At the new aquarium, in Dubai Mall, tiger sharks swim overhead and the underwater zoo has some of the world's smartest otters.
A hushed, circular dining room with tastefully beige décor and a view of the Burj Khalifa Lake’s nightly fountain show. Order off the truffle menu.
In a former bank in Baixa, you’ll find an exhaustive collection of contemporary furniture (Ponti; Studio 65) and vintage couture (Dior; Westwood).
This impressive 10th-century crenellated castle and citadel where Celts, Romans, Visigoths, and Moors successively held sway has knockout views of the Alfama.
Sausage, potatoes, and grilled black pork (the cuts poetically named “secretos” and “plumas” are the best) pair with regional reds at Zé Varunca, an unassuming tavern off Avenida da Liberdade.
This instant architectural icon was built using five curvaceous ruby-red steel bands. Inside are rotating exhibitions by international and Israeli stars such as Ayela Serfaty and Dror Benshetrit.
The former Grand Hotel, built in 1894, was completely renovated in 2000; its 161 rooms are suitably vast, with Regency, Louis XVI, and Neoclassical elements.
The restaurant is run by a husband-and-wife team (she works the room while he’s in the kitchen making his famous Croatian stuffed cabbage).
A gourmet find hidden away in the tiny town of Water Mill, Robert’s serves meticulously prepared Italian cuisine in a 1670 stagecoach house.
One of the city’s few rooftop bars is a great place to watch the lights come up on Table Mountain at dusk. Order a negroni.
The ocean-facing tables and outdoor cabanas at this beachside hangout are perennially packed with stylish Capetonians. What to order: café classics such as smoked-trout salad and flatbread pizzas.
For experimental art exhibits, check out Rio’s Museum of Modern Art; the Novo Desenho shop sells beautiful jewelry and housewares.
Reverse Gin and Tonic, which pairs nicely with the suckling pig; the city views from the restaurant’s windows are breathtaking.
The self-touted “highest alfresco bar in the world” offers 360-degree views and is furnished with plush daybeds.
This three-story Chinatown spot turns out haute French nouvelle plates prepared by Taiwanese chef-owner André Chiang. What to expect? Dishes such as warm foie gras jelly with black-truffle coulis.
At this two-floor shop-house in Chinatown, Mediterranean-influenced dishes are prepared in an open kitchen. Don’t miss the fresh sea urchin atop squid-ink custard and finely chopped chives.
Chef Damian D’Silva’s gastrobar in Joo Chiat has rekindled Singapore’s passion for local heritage food: the tapas-style plates include beef-cheek rendang and some of the city’s best chicken wings.
Designed by Israeli-born Moshe Safdie, the flower-like museum displays exhibits on technology, art, and style by such talent as Japanese video master Naoko Tosa.
In this cool multi-concept space, you can sample 12-hour pork belly at the restaurant Kilo, check out Americana-inspired threads by local label K.I.N, then stop for a cut at Pact & Lim hair salon.
Carve out an afternoon to explore the new wing of Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
