Kuwait Shopping

What to buy: Marina Mall-ah Marina Mall...where do I start. Big stores are Virgin, Zara (with great home section,) H & M, Boots, River Island, Massimo Dutti, Limited Too, Athlete's Foot, Polo, Jade, Nyosho, Echo, Body shop, Boss, FCUK, Deisal, Footlocker, Ecco shoes, Hallmark, Harley Davidson, Aldo, Persona, Vavavoom, MAC, The place is huge- I could go on all day. There are loads of restaurants in the mall- A fun YO Sushi, Starbucks, Waterlemon, Paul, Lenotre, a food court with fast foods, Cinnobun, Yummy yummi Moreli's Gelato (try the Ferrero Roche flavour.) Game whizz is fun if you have teenagers, its an arcade.

There is a walkway over the Sea Road that leads you to a section called the cresent, which has loads of restaurants including KRISPTY CREME! A couple of my favs are Asha (modern Indian), Totally Fish, asn Pan Quotiuent ( I call it PQ cause I can not say or spell it. All their food is organic and delicious! If you are visiting kuwait no visit is complete without stopping off at the Chocolate Bar for a shot of chocolate. (Located on Salem Al-Mubarak St, Salmiya)

Soug Sharq is a mellow place to go during the week but gets quite crowded on the weekends. Debanhams and Sultan Center are the anchor stores and are located at either ends of the mall. In between you will find lots of fun shopping for both adults and kids. River Island, Next, Boots, Milano, Hassan Optics, Athletes Foot, Nokia, Zara, Charles Jourdan, Oasis, Faith, Anotah, Fantasy (the only good toy shop in Kuwait), Kenneth Cole, IKKS, Sony, GNC, Mothercare, Steps (shoes), Body shop, Choice, Monsoon, Taher (womens underwear), International Optics, and Adams some of the name brand stores you'll find. Bredz (they have great salads and deserts) and Marina Cafe are two good restaurants if you feel like some food. You can also find all the usual food court stuff like McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Hardees, Marina Thai (not really Thai at all, nasty-tastes like low quality chinese,) and I think they just added TGIF. Starbucks and Haagan Daz are great for people watching. There is a movie theatre but it is not stadium style like most of the new ones in Kuwait so I dont recommend it. They also have an amusement arcade to keep the little ones busy. Souk Sharq is my all time favourite mall in Kuwait. There is something for everyone.

Villa Moda is a shoppers paradise. It is a huge big glass building which houses individual designer boutiques. The brands with boutiques are Fendi, Prada, Prada Sport, Etro, Ferragamo, Marni, Dolce & Gabanna, and Gucci. The is also a section called multibrand where you will find all sorts of interesting clothes to max out your cards. There is a great concept called jeans bar where you find the collest up to date saught after things like Victoria Beckham jeans, Rock & Republic, True Religion to name a few. I also saw a lot of funky looking Indian style stuff. Here there is also Juicy for ladies and girls. Villa Moda also has an amazing sale section. Its on the top floor. It is like you found the designer sale black hole. Throughout the year they do promotions up there too which really makes it a desinger treasure trove. If you like a bargain be prepared to spend hours up there.

It is a relatively new mall, it is a classy luxury mall with different kind of shops.
There are many clothes shops for men,women and kids.
There is a great home accessory shop ( huge two floors shop ).
There are many great cafes ( Water Lemon , my favourate. Huggen daz, ..)
and also a great restaurant called Burger boutique ( opens from 3:00pm and I really can't see why !? )
and there is a nail saloon, a spa. also there some shops for watches and arabian perfumes.
it has it's own parkinglot that is attached to the mall by glass corridors. and there's a hotel which is also attached to that mall by a glass bridge. ( Mariott )

Of course Kuwaitis have big "Souks" or shopping malls airconditioned where you can find all the international brands ( no fake ones) but I always prefer to walk around the bazaars that you can feel the local people.Dates are important products of the country.You can have the best examples of the arab peninsula

What to buy: Dates

This is a huge supermarket-type ishh place. There are a couple of locations around Kuwait, I visited 2. One was in Al-Shuwaikh area and the other was in the Sharq Mall. This "supermarket" was much better than the other available because of the diversity of the products available. Mostly American. All things here arent available any where else in Kuwait (i Was told). Many products I brought home with me. I advise this to people who r going 2 live in this country and people who r living here but havent visited it. (Hard to believe since the country is to fingers wide..) =)

WaterLemon

What to pay: Depends ..

In 2003 a Missile Struck Sharq mall, heading from Iraq (headed by former president Saddam Hussain). No serious casualties.

This is a very popular Multi level shopping mall, with alot of restaurants, boutiques, shops, a marina, a Cinema etc. You can spend a whole day in here.

What to pay: You will not spend less than KD 5 - I'm assuming you'll at least have coffee there :-)