Gate Village in the financial centre has the city's densest cluster of serious bars, a few steps apart.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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Cocktail bar
Ranked on The World's 50 Best Bars
Hidden behind a discreet door in Gate Village, a sapphire-blue bar inspired by the stars, with a starry ceiling, velvet seats and a marble bar. Opened in 2019 and a regular on The World's 50 Best Bars lists.
📍 Gate Village, DIFC, 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
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
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
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This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run cocktail festivals in more than 20 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland and have worked with hundreds of bars since 2022. We put this guide together from our own research, The World's 50 Best Bars lists and trusted local guides.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
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