Guidebook for Marouf
Food Scene
Around the corner from the apartment, this bistro-coffee shop style restaurant offers good quality food and drinks for reasonable prices. Predominantly local Mediterranean & Italian cuisine.
It's also a popular hangout place for Cairenes in Downtown.
It opens bright and early, in case you are a morning person and has a nice breakfast selection.
Also, every first Friday of the month, it offers locally produced (organic) products and a special menu dedicated to the Slow food movement.
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Eish + Malh
20 AdlyAround the corner from the apartment, this bistro-coffee shop style restaurant offers good quality food and drinks for reasonable prices. Predominantly local Mediterranean & Italian cuisine.
It's also a popular hangout place for Cairenes in Downtown.
It opens bright and early, in case you are a morning person and has a nice breakfast selection.
Also, every first Friday of the month, it offers locally produced (organic) products and a special menu dedicated to the Slow food movement.
A local fast-food chain offering Egyptian dishes. You can order local falafel or fuul sandwitches to go or stay for a proper meal in the restaurant one floor above.
Gad is also located on my (Abd el Khaleq Tharwat) street, 3 minutes walk from the apartment.
Gad
35 Al FalkiA local fast-food chain offering Egyptian dishes. You can order local falafel or fuul sandwitches to go or stay for a proper meal in the restaurant one floor above.
Gad is also located on my (Abd el Khaleq Tharwat) street, 3 minutes walk from the apartment.
Drinks & Nightlife
Carlton has a newly renovated rooftop bar. The views are lovely, the beer is properly chilled, and the service is very friendly and accommodating.
Great place to hang out with friends or just go for a drink after a busy day discovering Cairo.
Grand Hotel
17 26 يوليوCarlton has a newly renovated rooftop bar. The views are lovely, the beer is properly chilled, and the service is very friendly and accommodating.
Great place to hang out with friends or just go for a drink after a busy day discovering Cairo.
Located on the first floor of a lovely collonial-style hotel (dating back to early 1900s) this lounge & bar offers cool drinks & tasty snacks served by freindly waiters who have been part of the staff almost since the days the hotel openend.
A unique experience!
Windsor Hotel
Located on the first floor of a lovely collonial-style hotel (dating back to early 1900s) this lounge & bar offers cool drinks & tasty snacks served by freindly waiters who have been part of the staff almost since the days the hotel openend.
A unique experience!
If you are looking for an open-air (beer) bar with stunning views of Cairo this place is worth the trip!
The furnishings remind of Cairo of the 1980s, so a rather unique ambience. ;)
A place known by the locals mainly, so if you need to get some rest from your fellow tourists, this will work nicely.
Virginian
3 Al AhramIf you are looking for an open-air (beer) bar with stunning views of Cairo this place is worth the trip!
The furnishings remind of Cairo of the 1980s, so a rather unique ambience. ;)
A place known by the locals mainly, so if you need to get some rest from your fellow tourists, this will work nicely.
Sightseeing
The highest density of Islamic monuments in the world, they say. ... You will find architectural treasures here spanning the last 1000-900 years.
Lots of mosques and their minarets that offer wonderful views of the area.
While here, visit the newly renovated Blue mosque & its minaret. Another great place to visit is the Gayer-Anderson museum near the Ibn Tulun mosque. A stroll, or lunch, at the nearby Azhar park is also highly recommended, especially if you want to get some rest from the busy streets.
My favorite is a slightly delapidated yet very lively al-Merdani mosque :)
Islamic Cairo
The highest density of Islamic monuments in the world, they say. ... You will find architectural treasures here spanning the last 1000-900 years.
Lots of mosques and their minarets that offer wonderful views of the area.
While here, visit the newly renovated Blue mosque & its minaret. Another great place to visit is the Gayer-Anderson museum near the Ibn Tulun mosque. A stroll, or lunch, at the nearby Azhar park is also highly recommended, especially if you want to get some rest from the busy streets.
My favorite is a slightly delapidated yet very lively al-Merdani mosque :)
The Coptic Cairo area - also known as Old Cairo - is comprised of a medieval Coptic ghetto.
The newly renovated museum is a great intro to the Coptic culture.
This are is easily accessible by the metro: just get off at Mar Girgis stop and you're in front of the museum.
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المتحف القبطي
3 Mari GergesThe Coptic Cairo area - also known as Old Cairo - is comprised of a medieval Coptic ghetto.
The newly renovated museum is a great intro to the Coptic culture.
This are is easily accessible by the metro: just get off at Mar Girgis stop and you're in front of the museum.
Parks & Nature
Large stretches of greenery are rare and highly valued. Thanks to the Aga Khan foundation, Cairo now has a beautiful park next to Islamic Cairo.
You will find a couple of restaurants as well here. Besides the greenery itself, the views of the neighbouring Islamic Cairo are simply stunning.
I would avoid going on the wekends though, that's when teh rest of Cairo is there so it tends to get crowded ;)
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حديقة الأزهر
Salah Salem StreetLarge stretches of greenery are rare and highly valued. Thanks to the Aga Khan foundation, Cairo now has a beautiful park next to Islamic Cairo.
You will find a couple of restaurants as well here. Besides the greenery itself, the views of the neighbouring Islamic Cairo are simply stunning.
I would avoid going on the wekends though, that's when teh rest of Cairo is there so it tends to get crowded ;)
A hidden oasis of calm & peace in the middle of Dokki. The palm trees in this garden are stunning.
I would recommend it in the mornings when it is rather empty of visitors.
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حديقة أورمان للنباتات
شارع أحمد زويلA hidden oasis of calm & peace in the middle of Dokki. The palm trees in this garden are stunning.
I would recommend it in the mornings when it is rather empty of visitors.
Arts & Culture
An independent privately owned gallery. One of the most active and popula in Downtown.
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Townhouse Gallery
10 Hussein Basha Al MeamariAn independent privately owned gallery. One of the most active and popula in Downtown.
The museum of ancient Egyptian antiquities. Do I need to say more? ;)
Located within a 15 minute walk from the apartment.
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المتحف المصري
El-Tahrir SquareThe museum of ancient Egyptian antiquities. Do I need to say more? ;)
Located within a 15 minute walk from the apartment.
A rather off the beaten track museum. Run by the government, it closes by 2 pm, so a morning visit is recommended. Besides agriculture, the museum pavilions offer a wide array of collections, even ethnographic and ancient Egyptian ones.
A great example of a meta-museum: what happens to a museum collection when noone updates it for decades. ;) Hihgly recommended!
Agricultural Museum
A rather off the beaten track museum. Run by the government, it closes by 2 pm, so a morning visit is recommended. Besides agriculture, the museum pavilions offer a wide array of collections, even ethnographic and ancient Egyptian ones.
A great example of a meta-museum: what happens to a museum collection when noone updates it for decades. ;) Hihgly recommended!
El Sawy offers everything culture-related starting with art exhibitions and music concerts down to public seminars & lectures.
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العجلة الثقافية ساوي
26th of July CorridorEl Sawy offers everything culture-related starting with art exhibitions and music concerts down to public seminars & lectures.