{"id":1708,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","slug":"things-youll-know-if-youve-ever-been-to-barasti-beach-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/feature\/things-youll-know-if-youve-ever-been-to-barasti-beach-club\/","title":{"rendered":"18 things you’ll know if you’ve ever been to Barasti Beach Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s unlikely you’ll meet anyone\u00a0over the legal age,\u00a0living in Dubai, who\u00a0hasn’t stepped foot inside\u00a0Barasti. If you haven’t been, you’re either a liar…or you have never been out in your life.<\/p>\n

Open day and night, this laid-back beach bar\u00a0is an institution on\u00a0the Dubai social scene, providing the perfect venue for an afternoon of\u00a0boozing at the beach, the ideal place to catch the big match, or the ultimate spot to get jiggy (we mean dancing, obvs)\u00a0under the stars.\u00a0It’s (pretty much) always open and it provides\u00a0everything you need for a great night out (basically, it’s got three\u00a0really big bars).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here are a few of the things you might\u00a0have noticed\u00a0after spending some time there…<\/p>\n

1. It wasn’t your first choice…<\/h3>\n

You had planned the best evening ever and then your sister didn’t wear the right shoes for the first bar, and\u00a0then your mate got too ruined for the second one. Good old Barasti to the rescue.<\/p>\n

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2. You spent an hour in traffic…\u00a0<\/h3>\n

There’s\u00a0always a pile-up on the road leading up to Barasti, you know you should just jump out and walk that last bit…but the traffic might suddenly move, right?<\/p>\n

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3. Those massive screens\u00a0kind\u00a0of ruin your vibe…<\/h3>\n

This is supposed to be a Beach Bar…NO\u00a0MORE\u00a0FOOTBALL!<\/p>\n

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4. You could turn up in your pjs…<\/h3>\n

Whether you’re coming from a five-star brunch\u00a0or you’ve spent the day sipping ciders\u00a0in your swimmers, nobody\u00a0gives a damn\u00a0what you’re wearing.<\/p>\n

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5. The bouncers take their jobs incredibly seriously…<\/h3>\n

Ever tried sneaking anything\u00a0past them? Like even a little bottle of H20?\u00a0Take it from us, it’s not even worth your while. (Our ed. has a harrowing tale of being refused entry because she had a gift\u00a0hamper with her…Come on, she would have shared!)<\/p>\n

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6.\u00a0But,\u00a0sometimes the bouncers\u00a0can be very cool\u00a0too…<\/h3>\n
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7. If you’re eating you know you have to have\u00a0their giant triple-cooked fries<\/h3>\n

Barasti Fries are EVERYTHING!\u00a0As are the\u00a0pizzas…and the fish and chips…and the\u00a0burgers. Basically, the food is good!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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8. You know the show-offs\u00a0on the jetskis would be nothing without the tan,\u00a0and erm,\u00a0the six-pack, the sunnies or the jetski…<\/h3>\n

You spend your time trying to ignore them<\/p>\n

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9. You know you should go home after a day on the beach there…<\/h3>\n

But the happy hour is INCREDIBLY\u00a0tempting\u00a0(and drinks will ease the pain of the sunburn right?).\u00a0It’s only when the sun goes down, and it starts to get\u00a0chilly that your bikini or\u00a0swim\u00a0shorts don’t seem like\u00a0such a good idea.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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10. You regret wearing heels…<\/h3>\n

Large parts of Barasti are covered in sand.\u00a0Heels sink into sand.\u00a0It’s\u00a0not rocket science.<\/p>\n

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11. You can’t tell if it’s just music or if there’s a band playing…<\/h3>\n

Anyone else been caught out singing and bopping along to the DJ, but hang on, people are clapping. Are people applauding the\u00a0DJ? What? Oh hi, it’s a band…<\/p>\n

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12. You go knowing there’s a possibility\u00a0you’ll lose\u00a0a shoe (or two)\u00a0<\/h3>\n

You want to dance but wearing shoes (in the sand) just gets in the way. In\u00a0a moment of wild abandon you fling your shoes (or flippy-floppies)\u00a0under some chair vowing to collect them after. Later, of course, they’re ‘not where you left them’ and despite numerous search attempts, you say goodbye to your footwear FOREVER.<\/p>\n

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13. You know that dancing with your other half is\u00a0not allowed<\/h3>\n

It’s all going great until you get a discreet tap on the shoulder by a\u00a0bouncer…having an intimate boogy with the opposite sex is a bit of a no-no. And although it might seem funny to you at the time;\u00a0pulling the ‘married’ card won’t work if you get into any real\u00a0trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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14. You’ll know you’ll end up with\u00a0sand EVERYWHERE…<\/h3>\n

Your hair, your pockets, your wallet…even\u00a0your pants. There’s no escaping it, and it does not feel good…ouch!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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15. You’ll know you’ll probably\u00a0lose your mates…<\/h3>\n

The usual ‘I’m at the bar’ WhatsApp\u00a0(the cool kids WhatsApp)\u00a0doesn’t work so well in a place with three massive bars!<\/p>\n

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16…Yet you’ll always somehow\u00a0bump into someone you know<\/h3>\n

Barasti is like one big,\u00a0‘local’ where everyone\u00a0always\u00a0seems to end up.\u00a0And bumping into someone you know after a few scoops is always ten times more emotional than the norm…<\/p>\n

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17. You know it’s impossible to get a taxi home (and those Lexus private taxis are so damn tempting)<\/h3>\n

There’s a big line of taxis waiting but the queue is chaotic, so you eventually (pretty much immediately)\u00a0succumb to temptation and ride home in style.<\/p>\n

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18. You know that it’s always the\u00a0(best) last resort<\/h3>\n

You may have\u00a0partied\u00a0at one of the most glamorous clubs in Dubai, with circus performers on stilts and drinks served with sparklers…\u00a0but Barasti is the great,\u00a0old faithful of\u00a0the Dubai social scene. It may be your last resort but you’ll always have a great night there.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read next: Feelings you’ll experience if you ever end up in Rock Bottoms<\/a><\/p>\n

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