Review about Al Attar Mall from Estrada Katherine

Services:
Shopping center / Mall: Restaurants / Bars / Cafes, Prayer room; Payment methods: Card payment, Cash payment; Service Language: English, Arabic, Hindi​, ​Malayalam​, Urdu.

Al Attar Shopping Mall is located in KARAMA and is close vicinity to the Karama metro station. The mall is owned by Ahmad Abdul Rahim Al Attar.

In a lot of ways it has morphed into a Filipino-themed shopping hub, with more than 100 shops selling everything from walis tambo (traditional Baguio broom) to taho, a traditional Filipino snack made of soft tofu and tapioca pearls. Second hand clothing shops Filipinos call Ukay-Ukay have also taken up residence in this small space.

No wonder Filipinos call it the Divisoria of Dubai. Divi, as Filipinos call the commercial centre in Tondo in the Philippines, is popular among shoppers for its low-priced goods; the same theme in Al Attar Shopping Centre.

When it comes to food, this place is a foodie's haven. There are six Filipino restaurants with specialty food. Cucina has a meal named after a popular Philippine fiesta, as well as streetfood like isaw, chicken intestines in skewers, at a 3-for-Dh10 offer. There was more street food at Turo-Turo Cafeteria, Pugon Bakery and Cabalen Snacks.

Other expats come here, too, for the plethora of mobile phone accessory shops and fashion stores. That's not counting the 27 kiosks open inside the building selling everything from skin whitening soaps to gold jewellery.

• +971 4 3344455
• 16, Kuwait Street, Al Karama, Bur Dubai, Dubai