Don't flame me, the search function is not working!!!

I'm transiting between Doha and Istanbul, don't need any more electronic devices (which I understand are not cheap there anyway), and don't care for gold jewelry. This will be my first trip to the Gulf and I'm interested in soaking up atmosphere, ridiculous as that sounds when talking about an airport. If the "atmosphere" at DXB consists of people frantically shopping, then I guess I can go watch that happen, but I'd rather get a good meal if there's one to be had.

Thanks for any suggestions!