8 of the best · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi After Dark: Hotel Bars, Rooftops and the Marina
Ray’s Bar on level 62, Impressions over the mangroves, The St. Regis Bar, the Rosewood’s gin bar and the lounges of Yas Marina and Yas Bay. Alcohol is served in licensed venues, mostly in hotels.
Our 8 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three Abu Dhabi moments we keep going back to: the Grand Mosque in the late afternoon, the light under the Louvre’s dome, and a kayak into the mangroves at high tide.
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Level 62
Ray’s Bar
The capital’s highest bar, on level 62 of the Conrad Etihad Towers, with DJ sets at sunset.
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Over the mangroves
Impressions
The rooftop lounge of the Anantara Eastern Mangroves, looking over the national park.
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Gilded-age New York
The St. Regis Bar
A dark, elegant bar at The St. Regis Abu Dhabi, with a book-lined library.
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Bars with a view 3
High above the city.
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Over the mangroves
Impressions
The rooftop lounge of the Anantara Eastern Mangroves, looking over the national park.
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Level 62
Ray’s Bar
The capital’s highest bar, on level 62 of the Conrad Etihad Towers, with DJ sets at sunset.
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Over the circuit
W Lounge
Three bars at the W on Yas Island, over Yas Marina and the Grand Prix track.
Bars
Hotel bars 3
Classic and cocktail.
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Gilded-age New York
The St. Regis Bar
A dark, elegant bar at The St. Regis Abu Dhabi, with a book-lined library.
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Yas Marina and Yas Bay 2
By the water.
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Levantine cocktails
Bushra by Buddha-Bar
A restaurant, bar and lounge on Yas Bay Waterfront, with Levantine-style cocktails and resident DJs.
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Facing the Yas hotel
Iris Yas Island
A European-style lounge on Yas Marina, with artisan cocktails, live bands and a Saturday Tipsy Tea.
