Members-Only Restaurants Dubai: Private Clubs & Fees

Are there members-only restaurants in Dubai?

Yes. Dubai’s members-only restaurants sit inside private members’ clubs, mostly in DIFC, such as The Arts Club Dubai and Capital Club. Entry needs an application, often a referral, and fees of roughly AED 15,000 to AED 35,000 in the first year. A few restaurants also hold tables for members of dining memberships at a fraction of that cost.

How members-only dining works in Dubai

A members-only restaurant is part of a private club. Only members and their guests can book, and the club decides who becomes a member. Most follow the same pattern:

Apply or be invited. Many clubs need a proposer who is already a member, and some are invitation-only.
Pass a committee. Applications are reviewed for fit, often by profession or interest: business, the arts, and wellness.
Pay a joining fee and an annual subscription. The joining (or assessment) fee is charged once; the subscription renews every year.
Pay for your meals. Membership buys access. You still pay for food and drink, usually at normal restaurant prices.
Bring guests within the rules. Most clubs limit how many guests you can bring and how often.

Dubai’s private members’ clubs with restaurants

Club	Where	Dining	Annual fee (approx.)
The Arts Club Dubai	ICD Brookfield Place, DIFC	Three restaurants, lounges on every floor, rooftop	AED 18,900 (30+), plus a one-off AED 15,750 assessment fee
Capital Club	Gate Village, DIFC	Restaurants and private dining rooms for business members	About AED 15,000
Neera	Al Habtoor City, Business Bay	Several restaurants, terraces, cigar and shisha lounges	About AED 15,000
The Rufescent	JLT	Poolside dining and wellness drinks	About AED 21,000, by invitation
Nasab	Wadi Al Safa 3	Wellness and coworking club; dining not its focus	About AED 1,950 a month

The Arts Club fees from its official membership page. Other fees from FACT Magazine’s 2026 guide to Dubai’s private members’ clubs and other 2026 reporting; clubs revise fees regularly.

The Arts Club Dubai

The best-known members-only dining in the city. The DIFC clubhouse has three restaurants: The Brasserie, the largest, is open all day for breakfast; Rōhen serves Japanese-Peruvian Nikkei food; and Ofelia is modern Italian. There are members’ lounges on every floor and an alfresco rooftop. Full membership is for applicants aged 30 and over. A young membership for under-30s costs AED 9,450 a year with an AED 7,875 assessment fee, and an international add-on gives access to The Arts Club in London.

Capital Club

DIFC’s business club is built around networking, meetings, and private dining rooms. Membership is aimed at senior professionals and generally needs a member’s referral.

New clubs opening in 2026

Two more are announced: No Homme at Waldorf Astoria DIFC, with restaurants, cocktail bars and private dining rooms, and Gentry Club at Raffles Dubai.

What a members’ club actually costs

Take the Arts Club as the example. A full member pays AED 15,750 to join and AED 18,900 for the year: AED 34,650 in year one, before any food or drink. A couple adds a second-person membership at AED 9,450. That buys a private, consistent place to eat, meet, and host and a community of people you’d otherwise not meet. For many members, that is the point; the food is secondary.

The alternative: a dining membership

If what you want is five-star restaurants at a better price, rather than a private clubhouse, a dining membership does a different job for a fraction of the cost. It’s worth being clear about the difference.

At a glance	Private members’ club	Dining membership
What you get	A private clubhouse and its community	Member rates at public five-star restaurants
Cost in year one	Roughly AED 15,000–35,000	AED 39 to AED 595
Entry	Application, referral and committee	Open to anyone
Food prices	Full price	Discounted: Buy 1 Get 1, or a percentage off
Where you eat	One clubhouse	800+ partner venues: hotel restaurants, brunches, pools and spas

SupperClub is a dining membership, not a private club. There’s no clubhouse and no committee. What members do get, at some venues, is a held table: Felicità, for example, offers members a VIP held table with 30% off and a complimentary drink, and Signor Sassi guarantees members a table with a welcome drink. For busy restaurants, a reserved table is the closest thing to members-only access without the joining fee.

To understand the model, read what a supper club membership is. To see how it compares with other dining memberships, read our UAE dining membership comparison, or the straight answer on whether SupperClub is worth it.

Which is right for you?

Choose a private members’ club if you want a regular private space, a professional or creative network, and you will use it every week.
Choose a dining membership if you want to eat at many five-star restaurants for less, bring as many friends as you like, and avoid the application process.
Hold both if you use a club for business and still want value at hotel restaurants and brunches at the weekend.

Frequently asked questions

Are there members-only restaurants in Dubai?

Yes. They are inside private members’ clubs such as The Arts Club Dubai and Capital Club, both in DIFC. Only members and their guests can book.

How much does a private members’ club in Dubai cost?

Typically AED 15,000 to AED 21,000 a year, and some charge a one-off joining fee on top. The Arts Club Dubai charges AED 18,900 a year plus an AED 15,750 assessment fee for full members.

How do you join a private members’ club in Dubai?

Most require an application, often with a referral from an existing member, followed by a committee review. Some are invitation only.

Can non-members eat at The Arts Club Dubai?

Only as a guest of a member. The restaurants are not open to the public.

Is SupperClub a members-only restaurant?

No. SupperClub is a dining membership that gives member rates at public five-star restaurants, pools and spas. Anyone can join, and there is no clubhouse.

What is the cheapest way to get member-style dining in Dubai?

A dining membership. SupperClub starts at AED 39 for a one-month visitor pass, or AED 295 for a year on Diamond, and some partner restaurants hold tables for members.