List of shopping malls in Dubai

Al Ain Center - Bur Dubai, small centre with mostly computer shops upstairs, and a useful food court and internet cafe downstairs. Spinneys is connected via a walkway - park your car above Spinneys (entrance round the back).
Al Bustan Center / Centre - turn right at Al Mulla Plaza junction. Has a few shops and a couple of cinemas. Handy if you live in the area, nothing spectacular though.
Al Ghurair Centre or Al Ghurair City, Al Rigga Road in Deira. Open 1000-2200 except Fridays 1400-2200. The first large shopping mall in Dubai (opened in 1978 before the world had heard of Dubai), a cheaper place than the newer ones, has over 200 shops. Not completely self contained - some of the cafes open directly on to the main road for free carbon dioxide with your coffee. Al Ghurair Group borrowed AED 1.3 billion ($350m) in April 2009, the middle of a global economic crisis, to finance expansion of Al Ghurair City. That's what you call bal..., er, confidence.
Al Khaleej Centre - Bur Dubai, small centre with random shops - mostly IT/computer related, and food court in basement, across the road from Al Ain Center. Paid parking but useful to know if you're looking for somewhere in the area to park. Etisalat has a customer service centre in this mall.
Al Mulla Plaza - last stop before Sharjah on the DXB-SHJ highway. Known more as a navigation aid than a place to go shopping.
Arabian Center - tel +971-4-2845555. New (in March 2009) shopping center in Mirdif / Al Mizhar, about a third the size of Mall of the Emirates, with movie theaters (open mid-2009), WorldMart hypermarket, food court, children's play area, and even a few shops.
Aswaaq - a chain of community centers and supermarkets being established in Dubai and the UAE. First Aswaaq stand-alone supermarket open May 2009 in Al Sufouh (area 1000 sq m). Aswaaq plans to open 40 supermarkets and 20 community centers. Other Aswaaq centers in Nad Al Hamar and Al Mizhar. Centers under construction in Al Barsha, Al Twar, Al Warqaa, Umm Suqueim. Aswaaq toll-free tel is 800-279227 (ASWAAQ), website www.aswaaq.ae.
Bin Sougat Centre (BinSougat Center), Rashidiya, tel +971-4-2863000, PO Box 55316. Shops open 10am-10pm Sat-Thu (some shops closed from 1-5pm), 5pm-10pm Fri (coffee shops open for lunch). Small, 2-level shopping center with a Spinneys supermarket (open 8am-11pm). First opened July 2001, expanded in 2003. Shops include Ajmal Perfumes (perfumes), Costa Coffee (coffee), Damas (jewellery), Baskin Robbins (cholesterol), Dome Café (food), Etisalat (telephone connections), Jumbo (electronics), Pier Import (furniture and household goods), Red Earth (cosmetics), San Marco Household (stuff), Union National Bank (money).
Bur Juman Centre (BurJuman, Bur Jaman, BurJaman Center) - on the Trade Center Road in Bur Dubai. Open 1000-2200 except Fridays 1400-2200. Expanded in 2006 from 200 to 300 shops, will also have movie theatres and more restaurants. A more exclusive destination than MOTE, DCC and IBM.
Century Mall Dubai - next to Al Shabab Club in Al Mamzar, 150,000 sq ft retail space. Carrefour hypermarket, Jungle Bungle amusement center, food court. Shops include Jacky's, Damas, Giordano, Nayomi, Hang Ten and Sheetal. Owned by Al Safeer Group, opened in 2003.
Deira City Center (Deira City Center, DCC, sometimes called 'City Center Mall'), open 1000-2200 every day, opposite Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club. Very busy in the evenings, parking is difficult. Good selection of shops, has a noisy food court and a Carrefour. IKEA (a Swedish furniture chain with strange product names like 'blorp', 'pnuk', and 'abba') used to be in DCC but moved to Dubai Festival City near the Garhood Bridge in 2006.
Dragonmart (or Dragon Mart), on the Dubai-Hatta road, after Emirates Rd junction heading in Hatta / Oman direction Hatta on the right-hand side (location). Many small shops (about 4000 with total area of 150,000 sq m) selling Chinese manufactured products. Not quite the same as other shopping malls in Dubai but an interesting place to visit if you want a plastic bucket or a cheap plasma TV from China.
Dubai Mall - see 'The Dubai Mall' below.
Dubai Marina Mall- in Dubai Marina (not the same as 'Marina Mall' in Abu Dhabi). With hotel and apartments, total development cost is over AED 1.4 billion. Opening date 22 December 2008. Mall location on the Dubai Marina water's edge is appealing.
Dubai Outlet Mall (DOM) - open 22 August 2007. Lots of bargains at factory shops all under one roof. Perhaps.
Grand City Mall, Al Quoz Industrial Area 4, opened July 2006. Small (75,000 sq ft) low budget shopping center catering to workers living in the area. About 35 shops. Includes ANTA Travel, Karama Medical Center, Better Life Pharmacy, department store, Grand City Hypermarket, money exchange, ATMs (NBAD, Standard Chartered). Operated by Regency Group.
Grand City Mall Jebel Ali (name not confirmed)? Opening date unknown (construction started April 2007?) Small (50,000 sq ft) low budget shopping for labourers. Developers - Regency Group.
Grand Shopping Mall, Al Quoz Industrial Area 1, opened 2004. Small (40,000 sq ft) low budget shopping mall with about 20 shops, targeted to the workers living in the area. Operated by Regency Group. Includes Grand Hypermarket, money exchange, ATM (Standard Chartered).
Hamarain Centre (Hamrian / Hamriyan / Hamarayan / Hamariyan Center - in Deira, difficult to spell but has pretty lights on the outside.