If Dubai's Gold Souk dazzles your eyes, the Spice Souk conquers your nose. Step under the covered galleries—and you're enveloped in aromas of saffron, cardamom, cinnamon, frankincense, and dozens of herbs and spices from across the East. This is one of Dubai's last authentic markets, where trade continues just as it did a hundred years ago.

Market History

Dubai has been a crossroads of trade routes between India, Africa, and the Middle East for centuries. Spices were one of the main commodities in this trade. Pepper, cinnamon, cloves from India and Indonesia; frankincense and myrrh from Yeme...