5 Best Pubs in Abu Dhabi (2026)

Craft by Side Hustle is a brewpub on Al Maryah Island, under the Rosewood Hotel, serving its own house-brewed beers alongside a full food menu. It runs a lively happy hour most afternoons, with staff pouring flights so you can try before you commit to a pint. The setting leans loud and social rather than quiet, with regular live entertainment and a young crowd.

Brauhaus is the German restaurant and bar inside Beach Rotana, serving Bavarian dishes like schnitzel and sausages alongside a range of German draft beers. It has both an indoor beer-hall style dining room and an outdoor terrace overlooking the hotel garden and sea. It doubles as a sports bar, so match nights draw a crowd on top of the regular dinner service.

The Brewhouse Gastro Pub sits on the 18th floor of the Cristal Hotel in Madinat Zayed, serving an international menu alongside cocktails made by an in-house team of mixologists. It leans more gastropub than beer hall, with a stronger focus on food quality and drink presentation than on a big-screen sports crowd. Happy hour runs until 7pm most days.

Porters English Pub is a large, two-floor British-style pub inside the Grand Millennium Al Wahda hotel, with billiards, darts and multiple screens for live football. It runs a classic pub food menu alongside draft beer and has hosted the same regulars for years, judging by the reviews. It is built for groups rather than a quiet drink for two.

The Irish Vickers is an Irish pub on level 6 of the World Trade Center Mall, describing itself as the first Irish super pub in Abu Dhabi. It runs live bands, karaoke nights and a Friday bingo session alongside a standard pub food and drinks menu, including fish and chips. The room has a big, open feel built for a crowd rather than a quiet corner.