A room built around two indulgences.

— Idris Karam, founder & head bartender
Ember & Reserve opened on a quiet Tuesday in October 2019, with forty seats, twelve cocktails and a humidor still settling. It was meant to be small. It has stayed small on purpose.
What began as a love letter to the cocktail bars of Tokyo and the cigar lounges of Havana has become a room of its own character — a place where the lights are low, the music is just below conversation, and the door closes promptly at two.
Our list is short because we make it ourselves. Our cigars are kept in a room you can walk into. Our staff have, on average, twelve years behind a bar. None of these are accidents.
Let us hold a table.
We seat by reservation from six in the evening. Walk-ins are welcome at the bar, subject to room.
Suite 19, The Pearl Arcade
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
+971 2 555 0190
reserve@emberreserve.ae
Smart attire. No sportswear. We ask gentlemen to remove caps in the lounge.

"Stay a while. The next hour is the best one."