A classic of the Abu Dhabi dining scene, everyone from big family groups to office workers having a business lunch pulls up a pew here. Get stuck into a mezze feast of salads, hummus, falafel and makdous (pickled, stuffed aubergine), snack on some saj (flatbreads) or order up a mixed shawarma (meat sliced off a spit) or grill plate.

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1. Etisalat Head Office

1.33 MILES

This iconic 27-floor building, with a 'golf ball' as its crowning glory, makes an excellent landmark for navigating the city's grid system. Built in 2001,…

2. Capital Gardens

1.46 MILES

This park in the heart of downtown offers two multipurpose playgrounds, a mini climbing wall and basketball and football areas; and there's an erupting…

3. Qasr Al Hosn

1.54 MILES

Featured on the back of the Dhs1000 note, this fort started life in 1760 as a watchtower that safeguarded a precious freshwater well. After an expansion,…

4. Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid

1.56 MILES

Stare up – access is limited to residents – at this 92-floor, 382m landmark tower which forms part of the World Trade Center and is Abu Dhabi's tallest…

5. Umm Al Emarat Park

1.57 MILES

You almost walk away from this five-star urban park feeling like you've visited a museum. Manicured to perfection and full of design-forward and…

6. Street Sculptures

1.58 MILES

There was a time when no self-respecting Gulf city would be seen without a giant concrete coffeepot. Those days have gone, for better or for worse, but a…

7. Abdullah Hamaid Al Rumaithi Mosque

1.63 MILES

Squeezed between looming towers, this mosque is one of two that bookend a plaza hidden off the main roads. Keen photographers should come here at sunset…

8. Khalifa Mosque

1.71 MILES

In common with all mosques in the city, this beautiful mosque stands in nonalignment with the grid system, honouring the direction of Mecca instead. It is…