The best venues for cocktails or pre-dinner drinks in some of Dubai's hippest bars
At.mosphere
122 Floor, Burj Khalifa
Tel: +971 4 888 3828
Open:6pm-2am daily
For a relaxing holiday experience, get yourself across to the tallest viewpoint and enjoy champagne and strawberries amongst breathtaking views and lounge beats played by the resident DJ. At.mosphere, two floors beneath the public observation deck – At the Top has a restaurant and bar, a perfect option to hangout or perhaps spend your last night in Dubai.
Entry: Minimum spend of 200 dhs per person but to get a table you must book a few days in advance.
360º
Roofdeck of Marina Restaurant, Jumeirah Beach Hotel
+971 4 406 8769
Open:4pm – 2am Fri and Sat,5pm – 2am Sun – Thurs.
The perfect place to hangout if you’re on holiday or impressing some out of town guests with its picture perfect setting and the famous Burj Al Arab only an arm’s length away. Rest your bum on comfy sofas and order a round, take in the breeze, smoke a grape shisha and sway to the cool tunes. Service can be a bit slow and if planning to stay all night may burn a serious hole in your wallet. This place is perfect for pre dinner/ club drinks as after 9pm it will be a mission to get into.
Entry: Guests of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel always guaranteed entry. Otherwise, sign up to the guestlist at www.platinumlist.ae or call the number above.
Bar 44
Grosvenor House Hotel
+971 4 399 8888
Open:6pm – 2amdaily, Thurs open till3am.
Another bar with a view, this time on the 44th level - and it seems that 44 is the theme of the place, with 44 different champagnes on offer and even most cocktails prices at 44 dhs. When it comes to buying by the bottle, this place isn’t bargain central but what do you expect – this is the Grosvenor Hotel, one of Dubai’s swankiest. If a classy posh bar is what you want, without the thumping garage music, you can while away a good few hours here.