Best Nightlife

• Best Bar to Watch the Sunset: The Terrace. The sun sets over the Dubai Creek and city skyline, which stretch out majestically before the Terrace deck, an excellent place to unwind after a day of seeing the sights. • Best Bar with a View: Vu’s. Appropriately named, Vu’s offers a stunning panorama of the city from the 51st floor of the Emirates Towers hotel. • Best Champagne Bar: Cin Cin. A beautiful crowd gathers to admire one another in this glamorous champagne and wine bar, with an equally exclusive cigar bar located next door. • Best Cocktail Bar: Buddha Bar. A killer sound system plays the avantgarde lounge beats of the Buddha Bar music series, as the jet-setting bargoers sip exotic cocktails in a mesmerizing setting. • Best Happy Hour: Barasti. Western expatriates and visitors pack the beachfront deck at this casual hotel beach bar. Theme nights ensure that Barasti never gets dull. • Best Live Music Venue: Rock Bottom. This is as close as Dubai comes to a dive bar, with live bands playing rock ’n’ roll and party music into the wee hours. • Best Nightclub: The Apartment Lounge + Club. Local and international DJs rock the house at Dubai’s most exclusive club, a two-room “apartment” featuring a sleek martini- style lounge and a raging dance floor. • Best Outdoor Show: Jumana–Secret of the Desert celebrates the history and culture of Dubai in a stunning outdoor show that takes place in the Al Sahra Desert Resort of Dubailand. • Best Pub: Irish Village. Special events often happen at the Irish Village, where a large expatriate crowd packs the festive outdoor area every night of the week. • Best Wine Bar: Agency. This chic wine bar houses roughly 400 types of wine, offering frequent wine promotions and tastings to the