Welcome To Cairo

Gad is a home grown chain of Egyptian restaurants around the country (started in Alexandria I think). I have been to many Gad’s in Cairo and some say they are the Egyptian McDonalds. However they are much better and cheaper then Mccy D’s…
More info about Gad will be coming soon.

I love the Green Mill Cafe in Maadi. They have a nice menu with some American / European style meals and a reasonable vegetarian selection.
I’ll bring pics and more info very soon.
32 Road 231 and 213
Degla
Maadi
Cairo
Phone: 2521 01 20 – 018 166 87 46
Opening: 7 AM – 11PM

Metro is a large chain of Supermarket’s that can be found all around Cairo. They push their services towards expats with English signs, English speaking radio and many imported choices… Generally I find them a little overpriced but often useful for the odd hard to find item.
I’ll bring more details and location info soon….

Gracias is just up the road from where I live and it’s a decent cafe featureing Italian style food, some Egyptian, Shisha, Coffee and reasonable prices…. Oh and free Internet.
More details coming soon.
38 Al nadi al gdeed St,
Maadi Degla
Cairo
Telephone : 25193817

One thing that is quite hard to find in Cairo is a decent pub. Red Onion goes someway to solving that problem and it also has excellent food on the menu. A great place with mid level prices.
Full review on the way soon.
27 A Road 276
Maadi
Cairo
Phone: 252 002 40
Opening: 12 PM – 2 AM

I have had pleasant experiences at Maison Thomas in Maadi, nice food, good service and 24hours (incl delivery).
More details coming soon.
Phone Numbers: 25243800, 2525 68 33, 012 261 70 54
Misr Helwan Road
Maadi
Cairo

You can travel from Cairo to Luxor from Ramses Station by a very expensive foreigner only sleeper train, or you can take the supposedly off limits day train…. This train is not actually off limits and you can pay on the train for a ticket and even get student discounts.
More info coming soon…

I don’t normally rave about Chain restaurants but Papa John’s in Maadi is possibly the best pizza I have tasted in Cairo (I know, weird eh?).
I’ll bring a full review very soon.
Papa John’s
8/2 El Nasr Street,
Maadi
Cairo
Phone: 2517 33 00
Opening: 11 AM – 2 AM

Situated at the tip of Roda (Rawda) Island in Cairo is the amazing Nilometer which features possibly the first arches ever built! It’s awesome and in great condition.
Full details and pictures coming soon.

The Pyramids at Giza are stunning and a must see, I will bring photos and my personal review very very soon.