Mina Zayed Fish Market & Dhow Harbour
سوق السمك ميناء زايد
A traditional fish market beside Zayed Port, with fruit, vegetable, date and carpet markets. Pick your seafood on site and have it cooked to order, with wooden dhows moored alongside.
Mina Zayed is Abu Dhabi's most lively corner. The fish market displays grouper, pomfret, king prawns and blue crabs. After you buy, you can take your catch to the neighbouring cleaning and cooking stalls, which charge by weight. Nearby are a fruit and vegetable market, a date market, and carpet and plant markets, while the harbour is lined with traditional wooden dhows. It is busiest in the early morning, and it helps to bargain and keep an eye on hygiene. A taxi from the city centre takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
Opening hours
Approx. 06:00–23:00 (varies by market)
Nearby sights
- Louvre Abu Dhabi
- Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi
- teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi
- Abrahamic Family House
- Zayed National Museum
- Qasr Al Hosn
- Abu Dhabi Corniche
- Heritage Village