Guidebook for Alexandria
Food Scene
Pick'n Go Mostafa kamel
Mostafa KamelIt's very close to the apartment and has good coffee with decent prices.
3B Burger
El-Gaish RoadBest burger in town.
Great Coffee & food with a great view. However, it's a little bit expensive.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Costa Coffee
Green PlazaGreat Coffee & food with a great view. However, it's a little bit expensive.
Minouche
Rd. QesmBest pizza in town, but not budget friendly at all.
Arabiata
Albert Al AwalHas a great variety of local dishes with very decent prices.
Abo Noura
Best seafood in town and best seafood soup in the whole world.
Brazilian Coffee Stores
20 Salah SalemOne of the classics in town with good coffee and dessert.
Potasta
18 No.22Has a great variety of potatoes and pasta dishes, with decent prices.
Coffee Roastery
RoushdyGood food.
Mohamed Ahmed Restaurant
شارع شكورThe best falafel in town with very decent prices.
Fresh & Fresh
Smoha Sq.Good pasta and fresh food with decent prices.
Bruxie's Kafr Abdo
26 Sant GiynOne of the best restaurants in town. It's open 24 hours.
Selsela Cafe
One of my favourite spots in town, right at the sea.
Ali El Hendy Cafe
One of the most beautiful local coffee shops when it comes to architecture.
Gad Restaurant
2 Ibn Al SaeghGood food with very decent prices.
El Waheed
Best foul (Fava bean) in town.
Saber
Has great rice pudding and ice cream
Mecca Juice
Best Juice in town.
Alban Swesra
82 Port Said StBest local cheese sandwiches in town.
Pastry El Shiekh Wafik
24 Kasr Al TinBest "Om Ali" in town. However, you need a car to go there.
Best Indonesian and Asian food in town. Soussi the owner is such a lovely lady who enjoys serving food to her guests.
Bamboo Flavors Of Indonesia
Best Indonesian and Asian food in town. Soussi the owner is such a lovely lady who enjoys serving food to her guests.
Great seafood and drinks to enjoy with Greek music. However, the bill can be really expensive.
Greek Club
Great seafood and drinks to enjoy with Greek music. However, the bill can be really expensive.
Best fish market in town but you need to go there early to get the best fresh fish. Don't forget to bargain with sellers.
Fish Market - Halaket Al Asmaak
10 Kayet BaiBest fish market in town but you need to go there early to get the best fresh fish. Don't forget to bargain with sellers.
Best coffee with Nutella chocolate and shisha in town. A great place to go in summer. Yet, it can be very cold in winter.
Sailor
Abd Al Latef Al SoufaniBest coffee with Nutella chocolate and shisha in town. A great place to go in summer. Yet, it can be very cold in winter.
البورصة التجارية الكبري
One of the local coffeeshops that's open 24 hours.
Club 21 Cafe & Restaurant
5 ش Al Moaaskar Al RomaniA nice coffeeshop nearby to work in or have coffee and shisha.
Pizza Hut
238 RoushdyIncase you want Pizza Hut's pizza. It's very close to the apartment.
حلواني الصعيدي
Saad Zaghloul SquareThis street has many good bakeries and it's near by the apartment.
Sophia's Kitchen
113 Al-Lawāʾ Maḥmūd Ḥamdī ḴaṭṭābOne of the few Open buffet restaurants in town.
The oldest and best patisserie in town.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Délices Patisserie Alexandria
46 Saad ZaghloulThe oldest and best patisserie in town.
Shopping
The nearest big shopping mall to the apartment.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cine San Stefano
El-Gaish RoadThe nearest big shopping mall to the apartment.
The biggest shopping mall in town. Yet, you can only go there by a car. So you can take a taxi or oder uber.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Carrefour City Center
The biggest shopping mall in town. Yet, you can only go there by a car. So you can take a taxi or oder uber.
Diwan Bookstore
A great collection of books where you can also have a good cup of coffee.
Alef Bookstores
30 Abd El-Qader Ragab BashaThe closest bookstore to the apartment.
One of the oldest stores in town. It doesn't have that much good stuff anymore, but you can still find some gems with good prices like cotton bedsheets, carpets and other things for the house.
Hano
43 El-Gaish RoadOne of the oldest stores in town. It doesn't have that much good stuff anymore, but you can still find some gems with good prices like cotton bedsheets, carpets and other things for the house.
El Raml Station
Downtown that has a variety of different shops with very decent prices.
Doctor Ahmed Al Mahroki
Doctor Ahmed Al MahrokiKnown as "La Guitaih" Street that has a big street market.
Small alleys full of antique shops where you can find beautiful things with good prices. You just need to bargain with the sellers.
Al Attarin
Small alleys full of antique shops where you can find beautiful things with good prices. You just need to bargain with the sellers.
The flee market every Thursday and Friday. It's better to go there with one of the locals. Don't forget to bargain with the sellers.
سوق الجمعة
Eskal Al GhelalThe flee market every Thursday and Friday. It's better to go there with one of the locals. Don't forget to bargain with the sellers.
Drinks & Nightlife
Chez Gaby Au Ritrovo
22 El-Horeya RdOne of the classics and best restaurant in town. Great Italian food and drinks.
The Spit Fire Bar
2 شارع البورصة القديمةOne of its kind in the city. Yet, it can be very loud sometimes.
Calithea
You should try their grilled squids and "om kholoul"
Il Punto
فندق كريون
5 Adib Bek AshakHas good french fries.
Mediterranean Azur Hotel
رشديExpensive!
Sightseeing
Anfiteatro romano antiguo
El-Horeya Road
El-Horeya RoadKnown locally as "Fouad Street". The oldest street in town.
Kom Ash Shoqafah
Kom el Dikka
Ismail MahanaGreat neighbourhood with local and antique shops.
El-Mansheya
El-MansheyaHas a lot of street markets.
There is not really that much to see there, but for some reason it's most touristic spot in town.
38 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ciudadela de Qaitbay
There is not really that much to see there, but for some reason it's most touristic spot in town.
A beautiful neighbourhood for local fishermen. However, it's out of town and you need a car to go there.
المصرية للاتصالات المكس
1 Al KornishA beautiful neighbourhood for local fishermen. However, it's out of town and you need a car to go there.
Arts & Culture
Cavafy Museum
The house of the Greek iconic poet Cavafy turned into a museum.
Museo Nacional de Alejandría
131 El-Shaheed Galal El-DesoukyAlexandria Opera House
The famous library of Alexandria. Don't miss visiting the Planetarium Science Centre and Shady Abd-Elsalam Museum that has all the work of the iconic film director. You can even watch his film "The Night of Counting the Years" (The Mummy).
58 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Biblioteca de Alejandría
The famous library of Alexandria. Don't miss visiting the Planetarium Science Centre and Shady Abd-Elsalam Museum that has all the work of the iconic film director. You can even watch his film "The Night of Counting the Years" (The Mummy).
Museum of Fine Arts
El-Mohandes Ahmed IsmailMahmoud Said (1897–1964) was one of Egypt’s finest 20th-century artists and painters. You can easily go there by tram.
Mahmoud Said Museum
Mahmoud Said (1897–1964) was one of Egypt’s finest 20th-century artists and painters. You can easily go there by tram.
One of my favourite museums of all time.
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo Real de Joyas
27 أحمد يحيىOne of my favourite museums of all time.
Goethe-Institut German Cultural Center
10 El BatalsaFilm screenings, exhibitions and sometimes concerts.
Film screenings, exhibitions and sometimes concerts. It has a good restaurant (open till 10 pm) that serves different dishes and drinks.
Institut français d'Egypte à Alexandrie
30 nabi daniel streetFilm screenings, exhibitions and sometimes concerts. It has a good restaurant (open till 10 pm) that serves different dishes and drinks.
Parks & Nature
The old palace of King Farouk turned into a park that has great beaches as well.
29 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Palacio Montaza
El-Gaish RoadThe old palace of King Farouk turned into a park that has great beaches as well.
The neighbourhood where the apartment is has some small parks that you can take a walk in preferably in the mornings.
Mustafa Kamel WA Bolkli
The neighbourhood where the apartment is has some small parks that you can take a walk in preferably in the mornings.
Moamora El Shateaa
Jardines Antoniades
Smoha Sq.Post Office - Hadaeq El Shallalat
131 El-Shaheed Galal El-DesoukyGetting Around
3agal Masr
RoushdyMohamed Mahfouz Tram station
Ahmed KamalThe nearest tram station to the apartment.
Sidi Gaber Railway Station
Abou Quer