Shopping in Kuwait
Kuwait is a modern country with everything from glitzy shopping malls to old souks where culture and tradition abound. Everything from the latest Fendi purse to rare spices can be purchased depending on the size of your wallet dhowand interests.
Some important Shopping malls in Kuwait
Al-Fanar Shopping Mall
Al Hamra Tower Mall
Al Kout Mall
Al Mohalab Mall
Kuwait Magic Mall
Laila Gallery Complex
Marina Mall
Sharq Mall
The Avenues Mall
Al-Fanar Shopping Mall
Al-Fanar is an attractively designed shopping complex, which has a distinct look compared to several other complexes in the area. Al Fanar mall has collection of best of the best latest gadgets and fashion trends.
Al Fanar mall is an attractively designed 3 story building which includes more than 30 branded stores, and couple of cafes. One can find all popular brands with Zara, Mango, MAC, Godiva, B & O, Gucci, Tiffany, Claire and River Island. The mall also has the Dalyou and Lenotre restaurants. With several entrances into the mall, a shopper can easily get towards a particular section within the complex.
The most popular aspect Al-Fanar mall, is the Al-Fanar Cinema, which is believed to be on of the best among all Cinemas in Kuwait and a cool place to hang out with friends. The large and spacious Al-Fanar Cinema is located within the Al-Fanar shopping complex, and includes all modern amenities. It is an American style spacious multiplex cinema with modern and latest amenities, featuring 3 screens. Two among these are for American blockbuster movies and one is for Arabian movies. As the multiplex is fashioned in American style, it sets an international standard in town. The Cinema is a preferred choice for any tourist, given its convenient location and luxurious arrangements.
The mall has a fairly large space allocated for car parking. Offering five-star services and amenities, the mall is best-suited for all. This mall is located on the Salem Al-Muharak Street of Salmia.
Al Hamra Tower Mall
Al Hamra Tower, the extra-tall skyscraper and iconic tower is one among 10 tallest skyscrapers in the world. It is also said to be the world’s tallest sculpted tower.
Height of Al Hamara tower is 412 meters. Rising over 400 meters with its curious cloak like facade trying to unfold as it climbs
Al Hamra Lifestyle Shopping Center will be a mix of high-end retail shops, restaurants, cafes, food courts, cinemas and entertainment areas, spread across four levels of the tower. This tower has eleven-storey car park, 10-screen cinema complex and IMAX theatres.
Al Hamra Tower is located on the Al Hamra & Firdous Cinema land in Al-Magwa’a Al-Shargi of Kuwait City at the intersection of Al Shuhada’a and Jaber Al-Mubarak streets.
Al Kout Mall
The beautiful Al-Kout Mall is located in the district of Fahaheel outside of Kuwait, at the waterfront right at the ocean. Given its location, this mall is a rather quiet and pleasant place to chill-out and enjoy a cup of coffee.
The fountain at the Al Kout Mall is one of the largest in Kuwait. It is an exciting waterfront development, with a unique ceiling at the domed tower.
Al Kout offers a unique shopping experience with more than 100 regional and international brands, which serves the local community with traditional market for fresh vegetables, meat and fish.
The leisure and dining experience is enhanced by several restaurants, cafes and a cineplex set alongside the dancing fountains. The mall also includes a state-of-the-art luxurious yacht club with high-level marina facilities for more than 150 boats.
Al Muhalab Mall
Located on the Muthana Street, Hawally area, behind the Hawally Park, the Al Mohalab Mall is also known as The Titanic Mall, due to its shape, which is the easily accessible, established shopping cente. The interiors are contemporary and stylish.
The Al Mohalab mall boasts of several fitness centers, good cafes and few reputed brand stores. It is an established shopping centre in Kuwait and offers shoppers an assorted range of stores, boutiques, exclusive specialty stores, designer boutiques and world-class cuisine to local curious and cafes. There is a Family Health Center too, to take care of the health requirements of visitors. The mall also offers house spa centers, for the tired visitors to relax with a pampering massage. This prestigious destination is considered the hub of enticing elegance.
The Al Mohalab Mall is a good place to visit during sales time, as unlike the other malls, it will not be over-crowded.
Location : Hawally - Muthana Street
Open hours : 10 AM - 10 PM
Tel: 2662020 ,Fax : 2659090
Kuwait Magic Mall
Kuwait Magic Mall is a state-of-the-art retail mall in Kuwait, and is located in Abu Haleefa, next to one of the best Sandy beaches in Kuwait. Looking like a fantasy castle, Kuwait Magic is a small mall based on the concept of a shopping village with separate streets. The mall is popular with locals. However there are still plenty of European brands
This Kuwait Magic Mall is filled with Fashion, Retail Shops, Restaurants cafe and Dining, Family Entertainment Center, Games, Food Court
Upstairs there is an amusement arcade and fast-food area that tends to be a bit noisy, but offers good playing facilities for kids such as rides and interactive games. It also includes a small fun park next door.
The mall has some interesting shops but the biggest draw is having a meal outside the mall on a quiet, palm-tree-filled terrace overlooking the Arabian Gulf. The easiest way to drive to the mall is to take Road 30 (Fahaheel Expressway), then turn off at Exit 211 and turn right at the T-junction, after which the mall is on your left side.
Laila Gallery Complex
The Laila Gallery Complex is located at the Salem Mubarak Street, near Salmiyyah. The Laila Gallery Complex is best known for the Laila Theatre, located within the mall.
After watching a good movie, you could catch-up with some shopping that the mall has to offer by choosing from the wide range of jewelry, optical, garments, perfumes, clothes and cosmetics from reputed brands.
Marina Mall
Marina Mall houses over 400 stores, including a hypermarket and Cineplex. Mall offer great ambiance to be there, it is clean, secure as any international mall else where in the world.
Entertainment outlets include a 9-screen CineStar Cinema, a bowling alley, a multitude of cafés and restaurants, and a food court and adjoining children's arcade. The construction of a revolving restaurant and an indoor ski slope (both part of recent expansion) is almost completed and are yet to open to the public.
Marina Mall has huge parking both open and covered and at present is welcoming over 1.2m visitors a month. Recently Mall launched a non smoking campaign which is supported by its visitors very well and only selected cafes and restaurants offer a smoking zone.
Location : Sheikh Zayed Road
Open hours : Sun-Wed:10AM - 10PM Thur-Sat: 10AM - 12AM
Tel: 04-4361000, Fax :04-4361010
Sharq Mall
Sharq Mall is one of the popular malls in Kuwait. Sharq Mall has a large food court, in fact, the largest of any mall in Kuwait. It has a branch of almost every known chain of stores in Kuwait, and also several reputed independent stores. The well-known outlets at the Mall are the Oasis, Mango, Next, Debenham's, Arbash Diamonds, Racing Green, Steps, E1 Taher, Milano, Body Shop, Steps, Zara and more.
Located on the Gulf Road, along the waterfront, it offers plenty for the water-sports lovers. You can rent a jet ski or a little motor boat or go for a spin in the huge artificial lake, just behind the mall.
Bredz and Marina Café are the two good restaurants. The mall also has the usual food court stuff such as the Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Marina Thai, Hardees, and TGIF. There is also a movie theatre and amusement arcade for the little ones.
Debenhams and Sultan Center are the anchor stores located at either ends of the mall. The other outlets include River Island, Boots, Hassan Optics, Charles Jourdan, Fantasy, Sony, GNC, Mothercare, Steps, Kenneth Cole, IKKS, Monsoon, Adams, and International optics.
Location : Gulf Road
Open hours : 10:00 AM to 09:00 PM
Tel: +1 965 246 9162
The Avenues Mall
The Avenues is the newest mall in Kuwait, and has the greatest variety so far of shops with names familiar to most malls. Located in Al-Rai Industrial Area. The Phase Two, which will be an extension of Phase one, will include 100 higher-end shops, a large food court, an outdoor dining venues and outdoor fountains.
The Phase Three and Four, which is hoped to include a traditional Arabian Souk, a luxury mall housing top-end brands, an European-themed Grand Mall, and a shaded garden with water features, apart from hotels, showrooms and conference halls will be unveiled in 2011.
On its completion in 2011, the mall will include more than 900,000 square metres of usable space. The mall also includes a police station, operating round-the-clock, about 950 surveillance cameras and 350 guards, making it a very safe place to shop around.
The mall houses few of the world’s renowned fashion chains, restaurants, a hypermarket, coffee shops, entertainment venues and 11-screen Cineplex. Few of the renowned outlets in the mall are the Zara, Debenhams, Lacoste, Guess, NEXT, H&M, GAP, MEXX, Diesel, and IKEA and the Carrefour hypermarket, which is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world.
As for the foodies, the mall includes the well-known fast food outlets including the Pizza Express, T.G.I. Friday’s, Ruby Tuesday’s, Nando’s, Chili’s, Pizza Hut, Johnny Rockets, KFC, McDonald’s, Pizza Express, KFC, Burger King, Hardee’s, Costa Coffee, Starbucks, Caribou Coffee, Le Notre, Dunkin’ Donuts, The Chocolate Bar, Columbus Coffee, and the Krispy Kreme.
The Avenues is expected to offer sufficient parking space for about 15,000 cars. The mall is vast. The good news is there is lots of parking, so you only have to think about where you want to be. The mall is hopped to elevate the shopping experience in Kuwait to international levels, and set new benchmarks and standards for the retail sector, with its variety of entertainment solutions being enjoyed by all age groups and families.
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