Best Mojito in Dubai (2026): 9 Bars Ranked

The 3 Questions to Ask Before You Order

The best mojito in Dubai, by a margin. Bohemia uses Havana Club Añejo 3 Años, fresh spearmint leaves sourced from Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant's herb supplier (they share a produce contact), Demerara syrup made in-house, and hand-squeezed lime. The mint is bruised with a wooden muddler — gently, so you get the aromatic oils from the leaves without cracking the stems, which is where bitterness comes from. Crushed ice rather than cubes, so the drink stays cold without diluting. Served in a tall glass with a fresh sprig on top and a brown paper straw. The Cuban music nights (Wednesday, Friday, Saturday) make this drink taste even better.

Best for: The definitive Cuban cocktail experience · Live music · +971 4 333 6789

Coya's mojito programme is serious. They use Ron Zacapa 23 (a Guatemalan rum, technically, but far superior to house Bacardi) and make a house-blended citrus cordial fresh every morning. The lime-to-sugar ratio is precise — bartenders measure it. The mint is torn rather than muddled, releasing fragrance without bitterness. AED 85 is expensive but this is one of the best bars in Dubai. Happy hour mojitos are AED 60, which is still expensive but the quality justifies it. The Peruvian-inflected bar snacks (ceviche, anticuchos) are worth ordering alongside.

+971 4 385 9990 · Gate Village 2, DIFC · Happy Hour 6–8pm daily

Toro Toro has been making good mojitos since 2011. The bar team is experienced, turnover is low, and the recipe is consistent. They use a mojito base of three rums — Havana Club 3 Años, Bacardi Superior, and a splash of Havana Club Especial — which adds a subtle sweetness without extra sugar. Fresh mint, fresh lime, proper soda water. The Latin restaurant setting makes this feel like the right drink in the right place. Strong drinks list overall — the caipirinhas and pisco sours are also excellent.

Grosvenor House, Dubai Marina · +971 4 317 6300

The best value mojito in Dubai. Barasti is not a cocktail bar in the Coya sense — it is a large beach bar with hundreds of covers — but they have invested in their mojito programme specifically because it is their highest-volume cocktail. Fresh mint (they go through extraordinary amounts of it), freshly squeezed lime, Bacardi Superior, soda water. Not the most refined mojito in the city but it is completely correct and the setting — feet-in-the-sand, Jumeirah Beach Residence backdrop, sunset — makes it taste like the best drink you have ever had. Happy Hour (4–7pm daily): AED 35. Worth timing your arrival for.

JBR Beach · Open daily noon–2am · Happy Hour 4–7pm AED 35

Zuma's mojito is technically impeccable but Japanese in spirit — very clean, very precise, very dry. They use Bacardi Superior, minimal sugar (Zuma's bar philosophy skews away from sweetness), fresh lime, and perfectly crushed ice. The mint is almost ornamental — present in fragrance rather than flavour. AED 90 is the most expensive on this list but Zuma's bar programme is regarded as one of the best in the city, and the dining room makes everything taste better. If you are already eating at Zuma and want a mojito, order it — but it is not worth a dedicated trip for the cocktail alone.

Gate Village 6, DIFC · +971 4 425 5660

A seafood restaurant that makes a surprisingly excellent mojito. Rockfish's bar has a herbs-and-citrus theme that suits the mojito perfectly — they grow their own mint in a small rooftop herb garden, and the freshness is immediately noticeable compared to mint that has been sitting in a refrigerator since Tuesday. Havana Club, hand-squeezed lime, cane sugar syrup. The balcony terrace overlooking Dubai Marina makes this a very pleasant place to drink it. The grilled sea bass and burrata also happen to be among the best things to eat on the Marina.

Dubai Marina Promenade · +971 4 399 9194

Ninive is a pan-Middle Eastern restaurant with a serious bar programme and one of the best outdoor terraces in Dubai. Their mojito uses muddled fresh mint, freshly squeezed lime, Demerara sugar, and — unusually — a small measure of elderflower cordial that adds a floral quality without sweetening. Havana Club 3 Años as the base. It is not a traditional mojito in the strictest sense but it is very good and very drinkable in the Dubai heat. The Arabic mezze spreads are exceptional alongside.

City Walk, Al Safa · +971 4 344 5000

Casa Latina is a Latin bar-restaurant in JLT with salsa dancing, Cuban music nights, and a mojito programme that takes their Cuban theme seriously. Havana Club 3 Años, fresh mint, fresh lime, cane sugar syrup, proper soda water, crushed ice. The recipe is traditional and well-executed. The setting — Latin music, dancing, a crowd that understands what a mojito is supposed to taste like — makes this one of the most enjoyable places in Dubai to drink one. Happy Hour 5–8pm weekdays: mojitos AED 38.

Cluster Q, JLT · Salsa nights Wed & Fri · Happy Hour 5–8pm

Named after the famous Havana bar where Hemingway drank daiquiris, Floridita Dubai opened in 2022 and has built a credible Cuban cocktail programme. The mojito is made to the Havana original recipe — sparingly muddled mint, white rum, lime, sugar, soda — and is more refreshing and less sweet than most Dubai versions. The rum list is extensive (37 expressions) and the bar team knows their craft. The nightclub element (it transitions into a club after midnight) means this is better as a dinner-start drink than an all-night venue.

Downtown Dubai · Named after the Havana original · 37 rum expressions

Make Your Own: The Proper Dubai Mojito

You can buy everything you need from Spinneys or Carrefour. A batch of six mojitos costs roughly AED 80 total (AED 13 per drink).

• 60ml Havana Club 3 Años (AED 65 at MMI or African + Eastern)
• 8 fresh spearmint leaves per glass (Spinneys herbs section, AED 4/bunch)
• Juice of 1 lime (Spinneys limes, AED 8/bag)
• 2 tsp Demerara sugar (or 20ml simple syrup)
• Crushed ice + soda water to top

Muddle mint leaves with sugar briefly — 3 or 4 gentle presses, not a sustained pounding. Add rum and lime. Fill with crushed ice. Top with cold soda water. Stir once. Garnish with mint sprig.

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