The Yum Cha time at Smoking Doll restaurant in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Smoking Doll
The Yum Cha time at Smoking Doll restaurant in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Smoking Doll
The Yum Cha time at Smoking Doll restaurant in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Smoking Doll
The Yum Cha time at Smoking Doll restaurant in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Smoking Doll

5 things to do: enjoy the limited-time Yum Cha menu at Smoking Doll or visit Yas Mall for the Summer Shopping Festival


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Enjoy the limited-time Yum Cha menu at Smoking Doll that includes a variety of sushi, dumplings and other dishes such as salt and pepper squid, and crisp fried tempura prawn prepared in petit portions to sample and share with friends. Plus, sip free-flowing jasmine tea prepared either hot or iced to go along with the Yum Cha experience. From 5pm to 9pm, from Dh8, Nation Towers Galleria, Corniche; Boutik Mall, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, 600 560 603, www.smokingdoll.com

See the exhibition The World Is But a Moment by the photographer Peter Sanders, who shares a selection of images taken during the past 30 years, focusing on Sanders' trips to India and the Arab world in the 1970s, including A Moment In Or Out of Time: The Old Wall, Rabat, Morocco (pictured). Raffles Salon, lobby level, Raffles Dubai, 04 324 8888, www.raffles.com/dubai

Head to The Walk and experience the cultural performances being showcased for Eid, including a skirt-spinning Tanoura dancer, the all-female Arabic band the Desert Roses Trio, and the costumed female dance group Gold Dancers.  From 2pm to 2am during Eid, free, Murjan and Sadaf areas, The Walk at JBR, Dubai, www.rwaq.ae

Visit Yas Mall for the Summer Shopping Festival, where you will find an array of promotions and activities, including a series of cultural and traditional entertainment from the Hamdan bin Mohammed Heritage Centre. Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.yasmall.ae

Try the new watersports at Zero Gravity. Pay for your entrance to the beach and get a voucher for the same amount redeemable on food and beverage. Plus, enjoy boat cruises, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding and water-skiing. From 10am to sunset, from Dh150 for beach access/food and beverage voucher, Sky Dive Dubai Drop Zone, Al Sufouh Road, Dubai Marina, 04 399 0009, www.0-gravity.ae

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