Cast your net wide for the best mussels in Dubai!
Steamed, baked, grilled, or sautéd — mussels are unequivocally delicious and go well with almost everything. Whether it’s the classic French moules marinières, the Turkish Midye dolma stuffed with herbed and spiced rice or the no-frills version prepared by simply tossing mussels with spaghetti in a tangy tomato sauce, eateries in the city know how to serve the bivalves in a million different ways. Find out the hotspots for mussels in Dubai where you can dig into the deliciousness.
Best Places for Mussels in Dubai
Le Petit Belge
One of the best places to experience nightlife in JLT, Le Petit Belge, does all things Belgium! It has a warm, lively setting where visitors can unwind. In their Lunch Special deal, you can get a sandwich of your choice, a small mussels pot with Belgian fries, a garden salad and a soft drink for only AED 55. Lunch is served every weekday from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Heading to Le Petit Belge in the evening and on a mission for mussels? The mussels served natural-style and accompanied with Belgian fries and traditional dips, and the mussels with white wine and garlic cream are both menu favourites.
- Mussels Price: From AED 149
- Location: Multiple branches, including Pullman Hotel, Jumeirah Lake Towers
- Contact: +971-4-569-3329
Belgian Beer Café
Belgian Beer Cafe is a modern take on classic Belgian bistros from 1920s era and has become somewhat of Dubai institution over the years. That it offers lovely views of the twisting water ways of Madinat Jumeirah from its outdoor terrace only serves to add to its allure. Every day at this popular eatery, customers have a wide selection of dishes with Belgian influences to choose from, including classics such as Belgian waffles and steak tartare. The mussel menu includes moules marinières and moules garlic cream, among a couple of other lip-smacking options. Belgian Beer Cafe is regarded as one of the top restaurants in Madinat Jumeriah.
- Mussels Price: From AED 89
- Location: Souk Madinat Jumeirah
- Contact: +971-4-447-0227
GRAPESKIN Wine Bar
Grapeskin offers live music, an industrial-chic environment and a huge selection of great vintages. Enjoy “Mussels Monday at Grapeskin” between 4:00 pm and 2:30 am. The deal includes a pot of freshly steamed mussels with a fresh baguette to sop up the flavours.
- Mussels Price: Mussels in a pot AED 99 | A pot of mussels and a bottle of grape juice for AED 195.
- Location: La Ville Hotel & Suites City Walk, Autograph Collection
- Contact: +971-44-03-3111
Urban Seafood
The best of the ocean’s culinary delights are on offer at this contemporary and inventive seafood concept restaurant. Their famous fish and chips is very much a crowd-pleaser, as is the lobster roll – which delivers in a big way on both size and flavour.
But you’re here for the mussels, right? Well you won’t be disappointed. The shrimp and mussels skillet is a true delight. Cheese-filled mussels, grilled to perfection and served with kasbah ice and French fries. Another not-to-miss dish is “mussels your way” – eight New Zealand ocean farm mussels cooked in a signature sauce of your choice.
- Mussels Price: From AED 46
- Location: The Beach | Nakheel Mall |The Outlet Village
- Contact: +971-56-730-7661 | 800-7527
Aprons & Hammers
Dine and unwind with great food at Apron and Hammers, one of the best crab restaurants in Dubai. You’ll know the party has begun as soon as you don your quirky apron and take out your hammer. They have both small and large mussel buckets on the menu for all you mussel lovers out there.
- Mussels Price: From AED 196
- Location: The Beach Mall, JBR | La Mer Jumeirah 1
- Contact: +971-4-456-7888 (JBR)
Dubai Fishhut Restaurant
The finest seafood, plucked from the waters of the Arabian Sea, is served at Dubai Fish Hut Restaurant. Both residents and tourists enjoy dining at Dubai Fish Hut so much that repeat visits are pretty much an inevitability. Mussel fans must try their pan-grilled mussels served with lemon garlic or mint sauce. You can also find mussels in their Tom Yum soup and seafood platter.
- Location: Multiple, including Umm Suqeim Road Al Barsha 2
- Contact: +971-4-394-0061
Dampa Seafood Grill
Rustic, playful setting, an assortment of arcade games and “boodle fight” style dining — Dampa Seafood Grill is all about food and fun! They have a huge variety of fish on their menu, including whole grilled squid, baked mussels and dishes with fabulously wacky names like “gangstah lobstah.” It is also popular for being one of the budget-friendly seafood restaurants in Dubai.
- Location: Centurion Tower, Baniyas Road, Deira
- Contact: +971-4-299-0884
Couqley French Bistro
Couqley French Bistro & Bar offers the best exquisite French cuisine at a reasonable price for the entire family. One of Dubai’s favourite French eateries, Couqley, features a variety of French delicacies, including steak frites, foie gras and escargots du Bourgogne. Their moules frites are made with fresh mussels prepared in a classic white wine & shallot sauce.
- Location: Mövenpick Hotel, Cluster A, Jumeirah Lakes Tower
- Contact: +971-4-514-9339 | +971-55-491-0097
Ibn Al Bahr
At the popular Lebanese seafood restaurant in Dubai, Ibn Al Bahar, patrons can savour some of the emirate’s freshest seafood. Their Hot Bait section on the menu has mussels that you can have with your choice of sauce, i.e provencal, curry or cream pepper.
- Location: City Walk, Al Safa
- Contact: +971-4-553-9575
Midyeci Ahmet
Perhaps the finest place to eat mussels in Dubai is Midyeci Ahmet. Known as the ‘Lord of Mussels’, the eatery serves up premium-quality seafood to delight your palate. They have subsidiaries outside of the UAE in Greece, Bahrain and Qatar, with their headquarters in Turkey. Midyeci Ahmet, a global fast-food franchise, is one of the first Turkish culinary brands to gain immense popularity abroad.
- Mussels Price: From AED 4
- Location: City Walk, Al Safa
- Contact: +971-4 -892-6899 | +971-50-644-2683
FAQS
WHAT ARE THE BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS IN DUBAI?
The city is truly a haven for seafood lovers. Seafood Market, PepperCrab and Nobu are some of the best seafood eateries in Dubai.
WHAT ARE THE POPULAR SEAFOOD BUFFETS IN DUBAI?
The city offers the most queue-worthy seafood buffets, from the uber-popular to hidden gems. The list of the best restaurants for seafood buffets includes Sloane’s, Saffron, The Market Place, Feast and many others.
And that’s a wrap on our post about where you can enjoy the best mussels in Dubai. We hope it helps to point you in the direction of deliciousness. Go grab yourself some tasty eats!
Have we missed one of your favourites? Please do let us know in the comments section below – we love to hear from our readers.
The options for genuinely delicious seafood staples are endless for Dubai residents. If you want to indulge in the most lip-smacking fish and chips in Dubai, check out Catch 22, Urban Seafood and Fish Hut Restaurant.
