Cocktails with a soundtrack: the Dubai bars where bands, DJs or jazz are part of the night.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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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
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
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
Irish pub
One of Dubai's oldest bars, beside the Dubai Tennis Stadium, with a big outdoor area, concerts through the year and quiz nights. There is a second branch at Studio City.
📍 31A Street, Al Garhoud
Wine bar
A wine bar on a floor of Zaha Hadid's Opus tower, with an Art Deco bar counter and vinyl records, recognised by Star Wine List in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
📍 ME Dubai, Opus Tower, Business Bay
Beach club and bars
A sprawling venue at The Beach in JBR, with a beach club and pool, more than 20 bars and views across the water to Ain Dubai.
📍 The Beach, JBR, Dubai Marina
Beach club
A beach club at La Vie in JBR built around sunbeds and cocktails, back for the new beach season since September 2026.
📍 La Vie, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai
Tap a pin for the bar. Numbers match the list.
Start with Honeycomb Hi-Fi, Zuma, Electric Pawn Shop, The Irish Village and Soirée. Our full list has 7 bars.
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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