Aladdin Market

BEST HOOKAH PLACE!
This is a Middle Eastern Market. I never go here for all that jazz since it’s not my style. They have a great selection of halaal meats don’t get me wrong, but the hookah selection is nice. I have been coming here for years for hookah. They used to have an epic selection of hookah and now it is moved to just one corner. They reduced the amount of hookahs but increased the amount of shisha being sold. They carry Starbuzz, Al Fahker, and Fantasia. The flavors are fresh and nowhere near expiration. Every time I go I usually drop $ 150 – 200 on shisha and coals. The prices here are worth the drive too! We spent $ 150 and got ourselves over 10 flavors of 100g or higher! Included was 3 hookah bowls, two huge bags of coals, and hookah tips. Anywhere else you go in Denver Metro has ridiculous prices. I highly recommend this place for great deals on shisha.

I had forgotten how fun it is to stroll around an ethnic market’s aisles when I found this gem in the middle of nowhere. I was in search of a good bottle of Rose Water and Vanilla Beans (both rare ingredients now a days). Fortunately, Aladdin Market has a plethora of neat and unusual stuff that would easily make me a happy camper in the kitchen (except vanilla beans… sad face). They do have a large variety of Hookas for sale, which is great if I had the money to smoke that kind of stuff.
3.5 stars.

Lately, the shopette just east of Korea House on Havana Street has turned into quite the hive of Middle Eastern/​East African activity. But before all of these (admittedly fantastic) new businesses sprang up, there was Aladdin.
I honestly can’t remember a time when that shop wasn’t there. Although it has gone through some changes in its day (the present owner is from South Sudan), it’s still a heavyweight in the specialty-​food sweepstakes.
You can find so many things here to please the palate. Jallab (raisin) and Toot (mulberry) juices, in those petite glass bottles, happily coexist in the cooler with frozen Kataif pastry. Just a few feet away, the friendly butcher will chop up a number of Halal meats (goat, lamb, beef, etc.!) for you in whatever quantities you desire. And on the shelves you will find bottles of Qamareddine (apricot syrup) and ready-​to-​cook mixes for Falafel (chickpea croquettes) and Mujaddarah (rice-​and-​lentil pilaf).
Then, right by the door, you can buy some Kisra, the Sudanese national bread tasting a bit like a cross between Ethiopian Injera and a Mexican corn tortilla. I have also seen the savory Somali pastries called Sambusa on certain occasions too.
Visit Aladdin — because some genies are too good to keep bottled up.