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The walk Cairenes actually take after dark: Qasr el-Nil bridge on foot, its lions, a glass of tea.
CairoCorniche el-Nil
The fanous market, a few weeks a year: cut tin, coloured glass, and a street that stays up.
CairoSayyida Zeinab
A vast room with bare walls where tea and beer have been served at the same tables for decades.
CairoBab el-Louk, Downtown
A cultural centre under a bridge, where young Cairo goes to gigs without alcohol.
CairoZamalek
Zar and Nubian music nights, in a small Downtown room.
CairoDowntown
Cairo's arthouse cinema, in a historic Downtown auditorium.
The national folk troupes — tanoura, Upper Egyptian dances, Nubian songs.
CairoAgouza
A Downtown rooftop that serves at any hour, including when everything else is shut.
Screenings on rooftops and in gardens, from June to September.
CairoCairo and the coast
The street of instrument makers and wedding musicians, and its waiting cafés.
CairoMohamed Ali street, Cairo
