The best Masala Fried Hammour in Dubai

Editorial picks

Selected from published food guides and local reporting. How the list works

1. 1

   Number 1.Bu Qtair

   Jumeirah Fishing Harbour, Umm Suqeim 2 Jumeirah and Satwa

   Open

   11.30am to 11.30pm daily, cash only

   Where

   Fishing Harbour 2, Old 32B Street, Umm Suqeim 2, Dubai

   Order the fried hammour with rice and the curry sauce poured over. Cash only, no bookings, and the queue at sunset can run half an hour, so come at opening or after ten.

   What to orderFried hammour with rice and curry sauce

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   Want to try, Bu Qtair

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   Number 2.Al Fannah Seafood

   Umm Suqeim fishing harbour Jumeirah and Satwa

   Open

   About 10am to 1am daily

   Where

   86 2b Street, off Jumeirah Beach Road, Umm Suqeim 2, Dubai

   A few doors from Bu Qtair, same fishing harbour, shorter wait. Ask for the hammour fried in their masala, plus a prawns fry. Grilled options exist, but the fry is why people come.

   What to orderMasala fried hammour with prawns fry

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   Want to try, Al Fannah Seafood

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   Number 3.Bab El Bahr by Al Hallab (Downtown Boulevard)

   Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai Downtown and Business Bay

   Open

   10am to 2.30am daily

   Where

   29 Burj Dubai Boulevard, Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai

   Levantine rather than Keralan, but the pick-your-catch counter will fry a whole hammour to order. Prices climb once you choose by weight, so agree the size before it goes in the pan.

   What to orderWhole hammour from the ice, fried

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   Worth it, Bab El Bahr by Al Hallab (Downtown Boulevard).00 votes. Not worth it, Bab El Bahr by Al Hallab (Downtown Boulevard).00 votes.

   Want to try, Bab El Bahr by Al Hallab (Downtown Boulevard)

4. Calicut Paragon (Karama)

   Al Karama Karama and Oud Metha

   Open

   7am to midnight daily

   Where

   Mattar Al Tayer Building, 20B Street, Al Karama, Dubai

   The Karama branch of the Kozhikode original. Ask whether the pearl spot fry is on, otherwise take the fish tawa fry, both crusted in ground spice. Fried fish sells out by mid afternoon.

   What to orderPearl spot (karimeen) fish fry

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   Worth it, Calicut Paragon (Karama).00 votes. Not worth it, Calicut Paragon (Karama).00 votes.

   Want to try, Calicut Paragon (Karama)

5. Pak Liyari (Deira Baniyas Square)

   Baniyas Square, Deira Deira

   Open

   Morning until about 1am daily

   Where

   Yousuf Bakar Road, near Melody Queen Hotel, Baniyas Square, Deira, Dubai

   Karachi coastal cooking in Deira, where the masala fish fry rather than the famous biryani is the thing to order. Several branches exist, so aim for the Baniyas Square room.

   What to orderMasala fish fry

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   Worth it, Pak Liyari (Deira Baniyas Square).00 votes. Not worth it, Pak Liyari (Deira Baniyas Square).00 votes.

   Want to try, Pak Liyari (Deira Baniyas Square)

6. Seafood Market at Le Meridien

   Al Garhoud, Airport Road Al Rigga and Muraqqabat

   Open

   12.30pm to 5pm and 7pm to 11.30pm daily

   Where

   Le Meridien Dubai Hotel and Conference Centre, Airport Road, Al Garhoud, Dubai

   You shop the counter, pick the hammour and choose the cooking, so ask for it deep fried. The batter is rich and comes with sweet and sour sauce rather than masala, and there are only two sittings, so book.

   What to orderHammour from the counter, deep fried

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   Worth it, Seafood Market at Le Meridien.00 votes. Not worth it, Seafood Market at Le Meridien.00 votes.

   Want to try, Seafood Market at Le Meridien