The 13 Best Cocktail Bars in the United Arab Emirates
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The best cocktail bars in the United Arab Emirates, according to the experts: The Pinnacle Guide, the Spirited Awards, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Salmon Guru comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Dubai.
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Blind Tiger and Jass Lounge hold the next two places. The Spirited Awards show up on more of this list than any other guide, with The Pinnacle Guide next.
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Rank 1. Salmon Guru
Cocktail Bar
The awards
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Bar Team – Middle East & Africa
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Rank 2. Blind Tiger
Speakeasy
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Blind Tiger (this place) 71.400
- #2 Jass Lounge 71.400
- #2 Lady Bird 71.400
- #2 Lion in the Sun 71.400
- #2 Moon Bar by MiMi 71.400
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The awards
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Blind Tiger 71.400
- #2 Jass Lounge (this place) 71.400
- #2 Lady Bird 71.400
- #2 Lion in the Sun 71.400
- #2 Moon Bar by MiMi 71.400
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The awards
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Blind Tiger 71.400
- #2 Jass Lounge 71.400
- #2 Lady Bird (this place) 71.400
- #2 Lion in the Sun 71.400
- #2 Moon Bar by MiMi 71.400
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The awards
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Jass Lounge 71.400
- #2 Lady Bird 71.400
- #2 Lion in the Sun (this place) 71.400
- #2 Moon Bar by MiMi 71.400
- #2 Netsu Bar 71.400
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The awards
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Lady Bird 71.400
- #2 Lion in the Sun 71.400
- #2 Moon Bar by MiMi (this place) 71.400
- #2 Netsu Bar 71.400
- #2 Paradiso Dubai 71.400
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The awards
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Lion in the Sun 71.400
- #2 Moon Bar by MiMi 71.400
- #2 Netsu Bar (this place) 71.400
- #2 Paradiso Dubai 71.400
- #2 Saikindō 71.400
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Rank 2. Paradiso Dubai
Cocktail Bar
The Barcelona original put cocktails inside a fridge; this ninth-floor outpost swapped the fridge for a circus. A cocktail bar inside the Five Luxe JBR, Paradiso Dubai goes big on spectacle: candy stripes, circus motifs, and drinks that arrive as set pieces, one served inside a miniature steam engine under sesame foam, another glowing green thanks to riboflavin and something billed as an electric liqueur. A named spot on The 50 Discovery list.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Lion in the Sun 71.400
- #2 Moon Bar by MiMi 71.400
- #2 Netsu Bar 71.400
- #2 Paradiso Dubai (this place) 71.400
- #2 Saikindō 71.400
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The awards
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Lion in the Sun 71.400
- #2 Moon Bar by MiMi 71.400
- #2 Netsu Bar 71.400
- #2 Paradiso Dubai 71.400
- #2 Saikindō (this place) 71.400
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Rank 10. 1920
Cocktail Bar
The awards
- The Pinnacle Guide The Pinnacle Guide: 1 Pin
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #10. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #10 1920 (this place) 66.643
- #10 Bar Dali 66.643
- #10 Galaxy Bar 66.643
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Rank 10. Bar Dali
Cocktail Bar
The awards
- The Pinnacle Guide The Pinnacle Guide: 1 Pin
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #10. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #10 1920 66.643
- #10 Bar Dali (this place) 66.643
- #10 Galaxy Bar 66.643
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Rank 10. Galaxy Bar
Greek Cocktail Bar
The awards
- The Pinnacle Guide The Pinnacle Guide: 1 Pin
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: Difford's Guide
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #10. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #10 1920 66.643
- #10 Bar Dali 66.643
- #10 Galaxy Bar (this place) 66.643
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Rank 13. Bar 44
Cocktail Bar
The circular bar on the 44th floor of Grosvenor House earns the name, with views over the marina that make it easy to forgive the champagne-bar origins and the flashier crowd that came with them. This is a cocktail bar now, properly, with lounge rooms off to the sides for anyone who wants to sit somewhere quieter and pretend they planned ahead. The jetset still shows up, but so does everyone else.
The awards
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: 4.5 stars · Difford's Guide
- Difford's Guide 4.5 stars · Difford's Guide