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Making the cut: The best Abu Dhabi barbershops

It’s 2020, and men’s grooming matters… Whether you’re going for a full reboot or a little off the top, whether it’s your beard, barnet or nose hair that’s for the chop, you want to know your ‘look’ is in good hands. Stay sharp, with our look at some of the best Abu Dhabi barbershops.  Local Local…

Here Are The Best Coffee Shops In Abu Dhabi That You Need To Try

You’d be hard pushed to find a more hip place to grab a coffee in this country than Local. It’s part barber shop, part coffee spot and part streetware store selling trainers and clothing. But it’s the coffee we’re interested in. With beans from Dubai’s Seven Fortunes Coffee Roasters in every cup you can get…

LOCAL co-founder Jack Brett talks grooming, trainers and coffee

Concept store LOCAL includes a coffee shop, barbershop is a single identity under one roof. Abu Dhabi World writer Ferdinand Godinez meets with co-founder Jack Brett to find out more.  So, did you just wake up one day and think, I like coffee, trainers and a fresh haircut, there’s an idea in that? LOCAL came from a passion for sneakers and…

What’s on in Abu Dhabi: January 2019

The concept store Locale Is this the coolest new space in Abu Dhabi? We think it might be. Part-barbershop, part-cafe, part-consignment store of hard-to-find sneakers, Local has recently opened in Al Zeina (near Yas Island) and is the joint effort of 10-year Abu Dhabi denizen Jack Brett and fellow twenty-something co-founders, UAE national Jasim Alkhouri and younger…

LOCAL Cafe

Need a cup of coffee? Or a haircut? Sneakers? Abu Dhabi’s latest cafe @_localuae_ has all three. This is no gimmick. The barbers are masters of their craft, flown in all the way from London. But the coffee is as locally sourced as you can get, thanks to the efforts of the owners behind the cafe. ☕️…

LOCAL Uae, The Latest Cafe Concept In Abu Dhabi Worth Visiting

Not only an uber cool cafe, Local Uae also hosts a trendy barber shop and a “hidden” high end sneakers and street wear shop A cool new cafe at Al Raha Beach f like us, you love discovering cool new coffee spots around Abu Dhabi, then you should head to Local located at Al Zeina…