Arcadia

Hi There.

I want to visit Dubai for a day in one of the Malls, so which one would be best.

Needs to have a decent Electronics shop for him indoors, while I'm clothes shopping, I cant stand it when he sits outside giving me ''the look''.

A cupcake shop.

A decent Italian place to eat..not food court crap.

A Paris Gallery, I need a new bottle of perfume and I think they are the only stockists..Maybe Harvey Nics might tho.

And a nice cutesy baby clothes shop, so I can buy my new grandaughter some pink, but not frilly OTT clothes.

And before anyone says anything, dont DARE suggest EW for an answer..not a member, and dont want to be.

lionheart

Dubai Festival City...simples.

kittycat1

Dubai Mall- definately! Best mall by miles, electronics on top floor, loads of kids shops also on top floor and Bloomingdales for perfume. Dubai Festival city is also very good and has a Paris Gallery and some nice kids shops- not so good for electronics but there is the big electronic shop next to Ikea there. Foods not as good a choice as Dubai Mall though. Carluccios at Dubai mall is very nice and you can sit outside and watch the water display. But as a woman I would say Dubai mall by far!

Blue Cat

bad experience?

I would say either Dubai Mall or Festival City, probably Dubai Mall as it is bigger and a huge variety of shops.

Madam Medusa

agree, dubai mall has everything...carluccio's is fab and, as kitty says, has amazing view of the fountains/burj khalifa...however, it is closed for a couple of weeks as it was flooded in the recent rain...

for something a bit different, ibn battuta is good, it's got a really, really good coffee shop near to the cinema, an own brand thing, not starbucks crap...it also has an imax cinema if you fancied catching a flick...!

MM, xx

shiva

cr@p we agree, must go self harm or something.

OP; regarding italians, did an accidental head to head over two nights with the carlucios and the one arosss from it in the souq al bahar, whatever you do dont go to the one in souq al bahar, it was spectacularly shite

Arcadia

Thanks everyone..sounds like it's going to be Dubai Mall.
Is the fish tank still open,can we go and visit?
Is there a cupcake shop?

MM..whats closed due to flooding? Do you mean the observation Deck..I wouldn't even attempt it even if they paid me. lol
Are the fountains on during the day?

Festival city sounds great..How do we get there from Abu Dhabi? I know where Wafi is, Mercato, Global village and Jumeirah beach..is it anywhere near these?

Not sure Bloomingdales would sell the perfume I use, Def has to be Paris Gallery or Faces.

Ethos83

Cupcake shop is in the lower ground level close to the damn Italian place everyone's talking about here. It's called Magnolia bakery. It's inside the Bloomingdale's homeware store, just as you walk through the entrance. Had a cupcake from there. Very good.

kittycat1

Bloomingdales has a cupcake shop on the basement level- normally a big queue- I haven't had one but they are meant to be awesome!

I don't drive but DFC is over Gahoud bridge and to the right, I think it's sign posted from there.

I think the fish tank is open, might be worth packing a rain mac just in case!

Have fun!

Kittycat x

Madam Medusa

no, carluccio's (restaurant and deli) is closed due to flooding...!! no, the fountains start after 6 or 6.30pm, but they do test them on a friday during the day...

MM, xx

Arcadia

Ok, DH isnt keen on Dubai Mall..Exact words..Too F'ing big. So we are going to Ibn Battuta Mall. I will Keep Dubai Mall on hold and maybe come down with my mates during the Easter break for a girly shop.

I suppose I could get a piece of Lime tree carrot cake to bring home, Ive heard it's good.

Bluecat..Ive never been on EW but I read it most days,I usually look for the threads with lots of pages, these are usually the bitch fight ones..good entertainment.

lionheart

Ibn Battuta undoubtedly has its charms but be prepared for a very long walk and very few quality shops. If you are driving from AD then its probably a wise choice for its relative proximity.

Saudi Guy

Dubai Mall

My favorite in Dubai

and it has everything that you are looking for.

hnd

Festival City would be our choice if Dubai Mall is a no-no because it's too big:

http://www.dubaifestivalcity.com/cntn.aspx?id=3

Lovely at the moment - weather's great for sitting outside at a cafe for coffee or lunch or whatever. Plug-Ins isn't brilliant but not bad, and a good-sized Paris Gallery.

Not too difficult to get to: get onto Al Khail Road (E44, perhaps where it starts at the junction with Emirates Road?), keep going straight towards Business Bay then follow the signs to Festival City.

Spugsy

CArluccios is the best, I love it there, food is fûcking GREAT.

Mall of Emirates for me, I think it's the best one.