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.
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.
Order buckets of chicken for sharing.
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.