Tangier shops differently from Marrakech: less pressure, more Andalusian influence, and prices that still bend. Trade Rif wool blankets in Rue des Chrétiens, hunt Spanish-era antiques near Boulevard Pasteur, and stock up on Ceuta-smuggled oddities the tour buses never reach.
Tangier's sprawling working-class flea market, 4 km south of the Medina. Second-hand European clothing arrives by the bale from Spain; also copperware, mattresses and mismatched china. Opens 08:00 daily, busiest Sunday. Cash only, no fixed prices.
The Medina lane running from Petit Socco where weavers sell handira wedding blankets, Rif wool throws and cotton fouta towels straight off the loom. Shops open roughly 10:00-19:00, most closed Friday midday for prayers.
A working weavers' fondouk off Rue de la Liberté where Jebala women from the hills sell striped mendil cloth and cactus-silk scarves in a covered courtyard. Around a dozen looms still operate here; open mornings to late afternoon except Friday.
The herbalists clustered on the Medina-facing edge of the square sell saffron by the gram, ras el hanout blends mixed to order, argan oil and black soap for the hammam. Stalls run until about 20:00, later in summer.
A Ville Nouvelle concept store stocking Moroccan designers: leather bags by Casablanca ateliers, Tangier-printed linen and ceramics from Safi. Open Monday-Saturday 10:00-19:30. Fixed prices and card payment accepted.
The 1949 bookshop where Bowles, Genet and Choukri were published and browsed. Sells French, Spanish, Arabic and English titles on Tangier, plus limited-run art books and postcards. Open Monday-Saturday 09:30-13:00 and 15:30-19:30.
Opposite the Hôtel El Minzah, a four-floor antiques house dealing in Spanish colonial furniture, Hispano-Moresque tiles, brass lanterns and old Tangier photographs. Open daily 09:00-19:00; shipping arranged for large pieces.
Tangier's modern mall with Zara, Marwa, a Marjane hypermarket and a cinema, open daily 10:00-22:00. Useful for fixed-price basics, a supermarket run of argan oil and Moroccan tea, and air-conditioned relief.
A short row of silversmiths below the Kasbah gate selling Berber fibula brooches, Tuareg crosses and Amazigh enamel from the Anti-Atlas. Look for the 925 stamp; old tribal pieces are sold by weight. Open 10:00-18:00, closed Friday morning.
The state-run craft complex where leatherworkers, babouche makers and woodcarvers work in open workshops with government price tags on the wall. Open Monday-Saturday 09:00-18:00 — useful as a haggling benchmark before the Medina.
A four-generation Medina antiques dealer specialising in Berber jewellery, embroidered kaftans and Fassi rugs, stacked floor to ceiling. Opens roughly 10:00-19:00; the owner will unroll carpets and talk provenance over mint tea.
Just outside the Medina walls near Grand Socco, coppersmiths hammer teapots, trays and tagine lids by hand while nearby stalls sell Chinese gunpowder tea by the kilo and pressed mint. Workshops run until dusk, six days a week.