Old souq ( Al Souq Al Kabeer ) — Local services in Dubai

⚠️ AVOID THE SOUKS ENTIRELY – YOU’LL GET SCAMMED! ⚠️

❌ Overpriced items, misleading pricing, NO REFUNDS. Tourists, be warned—DO NOT shop here! Instead, go to malls, where prices are CLEAR and you can get a REFUND if needed.

🚨 MY EXPERIENCE:

I visited this store during RAMADAN, expecting honesty and fairness. Instead, Sheraz took advantage of this and sold me low-quality products at 10X the real price. I only realized the scam after checking prices elsewhere.

When I went back, they...

A visit place for any new comer or tourist to Dubai is quite incomplete without a visit to the OLD SOUQ aka SOUQ AL KABEER (The Grand Bazaar). Primarily a retail walk through market also known as the CHAPRA BAZAAR (The ROOF market), which was covered with Asbestos Sheets from right to left. The pillars and the intricately carved roof rebranded the ROOF concept in the late 1990's. Also home to the ABRA - the WATER TAXI - Which plies between the two districts - Bur...

One of the very few places where passing tourists are pushed intensely that we have experienced in Dubai. At first glance it may seem that everything is cultural and authentic, but this is basically a place where you can buy everything from cheap fake things, and if you're lucky, you get good quality. The best advice to give is to check carefully and be observant. It is a market intended for tourists,...