Unmarked doors, basements and back rooms: the Dubai bars you have to know about to find.
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
Cocktail bar
50 Best Discovery, 2026
The Dubai sister of Barcelona's Paradiso, named The World's Best Bar in 2022, with theatrical cocktails and an otherworldly setting. Added to 50 Best Discovery in July 2026.
📍 FIVE LUXE JBR, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai
Listening bar
A speakeasy-style listening bar entered through a vinyl record shop, with a bespoke sound system, wood panels, sake, Japanese craft beer and cocktails such as the Manga Rita.
📍 Pullman Dubai Downtown, Business Bay, Dubai
Underground bar
An underground bar in neon red, themed on 1970s New York Chinatown, with local and international DJs and a bestselling Night Rider Negroni.
📍 The H Hotel, One Sheikh Zayed Road, 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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