Friday, 2 June 2017

IKEA's Arab-inspired HEMMAFEST is perfect for family gatherings

Source: IKEA website. The Arab-inspired HEMMAFEST collection is made for Ramadhan family gatherings. The soft furnishings and crockery are meant to be mixed and matched.
Source: IKEA website. The Arab-inspired HEMMAFEST collection is made for Ramadhan family gatherings. The soft furnishings and crockery are meant to be mixed and matched.

The new Ramadhan collection from the Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA is all about the tranquillity of Ramadhan, says the Al-Futtaim group. Also called the HEMMAFEST collection, it is inspired by Arabic art with prominent floral patterns and aims to inspire everyone to get together to celebrate with family and friends.

Ramadhan is a time for remembering and reviving traditions as well as spend quality time with loved ones, eat home-cooked food, and refresh home décor. The HEMMAFEST collection is well aligned with the spirit of Ramadhan and Eid with tableware and home textiles that go perfectly with all kinds of gatherings.
 
HEMMAFEST cushions are ideal when all other seats are taken, and designed to complement the cups, plates and serving dishes in the collection. The collection is designed to be mixed and matched, from throws, curtains and floor cushions to cups, bowls and serving plates.

Ramadhan meal promotions are now available at various IKEA stores.

KSA

IKEA has a Ramadan Combo of soup or salad, plus dessert and a main dish for SR19 for adults, and SR9 for kids. The restaurant opens for iftar and suhoor in Jeddah, but only for suhoor in Riyadh and Dhahran. The combo offer consists of one dinner plate + salad plate or soup bowl + dessert plate. Beverages are excluded from the offer.

For Ramadhan, the IKEA Riyadh restaurant is open from 9pm to 3am daily; the IKEA Jeddah restaurant from 6.30pm to 3am daily, and the IKEA Dhahran restaurant from 8.30pm to 1.30am daily.


Kuwait

IKEA Kuwait has iftar specials from KD2.5 per dish. IKEA Kuwait restaurant Ramadhan timings are from 6pm to 12:30am.

Malaysia

In Malaysia, the IKEA Special buffet (Bufet Istimewa IKEA) costs RM40 per adult and is available till 21 June from 7pm to 9pm on weekdays and 7pm to 10pm on weekends. Tickets may be purchased from the IKEA restaurants in Malaysia or at the Swedish Food Markets. Each meal is limited to 150 seats.

Qatar

Qatar has a Ramadhan menu comprising the dish of the day with salad, soup and soft drink for QR35.
IKEA Qatar Restaurant & Café Ramadhan hours are:
Sunday to Wednesday: iftar to 11pm
Thursday to Saturday: iftar to midnight

The IKEA Qatar Bistro is open from Sunday to Wednesday, noon to midnight. Takeways are available from noon till iftar. From Thursdays to Saturdays the Bistro is open from 1pm to 1am, with takeaways available from 1pm till iftar.

Advertisement for IKEA's Raya buffet in Singapore.
Advertisement for IKEA's Raya buffet in Singapore.
Singapore

In Singapore, halal* supper deals are available from a very reasonable S$2. The IKEA Festive Buffet (Buffet Istimewa) is available at IKEA Tampines from 7pm to 10pm from 12 to 16 June, and 19 to 22 June. Adults eat for S$19.90 and children aged four to 12 pay S$9.90. Kids under four eat free. There is a maximum of 200 seatings. Seatings are first come, first served.

UAE

Dubai Festival City and Abu Dhabi - Yas Island in the UAE are both offering an iftar menu which provides a dish of the day with salad, soup and soft drink for AED29 (IKEA Family Members). The usual price is AED35.

The IKEA restaurant at Dubai Festival City is open from:
Sunday to Wednesday from iftar to 10:30pm
Thursday to Saturday from iftar to 11:30pm.

The IKEA Dubai Festival City Bistro is open from:
Sunday to Wednesday from iftar to 11:30pm
Thursday to Saturday from iftar to midnight
Takeaways are available from 10am until iftar

The IKEA restaurant at Abu Dhabi Yas Island is open from:
Saturday to Wednesday from iftar to 11:30pm
Thursday and Friday from iftar to 12:30am

The IKEA Abu Dhabi Yas Island Bistro is open from:
Saturday to Wednesday from iftar to midnight
Thursday and Friday from iftar to 1am 


Interested?

Watch the IKEA Ramadhan 2017 advertisement

Explore IKEA Ramadhan design recommendations for KSA for the bedroom, living room and dining room

Another ethnically-themed collection from IKEA is the limited edition JASSA collection, which offers colourful, eclectic furnishings and accesories with Southeast Asian flair 

IKEA KSA Ramadhan timings**

Riyadh store:
Saturday to Thursday: 12.30pm to 2.30am
Friday: 2pm to 2.30am

Dhahran store:
Saturday to Thursday: noon to 2am
Friday: 1.30pm to 2am

Jeddah Al Salam mall store:
Saturday to Thursday: 1pm to 3am
Friday: 4.30pm to 3am

Jeddah Al Tahlyah store:
Sunday to Thursday: 1pm to 3am
Friday: 2:30pm to 3am
Saturday: 1pm to 3am
  
IKEA Kuwait Ramadhan timings

11am to 4pm, then 8pm to 1am

IKEA Qatar Ramadhan timings

Sunday to Wednesday: noon to midnight
Thursday and Saturday: noon to 1am
Friday: 1pm to 1am

IKEA Singapore Ramadhan timings

Opening hours extended till 12am on Fridays and Saturdays till 17 June
IKEA UAE Ramadhan timings

Dubai Festival City store:
Sunday to Wednesday: 10am to 11pm
Thursday to Saturday: 10am to midnight

Swedish Food Market
Sunday to Wednesday: 10am to 11pm
Thursday to Saturday: 10am to midnight 

Abu Dhabi Yas Island store:
Sunday to Wednesday: noon to midnight
Thursday to Saturday: noon to 1am

Swedish Food Market
Saturday to Wednesday: noon to midnight
Thursday and Friday: noon to 1am

Editor's comment: Not all products or offers may be available in your country. Check IKEA Facebook for more information. Facebook pages default automatically to the country of origin. The English IKEA websites for Indonesia, Jordan and Turkey did not display any Ramadhan promotions or timings at the time of writing.

*IKEA Singapore offers halal food at one of its outlets, the Tampines store.

**IKEA Ramadhan timings are sometimes different on different pages of the website. When in doubt, take the latest opening hours and the earliest closing hours as a guide.