Savory Spice Shop

Kate is super friendly and a great resource! My cooking has been elevated since I’ve started shopping here.

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I can get all that stuff in whole foods…

You can smell the spices from outside the shop when the door is closed! I love this store. The herbs and spices are fresh and the selection is excellent. They have a great variety of mixes (see all the curries, for example). They occasionally offer a cooking class that is a great deal and lots of fun.

This is one of the best spice stores I’ve ever been to in the world! I’m comparing Savory to some of the best stores in Paris and Budapest along with the spice markets in Istanbul and Israel. Anything you can think of they have. Whether it’s something as simple as salt or a custom spice blend or even incredible Saffron they have it! Also they hold weekly cooking classes for around $ 20/​person but they fill up super fast where you create dinner to eat right there. I haven’t been yet as it’s been fully booked but from what I’ve seen it always seems like everyone is having tons of fun. The owner Kate is super friendly and knowledgeable and can help you out with anything you need. This is a must for somewhere to visit.

Owner is so friendly. Good variety of spices. Prices are very reasonable. This place is spot on! I usually buy gifts for out of town friends/​family here and they are always a hit.

I forgot to head to grab my super spicy hot sauce from my fridge at home and needed it for work… but luckily this place was nearby and had exactly what I wanted! Kate helped me once before to find some Green and Red Chile powder to give my Dad as a gift for his birthday… the perfect thing from New Mexico! However, this last visit required The Reaper Sauce that she educated me on… its spicier than the ghost chile sauce I have in my fridge… and I absolutely LOVE it! I can’t dare say that I’d eat it alone, but just a drop or two in my pasta sauces or other creations is the perfect heat for me.
I recommend this shop for all your spice needs, Kate and her staff offer the highest quality of service this town has seen and is educated in the history of her product.

Super friendly service. Great aesthetic and rad blends of spices.

Great little spice shop!

Great customer service. Kate was fun and informative. Even if you don’t buy it’s worth the visit. Got home with my bag of goodies and couldn’t wait to use my Italian Black Truffle Sauce. If your in Santa Fe, you have to stop by for a visit.

I called looking for Ras al Hanout (Queen of the Kitchen), a Moroccan spice mixture used in Tagines, and was completely thrilled to learn that they had three different mixtures: a traditional, a smokey Cumin-​ish (called Tan-​Tan), and a cinnamon-​ish «Marrakesh» that would light up any cooked, fruit-​based dish. They have a dry «Harrisa» mix that can be constituted with water and olive oil; nice, since wet Harrisa has ap limited shelf life. And, they have Pomegranate Molasses, much thicker and less sweet than Grenadine Syrup (originally a pomegranate syrup, only Bols still is) — think a Tequila Sunrise, or a chicken glaze of PM and lemon juice, cinnamon & sugar. This store must be supported. It is unique and indispensable to the culinary community.

I’ve been buying spices from the Boulder, CO and Austin, TX stores when I have traveled and quickly became my favorite spice shop. I have over 40 bottles of spices from this place and I am always finding new things to get. I was ecstatic they opened a store in Santa Fe. The owner informed me that she ships to ABQ for free!
The spices are SO MUCH fresher and cheaper compared to the supermarket brands. They have amazing spice blends and a large selection of salt free blends as well. One of my favorite items is the Madagascar 2 x vanilla extract which is available in larger bottles if you are a baker like I am.
I have also bought dried mushrooms, hot chocolate, mustard, and salsa from here.

Kid in a candy store is how I would describe my feeling in this store. Fantastic collection of spices from all over the world. The staff is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Their spice classes are superb. I’m glad this store was opened in Santa Fe. IF you are a spice lover, this is certainly the store to visit!

Well, not exactly local I guess since it is a chain but they do grind and blend the spices on property. I am a sucker for these types of shops and always end up buying a ridiculous amount of spices even though I really don’t cook that much. Some of the more usual items that I have not seen before in other similar stores are:
— Himalayan pink Salt bricks. Basically huge blocks of salt. You can break of chucks and put them in your salt grinder or just smash them up to use. Apparently it stays fresher and more flavorful in brick form.
— BBQ sauce and marinade kits. I love this idea. They come with everything you need to make the sauce inside. Spice blend, tamarind extract, molasses, whatever. Of course, it’s probably much cheaper to just steal the recipe and buy the stuff on your own at the grocery store but where’s the fun in that?
— Ghost pepper salt. Ok, we’ve all heard of Ghost Peppers, the hottest chili on the planet. But have you ever seen it in powdered form? They have «tester» bottles of almost all their powdered spices which they encourage you to shake into your hand and then lick to taste test. When she saw me sprinkling this one she rushed over to warn me how hot it was. Boy was she right! It is insanely hot! Think about the spiciest thing that you ever ate. Now let me tell you just one pinch of this stuff is just as hot as that!!!
— Freeze dried corn. Not at all what it sounds like. It is so crunchy, crispy and sweet. Yet its just plain corn. It’s kind of hard to explain. Samples were up by the register and I didn’t try it until I had already paid. My last thought leaving Santa Fe was, «man, I should have gotten some of that corn.»
They do have a site you can order refills and stuff online. But it’s much more fun to stop by the store. Everyone was super friendly and I loved getting to sample everything. Very fun!