Mic Mac Mall

You know what? I’m not a mall fan, and I live in downtown Halifax, but if I had to go to a mall it would be this one. Compared to the Halifax Shopping Centre, It has more stores I like to shop at. It’s hard to say I enjoy shopping at the mall since it is so close to Christmas. Plus it’s a mall, the moment I walk into one I instantly forget what I’m there for and want to leave. This mall has one of my all time favourite stores attached to it, a Winners/​HomeSense. Plus, it has a liquor store, which is a store I usually need to hit up after spending time in a mall. UPDATE: the liquor store has pulled out of this location! Sad.

Mic mac mall is one of the nicest malls I have been to in a while they have just about everything you need from rest stations phone charging stations and breastfeeding stations this is a very well designed mall

What is it with fashion these days?! Honestly, I might as well walk around in my bra and panties for all the good today’s «Fashion» is gonna do to cover up my extremities. I can’t find nice clothes anymore or anything I like.
I use to come to the mall all the time and now I avoid it. This is the strangest mall ever.
First of all. There are several stores that have moved from one end to another and back again. closed then have reopened somewhere else in the store. Don’t believe me? Dynamite, Garage, American Eagle, Bluenotes, Ardene’s, Costa Blanca, Eddie Bauer and West 49 have all switched locations and no doubt will do it in the future.
And you know what else gets me? WHAT IS WITH ALL THESE TELEPHONE COMPANIES? If you need a cell phone plan then Mic Mac’s got your back. Bell, Telus, Koodo, Eastlink, Rogers, Virgin, Fido and at least THREE STANDS THAT OFFER DEALS WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE are at your disposal in this mall. Seriously. Koodo is right across from Rogers and RIGHT beside them is a store that has pricing for both of those companies. I have no idea who «ok“ed this idea but clearly they didn’t think to sell the space to another type of retailer.
Lastly, this mall really has no identity. For some unknown reason there’s a BCBG in Mic Mac that’s surrounded by generally lower costs clothes. So if you’re feeling bummed that you can’t afford an $ 800 dress… well you can drag your feet to Old Navy and mope there. Some high-​end jewellery and an ardene’s just one floor down. Why spend $ 2000 on a ring when you can get a 100 for $ 10 piece?
O AND. There is absolutely no sitting area other than the food court. Sure some of those gawd awful metal «chairs» for you to re-​gain your breath but nothing with nice big chairs.

Don’t really go here since there isn’t anything different that I can already get in my area. I use to go all the time for D-​Tox & Spencers but now that there is a Spencers in my area I have no reason to go to this mall.

You know, it’s the mall. And the mall is, in many ways, great.
As someone who doesn’t own a car, the advantage of a mall is it’s one-​stop shopping. You get in and can do as many stores as you want. You almost never have to go outside (except for Old Navy, oddly) until you leave. While I appreciate the variety that places like Dartmouth Crossing provide, without a car, you’re sunk.
No mall is perfect and Mic Mac has its flaws. However, overall? It’s pretty darn good! There are stores to suit most needs (especially if you’re looking for clothing). The layout can lead to some confusion, even after years of going there but that is, I guess, on me more than the mall.
The food court? Meh. Really. Just meh. Not very large. Very crowded. Not much variety. Mic Mac needs to step up their game there.

Good mall in my eyes although I am not a mall person myself. But my favorite store would have to be Spencers. But nonetheless this mall has more variety the most malls. But I really don’t go to this small often, I usually go to Halifax shopping center

Ah, Mic Mac. This was my mall growing up in many ways. It was closer to home, and I worked there in my late teens for about five years. It’s changed a lot since then, and while I don’t shop there as often now, it’s still an all right place to kill an hour or two. I’ve also given them at least one extra star for the food court. It’s pretty much perfect.
I feel like this is a mall is changing to cater to the under 23-​set and their moms. A lot of the stores in here cater to those two age groups, with a few scraps for everyone else scattered throughout. A number of new stores here have been opened in the last few months and they’re all for the younger crowd: Spencers, Forever 21, Journeys, etc. Not that I don’t enjoy wandering through these places, and I may drop them a few coins here and there, it would just be nice to see something a bit more high-​class, upper end, you know?
I suppose I’ll have to keep going to HaliS for that.
And yes, I’m going to make HaliS happen. Watch me.

It’s a comfortable mall to shop. Lots of different stores and places to choose from.

As my old stomping ground, Halifax Shopping Centre, focuses more on pushing out mid-​range stores and replacing them with higher-​end, holy-​what-​ugly-​clothes stores, I find myself gravitating more to Mic Mac. It’s out of my way, but it’s where I finished my Christmas shopping this year.
It also helps that this mall is so much larger, so they have room to cater to all tastes. Three glorious levels of shopping (I know that sounds like hell to some people, but not to me)! It’s virtually impossible to not find everything on your list here. My only complaint is the lack of bookstore. I know, Chapters is in the immediate vicinity, but as someone who prefers parking once and staying indoors (curse all these strip malls), I would much prefer it be attached to the mall proper.
Even when the parking lot is PACKED and you end up five miles from the nearest entrance, once inside MMM is spacious, well laid out and an overall pleasant experience. Plus I love The Bay — they can’t be beat for selection of women’s clothing.

Mic Mac Mall…
I admit, I am an ignorant traveler of the world. Once I walk in, i was amazed at the stores I found inside… Anywhere form a drug store, to Blacks Cameras, and even American Eagle… Why I thought I’d be walking into a mall with 7 stores in it with one being a Sears, I was highly impressed. Even down to (or up to in literal terms) the food court’s variations of choice.
Parking is not an issue.

Instead of writing about a particular food court destination for today’s Unilocalspiration review, I’m just going to go ahead and say that Mic Mac Mall has a much better food court than the Halifax Shopping Centre.
And you know what? Almost everything else about this mall is better, too. Sure, sure, HSC has Sephora and will soon have Apple. But Mic Mac is my jam. Chapters, Winners HomeSense, H&M, these are my places. The Toys ‘R Us fits my board game loving needs, and all the stores required to throw together a new outfit for not too much money are present as well.
My one gripe? The layout. Halifax Shopping Centre is a loop, and therefore one cannot get lost. I never, ever know where I am when I’m at Mic Mac Mall, and end up staring at the map looking for «Your are here» as though I’m some poor, frumpy tourist just waiting to be mugged by a local mall rat.

How do you review a mall? Layout? Parking? Available food and drinks? Variety of stores? Clean washrooms?
If these are the proper rating criteria, Mic Mac does it all fairly well. Personally not a huge mall shopper, if I go it’s in and out with a pit stop at the food court for Yakisoba and DQ.

Despite hating the parking lot around this mall, it’s my favourite mall to shop at. I’m a pretty infrequent mall visitor in general, but when I need to hit the mall, Mic Mac has a few favourites that I can’t live without, like LUSH, H&M and Homesense.
Since I was a kid, I’ve loved the big escalators in the middle with the food court at the top. There’s a Starbucks, which I think is an important addition. And, the Christmas décor is pretty great.
Overall, it’s always my pick for a general day at the mall.

To me Mic Mac Mall is a great place to shop. Coming from Cape Breton It’s a huge improvement over the Mayflower Mall. It has my gaming needs with EB Games, my coffee and tea love with Starbucks and David’s TEA, as well as Zellers and numerous clothing stores.
There is a wide variety of stores for everyone and anyone but the food court is disappointing for someone who doesn’t eat fast food as much if at all. But then again it’s a food court. Definitely a must visit for shoppers in or aroun. d the HRM

I don’t always visit malls, but when I do, I prefer Mic Mac. And I swear that’s not just my Dartmouth allegiance talking…
Sure — Halifax Shopping Centre keeps landing new retailers like the Apple Store, Victoria Secret, and all the make-​up shops that get the ladies foaming at the mouth with excitement, but I just don’t find there’s a whole lot there worth getting excited about. Plus the weird layout means I’m always lost in that space between the Dollar Store and the Bowling Alley. No thanks.
But dear, sweet Mic Mac… it’s set up in a proper figure-​eight that means you know exactly how to walk in order to see all the stores, and there are exits everywhere (in large part thanks to The Bay, more an exit strategy than a store now) so you can get in and out without much trouble.
The favourites: H&M, Homesense, HMV, and Villa Madina.

This is your typical Mall, full of big and small names. Its busy busy busy! but The layout keeps you from constantly bumping into people (aside from the Christmas season of course).
Great for any shopping trip. Everything you need in one place. Parking is never an issue either!

I enjoy going to the Mic Mac Mall once in a while but I’m not a big fan. I find it isn’t as welcoming as the shopping center on Mumford rd. But that could be because three floors can be a little overwhelming.
The East Side Mario’s in the mall has decent food and doesn’t look at you weird if you’re dining solo. They may just sit you in the bar.

I often fall in and out of love with Mic Mac Mall.
I’m not sure why really.
There are more than enough shops for everyone’s budget and something for everyone.
There are some high end stores and some low end stores. Not to forget all the regular staples that are becoming apart of basic malls, a department store, the drug store, a makeup store (TIP: MAC counter inside the Bay), clothing stores for men and women, jewellery stores, shoe stores, lingerie, cards, toys, you name it.
This is also one of only two malls in the HRM that has a Starbucks in it! (Not sure if I’d even count Scotia square as a mall anymore, but hey.)
This is definitely a mall that most out of towners and tourists stop by, I know from experience as most my family isn’t from the HRM. So make sure you bring your out of town friends and family in for a visit!

Oh, the days of my youth come flooding into view as clear crystal when I step into this Dartmouth shopping conglomerate.
I spent most of my junior high weekends eating Pretzel Maker and Laura Secord, walking the halls, looking at clothes and searching for cuties. Then, I was a mall employee for my high school days, working the Le Château floor, selling clothes and dancing to the club beats.
The memories may be distant, but this mall still holds a spot as my favorite in the HRM. Not only is it bright and airy, it’s well laid out and has managed to keep with the times, doing major renovations and incorporating the shifting trends with ease.
There’s an H&M, Winner’s, as well as a bunch of new shops that I’d never even heard of until my recent trip in. The fountain has been removed and a Starbucks is setting up shop on the lower level. As well, the mall has couches in some of the alcoves for patrons to stop, sit and take a break from the shopping madness.
Tragically, Sparkles has closed up shop. I found this out when Andrew and I ventured in with pockets full of quarters and gaming in our hearts. H&M now resides where this corner arcade once dwelled. At this fun center a decade and a half ago, I realized I could be a problem gambler after spending ten dollars on the teddy-​bear crane game. I left with no prize and an empty pocket… how sobering indeed.
The Bay is pretty jamming, with a tiny MAC shop on the lowest level, as well as a mega perfume district. Take it from me, don’t get overzealous and squirt on multiple scents; it can only end in headaches.
Mic Mac Mall is the bee’s knees in chain-​store shopping. I advocate a visit, paired with a stop at the upstairs photo-​booth. It may be expensive, but at least you’ll always remember your mall visit. Ah bliss…

The Mic Mac Mall offers over 160 shops and eateries on the eastern side of the HRM. Mic Mac is convenient to majour highways and offers shopping at big stores like The Bay, Zeller’s, Shoppers Drug Mart, Toys R Us, and Winners/​Home Sense. Mic Mac has a food court and plenty of specialty food places including Jugo Juice, Perks Coffee, Orange Julius, A&W, Starbucks, and Tim Horton’s (yummo!).
We did some shopping here recently to check out some stores such as HMV, Old Navy, Eddie Bauer, Sony Style, and The Source At Circuit City. MicMac is a good size mall, but it was very crowded inside on a Saturday morning and we had to park way out in East Bumf – k.
Anyways, we spent a good 90 minutes shopping here. I picked up a few things on sale at Old Navy and Winners and had a good cup of coffee at Perks. Next stop for us was, Downtown Halifax for an afternoon of chill time.