The medium-sized Dubai Marina Mall shopping center is located in a beautiful location directly on the water of the Dubai Marina. The shopping center is a lot smaller than the Mall of the Emirates and the Dubai Mall, but you can still enjoy shopping there. The shopping center has a total of four floors, with the top floor fully equipped for food, drinks and entertainment. Here you will find the food court and the Reel Cinemas cinema.
Shops in the Dubai Marina Mall
The Marina Mall mainly houses stores of well-known international brands such as Adidas, Diesel, H&M, Hugo Boss, Fred Perry, Gant, Gues, Levi’s, Mango, Nike, Pandora, Rituals, Scotch & Soda, Superdry, Ted Baker, Tommy Hilfiger and Under Armor where you can buy a wide range of items. From shoes to watches and fall books to clothing, everything is available in the more than 130 stores of the Dubai Marina Mall. For a complete overview of stores, see the store page of the Dubai Marina Mall website.
On the ground floor of the shopping center you will find the Waitrose supermarket chain. Here you can do your daily shopping or quickly get a bottle of water or soft drink if you have become thirsty due to the summer weather in Dubai.
Foodcourt in the Dubai Marina Mall
All restaurants and cafes can be found in the food court on the top floor. Here you will find a variation of dishes, from the well-known international fast-food chains such as McDonald’s and Subway and to Italian, Arabic and Asian dishes. The food court has an outdoor terrace which is located on the waterfront of the shopping center. From here you also have a beautiful view of the skyline and the water of the Dubai Marina, making this the ideal location to take photos of the surroundings. For the best photos, it’s best to come here around noon, when the buildings and water are beautiful in the sunlight and you won’t have to worry about backlight if you want to take photos of the Dubai Marina skyline.
Entertainment in the Dubai Marina Mall
If you visit the Dubai Marina Mall with children, a fun activity to do is a visit to Jump N Fun on the 2nd floor of the mall. This indoor play center offers enough entertainment for children aged 2 to 13. This will entertain them for hours. There are play zones that stimulate the creativity of toddlers and juniors. If your children are old enough you can leave them here so they can let loose and then you have some free time to go shopping in the mall. There is even a childcare facility with qualified employees where the younger children can be left so that you have plenty of time for some shopping.
There is also a branch of the Reel Cinemas cinema on the top floor. Here you can enjoy the latest films in both the original English language and the translated Arabic version with English subtitle.
How to get to Dubai Marina Mall
The Dubai Marina Mall is located, as the name suggests, in the Dubai Marina, almost directly on the main highway Sheik Zayed Road and on the metro line. Thanks to its location, the shopping center is easily accessible by car, taxi and public transport.
If you want to travel to the Dubai Marina Mall by car, you can take exit 32 from Dubai Sheik Zayed Road and take the tunnel. Follow the signs to the Dubai Marina Mall and you will drive straight into the parking garage. Are you coming from Dubai Marina? Then take Emaar Drive and the shopping center will be on your right. If you want to travel to the mall from Abu Dhabi, follow the signs for Dubai Marina Mall until you reach Emaar Drive road. From here you can drive into the shopping center’s parking garage within a few minutes. Do you want to go to the Waitrose supermarket alone? Then it is best to park at L2. The food court and cinema are best reached if you park on the top deck of the parking garage.
By Dubai Metro, the Dubai Marina Mall can be reached via the DMCC Metro Station. This metro station is connected to the shopping center via a footbridge. If you want to travel to the mall by Dubai Tram, you can get off at the Dubai Marina Mall stop. The RTA bus No. 8 also stops at the shopping center at the Marina Promenade stop. From here it is just a 10-minute walk to the shopping center. There is also a RTA water taxi and water ferry station in front of the Dubai Marina Mall.
The Dubai Marina Mall is open daily from 10:00 am. On Saturdays to Wednesdays the shopping center closes its doors at 11:00 PM. Due to the weekend, (Friday and Saturday) the restaurants and supermarket in the shopping center are open until 00:00. The Waitrose supermarket, which can be found on the lower ground floor, opens earlier, it is open from 8 am.
