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"Alserkal Avenue’s gray and blue warehouses reward exploration: once known mainly for regional contemporary art, the area now includes Cinema Akil arthouse cinema, vintage-vinyl shop The Flip Side, coffee at Nightjar, burgers from food truck Fomo, and eateries like Lila Molino + Café, Kokoro Hand Roll Bar, and Middle Child — but the avenue remains an arty hub with galleries such as Ayyam Gallery and The Third Line and creative studios like eL Seed’s." - Nicola Chilton