Dokki

SO GOOD.

So cheap.

The icon is misleading; here you eat with your hands and a huge serving of bread. A local favorite that you can do on the cheap.

Semi-posh Egyptian kids playing boardgames and smoking shisha = not a bad place to hang out and drink some Turkish Coffee. Slightly pricey (25 - 35 LE range for a meal) but very chill. Meals are 30 - 40 pounds. The mango chicken is delicious. For 18LE, the Tabasco Schwarma Platter is enough food to feed 2 or 3 easily. I approve.

Rooftop bar; excellent view. Kind of expensive, but kind of decent. One of the few places you can sip a stella and a sheesha simultaneously.

THEY'VE GOT ANIMAL MUMMIES

20 L.E for adults 10 L.E for children

1 LE entry fee.
20 LE to hold the lion cub.

Works by Sisley, Gauguiin, Picasso, Pissaro, Manet, Monet, renoir, van Gogh and other French dudes.

12 LE for foreign students.
Open daily (except Monday) from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm

Puppet shows, rap concerts, lectures, etc.

Probably the best place to meet young egyptians in Cairo.

Underneath the 15th of May bridge, it features a coffee house, a small bookstore and plenty of space to relax on the nile.

The calendar of events:
http://en.culturewheel.com/sections/zamalek-branch-calendar

Contemporary Egyptian Art

11 Brazil Street, Zamalek.
Open from 10:30am until 9:00pm except Fridays

Exhibition listing:
http://www.zamalekartgallery.com/en_exhibitions.php

- French language classes
- A restaurant open from 9am to 9pm (except fridays)
- "la légendaire soirée French Touch" on the third Thursday of every month.
- A large French Library

1 Madrasset el-Huquq El-Frenseya, Mounira

02-27915800

Corner of Amman Street and Qambis

16 Qambis Street

Located at the front desk of the Safir Hotel, there is a drop box for outgoing mail. Stamps are also available.

- Italian Language Classes
- Italian Movies

02 27358791
www.iiccairo.esteri.it

Principal Train Station for outbound rail travel to both the Nothward locations such as Alexandria and Upper Egypt location such as Aswan and Luxor.

standard meeting location.

Dated from 879 AD, this is one of the oldest mosques in Cairo.

The minaret features a helical outer staircase not often seen in Cairene architecture.

Within the mosque, try to find a place where you can not see any window. This is allegedly impossible, as a symmetrical floor plan was sacrificed for the visibility of outer light from any angle.

The largest Ottoman style mosque in Cairo.

Commissioned by Mohammad Ali Pasha in 1830 and not finished until 1857, the mosque is a monument to the Pasha's eldest son.

Muqqatam.

A great place the hang out away from the noise and traffic. There are typically lots of people here taking in the view. Less than a 20 pound cab ride from Dokki.

Seven nights of live music per week. Check http://www.after8cairo.com for a list of events, menus, etc.

Minimum charge is 60 LE on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 40 LE on Sundays, Tuesdays and Saturdays and 100LE on Thursday

Really freaking cute bags. French designs, go wild:

http://www.khamsadesign.fr

Beauty. Grass. Views overlooking all of Cairo. Al Azhar Park is the perfect place to go for a picnic, or a date, or even just to lie out in the grass for a few hours. They've got three restaurants/cafes within the park, decently priced and pretty delicious. 5 LE admission on weekdays, 7 LE on weekends.

Pasta and Calzones. Big servings, expect to bring some home.

Meals around 25LE. Garlic and pesto on pasta for 12LE.

A popular Egyptian chain with a full menu. Good prices and good eats; try the Tamayia Masheesha for a spciy twist. Combine it with yogurt salad to cool off.

Notebooks, pens and paper. Also a good place to make copies.

Two or three bucks for a coffee. Lots of space, quiet environment overlooking Mossadek street.

70 LE will get you a one way ticket to the sky. Pretend you're Egyptian and get a 50 LE discount! Good luck...

Reliable place to get a haircut for guys. 30LE.

- A pristinely preserved example of 17th century domestic Cairene architecture. Each of the rooms features furniture and artwork from a different region of the world. There is also a harem with a secret observation deck for the men. This place sounds boring, but it's actually really interesting!
- 15 LE entry fee with a student ID.
- Also known as the Beit al-Kritliyya

Regarded as the best example of mamluk architecture in Cairo, it was completed in 1363 AD. Each of the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence has its own section of the madrassa.

Begun in 1869 and finished in 1912, this impressive mosque was designed as a compliment to the adjacent Mosque of Sultan Hassan

Certified organic produce and tofu.

The Egyptian Craft Center / Fair Trade Egypt is a non-profit organization that ensures fair wages, safe working conditions, gender quality and sustainability for the artisans who produce the products carried in this store and exported to consumers in the first world. They carry all kinds of crafts from across Egypt including pottery, jewelry, rugs and clothes.
Open from 9 am - 8 pm Sat - Thurs.
Open from 10 am to 6 pm Friday.

Famous Cairo bookstore featuring titles in English, Arabic, French, German and Italian.

Inside the gates of All Saints Cathedral, you will find this small shop which carries crafts made by disadvantaged groups from Egyptian society. These groups include refuges, widows, deaf people and prisoners.

The crafts on sale include purses, jewelry, embroidery, woodwork and shawls. The pieces are really beautiful and each is 100% unique.

They have an oline catalog here:
http://wadycrafts.com/shop/

Open Daily
Winter : 9:30-5:00pm
Summer : 9:30-6:00pm
Sundays & Fridays 11:00-4:00

5 Michel Lutfallah Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Mass is celebrated in English on Fridays at 10am and Sundays at 10.30am. Arabic services at Sundays (7:00 PM).

An example of Cairo's organized commercial chaos, this outdoor souq features about 50 book vendors dealing in primarily Arabic texts. English editions are definitely available, however.

Shady belly-dancing dive bar. It's gotta happen at least once.

Stages short puppet shows in Arabic. Retellings of Sinbad and Ali Baba are regular features.

Fri 10.30am, Thurs & Fri 7.30pm

A step up from Didos, the Tabasco restaurant/bar is owned by the same folks who put together Cafe Tabasco.

It's a wide ranging European menu featuring everything from duck to ravioli to chicken. The food doesn't disappoint and it's a nice break from falafel and shwarma. Meals are between 40 and 70 LE, Stellas are 25 LE.

A chilled-out restaurant / bar right on the Nile. Mediterranean jazz and soft lounge beats keep the atmosphere light for the expats and trendy Egyptians who frequent Sangria. Two dining areas flank an open air bar that looks out at Zamalek. We loved the atmosphere.

The shredded beef with ginger was missing the kick we hoped for and the personal pizza was standard. It might be better to stick with the appetizers: there is a steak dish garnished with cheese, lettuce and a reduction sauce that is phenomenal.

Meals are between 50 and 80 LE. It get's busy on Friday and Saturday, so definitely make a reservation.

This is the sit-down joint, not the take-out place. A good place to grab exemplar street food in a slightly calmer, organized environment.
The menu is full of Egyptian standards: Tamaya, shakshuoka, fried eggplant and many varieties of ful. Prices are low for these items (5 - 10 LE), though they rising sharply for grilled anything.

Sheesha and stellas. A lot of expats, a lot of study abroaders from Europe and AUC. The perspective is good, but there's nothing spectacular in view. 8LE for a sheesha, 15LE for a stella.

Delicious Lebanese cuisine is served from noon until 1 am in this basement joint. Inconspicuous from the outside, it is always packed with groups enjoying hookah and stellas with their mezze. Call ahead on a Thursday or Friday night. The fried calamari might be the best in Cairo. Highly recommended place for dinner and drinks.

Mezze are typically between 15 and 35 Egyptian pounds each. The main courses run up to 65 pounds.

The address is 1 Latin America Street, Garden City, but you're better off taking the fourth left off the Cornish and asking the ever-present police men for directions.

+20 2 792 5261

Lebanese cuisine. One of the finer restaurants in Cairo, Sabaya is located inside the Intercontinental Hotel, on the second floor. The atmosphere is fairly formal; we were greeted with moist hot towels to wash our hands. Yet, the prices are not outrageous by American standards. Our excellent mixed grill was 85 Egyptian pounds. With an order of Tahina, it was enough for two. There is also a long wine list with selections from France and Italy.

+20 2 795 7171

(Reservations are probably not necessary.)

Buy all your school supplies here!

Good fixed-price store for gifts!

Oriental Food

50 LE per hour

Look for a very tiny sign saying "Villa 34" and enter the gate and take a left into a Pink Villa.

McDonalds