Perfume Souq

Looking like an old apothecary, shops in the Perfume Souq are fronted with bulbous glass bottles filled with hundreds of oil-based fragrances. The scents are a traditional part of Middle Eastern life and range from heavy wood-based smells to mild floral traces. Decide which is right for you, and the storekeepers will siphon some off into a smaller glass bottle. If you have a favorite scent, bring it with you – some storekeepers can custom make perfumes to suit. This is also the place to learn about oud, a scented oil made from agarwood and loved by Emiratis, and bakhoor, fragrant wood chips used for incense. The Perfume Souq is open from 10am to 10pm daily, except Fridays when it's open from 4pm to 10pm.