TimeOut Abu Dhabi – August 21, 2019

Music & Nightlife

50 August 21 – September 3 2019 timeoutabudhabi.com

SOMETIMES OLDIES ARE goodies,

and that’s deÀnitely the case

with the veteran InterContinental

Abu Dhabi hotel. Once of the Àrst

international chains to come to

the capital, the hotel has stood

proud in Al Bateen for decades,

and shows no signs of slowing

down yet.

It houses some fantastic bars

and restaurants, from the fun

Italian Circo and impressive

Fishmarket to the all-you-can-eat

Brazilian steakhouse Chamas

and Time Out award-winning Cho

Gao Marina Walk. But, the one

place we return to time and time

again is Belgian Café.

Walking into the bar is like

coming home to an old friend. It’s

familiar, comforting and reliable.

It may not be the most Áashy

place in the capital, but it doesn’t

need to be. It makes up for a lack

of pizazz by offering good service,

a warm atmosphere and Belgian

hops by the bucket- (or very large

glass-) load.

There are plenty of versions

of Belgian Café across the UAE,

some with more merit than

others, but throughout them all

you can expect a range of Belgian

hops on draught (and more

specialist offerings by the bottle),

wooden décor and a menu Àlled

with dishes such as moules-frites.

Inside, this branch has a more

lived-in feel than some of the

others, staff seem to recall you

from previous visits and the food

menu is more expansive. There’s

also a huge outdoor area with its

own bar, which really comes into

its own in the cooler months.

Deals are abound every night,

with happy hours running until

6pm on weekdays and 7pm on

weekends, when you’ll get 50

percent off a range of drinks.

There are other deals throughout

the week, with mussels available

for Dhs99 on Mondays, unlimited

mussels for Dhs165 on Tuesdays,

unlimited ribs for Dhs145 on

Saturdays and steak for Dhs99

Belgian Café Abu Dhabi

O Open Sat-Wed 4pm-1am; Thu-Fri 4pm-2am. InterContinental Abu Dhabi, King Abdullah Bin

Abdul Aziz Al Saud Street (02 666 5201).

“It’s like

coming home

to an old

friend”

WHAT IS IT...

A bit of a legend

on the Abu Dhabi

nightlife scene

WHY GO...

If you need a

dependable venue,

this is your place

BAR OF THE WEEK

on Sundays. There’s regular live

music and you’ll Ànd sport on

screens througout the venue, too.

There are always people in

there, in stark contrast to some of

the more glitzy, but empty, venues

elsewhere in the capital. We

really can’t recommend coming

here enough.

Time Out

reviews

anonymously

and pays for

its drinks

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