Fes sells what it still makes: hand-cut zellige, hammered brass, cedar boxes, saffron by the gram. Three days move from the medina's guild souks to the potters' quarter and the Mellah goldsmiths, with fixed-price stops for anyone tired of bargaining.
The spice and perfume souk beside the Kairaouine, open roughly 09:00–19:00 (many shops shut Friday midday). Saffron runs 30–60 MAD a gram, ras el hanout 20–40 MAD per 100g, argan oil 120–200 MAD for 250ml.
A small shaded square of herbalists and cosmetics stalls around a plane tree, selling henna cones (10–20 MAD), kohl, rose water, black soap and unglazed pottery. Sellers open around 10:00 and close by late afternoon.
The coppersmiths' square, where two dozen workshops hammer brass and tin trays, couscous pots and teapots in the open. You hear it before you see it. Small trays start near 150 MAD, large engraved ones 600–1,500 MAD.
Cedar workshops around Place Nejjarine turning out inlaid boxes, chess sets and folding Quran stands. Aromatic Atlas cedar boxes run 80–400 MAD by size; thuya-wood inlay costs more. Most stalls close by 19:00.
The best-known ceramic and zellige works in the potters' quarter east of the medina, with olive-pit-fired kilns and craftsmen chiselling tile shapes by hand. Open daily 08:30–18:30, free workshop tour, shipping arranged.
A riad-garden concept store in Douh where a French antiques dealer sells embroidered cushions, vintage Berber textiles and reworked kaftans. Lunch at the attached Fez Café makes it an easy midday stop.
State-run craft complex on Avenue Allal Ben Abdellah with individual artisan booths — leather, weaving, wrought iron, ceramics — all at posted non-negotiable prices. Open Monday to Saturday, roughly 09:00–18:00.
Ville Nouvelle's main mall: three floors of Moroccan and international labels, Marwa and Diamantine for local ready-to-wear, a supermarket for packaged pastries and Moroccan tea, plus a rooftop food court. Open until 22:00.
Behind the green-and-gold gate, a covered lane of goldsmiths and silver dealers serving Fassi families, not tourists. Silver Berber fibulae and Hand-of-Fatima pendants run 150–600 MAD; gold is sold by daily weight price.
The old Jewish quarter's balconied street, lined with small workshops selling embroidered textiles, antique brass and mismatched vintage zellige panels salvaged from old riads. Quieter and cheaper than the medina core.
A sprawling second-hand and junk market outside the southeastern gate — old door knockers, Singer sewing machines, chipped enamelware and genuinely old carpets among the plastic. Busiest Thursday and Sunday mornings.
A tiny hand-cut soap workshop on the medina's main artery, making olive-oil soaps scented with orange blossom, cedar and amber, alongside ghassoul clay and kessa exfoliating gloves. Bars around 25–40 MAD.