The Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar are excellent examples of traditional Ottoman pattern bazaars. The main feature of the Spice Bazaar is its "L" shape, making it a "double bazaar". The Egyptian Spice Bazaar is a structure built in a traditional Ottoman pattern as a combination of two separate bazaars. Its rows of stone and brick in a traditional Ottoman pattern make it unique. The east-west wing of this double bazaar resulting from the "L" shaped architecture is comparatively longer than the other. Right at the crossing point, where long and short branches meet, is a prayer place covered with a cross vault.
In total, there are six gates in Spice Bazaar. Two of them are big and the other four of them are relatively smaller. Spice Bazaar's main entrances are located alongside two long branches. Each of these two main entrances has a two-story doorway with a six-arch colonnade. Furthermore, the gate that leads to Tahmis Street has also two-story doorways with six-arch colonnades. In addition to these entrances, there are three other entrances in the middle section.