Dubai's New Retail Stores, restaurants, Bars..etc

[AltinD]

I don't know if the Zinc is the most popular, but one thing I know for sure: Don't even think of going there or elsewhere in sneakers....

Ha, ha, ha...

[Dubai_Boy]

Why ? not that i go to these places , just curious 1

[juiced]

I've entered Zinc once with sneakers on lol

A lot of the bars here want very proper clothing decent shirt and so on

[AltinD]

Originally Posted by juiced

I've entered Zinc once with sneakers on lol

A lot of the bars here want very proper clothing decent shirt and so on

Must have been Friday ...

It always funny to see that the same people who totally ignore and arrogantly reject you from entering on Thursdays, almost kiss your a$$ the next day (Friday)

If ZINC isn't, which is the most popular night club in Dubai? Does anyone know?

[juiced]

Who said Zinc wasn't??

[DUBAI]

how about the mix in the Grand hyatt

[AltinD]

Where is ZINC anyway? It is new or just recently change the name?

[juiced]

Originally Posted by Altind_Carnut

Where is ZINC anyway? It is new or just recently change the name?

it's not really new, it's at the crowne plaza on SZR

[AltinD]

You are not talking for the one behind the Hotel that use to be called "The Diamond Club" aren't you? I don't remember a night club inside the hotel itself. Just that Pub with the band, the Piano Bar and Trader's Vic on the Apartment's side.

[juiced]

http://www.timeoutdubai.com/bars/review.php?id=205

[dhwaniu]

hie BuLLDOZER gurl, can u pls lemme knw wher exactly in ajman r those factory outlets or gimme d maps??i need it urgently.

Originally Posted by BulldozerGirl

This is one of the many sites that list Dubai's restaurants:

http://www.dubaicityguide.com/goingout/restaurants.asp

But a lot of them are incomplete and don't list some small places like those in foodcourts which sometimes have great food or take-away places. They also haven't listed new restaurants like those in the newly opened Madinat Jumeira (which are all really bad). There are two good magazines in Dubai that always list new places and have reviews of new restaurants/old ones, and cafes, bars..etc. They're Time-Out Dubai and What's On. They have sites as well.

Clothing retail stores in Dubai are from all over the world. I find there are some differences in price depending on where the store is originally from. I never buy from British stores like Marks & Spencer, Oasis, River Island, Miss Selfridge, Debenhams, Next, and Topshop here because it's much more expensive than in the UK. But European stores don't have much of a difference in price.. and what's great is that they get all their collections with some extra stuff you can't find anywhere else which is made specifically for Islamic countries (impossible to find decent long skirts anywhere else in the world). There are many American brands as well.. and Studio R in City Centre has the Gap.

For designer wear, big malls such as City Centre and BurJuman have got some designer stores, but mostly they are for casual wear like the DKNY and CK brands. There is one Lebanese boutique in BurJuman that sells one blouse for AED 30,000.. ha. Wafi is an almost specialized mall for designer wear and they have brands like Iceberg..etc. But most exclusive stores are located in unknown centres on al-Maktoum and al-Riqqa street. Also in Emirates Towers. They prefer a more quiet place.

In the small Jumeira malls like Jumeira Centre, Jumeira Plaza and Beach Centre, you can find some unique boutiques that aren't designer but import only one piece from mediterranean countries or elsewhere, so it's almost like designer. Some centres, like al-Manal specialize in textiles and in Satwa and certain areas in Deira you can find Indian or Levantine textiles of all kinds, from 1 AED per yard to 4000 AED per yard. The tailoring business used to be very active in the UAE previously when there were not that many ready-made clothing retail outlets.. but now they mainly work to make custom-made evening gowns and things of the sort. You can design your own dress (if you want a dress.. haha).

There are places like Mina Bazaar that sell things for the South Asian community mostly.. like saris and stuff.. and it's quite cheap. In Karama you can find cheap stuff as well. There's really a very big range and people of all incomes find a place to shop in Dubai.

If you're interested I can draw you a map of some factory outlets in Ajman which sell original brands such as Marks & Spencer, Zara, and Victoria's Secret (which still isn't open in the UAE btw) at really cheap prices. All these clothes are manufactured in the UAE. They also have Waterford crystals (haha.. and it's supposed to be Irish). Okaidi is a French kids clothing store which sells clothes for around 300 AED per piece.. over in the factory outlet it's 10 AED. The place is all sand and looks really scary but it's great. You see Abu Dhabi and Dubai Mercs and BMW's all lined up there in Ajman in the middle of an industrial area

[AltinD]

Follow the UNPAVED road and you'll be right there.

[fahed]

Originally Posted by dhwaniu

hie BuLLDOZER gurl, can u pls lemme knw wher exactly in ajman r those factory outlets or gimme d maps??i need it urgently.

oooWHAT!

What did you type in google to find this thread

[rexdmx]

fahed, it is not a joke... i know that because many traders go to ajman and buy very cheap but high quality clothes and resell them in dubai..
it is not far from the ajman corniche but there are no lights there....

i once saw in the ajman shops leather jackets for around Aed 10. i swear the same type is being sold for Aed 250 in dubai...

[AltinD]

Fahed does not have a problem with the question,

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... but you missed the fact that the last post in here was in September 2nd, 2004.

[rexdmx]

stop using the dots...they are mine!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by AltinD

Fahed does not have a problem with the question,

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... but you missed the fact that the last post in here was in September 2nd, 2004.

[abcd_1234]

could anyone pls tell me where in ajman is this place

Originally Posted by BulldozerGirl

This is one of the many sites that list Dubai's restaurants:

http://www.dubaicityguide.com/goingout/restaurants.asp

But a lot of them are incomplete and don't list some small places like those in foodcourts which sometimes have great food or take-away places. They also haven't listed new restaurants like those in the newly opened Madinat Jumeira (which are all really bad). There are two good magazines in Dubai that always list new places and have reviews of new restaurants/old ones, and cafes, bars..etc. They're Time-Out Dubai and What's On. They have sites as well.

Clothing retail stores in Dubai are from all over the world. I find there are some differences in price depending on where the store is originally from. I never buy from British stores like Marks & Spencer, Oasis, River Island, Miss Selfridge, Debenhams, Next, and Topshop here because it's much more expensive than in the UK. But European stores don't have much of a difference in price.. and what's great is that they get all their collections with some extra stuff you can't find anywhere else which is made specifically for Islamic countries (impossible to find decent long skirts anywhere else in the world). There are many American brands as well.. and Studio R in City Centre has the Gap.

For designer wear, big malls such as City Centre and BurJuman have got some designer stores, but mostly they are for casual wear like the DKNY and CK brands. There is one Lebanese boutique in BurJuman that sells one blouse for AED 30,000.. ha. Wafi is an almost specialized mall for designer wear and they have brands like Iceberg..etc. But most exclusive stores are located in unknown centres on al-Maktoum and al-Riqqa street. Also in Emirates Towers. They prefer a more quiet place.

In the small Jumeira malls like Jumeira Centre, Jumeira Plaza and Beach Centre, you can find some unique boutiques that aren't designer but import only one piece from mediterranean countries or elsewhere, so it's almost like designer. Some centres, like al-Manal specialize in textiles and in Satwa and certain areas in Deira you can find Indian or Levantine textiles of all kinds, from 1 AED per yard to 4000 AED per yard. The tailoring business used to be very active in the UAE previously when there were not that many ready-made clothing retail outlets.. but now they mainly work to make custom-made evening gowns and things of the sort. You can design your own dress (if you want a dress.. haha).

There are places like Mina Bazaar that sell things for the South Asian community mostly.. like saris and stuff.. and it's quite cheap. In Karama you can find cheap stuff as well. There's really a very big range and people of all incomes find a place to shop in Dubai.

If you're interested I can draw you a map of some factory outlets in Ajman which sell original brands such as Marks & Spencer, Zara, and Victoria's Secret (which still isn't open in the UAE btw) at really cheap prices. All these clothes are manufactured in the UAE. They also have Waterford crystals (haha.. and it's supposed to be Irish). Okaidi is a French kids clothing store which sells clothes for around 300 AED per piece.. over in the factory outlet it's 10 AED. The place is all sand and looks really scary but it's great. You see Abu Dhabi and Dubai Mercs and BMW's all lined up there in Ajman in the middle of an industrial area

[Richard Head]

Take a left turn right after the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.


Hint: None of those brands makes anything in the UAE. So if they do have it, it's FAKE, and you can find plenty of that in Karama.

[AltinD]

The very nice GUESS shirt I once bought in NYC, tends to dissagree.

Every Dubai oldtimer (except you apparantly) knows that Ajman is, or at least used to be, full of tailoring factories manned by scores of Sri Lankan womes, doing stuff for multinational brands.