Family Dinner, properly chosen.

Dubai’s original British gastropub, with breakfast from 8am, a lakeside garden, proper pub classics and a packed weekly diary.

Nayzak is the all-day restaurant inside Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, with a globally minded menu, exact prices, terrace seating and online reservations.

Rosewood Abu Dhabi's polished take on a Cantonese street market, with dim sum, roasted meats and hand-pulled noodles.

A Lebanese-Armenian favourite at The Galleria serving generous mezze, charcoal grills and family-style comfort.

A neon-lit Japanese street-food spot at Yas Bay serving Tokyo-style pizza, ramen and izakaya snacks.

A high-energy New York burger joint at Rixos Premium JBR, known for stacked burgers, outrageous CrazyShakes and match-night screens.

A colourful Indian restaurant on The Beach at JBR, mixing familiar favourites with playful modern signatures.

A relaxed British-American gastropub at Amwaj Rotana with live sport, generous pub food and a notably long happy hour.

A casual Japanese izakaya at The Pier with ramen, yakitori, small plates and a vinyl collection numbering more than 300 records.

An all-day Mediterranean restaurant, bakery and concept store at Yas Bay with a terrace, library bar and creative-community spirit.

Ramen, sushi and small plates in City Walk's licensed C2 district, with a separate menu from Daikan Ramen in JLT.

The Lake Terrace Tower branch of Vietnamese Foodies, with pho, banh mi and rice-paper rolls in Cluster D.

Daikan's ramen-led JLT branch at Lake Shore Tower 1, with published bowl prices and a different menu from City Walk.

A noodle bar at lake level in JLT's Cluster J, serving custom stir-fries, soups and Sapporo-style ramen.

A relaxed contemporary Japanese restaurant overlooking Al Qana.

Warm, deeply personal Levantine home cooking in JLT.

Pitfire's Cluster D lakefront pizzeria, with two pizza sizes and a menu that rewards checking the sharing maths.