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Address: Khan El Khalili, Cairo
Al Khaiyamayya may only be a few minutes' walk from Khan El Khalili, but rather than burning with shopping frenzy, here the patrons sort of gleam. The calmer atmosphere is ideal for browsing among the market's handmade carpets and fine scarves (the latter retailing at EGP 20-80). Despite the relative tranquility of the shopping mood, things can...
Category: Best Shopping - Cairo Shopping
Address: 3 Muhammad Abdouh, Cairo
A touch of real, understated class, just seconds from the frenzy of Khan El Khalili. Started by a collective of successful professionals with a commitment to promoting local craftspeople, Al Khatoun sells exquisite souvenirs, jewelry, fabrics and furniture. Most of the products are handmade and everything has unmistakably Egyptian flair. What's...
Category: Best Shopping - Cairo Shopping
Address: 2 Aly Rashad St, Star Capital 2, Cairo
Cairo's largest mall and its 550 stores offer a wide range of shopping options. CityStars is westernized in feel but the shops mix local with international. The Virgin Megastore, for example, complements the standard sounds with a vast selection of Arabic music. Recently opened is Spinney's, a large Middle-Eastern chain where you can buy...
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Address: 159 26th of July St, Cairo
Diwan is home to Cairo's largest collection of English-language books. It offers the latest works of British and American writers at a decent price and is thus a magnet for book-loving expats, to whom this shop came as a real boon. There's even a café which may not quite be a literary salon but at least serves good coffee.
Egypt Crafts Center / Fair Trade
Category: Best Shopping - Cairo Shopping
Address: 27 Yehya Ibrahim St, second floor, Cairo
One of the few fair trade establishments so far in Cairo, the Crafts Center sells only handmade clothes, decorative items, jewelry and pillowcases. You'll get to see authentic native Egyptian art on the plates and ashtrays that are crafted by women from Al Fayoum, an oasis just south of Cairo. This shop can appear to be shut when it isn't, so give...
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Address: 3 Talaat Harb St, first floor, Cairo
Set in the heart of downtown, this charming gallery has evolved from the diversification of a one-time publishing and translation house. Now it sells clothes, silverware, jewelry and, of course, books: here you'll find many tomes about Egypt in all sorts of languages. Those who find it hard to believe that the words 'quality' and 'souvenirs' ever...
Category: Best Shopping - Cairo Shopping
Address: Islamic Cairo
This medieval bazaar is arguably the most famous in the Arab world. Home to hundreds of shops offering myriad trinkets and objects, it can be a tourist trap for the unsuspecting, but once you've sharpened your bargaining skills, you can walk away with fantastic deals. For a mid-shop pit stop, head to Al Fishawy, one of the oldest cafés on the...
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Address: 248 Sudan St, Cairo
Mobaco uses high-quality Egyptian cotton to make exquisite clothes that last for years and are amazingly comfortable, not to say essential in the city's often scalding summers. These garments originate from French designs, are fashionable and, to the average Westerner and the affluent Egyptian, reasonably priced – you won't be lonely as you ferret...
Category: Best Shopping - Cairo Shopping
Address: Ataba, Cairo
Cairo's largest souk for secondhand books, magazines and dictionaries offers tantalizing possibilities to the streetwise bibliophile. After all, one might just happen upon that rare first edition on the stall of an innocent; similarly, one might be taken for a prize mug oneself. That's the fun of it. To look over the entire place could take hours,...
Category: Best Shopping - Cairo Shopping
Address: Cairo
What's this? A shopping area where rabid bargaining is not de rigeur, and where the whiff of a bargain doesn't trigger stampedes? You bet. Shopping's easy, relaxed and fun in this wide avenue, which, if it were just a little more tidy, wouldn't be out of place in Paris. What's more, Talaat Harb Street has a diverse selection of shops and a...
