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

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

Bollywood-themed bar with a musical twist in Bur Dubai

Late night Indian nightclub in Deira

Swanky bar/club with atmosphere of exclusivity and chic

Fun Deira-based bar and nightclub

Cristal bar grings a touch of Beirut class to Dubai

An Indian restaurant by day and a nightclub by night

Many may argue that Oud Metha’s behemoth club deserved our top title

A huge and relatively new nightclub, Elegante is a venue that caters to the masses

Deira club boasts more character than many of the city's more famed venues

Classy multi-level nightclub within a palace

Stylish bar/club in Oud Metha

Funky tattoo-themed DJ bar in Deira

A swanky Thai fusion restaurant/bar/club on Sheikh Zayed Road