My spectacular day spent at White Beach in Dubai
Seafront restaurant with terrace in a huge hotel, offering Mediterranean fare and DJs into the night.
By Akanksha Dean
Keeping cool by the pool or beach is an enjoyable activity for most of us. A swanky beach club from the team behind White Dubai, this shoreline club at the iconic Atlantis The Palm, serves up a menu for those sprawling on the sands, and the adjacent restaurant is a relaxed yet upscale experience.
Sample this…. a quartz blue, infinity pool facing the city, replete with in-water loungers and a picture-perfect cityscape milieu. This is an avant-garde sprawl of whitewashed furniture, maritime soft furnishings and atoll fauna scattering a wooden deck along with a neutral-toned Mediterranean restaurant. With soft, renewed design it has all the vacation vibes, and food is exceptional.
And the bar is a marvellous spot for sundowners, with pink champagne and vacation feels galore. The White Beach is popular as an all-day destination and given the widespread Mediterranean inspired menu, surrounded by a beach bar, it’s a view I can absolutely get on board with.
There’s heaps of fresh seafood, salads and grills, additionally signature sharing dishes. Don’t miss the Aubergine Mille feuille and the Sushi, while the gold-dusted profiteroles are a self-indulgent end to a meal here. The loungers are plush, the cabanas swanky, the beachy-boho décor is effortlessly cool and the atmosphere elegant yet playful.
The ambiance is here is chic-yet-relaxed during the day, with the music getting a wee bit louder and the ambience more decadent as early twilight switches into night. Spend your day lounging, tanning and grazing, then get the party started as resident DJ hits the decks at sunset and entertainment begins.
The white sand vivacities, the restful infinity pool sparkles, the food is outstanding and the visions are ‘pinch me’ breath-taking, especially at sunset. Spend the day here and though you undoubtedly won’t want to leave, you will feel like you’ve are on a beach holiday. You’ve got to give it to them: Atlantis The Palm Dubai does refined, beachside luxe very well indeed.
Fast Facts
Open daily 10am-11pm.
Atlantis The Palm, Palm Jumeirah
(04 426 2626).
Akanksha Dean is an independent chef, Events Specialist, & food & travel writer, who is the first Indian to have trained at Osteria Francescana, in Modena, Italy, rated as the world’s best restaurant in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, in 2016 and 2018
