Neighbourhood guide
Al Mina and Zayed Port
The working port: the fish market, the fruit and carpet souks, 421 and the cruise terminal.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Jpbowen · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAl Mina, at the north-eastern tip of the island, is the city’s port quarter: the fish market at Zayed Port, the fruit and vegetable souk and the carpet souk, the warehouses of 421, and the cruise terminal.
Sights
The Mina Zayed markets, 421 Arts Campus and the cruise terminal.
Eating and drinking
ryba, a Bib Gourmand, beside the fish market.
Staying
Most visitors stay elsewhere and come for a morning.
The city’s working waterfront.
Our advice: come early, when the fish market is busiest.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating and drinking
- Staying
Location
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