16 places
Arabic breakfast or date pudding facing Khor Fakkan's bay and mountains.
Grilled seafood looking out to Dibba Rock, with fish (and sometimes turtles) in the water below the deck.
A long terrace right on the water with sea and Hajar mountain views, and a pistachio chocolate kunafa to finish.
Coffee inside the resort's equestrian centre, with horses, oryx and gazelle in view.
A floating restaurant on the UAQ lagoon, with water on every side of your table.
Seafront tables a few steps from the sand, with grilled lobster and the catch of the day.
You eat a health-focused breakfast or lunch with the sea directly in front of you and the sun setting over it.
Pier-side tables over the water at Yas Bay, looking across Al Raha Creek.
Floor-to-ceiling windows and a terrace near the top of the UAE's highest mountain, where it's noticeably cooler than the coast.
A table above Fashion Avenue that overlooks the Dubai Fountain, at café prices instead of a fine-dining bill.
Sea views along the Mamsha Al Saadiyat beachfront.
A terrace on Yas Marina looking straight over the moored yachts.
You eat right in front of Surf Abu Dhabi's wave pool and watch surfers drop in.
A beachfront terrace on Saadiyat with the water a few steps away.
Sourdough-crust pizza on a terrace that looks straight out at the Gulf.
Harbour views from the Etihad Towers, with Lebanese food to match.