There are many shopping malls in Muscat, but three malls are renowned.
Other options are shopping from stores located on various streets and Souks (Muttrah Souk).
1. Oman Avenues Mall:
The mall opened in Q2 of 2015 and is probably the biggest mall in Oman. When I visited in June 2015, the mall was partially open. This mall is on Sultan Qaboos Road and is besides the well known mall – Muscat Grand Mall. The mall has a huge Lulu Hypermart besides other branded stores. The food courts is on the top floor, but some coffee shops are in the other floors of the mall also, like Starbucks. Many stores were not inaugurated.
Other notable points on the mall are Funtazmo and The Arena Walk, both of which didn’t open when I was there.
2. Muscat Grand Mall (MGM)
This mall is located next to the newly opened Oman Avenues Mall. It’s a mall comprising of several floors and have many renowned brands and coffee shops. The parking of the mall is in basement.
The mall extention is under way.
3. City Center Muscat
This mall is located in seeb district, and is closed to the current airport. The mall is big enough to fulfil all your shopping and entertainment needs. There are branded stores and a hypermarket (Carrefour). Magic planet is also there.
