Best Bars in Emirates Living: Golf, Gastropubs & TopGolf '26
Relaxed suburb drinking around the golf courses, from TopGolf's sports bar to lakeside gastropubs. The verified Emirates Living bars, our highest-rated first.
- Venues8
- AreaEmirates Living
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The short version
Emirates Living drinks the way a golf-and-villa community does: unhurried, outdoors and sociable. The bars here cluster around the two golf courses and the community centres of The Lakes, Meadows and Emirates Hills, so the scene leans toward terraces with a fairway view and gastropubs that fill with residents after work rather than late-night rooms.
TopGolf's Yard is the high-energy outlier, a big American-style sports bar with mega screens, while Joe's Backyard and Reform Social & Grill cover the gastropub end. Spike Bar sits at Emirates Golf Club and The Garden Project at the Montgomerie, both course-side, with Orilla and Isola adding a Mediterranean-bar option. Every venue below is an Emirates Living room we've confirmed is live, ordered by rating.
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Good to know
Several of the best spots sit at the golf clubs, Emirates Golf Club and the Montgomerie, which means easy parking and course views but a short drive between venues rather than a walk. The community gastropubs are dotted around the residential centres.
This is a relaxed, resident-led scene, busiest at weekend afternoons and on live-sport nights. Most spots take walk-ins; TopGolf's Yard and the golf-club terraces are worth booking for a big group or a major fixture.
Questions
What are the best bars in Emirates Living?
By our live ratings, the Yard Sports Bar at TopGolf and Orilla lead, with Joe's Backyard Gastropub and Isola Ristorante close behind. The ranked list above pulls live from our index, so it reflects what's open and rated now.
Is there a good sports bar in Emirates Living?
Yes. The Yard at TopGolf is the standout, a big American-style sports bar with mega screens and a chef-driven menu, and Spike Bar at Emirates Golf Club screens sport across multiple screens with a course view. Both are great for a match.
Where are the gastropubs in Emirates Living?
Joe's Backyard Gastropub and Reform Social & Grill are the neighbourhood favourites, both relaxed, family-friendly and built for a long afternoon with BBQ and comfort food. They're walk-in friendly most of the week.
Which Emirates Living bars have golf-course views?
Spike Bar sits at Emirates Golf Club and The Garden Project at the Montgomerie, both with fairway views and big terraces. They're the picks when you want the course setting alongside a drink.
Do I need to book a bar in Emirates Living?
Usually no, the gastropubs and golf-club terraces take walk-ins. For TopGolf's Yard, a big group or a major sporting fixture, a booking is the safer move.
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