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

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

Live entertainment and cocktails in Deira

Chrome-heavy cocktail bar with a languid ambience and an eclectic soundtrack

Extensive cocktail menu, excellent bar snacks

Nestled on the side of a marina

This relatively new Tiki bar is bigger and brighter than its siblings, but there’s still nothing authentic about it in the slightest

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

Swanky Cigar Bar with worthy cocktail list

Modern cocktail bar in the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah hotel

Lively cocktail bar with regular party atmosphere

Take a trip to the 26th floor of the InterContinental's French-themed bar

Impressive views and cocktails next to Dubai Creek

Sophisticated cocktail bar in the Century Village complex

Two-tier cocktail bar in the Westin hotel

Forget waiting for the visitors to arrive and explore some of Dubai's poshest spots on your own

Cavernous cocktail bar at the Madinat

Chilled cocktail bar with live jazz playing nightly

Cocktail bar with trendy outside seating at the Raffles Hotel

A cosy Asian-themed venue works as a bar, a restaurant and nightclub

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

The Fairmont's most basic bar on Sheikh Zayed Road