The Silk Road Spice Merchant

I had tried some of their seasonings before so made it a point to stop in when I was in Edmonton. The whole store smelled so good and the employees were very helpful. I found exactly what I needed and more! I'm also very excited to display the complimentary magazine!

Visiting the Silk Road is always an adventure. I love browsing in this store and looking at all the bottles filled with spices, extracts and other goodies. The best part? It always smells amazing!

Don't get sticker shock when you look at their prices. Yes: it is more expensive to buy spices from the Silk Road than the grocery store but the quality is definitely worth it. Once you start buying high-quality spices, you'll never go back. They have everything from common kitchen spices to more adventurous blends and flavours. They also have a decent selection of flavoured salts and sugars.

Not only is the Silk Road a great place for home chefs, it's also fantastic for home bartenders. They have a wide variety of bitters, syrups and tools, many of which are locally owned and produced.

Next time you're looking for a gift for someone who loves to cook (or drink!) the Silk Road is a great place to start!

Everything you need in one store.
Refiilabke jars. Great staff. Online orders for now due this situation we are in.
Quick to reply if you have question.
Great place!

So so glad that this place is existed! I was about to make my Base Genep (the Balinese spices mixed) but I missed an ingredient, Javanese long pepper which is rare to find including at Indian grocers.

As I was browsing on the internet, I found the website of this store where I can buy online. Instead of buying it online, I might as well visit the store.

This place definitely is a heaven for Spices Lovers like me! The moment I entered the store, I reminisced about Toko Jamu (herbal stores) back when I was a kid in Indonesia. The aroma!

After browsing around, what spices that they brought from Indonesia, I finally picked up some spices in including Javanese long pepper. Btw did you know that Bombay Saphire gin is adding Javanese long pepper in it?

What a treat to now have our very own Silk Road Spice Merchant in Edmonton in Old Strathcona located on Whyte Avenue!

Previously, one would have to travel to Calgary to be spoiled by all of their amazing spices!

Today, I sampled their fabulous mulled apple cider! Mmm... You just cannot beat that smell! It is the absolute perfect blend of spices to have simmering on your stove with apple juice as your guests arrive for Christmas supper!

The staff were super friendly and knowledgeable! And did I mention the cuteness factor? I just loved the old world feel and layout of the store!

I foresee many, many more trips here in the near future!

Spice shop on whyte ave. It's a very pleasant design inside with an old fashioned farm store feel.Rows and rows of jars of spices they grind and combine themselves in store from what i've seen.
Pretty much every chile,salt,pepper,chinese,indian etc etc spice you can think of.
Prices are very good as well.
Several different sizes.
I usually spend 45 minutes browsing and pick up my favourites which are powdered and minced smoked garlic powder,hot peri peri inferno spice,mayan chili ,cajun hot blackening chili spice ,ocean salt lime spice.
It's spice heaven.
They even have bitters and cocoa .
Once you come here you won't want to look at the grocery store stuff any more.
Staff is friendly and they have a list of sodium free spices they'll let you check out if you need.
The jars come without shaker lids but you can buy them at the counter.

This is my favorite and only place to get spices!!! They have so many variety from all over the world!!! And they are fresh, prices are the same as the other stores and I think this is best price for the quality of the product you are getting!!!! I enjoy going there all the time I need to fill up my spice pantry!!!! My kids love it too, they have a little place for them to play!!! What a good place to enjoy the smells, flavor, and kid friendly!!!! If you haven't try the spices from this place, you have to do it!!! You won't go back to store products again!!!!

Nice spice rack if you are baking or cooking something that you wont be using lots...or maybe if your creation goes well. You will!! You get to smell, and try some of the stuff, very helpful and knowable staff. I came here with a friend before heading to the farmer market and we enjoy our experience here and end up coming back.

We were given a house warming gift of a 4 pack (the best seller set) of Cajun Blackened Spice, Saltwater Chili-Lime Seasoning**, Scarborough Fair and Old Chicago Steak Spice**.

I will never go back to normal spices! These are absolutely amazing.

You'll find what you're looking for and some! The sizes are great - we've had ours for less than a year and will restock soon. You can take your old bottles and they'll reuse them as well since they're made of glass.

You'll find other things in the store like cook books, bitters and cocktail supplies, kitchen supplies and more.

The first time I experienced Silk Road was a trip to Calgary. I didn't think a spice store would be that interesting but I was amazed at how cool I thought the store concept was after visiting.

Flash forward a year and I hear that they are coming to Edmonton on Whyte Ave which is close to where I live. I thought another great store to add to the vibrancy of Whyte!

They have an amazing and eclectic selection of spices to choose from. Lots of neat and unusual things to smell and experiment with in your cooking. They also have some cool kitchen and cooking gadgets, cookbooks, and other items of interest.

The staff are very knowledgeable and super-friendly. I asked about gluten and apparently there are only 2 items that have any. I don't recall which but the staff will let you know if you ask about it.

If you are into cooking and food then you have to visit this store!