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Ergo
Dubai, UAE · Former hotel cocktail bar · Middle East & Africa
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The former first-floor cocktail bar at The Dubai EDITION had been replaced by KEN by Kamatsuda by April 2025. Exact closure date unconfirmed. Kept on the record for its awards history — not a recommendation to visit. Closure source
Archived description. This retained description does not describe current offerings.
A former cocktail bar on the first floor of The Dubai EDITION. Its industrial-style room was replaced by KEN by Kamatsuda, a Japanese restaurant, by April 2025.
Former Location
57RJ+R7 The Dubai EDITION Mezzanine floor - Dubai Fountain St - Burj Khalifa - Downtown Dubai - Dubai - United Arab EmiratesDowntown Dubai
The score & its evidence
Historical composite
24.8 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 80.7
- World's 50 Best
- 17.6
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- —Not scored · Evidence is not yet available; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 49.7
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Historical guest read. This retained reading does not describe current visits or employment conditions.
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
71/ 100
Score context
Ergo at The Dubai EDITION was Jimmy Barrat's Downtown den — draft mixed drinks, a short sharp list, a playlist you could talk over. Guests who went, went back. It is permanently closed now; talk about it in the past tense.
Guest score details
Themes in this historical read
What guests like
- Jimmy Barrat's Edition Downtown room: draft cocktail taps, a tight dozen signatures, Gérald's playlists
- Smoked oysters, tartare, a UFO DJ booth — guests treated it as a European den in Dubai
- Time Out loved the volume-that-lets-you-talk trick
What to know
- Permanently closed — Zomato, OpenTable and Tripadvisor all mark it shuttered
- When it was open, it packed fast; taps were a workaround for the crush
- Edition hotel pricing even for a 'feel-good den'
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Crowd signal
Google 4.9★ across 303 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
World’s 50 Best
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.
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Reviews & press
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