Cafés
Abu Aly
Relax in a traditional Oriental setting
+20 2 578 0444
1113 Corniche El Nil, Cairo 12344
Bent el-Sultan
Classy setting and wholesome food
+20 (0)2 360 6633
2 Sulieman Abaza Street, Cairo
Bon Appetit
Good basic fare
+20 2 346 4937
21 Wadi el-Nil Street, Cairo
Boulangere
Great little sandwich stop
+20 (0)2 735 8465
18B Maraashly Street, Cairo
Cafe Ole
Viennese cafe with a view
+20 2 578 0444 +20 2 578 0666
1113 Corniche El Nil, Cairo 12344
Cafe de Paris
Busy cafe with Internet access
+20 2 391 0151 x117
18 Yosef al-Gindi Street, Bustan Center, Cairo
Café Heliopolis
A Chill-out Zone
+20 2 2696 0000
El Shaheed Sayed Zakaria Street from Uruba Street, Cairo 11341
Coffee Roasters
Get your caffeine boost
+20 2 332 0936
140 26th of July Street, Cairo
Felucca Café
Dine With a View
+20 2 2580 8000
1191 Corniche el-Nil Street, Cairo 11221
Fishawi (El)
Cairo's most famous tea house
El-Fishawi Alley, Cairo
Grand Cafe
Open-air Oriental cafe
+20 (0)2 451 2316
Merryland Gardens, Cairo
Grillon (Le)
Literary hang-out
+20 2 2574 3114
8 Qasr el-Nil Street, Cairo
Groppi's
Historical shaded tea garden
Midan Talaat Harb, Cairo
Hard Rock Cafe
Drinks by the Nile
+20 (0)2 532 1277 /+20 (0)2 532 1281
Corniche El Nile, Cairo 11519
Naguib Mahfouz
Dine in the Market
+20 2 590 3788
5 Sikkit El Badistan, Cairo 11211
Oasis (The)
Pyramids & Coffee
+20 2 3377 3222
Pyramids Road, Cairo 12311
River Boat
Nile-side grill
+20 2 735 6730
Saray El-Gezira Street, Cairo 11211
Tea Lounge
For the Tea totallers
+20 2 3573 1212
35 Giza Street, Cairo 12311
Tornado
Calling all cool people
+20 (0)2 345 4394
3 Aswan Square, Cairo
Xpresso
Ultra-cool sidewalk cafe
+20 2 303 5248
17 Shehab Street, Cairo