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Plastic chairs facing the river, a tea, and the best view-for-money in Greater Cairo.
GizaNile corniche, Giza
Terraces above Lake Qarun, in the potters' village.
FayoumTunis village, Lake Qarun
A Greek roaster in Alexandria where you drink your coffee standing, in front of the sacks of beans.
AlexandriaAttarine, Alexandria
A 1929 counter where coffee is drunk standing, in three minutes, as in Naples.
AlexandriaCity centre, Alexandria
Tea facing the Mediterranean, on chairs set between pavement and sea wall.
AlexandriaCorniche, Alexandria
Ahwas between the stalls, where the traders themselves go for tea.
LuxorEast bank, Luxor
Tea beside the calmest stretch of the Nile in Egypt, with feluccas gliding past.
AswanCorniche, Aswan
Cushions set at the water's edge, where a whole day passes without you noticing.
SinaiAssalah, Dahab
Sharm's old quarter: bazaars, ahwas and grills, far from the Naama Bay hotels.
Sharm el-SheikhSharm el-Sheikh
Morning tea under the palms, at the foot of the Shali fortress.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa
The compulsory stop before the White Desert: tea, fuel and last supplies.
The oases and the Western DesertBawiti, Bahariya Oasis
Evening in Dakhla: a few tables on the square, tea, and a silence the city never has.
The oases and the Western DesertMut, Dakhla Oasis
A mango juice facing the most turquoise lagoon on the north coast.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaMarsa Matruh
The roadside cafés between Cairo and Alexandria, an institution of Egyptian travel.
The Delta and the north coastWadi Natrun
Tea beside the Suez Canal, watching 400-metre container ships go by.
The Delta and the north coastIsmailia, Suez Canal
Foul, taameya and salads in a grotto-like room, steps from Tahrir square.
CairoDowntown
The king of Alexandrian-style liver, served on pavement tables until the middle of the night.
CairoImbaba
Stuffed pigeons grilled in the street, over braziers, for decades.
GizaDokki
Home cooking, served in a tiny room, with the day's menu and nothing else.
Alexandria's breakfast: foul, taameya and eggs, in a room that never empties.
Siwa's canteen since the 1980s: tagines, dates and Siwan pizzas.
The market of fabric by the metre, second-hand clothes and curtains: Cairo dresses here.
CairoBoulaq
The centre's biggest street market: everything is sold here, and everything is shouted.
CairoAttaba, Downtown
Downtown's food market: fruit, cheese, spices and fishmongers under a hall.
CairoBab el-Louk, Downtown
