A quick chance to shop at this souk and a beautiful place to peruse. Wonderful facade as you enter, and once inside, it has an atmospheric feel. Good place to get your gifts and perhaps buy some Arabic clothing. Several places to grab eats both in and outside - Costa included. Outside there are several eating places and you can take an electric(?) boat around the surrounding waterway. Popular with tourists, there is a chance to take pictures of the 'old' and the new in one shot of the souk and the Burj al Arab

Has something of a souk like atmosphere in a purpose built relatively modern pleasant setting. Quite a good selection of items on available including some better quality. Good choice of restaurants in the complex as well.

Very good location but overpriced and busy most of the time. Very touristic destination, close to Burj Al Arab, full of restaurants and coffee shops but still hard to find a good one. Nothing fancy, just a nice location.

This was an interesting recreation of a souk, or bazaar - however, having been to the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul this is not that. It's a very upscale shopping center in an interesting architectural style. There are many and varied shops, some are quality. There are high priced restaurants on the canal.

It’s so pretty here! The style is like a traditional souk, filled with stores (albeit at tourist prices) and restaurants. Lots of F&B options - overall quite pricey, but there are some more affordable ones as well. Most restaurants have an indoor and outdoor sitting area and the views are just gorgeous! There are a few spots where you can get a great view of the Burj Al Arab. A nice area to experience, very picturesque, but be prepared to spend a decent amount.

The souq is impressive. The outside area mostly. It is good to walk around. There are several restaurants there. There is a paid parking but you can get it for free if you dine in. I recommend it for day and night since the view is stunning. I don't like that in some souvenir shops inside the souq the sellers are quite persistent trying to sell you stuff in a very high price in my opinion, since it is very touristic place. Of course there is no price on the products so they tell you what they want. The last time i visited there was one seller who was trying to convince me to buy something and he got very aggressive while i was politely telling him that i am not interested to buy anything. He sounded very rude to me and the other lady i was with. I did not want him to get in trouble and i did not report this incident. The seller was foreigner, and i understand that he wanted to make some money and he may had a bad day. However if you are not intend to buy anything i recommend to not even stop to see something especially if you are only ladies. Even though the majority respect ladies in Dubai and is safe for us, there are rare cases that some male for foreign countries don't really value ladies.

Visited in the evening it was beautiful but quite boring , quiet and not much to see unfortunately. Souk Al Bahar close to mall is similar and much more to explore and shop. Shops contained overpriced compared to the real markets. View of the Burj is only from one exit which was beautiful. Maybe during the day it may be better

The Souk itself is quite small and sells mostly the same things mainly souvenirs of perfume , keychains, toy camels and bits of jewellery plus traditional dress. We took a boat around little Venice which is a nice way to see the sights and photo opportunities this cost 350 AED and taxi there and back about 50AED from where we were staying on the palm. All in all a good 2 to 3 hours spent. Other reviews talk about venders pulling you into their shops this is not true , they do ask but just say no politely and they don’t push it. We found the vendors polite and of good humour.