dubai, Warchieff gets a taste of one of Dubai’s most popular dishes: kebabs. With a number of kebab restaurants in the city, Kabab Erbil Iraqi sets the bar high by carefully preparing a menu of juicy meats, fresh salads and soft breads.
Kabab Erbil Iraqi Restaurant
357 Jumeira St.
Jumeirah 2, Dubai
