Lulu & The Beanstalk has opened its doors at ICD Brookfield Place, Dubai.
Wafa Tajdin and Amirah Tajdin, two filmmakers with a deep love for storytelling, created the cozy concept, which provides guests with place to enjoy high-quality coffee, craft cocktails, comfort food and sharing platters alongside a beautiful book shop. As well as retail books, the floor-to-ceiling bookcase features over 1,000 rare books that customers can browse through, with some in the collection dating back to 1857.
Named after Mama Lulu, an exceptional woman from the island of Lamu, Kenya, who could weave a tale taller than a beanstalk and would host friends and strangers in her humble home, Lulu & The Beanstalk encourages guests to absorb its unique atmosphere. Local and international DJs often perform there from Thursday right through to the weekend.
Elevated comfort food anchors the menu, while the bar offering is niche, boasting boutique blends, small-batch organic grapes and artisanal hops, as well as signature cocktails that are twists on the classics.
Designed by Stockholm-based architect and interior designer Jenny Askenfors at BOFINK, the space is whimsical explosion of color. Some of the most iconic pieces in the space include the Verner Panton Cloverleaf, a dreamy de Sede DS 600, a recycled Meltingpot by Amsterdam design studio Kooij and a handcrafted chandelier from South African artist Adam Hoets.
