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Cafés in Maadi

Road 9's coffee shops, Degla's Streets 232 and 233 and terraces in leafy Sarayat.

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Maadi takes its name from meʿaddeyya, the Arabic word for ferry, after the boats that crossed the Nile here; there is still no bridge at Maadi.1 The modern district dates from 1904, when the Cairo–Helwan railway arrived, and was shaped by the Mosseri cousins' land deals and the plans of Captain Alexander J. Adams, a retired Canadian officer.1

Its cafés gather in two places: Road 9, the shopping street, and the numbered streets of Degla, especially 232 and 233. Maadi also has more cafés with outdoor seating than any other part of Cairo, spread over the shaded streets of Sarayat and Degla.

Local tip: Café Greco on Road 9 sells beans by weight, including Kenyan and Costa Rican coffees, if you want some for home.2

At a glance

112Cafés listed
12With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Floating Cups, from 07:00 (Daily 07:00–19:00).
  • Closes latest: Rustic, until 02:00 (Daily 10:00–02:00).
  • Most listed streets: St (2), Misr Helwan Agriculture Rd (2), Zahraa Al Maadi (2).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (10%), air-con (8%), open late (7%).

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Coffee chains in Maadi

Road 9

Road 9 is where locals and expats go for restaurants, coffee shops and bookstores.1 Café Greco, at No. 64, has served coffee to a few generations and sells beans by weight, Kenyan and Costa Rican among them; in 2019 a double espresso con panna cost E£30 there.2 In the late 1990s, as Egypt opened its economy, it was where the writer Aly Khattab's father drank his first cappuccino.3

Mugshot, at No. 46, has Wi-Fi; Kiro Coffee Shop at No. 34 is smoke-free with outdoor seats; Brazilian Coffee Stores is at No. 54 and Caracas Cafe at No. 65. Rouh, at No. 4, opens 12:00 to 01:00, and Rustic, further along Road 9, opens 10:00 to 02:00 with Wi-Fi and outdoor tables.

Degla: Streets 232 and 233

Degla, beside El Sarayat, is the more built-up of Maadi's two affluent quarters, with high-rises among the villas.1 On Street 232, Ratios Underground at No. 13B bakes and opens 07:30 to 18:00; Restless Coffee House and Bakery is at No. 9, OH! Coffee at No. 29 (weekdays 09:00 to midnight) and Eden Bakery and Coffeehouse, smoke-free with vegan options, at No. 31.

Street 233 has Zen Specialty Coffee at No. B61, open 07:00 to 01:00 with Wi-Fi and outdoor seats; Breadfast Coffee at No. 25, open 07:00 to midnight; and WANTED, open 24 hours with Wi-Fi. Vietnamese Coffee and Coffee Corner share No. 21.

Sarayat and the green streets

El Sarayat is the oldest part of Maadi, a quarter of villas and low-rise buildings, while New Maadi is a newer area with fewer trees.1 Floating Cups, on Street 21, opens 07:00 to 19:00 with outdoor seats and brunch. Miette French Bakery is at 14 Street 209, Koupa at 13 Street 18, and Bike Yard Cafe, at 29 Mostafa Kamel Street, has outdoor tables where smoking is allowed.

genco speciality coffee is at 3 Street 214, a few doors from Lyfe at No. 11, which has Wi-Fi and vegan dishes.

Getting there and sitting outside

Metro Line 1 has three Maadi stops: Hadayek El Maadi, Maadi and Sakanat El Maadi; a promenade runs along the Nile on the Corniche.1 Huff Board Game Café on Street 206 opens 11:00 to midnight with outdoor and air-conditioned seating, and Hara 8 (حارة 8) on Degla Square stays open 24 hours with outdoor tables.

July highs in Cairo average 35 °C and January's 18.9 °C, and dust storms blow in from the Sahara between March and May.4

Sources

  1. Maadi, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Café Greco: The Perfect Roast in Maadi's Busiest Street, Cairo 360 (Akram Lotfy, October 8, 2019), accessed October 2026
  3. From Qahwa to Cafe: The Evolution of Coffee Culture in Egypt, Standart (Aly Khattab, Issue 42), accessed October 2026
  4. Cairo: Climate, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Maadi cafés: questions

Where are the cafés in Maadi, Cairo?

Maadi's cafés gather on Road 9, home to Café Greco, Mugshot, Kiro Coffee Shop and Rustic, and on Streets 232 and 233 in Degla, with Ratios Underground, Restless, OH! Coffee, Zen Specialty Coffee and WANTED. More sit on the green streets of El Sarayat, such as Floating Cups on Street 21.

Which cafés in Maadi, Cairo, open early?

In Maadi, Zen Specialty Coffee and Breadfast Coffee on Street 233 and Floating Cups on Street 21 open at 07:00, and Ratios Underground on Street 232 at 07:30. WANTED on Street 233 and Hara 8 on Degla Square are open 24 hours.

What does the name Maadi mean in Cairo?

Maadi comes from meʿaddeyya, the Arabic word for ferry, after the boats that crossed the Nile there; Maadi still has no bridge. The modern district dates from 1904, when the Cairo–Helwan railway arrived and Captain Alexander J. Adams, a retired Canadian officer, helped plan it.

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