Where can travelers buy affordable groceries, dates, nuts, juices, and hair care products in Hurghada?

Gomla supermarket sells a variety of oils by volume at good prices; bring Egyptian pounds for payment.

Spinneys at Senzo and Gomla have a wide selection of chocolate-covered dates for taking home or as gifts.

Besides specialty shops, dates in any price range can be found at regular supermarkets like Carrefour and Spinneys, as well as at Mango Market (which offers a free transfer service). Gift-style options are pricier, including chocolate-coated and colorfully glazed dates. Souvenir shops tend to overprice dates.

A clarification from August 2026: Gomla is an ordinary supermarket where local residents shop, while Mango Market is aimed at tourists, with more souvenirs, mangoes and clothing than groceries.

Other affordable food items recommended for purchase in Hurghada include mango fruit leather (thin dried mango sheets), pistachio halva, and canned tuna.

Gomla supermarket is noted for fixed prices and a wide selection of sweets, fruits, and Vatika products, catering to various tastes and budgets.

A caution from July 2026: when buying chocolate-covered dates, a lot depends on where you buy and at what price — imperfect and small broken pieces are sold too, so check the product before buying.

Regarding almond-stuffed dates at Gomla, those sold in plastic containers are said to taste better than the ones in bags, though the packaging is heavier.

Near the Marina promenade, travelers recommend stopping at Gomla for mango and guava juice, plus budget-friendly Vatika hair masks and shampoo. One review noted that you should bring Egyptian pounds, as the shop may only accept local currency.

Gomla is also recommended for almond-stuffed dates, described as very fresh and especially good for tea or taking home. The price mentioned was a little over 100 LE per pack, and travelers suggest storing them in the fridge.

For take-home food shopping, travelers suggest Gomla for chocolate, imported pistachios, and dates. One review said the pistachios in colored packs were priced about the same as local pistachios in clear bags, or even slightly cheaper; Dubai chocolate and dried mango were also mentioned.

In early October 2026 Gomla was described as the people's and cheapest supermarket: prices are fixed and payment is in Egyptian pounds only. Travelers buy fruit and sweets there — dates, pistachio halva, sheets of mango fruit leather, spices, cheeses, basturma, Dubai chocolate and canned tuna. They mentioned a branch near the Sigala hotel, where one family went every other day for halva, dates, pistachios, tea and spices, and the Gomla on Sheraton Road, where another stocked up on gifts such as shampoos, conditioners and toothpaste.

In August 2026 participants advised against buying sweets in souvenir shops with tourist prices: ordinary supermarkets have a large choice of dates, halva, Dubai chocolate, fruit leather, fruit and canned tuna at prices aimed at Egyptians rather than tourists.