World Trade Center Souk
سوق المركز التجاري العالمي · Central Market, downtown Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi
Foster + Partners' modern take on a souk sits on the site of the old Central Market, with carved timber lanes and oud and spice stalls.
- Free
- About 1 h
- Easy
- Indoors
How it works
Enter from Khalifa Street or through the mall and walk the timber-screened souk lanes on the lower floors.
The catch
Many units are chain shops now, so the traditional feel is confined to a few lanes.
Checked Nov 2026
Pair it with
- Erth · Emirati food · 0.4 km away
- Erth · Breakfast · 0.4 km away
- Al Ibrahimi Restaurant (Madinat Zayed) · Big groups · 1.0 km away
Something here is wrong
Get there
Open: About 10am-10pm, later at weekends