15 places
Bib Gourmand seafood in sharing portions, steps from the Mina fish market.
Monday's 1.2kg tomahawk for sharing and Tuesday's unlimited sushi suit a hungry group.
A themed dinner buffet each night (Monday is seafood) means nobody argues over the menu.
Dozens of hot and cold mezze to share, then shisha on the terrace.
Long tables, live sport on the screens and pots of moules frites built for a crowd.
A big Pakistani dining hall where diners report seating parties of 20, with karahi served in sharing pots.
Private cabins and floor-cushion majlis rooms suit a family or a crowd eating Emirati sharing dishes.
Lebanese-Armenian dishes in generous sharing portions, with round booths sized for a table of friends.
Home-style Levantine cooking at a budget price; order the Maryam fukhara, kibbeh baked in a clay pot with pomegranate molasses, for the table.
Pan-Asian sharing plates on the Yas Bay pier, with fixed-price lunches and brunches that make splitting the bill easy.
A Palestinian menu designed for sharing, with 48-hour sourdough and the labneh crème brûlée with za'atar ice cream to end.
Emirati machboos, seafood and lamb served family-style in a room done up like old Dubai, with a terrace over the Creek boats.
A big casual Lebanese dining room where the shawarma, grills and mezze come out fast enough to feed a crowd without a booking.
Yemeni mandi, mazbi and haneeth ribs on sharing platters, about 50 to 100 dirhams a head.
Carpeted private rooms with floor seating, and grills, kebabs and lamb chops on big shared platters eaten by hand.