"Five hours of Italian drinks specials, every day."
Isabella stretches aperitivo well beyond the usual one-hour window.
From 4pm to 9pm daily, selected wine, beer, spirits and cocktails come at special prices (from AED 36), which makes this an easy answer for after-work drinks, a pre-dinner Negroni or the kind of catch-up that quietly turns into dinner. The setting does most of the work: a proper cocktail bar, an upstairs Negroni lounge and enough Italian mood to make a weekday feel less weekday.
“Start with a Negroni, then decide whether you are actually leaving before dinner.”
Vida Hills, Shop 19, Al Naseem St, Al Thanyah 3, Dubai, UAE, Emirates Hills
“Head upstairs for the Negroni Bar if you want the full aperitivo mood. Book ahead for Thursday to Saturday evenings.”