Hints & Tips || Food Shopping

When it comes to doing your food shopping there are a couple of things you can do to make the experience less stressful!  

1)  Do not shop for food on Friday afternoon!

Friday's here in Qatar are the holy day and so very little will be happening shop wise.  However, Carrefour will be open from 8am until 10am in most locations.  By going in the morning you will avoid the large crowds as most will be resting from a big Thursday night out, or taking their day easy - perfect for food shoppers as you will have a more leisurely shop and less people to bump into down the aisles.

2)  Do go to Family Food Centre! (FFC)

The fruits and veg may not be wiped free from soil, nor displayed perfectly, however FFC is, in my opinion, the cheapest place to go food shopping.... and everything else shopping.  Most of the basics are there and usually 2-3 Riyals cheaper than elsewhere, which all adds up and saves you a few Durhams to spend on more exciting things.  FFC does cater for those who are in need of Wheat-free goods and they also have healthy food stuffs such as Quinoa, brown pastas and cous-cous.  

There are three store locations, so check out their website for the one closest to you: http://family.com.qa/location-map/

Healthy Food Section - Horray!

Cheapest in town!

11QR at FFC but 15QR in Mega Mart

BIOFAIR - 37.50QR / granovita - 38.50QR

Lizi's Granola 28QR

3) British products!

Every now and then I will crave something from the UK; biscuits, a brand of cereal, Wotsits, UK Diet Coke etc, etc, and when I do, I head over to Mega Mart, which is a bit like walking into a Tesco or Waitrose (they sell their products too!). Of course, where anything has been imported the prices increase, however I think the satisfaction makes it worth it.

Here are the Mega Mart locations: http://goo.gl/maps/KCLXm 

Good Luck!