Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood: Hours, Entry and What's Inside
Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood is the restored wind-tower quarter of Bur Dubai on the Dubai Creek. Dubai Culture lists it open Monday to Sunday 7am to 8pm and states no entry charge.
Inside are the Coffee Museum (free), the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding with its cultural meals from AED 130, and Arabian Tea House. Galleries, cafés and museums inside keep their own hours.
- Opening hours
- 07:00–20:00
- Entry
- No charge stated by Dubai Culture
| Also known as | Al Fahidi, Bastakiya, Al Bastakiya |
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| Address | Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, UAE |
| Google Maps | Open location |
| Phone | 800 33222 |
| info@dubaiculture.ae | |
| Official website | dubaiculture.gov.ae/en/attractions/heritage-sites/al-fahidi-historical-neighbourhood |
| Opening hours | Monday–Sunday: 07:00–20:00 Dubai Culture: "Monday to Sunday 7am to 8pm". Museums, cafés and galleries inside keep their own hours. |
| Hours | Monday to Sunday 7am to 8pm |
| Entry | No charge stated by Dubai Culture |
| Period | Reflects life in Dubai from the mid-19th century to the 1970s |
| SMCCU cultural meals | Breakfast or brunch AED 130, lunch AED 145, Fuala AED 150, dinner AED 160 per adult; children 7 to 12 AED 65 to 80; under 7 free; 1.5 hours, booking required |
| SMCCU office | House 26 and 47, Al Musallah Street; open Monday to Sunday 8am to 8pm; +971 4 353 6666 |
When to go
Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood keeps the same hours every day it is open, 07:00 to 20:00. Dubai Culture: "Monday to Sunday 7am to 8pm". Museums, cafés and galleries inside keep their own hours.
Also in Dubai Creek & Deira
Everything below is in Dubai Creek & Deira, within the same trip. Each page carries whatever that operator publishes — hours, prices, contact details — checked and dated the same way as this one, and says so where the operator publishes nothing.
- Al Fanar Restaurant & CaféEmirati · Dubai Festival City Mall · 09:00–21:00 daily
- Al Ghurair CentreDeira · first 3 hours free · AED 20–150, 24h AED 350 · free Sundays & public holidays · Union Metro walkable
- Arabian Tea House Restaurant & Cafe, Al FahidiEmirati · Al Fahidi, Bur Dubai · open 07:00–23:00 daily
- BurJumanBur Dubai · first 3 hours free · then AED 20 per hour · ticketless ANPR · BurJuman Metro inside the mall
- Children's CityAdult AED 15 · child AED 10 · family of four AED 40
- City Centre DeiraDeira · first 3 hours free · AED 20–150 after · free Sundays · barrierless, fee by SMS
How to contact Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood
Phone: 800 33222. Email: info@dubaiculture.ae. Website: dubaiculture.gov.ae/en/attractions/heritage-sites/al-fahidi-historical-neighbourhood. Address: Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
If any of these details have changed, tell us and we will re-check them against the venue’s own sources and update the verification date on this page.
How to get to Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood
| On foot | On the Bur Dubai side of the Creek, beside the Ruler's Court. |
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Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood — frequently asked questions
Is Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood free?
Dubai Culture states no entry charge for the neighbourhood. The Coffee Museum inside is free; the cultural centre's meals are paid.
What are Al Fahidi's opening hours?
Monday to Sunday 7am to 8pm, per Dubai Culture.
What are Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood's working hours?
Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood opens at 07:00 and closes at 20:00 every day it is open. The full breakdown by day of the week is in the table above. Hours can shift during Ramadan and on public holidays.
What time does Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood close?
Closing time is 20:00, and it is the same on every day the venue opens. Check the table above before travelling late in the day.
Is Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood open today?
Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood publishes hours for every day of the week, so unless it is a public holiday or an unannounced closure, yes. The hours that apply today are the ones in the table above, confirmed on the verification date at the foot of this page — and we do not publish a claim about today that the operator has not published.
Where can I read reviews of Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood?
Not here. This page publishes what the operator publishes about itself — hours, prices, contact details, and where it publishes none of those, that too — and no opinions, ratings or reviews of any kind. For what visitors say, the venue’s own Google Maps listing carries reviews from people who have actually been. Our editorial policy explains why we keep the two apart.
Is Al Fahidi the same as Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood?
Yes. Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood is also written as Al Fahidi, Bastakiya and Al Bastakiya. They all refer to the same venue described on this page.
When were these Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood details last checked?
Every opening time, price and contact detail on this page was checked against Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood’s own published sources on 30 September 2026. The sources used are listed at the foot of the page, and where the venue publishes nothing we say so rather than filling the gap. If something here is out of date, tell us — we re-check it against the venue’s own source and record the change in our corrections log.
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