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A rattan table and armchairs on a rooftop terrace, lanterns lit at dusk.

Cairo · Downtown

The Odeon rooftop

A Downtown rooftop that serves at any hour, including when everything else is shut.

Budget

The roof of a small central hotel, furnished with plastic tables and mismatched chairs, overlooking rooftops and neon signs. Its reputation comes from its hours: one of the few places open at 4 am in Cairo.

The extra bit

It is Downtown's late-night address when the bars close: simple, cheap, and never full.

Know before you go

Comfort is basic and service slow: you come for the hour and the view, not the rest.

Directions

Alley off Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo

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