Lana Shemonaeva moved to Dubai in 2012 and over the last 14 years the futuristic skyscraper-laden metropolis has become “home for me”, says the Russian-born partner in laid-back hangout Lady Bird. Lady Bird, part of the 7 Management hospitality portfolio, opened late 2025 at 25 Jump Street, the newly spawned nightlife destination within the One Central development at Dubai World Trade Centre. Led by an…

Inside Alma, a former mid-century arthouse cinema in Prague, diners preface meals of grilled ox heart and black beer sauce-dressed carp with complex cocktails like the tequila-based Yarrow & Famous. Yarrow buds, their bitterness tamed by a salt fermentation, are steeped in a homemade pastis formula for a minimum of six months. Then, the liquid is married with pickled cherry water and tomato liqueur. Alma…