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Shopping Malls and Souks

Marina Mall (Dubai)
3
MAP P1 • Exit 32 off Sheikh
Zayed Rd • 04 436 1020 • Open
10am–10pm Sat–Wed, 10am–
midnight Thu–Fri
This sleek, modern mall on the
marina waterfront is bursting with
upmarket designer boutiques set
around a huge circular atrium.
Dubai Festival City
4
MAP E3 • Al Rebat St, Dubai
• 800 332 22 • Open 10am–10pm
Sun–Wed, 10am–midnight Thu–Sat
This waterfront development offers a
French Riviera-style marina, excellent
shopping and alfresco dining. It has
Textiles for sale, Souk Al Bahar more than 400 shops, including a
huge Marks & Spencer and an IKEA.
Souk Al Bahar
1 Marina Mall (Abu Dhabi)
Just over the waterway from
the Dubai Mall is this more Arabic- 5
With over 300 shops, expect
themed affair featuring an array of big name brands, exclusive stores
boutique and antique shops. There such as Rolex and Tiffany & Co, and
is also an excellent selection of traditional Arabian perfume, sweets
eateries and bars (see p72). and clothes shops. The excellent cafés
include Hediard from Paris (see p91).
Mall of the Emirates
2 Wafi City
Over 520 stores, including a
swish Harvey Nichols, make this the 6
This quirky mall is adorned
city’s most sumptuous mall. If you’re with pharaonic statues, miniature
in a rush, use the mall’s website to pyramids and assorted hieroglyphics.
create an itinerary identifying the Shops include some excellent
most direct route to the shops you independent fashion boutiques and
wish to visit (see p79). the Wafi Gourmet deli (see p68).

Mall of the Emirates, crowned by an impressive glass dome

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