The 5 Best Health Food Stores in Dubai
Are you looking to make an improvement in your health and diet? Well, you can always take the first step any time by buying your goods at the best health food stores in Dubai.
You can get an assortment of things from fruits and vegetables to meat and dairy. If this sounds interesting to you, then here are some of our favourite health food stores in Dubai.
How Much Does it Cost to Buy at Health Food Stores in Dubai?
Fortunately, initial assumptions about organic foods in health food stores in Dubai being expensive aren’t true. It’s possible to get your usual food items at affordable prices just as you would if they weren’t branded as ‘health food’.
Here’s a small table showing how much you could expect to spend at a given item category in a health food store:
Choosing the Best Health Food Stores in Dubai
We’ve taken a look at the following factors when evaluating our favourite health food stores in Dubai. We do recommend comparing stock and prices too so you can get the best deal for your purchase.
1. Organic Foods & Cafe
RATING | |
FACILITIES | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
PRODUCTS | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
⮕VARIETY | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
⮕BENEFITS | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
CUSTOMER SERVICE | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
⮕PROFESSIONALISM | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
⮕COMMUNICATION | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
ACCESSIBILITY | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
As a family-run store, Organic Foods & Cafe was established by its founder to be a one-stop shop for nutritious food and healthy eating in Dubai.
In addition to the store proper, they even have an attached cafe where you can get some nice snacks and healthy recipes you could be interested in trying out.
The cafe was quite cosy, with comfortable earthen palettes and tones used in their decoration. This extends to the store proper as well, leading to a comfortable shopping experience in our opinion.
Organic Foods & Cafe carries a decent selection of the basics: fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, and even dairy and baked goods like bread. We think this makes them a good introductory store to choose when getting started with healthy eating.
Prices are competitive too and the store is well-organised, with every product labelled correctly which makes for easy navigation.
Still, we wish there’s still enough staff to help out in the event we do run into some questions. It takes a while to find someone who can assist us while we’re shopping in the store.
The store gives customers the option to order online and there’s free deliveries for orders above AED 75.00 in Dubai. We did find that bulk deliveries take a while to arrive though, around a day or two after the estimate they provided.
Still, Organic Foods & Cafe is a good option for healthy, organic ingredients especially for beginners in our opinion. We highly recommend them.
Pros
- Cosy ambiance in the cafe
- Food prices are very competitive
Cons
- Bulk deliveries take a while
- Sparse amount of staff to help in-store
Customer Reviews
Fresh, tasty, organic ingredients, healthy options
“Very cozy place with an excellent food. Fresh, tasty, organic ingredients, healthy options. Love it” – Angela Angelika
Good choice of organic food
“Good choice of organic food. I love their buckwheat bread and cookies, and wide choice of gluten free pastas. Tried some brands of organic chocolate from them and was amazed by taste.” – Anastasiya Solodkaya
2. Let’s Organic Market
RATING | |
FACILITIES | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
PRODUCTS | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
⮕VARIETY | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
⮕BENEFITS | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
CUSTOMER SERVICE | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
⮕PROFESSIONALISM | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
⮕COMMUNICATION | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
ACCESSIBILITY | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
As per its name, the Let’s Organic supermarket is dedicated to providing a platform to make an organic and healthy lifestyle a lot more accessible to residents in the GCC.
They are primarily concerned with offering organic alternatives to most popular food items and snacks in the region.
The store features competitively priced products on most of its organic items. These tend to be similar to most basic food items like fruits, vegetables, and nuts.
You can also browse the daily deals and discounts they give on popular “health” snacks like mixed fruits, yoghurts, and packed nuts. Depending on the day you decide to look, you can get discounts of up to 20% on some of your favourite items.
We were also quite satisfied with the customer service they provide in the store. It didn’t take long for us to receive assistance with some products we were having trouble looking for.
Despite this, we think there’s some improvements to be made in their online delivery service. Sometimes, customers report ordering an item online for delivery only to discover a day before that it’s out of stock.
We think this can be a hassle since a lot of the popular products they carry take a while to restock.
Still, if you can make the trip to their actual physical location, then shopping at the Let’s Organic market should be a convenient way to start on your healthy eating journey.
Pros
- Competitively priced products
- Great customer service in-store
Cons
- Some popular products take a long time to get back in stock
- Need better communication between store and website
Customer Reviews
Fantastic Market to get everything fresh
“Really very fresh and organic. Fantastic Market to get everything fresh. I’m love in it.” – Shahzard Ali
Excellent hygiene, affordable products and most importantly purely organic store
“Excellent hygiene, affordable products and most importantly purely organic store. Superb customer as well. The staff are very welcoming with smiles covering their faces at times. The store smells really nice by the way” – Chris Fabrice
3. Greenheart Organic Farms
RATING | |
FACILITIES | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
PRODUCTS | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
⮕VARIETY | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
⮕BENEFITS | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
CUSTOMER SERVICE | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
⮕PROFESSIONALISM | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
⮕COMMUNICATION | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
ACCESSIBILITY | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
Set up back in 2012, Greenheart has built a working relationship with some of the best organic farmers in the GCC region, allowing them to offer a competitive selection of health food in Dubai.
The store covers the basics quite well. You can easily get most of your essentials like meat, seafood, fresh fruit and vegetables, snacks, and even your dairy items.
However, we think their selection of seasonal products are some of the best that you can get in Dubai. They keep a good stock of different seasonal fruits and vegetables sourced locally, ensuring the freshest ingredients possible.
Their fresh options are very good and while they may not lend well to long shipping times, getting items like almond milk and vegetables fresh for you to use on the same day can be quite beneficial.
In our opinion, shipping and delivery are aspects to be improved with Greenheart’s service. For one, their delivery times can be quite slow, with some customers reporting bulk items taking a week.
This isn’t a good option when you’re ordering some of their seasonal fruits and vegetables since they may go bad fast.
Shipping is also expensive, at least the minimum spend required in order to get discounts and free shipping within the city.
But if you’re willing to stroll through the store or if you’re the type to do your grocery shopping on a daily basis, then you might enjoy the fresh products you can get at Greenheart.
Pros
- Excellent fresh options for some items like almond milk
- Good seasonal products are available
Cons
- Slow delivery time
- Shipping can be quite expensive
Customer Reviews
Can’t compare to any other supermarket veggies/fruits
“We love Greenheart. We get a delivery every week with fresh veggies and fruits for the past 8 months. Can’t compare to any other supermarket veggies/fruits.” – Clare Ferrand
Staff is very friendly and home delivery is available
“Good Place to buy healthy organic vegetables, fruits and other items. Staff is very friendly and home delivery is available. You can also buy from their website.” – Media Rains
4. Siha & Afia International FZCO
RATING | |
FACILITIES | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
PRODUCTS | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
⮕VARIETY | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
⮕BENEFITS | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
CUSTOMER SERVICE | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
⮕PROFESSIONALISM | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
⮕COMMUNICATION | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
ACCESSIBILITY | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
Established back in 2003 in a bid to make health food a lot more affordable and accessible, the Siha & Afia International has established a good supply chain to deliver popular health products in the region.
The store has a decent selection of popular health foods such as organic energy bars, pastas, beans and grains, fruits and vegetables, and even snacks like crackers.
Within these specialties, they are able to deliver well in terms of brand selection and flavours. However, we do think that their selection is quite small when it comes to some of the basics.
For one, there’s not a lot of organic meat and dairy that we were able to find while browsing their selection. As such, it’s not quite suited to being a one-stop shop for health food enthusiasts and beginners.
Some of the prices for the branded items are also a bit high compared to other stores in the area. It’s not very expensive but it is noticeable compared to stores that run special deals and discounts.
What is interesting though is that they offer some specialised service for businesses around the region. They can supply organic and healthy snacks to hotels, bars, and even restaurants in the city.
They even have a private labelling service that businesses can use, allowing them to leave their mark on their own organic products.
As such, we think Siha & Afia does have a unique service to offer so if you’re a business looking for a partner to take on these things, then you might want to give them a call.
Pros
- Good coverage in the region
- Good services for businesses
Cons
- Prices are on the expensive side compared to other stores
- Selection is not as big as others
Customer Reviews
Wonderful organic high quality products that aren’t available at different suppliers
“I have tried many of their products. Wonderful organic high quality products that aren’t available at different suppliers. Above all The taste is spectacular!! Highly recommended” – Ayman Moslih
A variety of organic food , the service is super good and their prices are fair enough
“Amazing stuff , they have a variety of organic food , the service is super good and their prices are fair enough.” – Al Noman Alazzawi
5. GO Organic ME
RATING | |
FACILITIES | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
PRODUCTS | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
⮕VARIETY | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
⮕BENEFITS | ★★★★☆ (4/5) |
CUSTOMER SERVICE | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
⮕PROFESSIONALISM | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
⮕COMMUNICATION | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
ACCESSIBILITY | ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) |
Rather than just acting as a shop to get your healthy foods like fruits and vegetables, GO: Organic takes a more proactive approach with people’s nutritional needs.
They are quite popular for their juice cleanse options and meal plans that you can adjust for an array of different diets, whether it’s for keto, athletic high-protein or even low-carb.
As such, a lot of the products they offer tend to come in the form of a plan, or a prepared dish that is ready for your consumption.
These plans can be quite flexible and you can adjust your deliveries in case you need to travel or take an extended leave away from your home. They can even let you take a shot at creating your own bowls, salads, and even soups.
We think these services can be quite handy for busier people who prefer not having to think too much about structuring their own meal plan.
Delivery times can be a bit inconsistent. Some customers report a delivery coming in a bit later than expected but there are also some customers who report a delivery coming in too early to the point that some of them haven’t arrived home yet.
We think better communication on the store’s part can be quite helpful in mitigating some of these delivery woes.
So if you want to look at a more targeted form of healthy eating while having the convenience of a prepared meal plan, you may want to try something from GO:Organic.
Pros
- Flexible meal and juice plans
- Plans are good for busier people
Cons
- Inconsistent delivery times
- Juice prices are quite high compared to other places
Customer Reviews
I’ve both drastically reduced my belly, stubborn weight and feeling so much better
“I’ve always wanted to try one of these cleanse programs and all I can say It’s been a uniquely positive experience so far and I’ve both drastically reduced my belly, stubborn weight and feeling so much better.” – Lesley Padua
Very flexible on pausing the plan which made it perfect for travel
“I loved the juices and the soups and found the program super easy to stick with. Very flexible on pausing the plan which made it perfect for travel or when there was an event on.” -Justine Thomas
FAQs about Health Food Stores in Dubai
We hope you find the selection at these stores to be amazing for your needs! And in case you’re craving for some tasty snacks, then check out some of the best budget food to buy when you’re in Dubai in this writeup!