Al Gharrafa is a busy district located in Al Rayyan Municipality of Doha. It is home to a handful of shopping malls, residential compounds, and the renowned Sidra Medicine.

For this guide, the ILoveQatar.net (ILQ) team has put together a comprehensive guide of everything you need to know from the area, from grocery stores to how to get around!

Where to get groceries

Sidra Food Market

• Location: Al Shaflahiya Stop 2
• Timings: 24 hrs

Gharafah Modern Grocery

• Location: Ibn Maabad Street
• Timings:
  • Saturday - Thursday: 6 am – 11:30 pm
  • Fridays: 7 am - 11:30 am, 12:30 pm - 11:30 pm

Lulu Hypermarket

• Location: Al Oyoun Street
• Timings: 8 am - 12 am

Al Meera

• Location: Al Tawwash Street
• Timings: 7 am - 12 am

Al Meera (Gulf Mall)

• Location: Ground floor, Gulf Mall
• Timings: 7 am - 12 am

Carrefour

• Location: Ground floor, Ezdan Mall
• Timings: 8:30 am - 12 am

Mega Mart

• Location: Ground floor, Q Mall
• Timings:
  • Saturday - Thursday: 8 am - 10:45 pm
  • Fridays: 8 am - 11:30 am, 12:30 pm - 10:45 pm

Where to eat

Little Sailor Seafood

• Cuisine: International
• Instagram: @littlesailorqa

Chutneys Indian Street Food

• Cuisine: Indian
• Instagram: @chutneys.qa

Way Restaurant

• Cuisine: International
• Instagram: @wayrestaurant1

AMP Coffee Bar

• Cuisine: Cafe
• Instagram: @amp.qa

Delish Speciality Burgers

• Cuisine: American
• Instagram: @delish.qa

Amwaj Pinoy Restaurant

• Cuisine: Filipino

Vulcan Coffee Roasters

• Cuisine: Cafe
• Instagram: @vulcanroasteryqa

Where to shop

Q Mall

• Location: Al Shamal Road
• Instagram: @qmall.app

Ezdan Mall

• Location: Al Shamal Road
• Instagram: @ezdanmall.gh

Gulf Mall

• Location: Al Shamal Road
• Instagram: @gulfmallqatar

R&B Gharafa

• Location: Al Shamal Road
• Instagram: @rnbarabia

Nabina Ceramic

• Location: Al Shamal Road
• Instagram: @nabinaceramic

Where to stay

Premier Inn Doha

• Location: Al Yass Street
• Instagram: @premierinnqatar

Attractions

Al Gharrafa Air-Conditioned Park

• Location: Umm Al Zubar Street

Al Gharrafa Family Park

• Location: Maan bin Addi Street

Thani bin Jassim Stadium

• Location: Umm Al Zubar Street

Sports Dome

• Location: Jery Al Amer Street
• Instagram: @sportsdome.qa

Qatar National Convention Centre

• Location: Dukhan Road
• Instagram: @qncc.qa

Schools

Pearling Season International School

• Contact: +974 4476 8000
• Instagram: @psisqatar

Qatar Banking Studies and Business Administration Secondary School

• Contact: +974 4012 7299

Oxford English School

• Contact: +974 4486 2571
• Instagram: @oes.qatar

Gulf English School

• Contact: +974 4457 8777
• Instagram: @gesdoha

Health Centers

• Contact: +974 4003 3333
• Instagram: @sidramedicine

The Skin Art Medical Center

• Contact: +974 4481 1449
• Instagram: @skinartmedical

Kashma Eye Center

• Contact: +974 4487 2229
• Instagram: @kashma_qtr

Gharrafat Al Rayyan Health Center ‎

• Contact: +974 4406 9917

Pharmacy

• Sidra Pharmacy
• Generic Pharmacy
• Kulud Pharmacy
• Sunlife Pharmacy
• Wellcare Pharmacy
• Care n Cure pharmacy
• Alkharashy Pharmacy

Fitness Centers

Max Muscles Gym

• Contact: +974 7061 5368

Wellness Gharafa

• Contact: +974 5505 0418
• Instagram: @f360qtr

Salons

• L’Azalee Beauty Salon
• Lady Lavender Salon
• W&A Salon
• W New Look Spa
• Classic Moon Beauty Salon
• Trifoglio Salon & Spa

Mosques

• Sheikh Eid bin Mohammed Al Thani Mosque
• Ka'ab Bin Malik Mosque
• Gharafa Mosque

Gas station

• City Petrol Station
• Woqod Petrol Station - Al Gharrafa

How to get around

The nearest Doha Metro station to Al Gharrafa is the Qatar National Library Metro Station on the Green Line.

Karwa Bus

• L505
• L527
• R701
• T616
• L528
• T607

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