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A pour-over coffee being brewed: glass carafe, scale and grinder.

Cairo · Several addresses across Cairo

Espresso Lab

Egyptian specialty coffee, roasted in-house and served by baristas who explain.

€€ Mid-rangeOur favourite

The brand that brought third-wave coffee to Egypt: named origins, pour-over methods, grind dialled in front of you. The rooms are small and short on frills, because what matters is in the cup.

The extra bit

Take a filter rather than a latte: that is where the roasting work can be tasted.

Know before you go

Bags of beans are sold at the counter and travel well: the most useful souvenir to bring back from Egypt.

Directions

Several addresses in Cairo and Alexandria

Directions

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