# Hidden Gems in Dubai Marina Quieter finds around Dubai Marina beyond the Marina Walk chains, from a members' yacht-club bistro open to walk-ins to a speakeasy hidden a floor above Grosvenor House's restaurants. · community starter list Looking for hidden gems in Dubai Marina? This list of 7 includes Fuze Cafe (Marina Walk, Dubai Marina, Dubai). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here. **Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [United Arab Emirates](/uae.md) / [Dubai](/uae-dubai.md) / Dubai Marina **Updated:** 2026-08-18 06:28:44 1. **[Fuze Cafe](/e/fuze-cafe---616.md)** (cafe) — A specialty-coffee roaster near the entrance to Marina Walk pouring single-origin beans from Costa Rica, Kenya, Ethiopia and Nepal, with industrial-grey decor and outdoor seating that draws a steadier local crowd than the marina-view chains further along. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.fuzecafe.ae/dubai-marina/, https://dubainight.com/news/2022-05-11/review-fuze-caffe-a-must-try-spot-for-breakfast-in-dubai-marina 2. **[Kooya Filipino Eatery](/e/kooya-filipino-eatery---617.md)** (restaurant) — A boho-island-themed Filipino restaurant at Jannah Place on Marina Promenade from chef and former MasterChef Philippines judge JP Anglo, serving modern twists on kare-kare and halo-halo well away from the marina's usual international dining strip. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://dubaiofw.com/kooya-filipino-eatery/, https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/food/2022/03/11/new-dubai-restaurant-kooya-offers-filipino-food-with-a-twist/, https://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/kooya-filipino-eatery 3. **[Seven Tales](/e/seven-tales---618.md)** (bar) — A Japanese-themed speakeasy one floor above City Social on the 44th floor of Grosvenor House, reached through an unmarked entrance and decorated with 1960s-Tokyo-inspired art, mixing quirky Negronis with marina skyline views most visitors never find. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://nateleecocks.com/7-tales/, https://hospitalitydesign.com/news/f-b/7-tales-dubai/, https://www.timeoutdubai.com/food-drink/food-news/seven-tales-new-speakeasy-bar 4. **[Al Rahim Mosque](/e/al-rahim-mosque---619.md)** (attraction) — The only mosque within Dubai Marina, its cream domes wedged between glass towers along Al Seba Street since opening in 2013, a quiet detour a short walk off Marina Walk that photographers favour for its skyline reflections at dusk. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://evendo.com/locations/united-arab-emirates/dubai/attraction/al-rahim-masjid, https://www.propertyfinder.ae/blog/al-rahim-mosque/, https://evendo.com/locations/united-arab-emirates/dubai/attraction/al-rahim-masjid?currency=eur 5. **[25°55° Cafe Bistro](/e/25-55-cafe-bistro---620.md)** (cafe) — A deli-style bistro inside the members-only Dubai Marina Yacht Club that's nonetheless open to walk-in diners, named for Dubai's nautical coordinates and serving all-day English breakfasts and fish and chips to a crowd of boat owners rather than tourists. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.apnagulf.com/city/dubai/listing/2555-cafe-bistro/, https://www.eazydiner.com/dubai/25-55-cafe-bistro-dubai-marina-yacht-club-dubai-marina-627525, https://passionfordubai.com/breakfast-dubai-marina-yacht-club/ 6. **[Gallery27](/e/gallery27---621.md)** (attraction) — A split-level pop-art and street-art gallery inside Marina Gate, opened in 2019 by French collector Bernard Bilardello, showing rotating international artists in a semi-industrial, monochrome space that most people walking the marina's towers never notice. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.gallery27dubai.com/aboutus, https://arte8lusso.net/art/gallery27/, https://homeintheworld.net/2025/12/17/dubai-art-scene/ 7. **[Blume Sports Lounge](/e/blume-sports-lounge---622.md)** (bar) — A newer waterfront sports lounge with a giant HD screen, velvet seating and an open-air shisha terrace overlooking the marina, mixing Mediterranean-Japanese small plates with match-day viewing away from the promenade's more generic pubs. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.blumesportslounge.ae/about-us/, https://dubaiverse.io/news/blume-sports-lounge-now-open-with-marina-views-mega-screens-and-match-day-vibes/, https://hotelandcatering.com/fb/blume-sports-lounge-now-open-with-marina-views-mega-screens-and-match-day-vibes ## Related lists ### Nearby - 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