Must-see nightlife in Middle East

  • Social Club

    Tel Aviv

    With a feel of The Great Gatsby about it, this lively cocktail bar makes for a cool 1920s-style party. There's an outdoor bar serving some of the…

  • Hoodna Bar

    Tel Aviv

    Hoodna ('truce' in Arabic) is a carpenter's workshop zone by day but transforms itself at night, when tables and sofas are dragged into the street to…

  • Porter & Sons

    Tel Aviv

    This big German-inspired pub located on the main street behind the Sarona Market is best known for offering more than 50 kinds of beer, both international…

  • Speakeasy

    Tel Aviv

    Speakeasy is a rooftop bar with razzmatazz on Rothschild Blvd. Being one of the most exclusive addresses in town, it has a slight yuppie vibe, not…

  • Bar à Vin

    Tel Aviv

    The late-night wine bar of Da Da & Da, Bar à Vin has a unique lively atmosphere of its own. It’s the place to come to enjoy fine wines, with some French…

  • Navona Restaurant & Coffeeshop

    Abu Dhabi

    After a dusty morning slipping in and out of aisles of merchandise, haggling with stall-holders and photographing life along the harbour, you may fancy…

  • Shishko

    Tel Aviv

    Shishko (meaning 'fat man' in Bulgarian) is in one of the city’s favourite drinking hot spots. Located in the square behind the Great Synagogue on Allenby…

  • Kissproof

    Beirut

    This buzzy, crowded spot is a good choice for evening cocktails and a casual bite (the chicken sandwich is a low-key umami stunner; skip the housemade…

  • Idioms

    Abu Dhabi

    It's all about the shisha (Dhs51) at this cafe, snaffled down a side street behind the Rotana Mall. Order up a mocktail or Moroccan tea and then choose…

  • Jackson Bar

    Tel Aviv

    On Wednesday night there's only one truly hip (hop) place to be, and that's here. Owned by the well-known Tel Aviv rapper Axum (aka Mr Jackson), this…

  • Tiara Resto Café

    Abu Dhabi

    This small cafe in Urban Park has an outside terrace looking on to the park's fountains – a decent spot for a late-night coffee and chat with friends…

  • Cuckoo’s Nest

    Tel Aviv

    One of the coolest pubs to crop up in Jaffa in recent years, The Cuckoo’s Nest (Ken HaKookia in Hebrew) is run by the same owners as popular rooftop bar…

  • Cafe Sonati Tabiyat

    Iran

    If you're visiting Ziyarat, this wobbly, charmingly unsophisticated little teahouse, with blanketed tea-beds around a central wood stove, is a possible…

  • Libira

    Haifa

    This feel-good beer hall with an industrial feel is a portside favourite. Top of the drinks menu are the homemade brews: weiss beer, bitter, double pils,…

  • Gärten

    Beirut

    A Beirut nightclubbing institution, The Gärten has been thumping steadily for several summers. The music and scene are similar to other clubs in the BIEL…

  • Ramusake

    Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah

    Great tunes and expertly mixed cocktails have seen this place gallop to the front of Dubai’s crowded going-out scene. More popular for its sake and craft…

  • Bread Republic

    Beirut

    Do you want a wine bar or a pizzeria or a bakery or a bistro? No need to decide: pop into Bread Republic for a good selection of Lebanese, Syrian and…

  • AHM

    Beirut

    One of Beirut's famous summer-only waterfront clubs, AHM's house DJs and international guests spin soul and pop music you don't usually hear in this city…

  • Cavalli Club

    Downtown Dubai

    Black limos jostle for position outside this over-the-top lair where you can sip Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli's vodka-based cocktails and dine…

  • Ehsan Cafe

    Iran

    Most of the teahouses along the stream approaching Kang are family-run, simple affairs. Cafe Ehsan is arguably the best-located, with basic tea tables…

  • Halul Coffeehouse

    Doha

    This local-style coffeehouse has somehow escaped the modernisation of the waterfront and is a place to pause for a shai (tea) on a hike round the Corniche…

  • Mazology

    Dubai

    Dubai meets Malibu at Bait Al Bahar, a beach house with hipster restaurant-lounges on each of its three floors. In the middle, Mazology is the place to…

  • Club Boudoir

    Dubai

    High on the glam-o-meter, Boudoir has been around the block once or twice but still pulls in beautiful punters with nights dedicated to hip-hop and R&B…

  • Gotha Club

    Downtown Dubai

    This Cannes original burst onto the Dubai clubbing scene in 2018 and is famed for its themed nights and dress-to-impress atmosphere. Laser lighting, live…

  • Rhythm & Friends

    Israel

    Mix a fruit juice bar, surf gear shop and pub, and you'll get Rhythm & Friends. Probably the coolest place in town (though competition is scarce), it has…

  • Troika

    Beirut

    Troika is where the art kids smoke and dance and carry on in Badaro. Weekend DJ nights are some of Beirut’s most interesting, and it’s pretty entertaining…

  • Attic

    Beirut

    Low light, dark wood panelling, cosily upholstered armchairs and carefully arranged trunks, books and other attic-esque objets effectively call for brown…

  • George & Dragon

    Bur Dubai

    This quintessential British pub comes with the requisite dartboard, pool table, cheap beer and several sports' screens. Ladies night is Tuesday, cocktail…

  • Tangier

    Tel Aviv

    Tangier is an authentic Moroccan-style bar with exotic decor, nargileh water pipes and a fair share of North African beats. It’s also one of Tel Aviv’s…

  • Oasis Shathoon Coffee Shop

    Oman

    It's thirsty work climbing up the multiple flights of stairs at Nakhal Fort: luckily there is somewhere to buy water or soft drinks just opposite the car…

  • Darbar Zartosht

    Iran

    Right beside the super-popular Cafe-Restaurant Soufi but barely marked, the vaguely 'secret' upstairs room in Darbar Zartosht is Nahar Khoran's 'in' place…

  • Bushwick Bar

    Tel Aviv

    The funky Bushwick Bar makes for a cool place to chill out. Created by the Atlas group, which owns the Cinema and Market Place hotels, it has the feeling…

  • Bab Al Hara

    Sur

    This simple open-air coffeeshop offers the typical local brand of nightlife: plastic seats, a tree or awning of some description, chai libton (a…

  • Un Cafe

    Tehran

    With its solid dark-wood tables and chairs, black-and-white photo portraits and gleaming espresso machine, this is an excellent cafe with an artsy feel –…

  • Coco Lounge

    Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah

    Mingle with the after-work business brigade beside the pool at this al fresco chill zone on the 8th floor of the Media One Hotel. Expect a fashionable…

  • Espresso Bar Kiosk

    Tel Aviv

    This branch of the local franchise serves up a little jolt of history with your Java – it's housed in a restored structure that was once the city's first…

  • Radio EPGB

    Tel Aviv

    Dubbing itself the 'home of underground rock and indietronica', this basement venue spins alt rock, electronica and dubstep and also has the occasional…

  • Ka3kaya

    Beirut

    Puff away on your double-apple shisha and watch Hamra pass you by from the comfy sofas at this homely spot. Ka3kaya is a throwback to Hamra cafes of yore,…

  • Kahkeshan

    Iran

    In a rural spot 1.4km from Bastam's historical complex (7km from central Shahrud), Kahkeshan consists of hexagonal, domed bungalows ranged around a…

  • Alexander Brewery

    Israel

    In the heart of the industrial area, just east of the village of Mikhmoret, is the unimposing Alexander Brewery. This brewery is home to the Israeli…

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