If you drive past the Al Jimi Mall, with the Mall on your right, heading towards Abu Dhabi, about 4 miles later you’ll see a shopping centre on your left. Go to the next roundabout and do a U-turn to get to it. This is the right side of the building… …and the left side… […]

If you fancy some pork, a good place to go is the Choithrams supermarket. There’s a branch next to Al Noor Hospital in the centre of town. (See my map which comes with the ebook version of this site.) There’s the main wide entrance, but just to the left of this is another, much smaller […]

If you’re looking for good quality knick knacks in Al Ain, then Daiso may be just what you’re looking for. There are 2 stores in the town: one in the Bawadi Mall… …and one in the centre of the town, opposite Al Noor Hospital and Choithrams. Here is a list of some of the items […]

Bawadi Mall is currently the most recent mall to open in Al Ain, having opened in April 2009. It’s also the largest too. It is located 5 minutes south of the Hilton Hotel. There are more than 400 outlets on 2 floors, with many stores familiar to Westerners: Marks and Spencer, Early Learning Centre, The […]

Whenever there’s something to celebrate, the locals bring chocolates to the office: often on a tray with an ornate layout. There are lots of chocolate shops round Al Ain selling such displays. The closest to us is Marionnettes Chocolates, run by Ansar from India, who has been in Al Ain for 15 years, working in […]

It wasn’t many years ago that the only shops in Al Ain were the small ‘corner shops’, or so I’ve been told. You’ll find hundreds of shops like the one in the photo, which we use for the odd bottle of milk etc, around the town. This shop recently closed down as the building was […]