Dubai Shopping

  1. Bateel

    Old-style traditional Arabian hospitality meant dates and camel milk. Now Emiratis offer their guests Bateel's scrumptious date-chocolates and truffles, made from 120 varieties using European chocolate-making techniques. Try the sparkling date drink and take home some date jam. Other locations: Deira City Centre and Jumeirah Town Centre.

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  2. Carrefour

    This enormous French hypermarket draws big crowds of Emiratis and European expats for its off-the-jet-fresh seafood, foie gras, stinky cheeses, fresh-baked bread and plump Arabian olives. It also stocks an excellent selection of well-priced mobile phones, digital cameras and electronics.

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  3. Organic Foods & Café

    Despite the massive amounts of jet fuel required to ship them in, the fruits and veggies are 100% organic (if not environmentally friendly) at Dubai's first natural supermarket, providing a refreshing, much-needed alternative to the flavourless produce sold elsewhere and in restaurants. Also on offer are an onsite bakery, fresh-roasted coffee and an extensive selection of gluten-free products you won't find anywhere else in town.

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  4. Wafi Gourmet

    Dubai's best Arabian deli counter brims with juicy olives, pickles, peppers and cheeses, velvety hummus, muttabal and tabouleh, and crispy Lebanese pastries. This is the place to pack a picnic in the cooler months: assemble a mezze plate and head to the Creek. Any of the packaged foods make great gifts, but we particularly like to take home the dried fruits and baklava, which both keep well for several months.

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