The Best Seafood in the United Arab Emirates
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The best seafood in the United Arab Emirates, according to the experts: the Forbes Travel Guide, the Michelin Guide, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Estiatorio Milos Dubai comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Hamra Beach and ryba hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. Estiatorio Milos Dubai
Greek Seafood
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Sunset views over the Arabian Gulf come with the territory at this seafood restaurant inside the Al Hamra Beach villas, where the kitchen leans into the local catch rather than hedging with an international menu. The dining room pulls in the coastal palette around it, all whites and blues, and the crowd tends toward guests who've already swapped their phones for sunscreen. A Forbes Four Star property frames the whole thing.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
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Rank 3. ryba
Seafood
Sitting beside the fish market at Zayed Port, this modern seafood restaurant in Al Mina souq is where the morning's catch gets a charcoal grill and a light touch of global spice. Portions are generous, the hammour off the grill is the thing to order, and somehow the kitchen also makes a very compelling case for chocolate pâte à choux. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the service is as unhurried as the setting deserves.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 4. Alici
Southern Italian Seafood
Olive trees in cobalt pots, blue-and-white stripes, and enough snowy linen to make you forget you're on a man-made island in Dubai. Alici is a Southern Italian seafood restaurant that leans hard into Amalfi coast aesthetics, with sustainably caught Mediterranean fish and a crudo selection that sets the tempo. The terrace at sunset, with mega yachts catching the last of the light, does most of the selling.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Alici (this place) 71.400
- #4 Nammos 71.400
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Rank 4. Nammos
Mediterranean Seafood
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Alici 71.400
- #4 Nammos (this place) 71.400
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Rank 6. Bordo Mavi
Seafood
A seafood restaurant built around a working fishing harbour, where the day's catch sits on ice near the entrance so you can pick what ends up on your plate. The team behind 3Fils partnered with a Turkish fisherman to open this rustic spot, and the menu leans into that provenance, running from Norwegian salmon and turbot to locally caught hamour when the boats cooperate. Tahini baklava closes things out in a way nobody argues with.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Bordo Mavi (this place) 68.544
- #6 Catch at St. Regis 68.544
- #6 Em Sherif Sea Café 68.544
- #6 Finz 68.544
- #6 Ibn Albahr 68.544
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Rank 6. Catch at St. Regis
Japanese Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Bordo Mavi 68.544
- #6 Catch at St. Regis (this place) 68.544
- #6 Em Sherif Sea Café 68.544
- #6 Finz 68.544
- #6 Ibn Albahr 68.544
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Rank 6. Em Sherif Sea Café
Seafood Lebanese
Azulejo tiles hand-painted in the Portuguese tradition line the walls of this Lebanese seafood restaurant inside the Rosewood on Al Maryah Island, which feels like an odd combination until you're sitting with water views in every direction and a mezze spread arriving from all sides. Stop at the seafood counter on the way in, because that's where the evening's direction gets decided. The menu is built for sharing, with the kind of vibrant, balanced dishes that make ordering feel like a group project.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Bordo Mavi 68.544
- #6 Catch at St. Regis 68.544
- #6 Em Sherif Sea Café (this place) 68.544
- #6 Finz 68.544
- #6 Ibn Albahr 68.544
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Rank 6. Finz
Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Catch at St. Regis 68.544
- #6 Em Sherif Sea Café 68.544
- #6 Finz (this place) 68.544
- #6 Ibn Albahr 68.544
- #6 Rockfish 68.544
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Rank 6. Ibn Albahr
Seafood Lebanese
Fishing rods double as pendant lights here, which tells you everything about the commitment to the bit. This Lebanese seafood restaurant on Palm Jumeirah's waterfront is owned by working fishermen, so the catch on your plate arrived recently and not via a middleman with a refrigerated truck. Fish murals, nautical stripes, and a patio that looks straight out at the Arabian Gulf complete the picture.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Catch at St. Regis 68.544
- #6 Em Sherif Sea Café 68.544
- #6 Finz 68.544
- #6 Ibn Albahr (this place) 68.544
- #6 Rockfish 68.544
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Rank 6. Rockfish
Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Catch at St. Regis 68.544
- #6 Em Sherif Sea Café 68.544
- #6 Finz 68.544
- #6 Ibn Albahr 68.544
- #6 Rockfish (this place) 68.544
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Rank 12. The Maine Oyster Bar & Grill
Oyster Bar
Lobster rolls and oysters by the dozen pull most of the weight here, but the truffle pizzas have their loyalists too. The Maine is a brasserie-style bar and grill tucked into a DoubleTree, which undersells it: the bar runs loud and the room fills fast with people who came for a drink and stayed for dinner. The concept has since spread to Ibiza and Mayfair, which tells you something about the formula.
The awards
- Eater The 27 Best Restaurants in Dubai