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Cairo · Maadi

The cafés of Street 9

Maadi's shopping street, its terraces and its pavement ahwas.

Budget

A run of cafés, small shops and restaurants over a few hundred metres, in the shade of the district's trees. The opposite of Downtown: you sit for a long time, without horns, and the neighbourhood walks past the tables.

The extra bit

On Friday morning the street is quiet and the terraces empty: the best time for breakfast outside.

Know before you go

Maadi is reachable by metro (Maadi station) from the centre, which saves an hour of traffic.

Directions

Street 9, Maadi, Cairo

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