Finding ube in the UAE has never been easier. Thanks to the UAE's huge Filipino community of over 650,000 residents, ube products have been available in specialist grocery stores for years. Now, with ube hitting the global mainstream, even large hypermarkets and online platforms carry it. Here is exactly where to look.
The single easiest way to buy ube in the UAE is online. Amazon delivers ube powder, extract, and halaya to all seven Emirates, usually within 2–5 days. No driving around looking for it — order once and have it at your door.
Top-rated ube powder with thousands of reviews. Ships internationally to all UAE emirates. Perfect for lattes, baking, and ice cream.
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📍 Delivers across UAE
Stocks Pamana Purple Yam Jam in 680g jars — a Philippine-made brand with authentic flavour.
📍 luluhypermarket.com
Lulu's website stocks Lulu Pinoy Lasa Purple Yam Spread (340g) and Siblings Sweet Yam Jam — both made in the Philippines.
The UAE's major hypermarket chains all stock Filipino products — including ube — in dedicated international or Asian food sections. Your best bet is heading to a larger format store rather than a small branch.
📍 Multiple locations, Dubai & Abu Dhabi
One of the best UAE supermarkets for Filipino products. Look in the Asian or Filipino products aisle. Stocks ube jam and purple yam spread under own-brand and Philippine labels.
📍 Mall of the Emirates, Dubai Festival City, City Centre Mirdif & more
Carrefour stocks Filipino-origin products in its World Foods section. Larger branches have the best selection. Check the Asian foods aisle for ube jam and extract.
📍 Satwa, Al Rigga, Al Mamzar, Al Barsha & 40+ locations
Al Maya is particularly popular with Filipino expats and stocks a strong range of Philippine products. Open 24 hours at many branches and offers home delivery via WhatsApp.
📍 Discovery Gardens, Al Barsha, Al Nahda & more
One of the most popular supermarkets among Filipino expats in Dubai. Specifically known for stocking hard-to-find Filipino products including ube essentials and pork products.
For the widest selection of ube products — including fresh grated frozen ube, multiple extract brands, and hard-to-find items — Filipino specialty grocery stores are your best bet. These are stocked specifically for the Filipino community and carry everything.
📍 Al Muraqqabat, Deira, Dubai
The go-to Filipino grocery destination in Dubai. Stocks a comprehensive range of ube products including ube jam, ube extract, ube powder, and frozen grated ube. Also carries ready-made ube desserts.
📍 Stalls inside Al Maya, Carrefour, Choithrams, Lulu, Spinneys & West Zone
A beloved Filipino bakery with stalls inside major supermarkets across the UAE. Sells ube-flavoured baked goods you can eat same-day. Great for trying ube without committing to buying ingredients.
📍 Dubai
Filipino-owned bakehouse serving authentic ube drinks and bakes since 2023. If you want to taste ube before cooking with it, this is the place to start.
📍 Multiple locations
Spinneys has expanded its Filipino food range significantly. The online store ships Filipino groceries including ube products across Dubai and Abu Dhabi with free delivery over AED 350.
Not ready to cook yet? These Dubai cafés serve ube drinks and desserts so you can experience ube before buying ingredients.
📍 Multiple locations across Dubai
Launched its ube drink range in spring 2026. The most accessible way to try ube for the first time in the UAE.
📍 Dubai
Filipino home kitchen brand using real ube yam. Authentic halaya, halo-halo, and ube ice cream. Popular with both Filipinos and locals.
Abu Dhabi has a growing ube scene with the same major hypermarkets available — Lulu, Carrefour, Al Maya, and West Zone all operate across the capital. For a ready-made ube experience, The Turtle Cove is Abu Dhabi's standout specialty café for ube drinks.
📍 Abu Dhabi
Noted by Time Out Abu Dhabi as the capital's only café serving ube lattes alongside other colourful specialty drinks. A must-visit for ube fans in Abu Dhabi.
📍 Multiple locations, Abu Dhabi
Largest supermarket chain in the UAE. Stocks ube halaya and purple yam spread under its Pinoy Lasa range. Online delivery available nationwide.
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