A cosy yet stylish bar in the Mall of The Emirates Kempinski

Fashionable Jumeirah Beach Hotel lounge bar with stunning views

Trendy nightspot holds exactly 400 of Dubai's most beautiful clubbers

Arabic nightclub with Lebanese singers, belly dancers and live orchestra

Popular Deira-based Iranian nightclub

When it opened, Alpha’s combination of small size, high ceiling and faux-Greek decor – all holdovers from its first life as a restaurant – made it a rather unlikely contender for the top dog of Dubai’s nightlife

Indian nightclub with live music and dancing every night

Jumeirah Beach Hotel’s lavish two-roomed club opened with much fanfare at the end of 2005, quickly becoming the spot to congregate

Après is a ski lodge-meets-’70s lounge-meets-DJ-bar that somehow manages to find a happy compromise between its many guises

Yes, you guessed it, an Arabic-themed nightclub in Deira

Russian karaoke, dance and food? What’s not to love?

Bengali nightclub in the Ramee International hotel

Australian theme bar popular with sports fans of all nationalities

Lobby-based barat the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah at the marina

When it comes to views, few bars can compete with Bahri Bar

Swanky venue with a decent selection of wines, spirits and cigars

Swanky cocktail bar with good views of new Dubai and a resident pianist

Swanky Cigar Bar with worthy cocktail list

Average bar food in great location...

Adjacent to the did-Walt-Disney-throw-up-in-here main lobby of Atlantis

Excellent sports bar with individual TVs set at the end of each table

BarZar’s waterside terrace is one of the most popular drinking spots in the city, and it’s not hard to see why