You can pay with dollars. The only thing, if you come to a small local store, then they can not accept dollars, but in large shopping complexes they accept.

Best of all in a trip to the UAE to take dollars, whose The course here has not changed for many years. On the exchange of EUR, you can lose more money, because the rate for this currency there is clearly understated. Moreover, almost all shops, cafes and even markets here accept dollars. But still, it's better to pay in dirhams: from dollars, they usually do not give change.

As for the exchange itself, in Dubai there are a lot of banks and exchange offices, they change a lot more where, including. in supermarkets. The most advantageous banking exchange. Important: be sure to keep checks from stores and exchangers. By the way, exchange is carried out at the same rate.

It is best to take a dollar international card in such a trip and pay it or take a local currency, it is more convenient.