Updated: October 14, 2024

Dubai’s known for its soaring summer temperatures but when thermometres top 45 degrees Celsius it doesn’t mean everything comes to a standstill.

No, much of city life continues and this episode of Time Out Quick Guides is dedicated to providing you with some nightlife inspiration during the city’s hotter months.

We’ve rounded up loads of the city’s best indoor bars to check out, where you can huddle round the aircon unit and wait for cooler times to come back around again.

From bars looking up at the Burj Khalifa, to pool halls with views of Atlantis and quirky Asian karaoke bars, we’ve got them all.

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