1 · JumeirahMimi Kakushi
Japanese restaurant and bar
🏆No. 42, The World's 50 Best Bars 2026
Dubai's highest-ranked bar: No. 42 in The World's 50 Best Bars 2026 and named the best bar in the Middle East in 2025. Inspired by 1920s Osaka, with art deco interiors and a bar and lounge before the restaurant. Look for the Kori Kakushi Martini, encased in ice.
📍 Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach, Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai
🕒 Mon to Thu 6pm to 2am; Fri to Sun noon to 4pm and 6pm to 2am (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
2 · DIFCLPM Dubai
Restaurant and bar
🏆No. 60, The World's 50 Best Bars 2025
The Dubai home of La Petite Maison, in Gate Village, No. 60 in The World's 50 Best Bars 2025 and recognised by Star Wine List.
📍 Gate Village, DIFC, Dubai
3 · DIFCZuma
Lounge bar
The lounge at the Dubai branch of the Japanese izakaya, once named the best bar in the Middle East, with a wooden cube bar and a DJ setting the pace late into the night.
📍 Gate Village 06, DIFC, Dubai
4 · DIFCAmazónico
Restaurant and bar
Maximalist jungle interiors over three floors with a rooftop. Latin American-style drinks come in monkey-head and tiki tumblers.
📍 Gate Village 11, DIFC Pavilion, DIFC, Dubai
5 · Downtown, Business Bay and Sheikh Zayed RoadVNTG
Wine bar
An enoteca-style wine bar with more than 350 labels (over 55 by the glass) and sharing plates.
📍 JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai, Business Bay