9 places
Pakistani weekend breakfast: halwa puri, nihari, paya and aloo paratha from 6am, for about 20 to 25 dirhams a head.
Weekend Palestinian breakfast with bread from its own 48-hour sourdough, labneh and za'atar, in a room hung with Palestinian art.
A Karama café devoted entirely to eggs, with dozens of Indian street-style omelettes and egg bhurji with pav.
Nasi lemak, roti bakar with soft-boiled eggs, and roti jala from 8am, with breakfast served all day.
Emirati breakfast breads (regag with egg, chebab with date syrup and honey) from 8:30am, made by two sisters.
Manakeesh come straight out of the oven from 8am, with foul, fatteh and shakshuka on the breakfast mezze list.
Lebanese breakfast mezze and egg dishes on a beach terrace at Saadiyat, from 9am.
A Michelin-starred weekend breakfast at Qasr Al Hosn: khubz rigag with egg and cheese, and Emirati French toast with sidr honey.
An Emirati and Kuwaiti kitchen that opens at 7am, with mutabbaq and harees on the menu.