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This bar gets absolutely heaving post-brunch
on a Friday, and with good reason. It’s fun, it’s
upbeat, there’s a live DJ and it’s bolted on to
one of Dubai Marina’s top restaurants – Jason
Atherton’s Marina Social. It also has a range
of half-price happy hour drinks every night.
Open daily 6pm-11.30pm. InterContinental
Dubai Marina (04 446 6664).VAULT
One of the loftiest bars in the city sits atop
the 68th Áoor of the JW Marriott Marquis
Dubai, a hotel that has welcomed a raft of
cool new openings recently – think 1 Oak,
Seven Sisters et al. Get your gladrags on and
check out the magniÀcent views.
Open Sat-Thu 5pm-3am; Fri 4pm-3am.
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai,
Business Bay (04 550 9110).WAKA
A high-end Peruvian restaurant with a lively
bar and a good ladies’ night. Grab a bongo
(really) and enjoy a night full of Latin fun
and Áare – and try the wakamole (smoked
guacamole) if you get the chance. The
interiors are cool and it’s quite often packed
with some lively dancing, too.
Open Sat-Tue 7pm-midnight; Wed-Fri
7pm-1am. The Oberoi Dubai, Business
Bay (04 453 5283).FUN-LOVING BARS
961LB
This swanky Lebanese bar in the creek-side
destination of Al Seef is one happening
place late into the evening. It gets lively,
there’s some pumping live music, an
awesome light rig and screen, and home
to some decent grub at that.
Open Sun-Wed noon-2am, Thu-Sat noon-3am.
Al Seef, Bur Dubai (04 392 0961).AXE HOUSE
Edgy and urban with London vibes, Axe House
is pretty much the coolest bar in JLT right now.
It’s wildly popular, has cracking grub, pumping
tunes, a den out back for bar sports, plenty
of TV screens, and a heaving ladies’ night. A
favouriter with JLTers.
Open Daily from noon-2am. Armada BlueBay
Hotel, Cluster P, JLT (04 399 9577).BARBARY DELI + COCKTAIL CLUB
A relatively new entrant on the Dubai scene,
BARBARY is one smooth operator. Adding to
the growing collection of top bars in Barsha
Heights, this New York-cool hangout gets
busy post-work during the week and there’s
brunch both days of the weekend.
Open Sat-Mon and Wed noon-2am, Tue
and Thu noon-3am, Fri 11am-3am. TRYP by
Wyndham, Barsha Heights (04 247 6688).COBRA KAI
Super funky Asian-themed fun with Karate
Kid memorabilia and movie screenings on
the walls, and Cobra Kai doesn’t stop the funCobra KaiWaka28-31 TOD_1822_INDOOR BARS_9847108.indd 29 22/07/2018 17:21:24