Cairo has a lively nightlife scene, with a range of bars and clubs dotted around the city to keep you pumping till the early hours. If live music is more your cup of tea, there are venues that regularly host both traditional and contemporary bands, playing all sorts of genres. If a cup of tea is more your cup of tea, then check out one of Cairo's cafes. They can be even more raucous than the bars!
6 Abdel Hamid Said Street
(Odeon Palace Hotel)
24 hour rooftop bar in the heart of Downtown...
El Borg Gezira
(Next to Kasr el-Nil Bridge)
Home to Cairo culture...
Midan el-Falaki
Bab el-Louk
Downtown Cairo's coolest bar...
5 El-Sayed el-Bakri Street
Cosy bar in the centre of Zamalek...
28 Shagarat El Dorr Street
Popular neighborhood boozer with style...
157 26th of July Street
Balmoral Hotel
Elegant bistro and lounge...
El-Fishawi Alley
(Khan al-Khalili)
The beating heart of Khan al-Khalili...
197, 26th July Street
Agouza
Cairo's super-club...
Nile Zamalek Hotel, 21 al-Maahad al-Swissry Street
Rooftop bar with gorgeous view over the Nile...
17, Road 257
Popular bar with lots of live music and karaoke...
Wikalet al-Ghouri, Muhammad 'Abduh Street, behind al-Azhar Mosque
Spin out to some colourful Sufi dancers...
Al-Nil street, opposite the Cairo Sheraton
Sup and be seen with the beautiful people...
90 El Gehad St., off Sudan St., Kit Kat Square, Imbaba
Green oasis with food, beer, shisha and dancing...
Behind the kiosk on the corner of Talaat Harb and Huda Sharawi Street
Old-skool spit and sawdust watering hole...
Abou el Feda Street
Fashionable Nile-side drinking and dining...
26 July St.
Home of art, culture and music in Zamalek...
1 Saad Zaghloul St.
El Dawaween
Traditional folk and healing music...
3 El Thawra Council Street
Sofitel El Gezirah
Buddha bar and Asian food...
1113 Corniche El Nil
Nile Hilton Hotel
Cairo's most rubbery night out...
Alfi Bey Street, off Midan 'Urabi
Traditional belly dancing in opulent surrounds...