Must-see shopping in Downtown Dubai

  • The Dubai Mall At Night, Dubai UAE

    Dubai Mall

    Downtown Dubai

    With around 1300 shops, this isn't merely the world's largest shopping mall – it’s a small city, with a giant ice rink and aquarium, a dinosaur skeleton,…

  • Mirzam Chocolate Makers

    Downtown Dubai

    The art of crafting fine chocolate is taken very seriously at this high-tech 'Willy Wonka' factory, where all stages from roasting to handwrapping take…

  • Kinokuniya

    Downtown Dubai

    This massive shop is El Dorado for bookworms. Shelves are stocked with a mind-boggling half-a-million tomes plus 1000 or so magazines in English, Arabic,…

  • Farmers Market on the Terrace

    Downtown Dubai

    The carrots may have roots attached and dirt might stick to the fennel bulb, because both were still in the ground the previous day. Now they're vying for…

  • Balqees Honey

    Downtown Dubai

    Clued-in gourmets know that some of the world's best honey is Sidr, produced by nomadic beekeepers in war-torn Yemen. At this little kiosk near the…

  • Candylicious

    Downtown Dubai

    Stand under the lollipop tree, watch the candy-makers at work or gorge yourself on gourmet popcorn at this colourful candy emporium stocked to the rafters…

  • cARTel

    Downtown Dubai

    With chic new quarters in the edgy Dubai Design District, this concept boutique pushes the boundaries when it comes to fashion and accessories. Look for …

  • Raw Coffee Company

    Downtown Dubai

    A keen coffee radar is required to track down this boutique roastery, in a hidden alley amid the dusty warehouses of Al Quoz. The building houses not only…

  • Khaadi

    Downtown Dubai

    These 100% cotton kurtas (tunics) from Pakistan are stunning, with beautiful designs and colours, some featuring flowers, others exotic patterns. Expect…

  • Nayomi

    Downtown Dubai

    One of Dubai's raciest stores stocks push-up bras, high-heeled feathery slippers, slinky night gowns, seductive beauty products (we like the 'Booty Parlor…

  • Souk Al Bahar

    Downtown Dubai

    Translated as 'market of the sailor', Souk Al Bahar is a small arabesque-style mall next to the Dubai Mall that sells mostly tourist-geared items. It's…

  • Collective by Ripe

    Downtown Dubai

    The cobble-stoned Courtyard Building has been reset as a hub of concept boutiques. Check out designer homewares at Georges of Dubai, ethnic handmade…

  • Daiso

    Downtown Dubai

    Millionaires to wallet-watchers shop at Daiso, Japan's equivalent of the '99 cents' or 'One Euro' store and nirvana for fans of fun, kitsch and cute…

  • Gold & Diamond Park

    Downtown Dubai

    An air-conditioned, less-atmospheric alternative to the Deira Gold Souq, this buttoned-up business mall houses some 90 purveyors of bling. No bargaining…

  • Sun & Sand Sports Factory Outlet

    Downtown Dubai

    This is the factory-outlet branch of one of the biggest sporting goods retailers in the region, with a storeroom jam-packed with shoes, rackets, jackets…

  • Flip Side

    Downtown Dubai

    The only independent record store in Dubai stocking music from a wide range of genres. Also stage documentaries, music production seminars and similar.

  • Good Life

    Downtown Dubai

    This Lebanese outfit is a top-ranking trainer store with a vast range, ranging from Adidas originals to the super cool Japanese ASICS Tiger.

  • Super Hero

    Downtown Dubai

    Marvel or DC Comics devotees can channel their inner superhero at this fun store while posing with the Hulk or stocking up on a Superman T-shirt or a…

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