West Bay

A Sneak Peek at the Qatar Auto Museum Project

An early look at the future Qatar Auto Museum: three rare cars, among them a 1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Tour de France.

ExxonMobil STEAM Festival

Timed 90-minute family sessions of hands-on science, technology, engineering, art and maths challenges at the National Museum of Qatar.

From QAR 10

Uzbekistan: Heritage in Motion

Uzbekistan's Islamic heritage, from the eve of the Islamic conquest of Central Asia to today, told through manuscripts, ceramics, textiles and jewellery.

Ektashif Uzbekistan Exhibition

Qatari artists show new work inspired by a study trip to Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara and the Islamic arts and architecture they found there.

Giuseppe Penone: The Inner Flow of Life

Pavilions, sculptures and outdoor installations by Italian artist Giuseppe Penone, from 1969 to today, on how nature and art shape each other.

Boats Floating Afar: The Maritime Trade of Ancient Chinese Ceramics

Around 120 Chinese ceramics, from the Tang to the Qing dynasties, follow more than a thousand years of trade along the Maritime Silk Road.

Four Seasons Hotel Doha

Beachfront in the middle of the city, with a lobby that hums instead of hushes — ten restaurants deep, built for five-star without the stiff upper lip.

The St. Regis Doha

Round-the-clock butlers and a daily champagne-sabring ritual, dropped into West Bay with sixteen restaurants to work through.

W Doha

The loud, design-forward option in West Bay — DJs and shisha poolside, plus the world's largest Sisley spa.

City Centre Rotana Doha

A West Bay tower built for business trips — City Center Mall and the exhibition centre are attached, the beach is a walk away.

Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel

A Marriott bolted onto City Center Doha mall and the convention centre, with a Brazilian steakhouse for after the sessions end.

Best Plaza West Bay Hotel

A West Bay high-rise that traded its Crowne Plaza badge for Best Plaza West Bay, with a 48th-floor infinity pool overlooking the skyline.

Jiwan

Jiwan is a modern Arab restaurant on the fourth floor of the National Museum of Qatar in Doha, serving family style dishes inspired by the Levant, North Africa, and South Asia.

Bayt Sharq

Bayt Sharq serves traditional Qatari food from a restored, century-old Al Khulaifi house near the Corniche and holds a Michelin Guide spot.

Belhambar

Belhambar has picked up Qatar Tourism's Best Qatari Dining Experience award two years running, leaning hard into traditional Qatari cooking to earn it.

Al Mourjan Restaurant

The only restaurant sitting directly on the Corniche waterfront, run as a hot-and-cold buffet.

IDAM by Alain Ducasse

IDAM by Alain Ducasse is a Michelin starred fine dining restaurant on the top floor of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, with an interior designed by Philippe Starck.

Jamavar

Jamavar Doha is a fine dining Indian restaurant inside the Sheraton Grand Hotel, serving regional dishes from across India under Culinary Director Surender Mohan.

Museum of Islamic Art, guided tour

A guide-led route through selected galleries of the Museum of Islamic Art, for visitors who want context on the collection.

Doha Corniche walk or cycle

A seven-kilometre waterfront crescent around Doha Bay for walking or cycling, with views of the West Bay skyline.

Doha Beach Club

A West Bay beach club with beach bean bags, a licensed street-food district, water sports, sports courts and a panoramic gym.

Al Bidda Park

A large Corniche park with a 5km cycling track, walking paths, sports courts and barbecue pits, and dogs welcome.

5/6 Park

A hilltop park in Onaiza built around a hedge maze shaped like the map of Qatar, with jogging and cycling paths.

FANAR Cultural Tour & Mosque Visit

Guided tours of FANAR, the spiral-minaret Islamic cultural centre near Souq Waqif, covering Islamic faith and Qatari daily life.

Museum of Islamic Art

I.M. Pei's last major museum project, sitting on its own artificial island at the tip of the Corniche.

National Museum of Qatar

Jean Nouvel's desert-rose-shaped museum wrapped around the country's old royal palace.

Katara Cultural Village

A full cultural district built around wind towers, courtyards, and a 5,000-seat amphitheater.

Fire Station: Artist in Residence

A former fire station turned working studio-and-gallery space for artists in residence.

QM Gallery Al Riwaq

A large-format exhibition hall that's hosted Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, and a full I.M. Pei retrospective.

Old Amiri Palace

The Old Palace is the early-20th-century residence-turned-government-seat of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani, preserved within the National Museum.

City Center Doha

One of Qatar's oldest malls, recently given a dedicated gold souq level.

The Gate Mall

A compact West Bay mall of premium fashion, cafés, a spa and a few unusual attractions, linked to the DECC metro station.

Society Lounge

Hilton West Bay's two-level nightclub is the closest thing Doha has to a proper big-room club night, purple lasers and all.

Manko

The Parisian-inspired ultra-lounge on top of the InterContinental Beach & Spa is where Doha's afro-house crowd actually goes.

La Vista 55

A high-rise lounge across the 55th and 56th floors of InterContinental Doha The City, pairing West Bay views with rotating music nights.

Tropicana 360

The 48th-floor rooftop at the Dusit Doha that's picked up three straight years of local award recognition — Best Bar, Best Outdoor Bar, Favourite Brunch.

Glo Cocktail Bar

A cocktail-first lounge inside the Marriott Marquis tower where the DJ is there to hold the mood, not take over the room.

Cavalli Club

The Roberto Cavalli-branded club off West Bay that runs full glam — chandeliers, velvet, a dance floor people actually use.

The St. Regis Grand Brunch

Vine, The St. Regis Doha

A globe-trotting buffet brunch at the St. Regis Doha's all-day dining room, spread across 16 food stations and 9 drink bars.

Curiosa Friday Brunch

Curiosa by Jean-Georges, Four Seasons Hotel Doha

Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Latin American restaurant turns Friday brunch into a family-style, hacienda-courtyard affair rather than a buffet line.

Spice Market Friday Brunch

Spice Market, W Doha

W Doha's Southeast Asian brunch is the one people bring visiting friends to for the theater of it — carts, wok stations, and a crowd that stays past dessert.

Coral Friday Brunch

Coral, InterContinental Doha Beach & Spa

InterContinental Doha Beach & Spa's Coral runs a straightforward, high-volume buffet brunch backed by a full beach resort.

Jamavar Royal Brunch

Jamavar, Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel

The Sheraton Grand's Jamavar brings its Michelin-recognized Indian menu to Friday afternoon, a different proposition from a standard hotel buffet.

Nobu Doha Friday Brunch

Nobu Doha, Four Seasons Hotel Doha

The world's largest Nobu runs an all-you-can-eat sushi and sashimi brunch on the water's edge at Four Seasons Hotel Doha.