The Best Bars in Za'abeel 2 & around

An old-school institution in DIFC where regulars rattle off their order without glancing at the menu, which tells you most of what you need to know. LPM is a French-Mediterranean restaurant and bar with white walls, bright art, and a Mediterranean breeziness that somehow survives the Dubai setting. The bar sits at No. 60 on The World's 50 Best Bars list, and the cocktail program draws on Jean Cocteau's life, which is a more interesting premise than it sounds.

1. The 50 #60 · The World's 50 Best Bars
2. The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
3. The 50 #27 · MENA's 50 Best Restaurants

Three separate kitchens, a sweeping staircase, and brass-and-aged-steel walls that lean into the drama: Zuma is a contemporary Japanese restaurant that treats restraint as someone else's problem. The robata grill and sushi counter share space with a main kitchen, and the grilled meats and seafood are where the room's energy lands. It holds a spot on MENA's 50 Best Restaurants, and the terrace handles post-dinner drinks when Dubai's evening air cooperates.

1. The 50 #34 · MENA's 50 Best Restaurants
2. Difford's Guide 4 stars · Difford's Guide
3. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

A Damien Hirst octopus greets you on the ground floor before a glass lift delivers you to a dimly lit, seabed-themed dining room and bar where every surface seems to be doing something. The Japanese and pan-Asian sharing plates hold their own against the décor, which is saying something. The balcony terrace has sweeping DIFC skyline views, and the bathroom has its own fan base on Instagram, independently.

1. The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
2. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
3. Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Bar Team – Middle East & Africa

1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
2. The 50 The 50 Discovery

Three floors of tropical greenery in the middle of DIFC, where the Amazon rainforest aesthetic gets taken very seriously and the bar keeps pace with the dining room. The Latin American menu wanders from sushi to grilled meats, which sounds chaotic but tracks with the Amazon basin's many communities. First-floor tables face the open kitchen; the panoramic terrace is the move for a cocktail before or after.

1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
2. The 50 The 50 Discovery
3. Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Bar Team – Middle East & Africa

1. Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa

1. The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin

1. The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
2. The 50 The 50 Discovery
3. Difford's Guide Difford's Guide