Gold Souk Dubai

This post is a brief description of the Gold souk in Dubai.Gold souk is in the heart of  Dubai. It faces the Dubai creek and is approximately a 20 minutes drive from the Dubai airport. For someone coming directly from the airport by metro should get off at the AL RAS metro station. You will need to change from Red line to green line at the Union station.

The Gold souk is a market where mainly gold jewelry is sold in all its various forms. Finished products of jewelry, gems, unset jewelry, workshops, manufacturing, all is done in the gold souk. You will find diamond jewelry, precious stone jewelry, plain gold jewelry, bars, coins, designer jewelry, branded jewelry, jewelry produced locally and internationally. Gold souk is one of the main hubs for gold jewelry trading and retailing.

All karat-age of jewelry is sold: 14KT, [ not commonly though], 18kt,21kt , 22kt, 24 kt. Gold comes in white gold, rose gold, yellow gold, white gold, copper colored and all various colors including green. Usually this colored gold in is 18kt purity. [ Gold is colored by changing the percentage of alloys mixed in gold but maintains the 18KT purity of gold.] When buying such jewelry always look for the 750 or 18kt mark or ask the sales person to show you the purity marking.


The jewelry stores sell a vast variety of jewelry. Besides gold  jewelry, there are stores selling luxury watches, second hand watches, certified diamonds, loose gemstones and un-setted jewelry [jewelry without stones for other jewelers to buy] and silver jewelry.

There are shops in the gold souk that will exchange your old gold jewelry against your new purchase. Some will purchase for cash [ very few] . The stores that purchase jewelry against cash, usually ask for receipt and contact details to prevent fraud and reselling of robbed jewelry. So make sure you ALWAYS retain your jewelry receipts.

Besides being the heart of jewelry stores, the area around gold souk has plenty to offer locals and tourists. From the famous spice souk where a dearth of loose spices are to be found to stores selling cloth , perfumes, oud, cutlery and crockery stores, stationery, scarves, abayas, electronic stores, laces, toys, footwear ..and the list goes on. The Gold souk area has plenty to offer everyone.

If you get tired of looking around there are plenty of small cafeterias and famous shawarma booths to be found at nearly every corner. Do try their cocktail and fresh juices too. There is also a Baskin Robbins to be found in the Gold souk. This is in fact one of the first few Baskin Robbin shop that opened in Dubai and is roughly 20 years old or more.

Do not forget to pay for your parking it is 2 Dirhams for one hour, 5 Dirhams for two hours, 7 dirhams for three. hours and 11 Dirhams for four hours.

If you are in an adventurous all out exploration mood you can walk to the creek, take the famous abra [boat] ride , cross the creek and explore the opposite side called Bur Dubai.....

Hope you enjoyed reading this post. I would love to answer any questions you may have about the gold souk....

Thank you :)

VEZZARO BANGLES IN 18 KT GOLD

This post is about my two most favorite bangles. I wear these quite often and find them quite trendy.
Manufactured in Italy by Vezzaro, these are made in 18 kt gold.
Approximate weight is 25 gms. They are available in different weights as well as color and designs.

This beauty is in White Gold 18 kt and is quite sparkly. Basically its a chain wrapped around a pipe. This piece is easily wearable and has a spring in the middle and is simply slipped on. Variations in design are also available.
This piece has quite a presence and can be worn alone casually with a pair of jeans and also more formally. It will  add the glam quotient to any outfit. As with all jewellery, consistent wear can take the sheen off the gold, but all you need to do is go to your nearest jeweller and tell them you want it plated.[ They will charge you a small amount for it.]

This bangle also manufactured by Vezzaro is in Rose Gold 18 kt. It has a secure clasp on the side and is easy to wear. I am quite fond of this bangle due to its different color, not your usual yellow gold jewellery piece.

I have owned thesetwo  pieces for three years and frequently wear them.
They are quite sturdy though but a word of caution as suffered by one customer, a really hard knock may break the chain wrapped around the pipe and soldering it back on would will not help regain its look.

Available at all big stores in Deira Gold Souk Dubai
Stocked by Ruby Damas as well.
Prices: AED 3500+  [dependant on gold rate+weight]

What do you think of these pieces?