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- Egypt & Nile
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HospitalityCuisines of the Muslim world
Overview
A café in the alleys of Khan al-Khalili in Cairo, opened around 1773; brass mirrors, a tea pot and wooden chairs on which readers and politicians have sat for two and a half centuries. 1
Significance
Among the oldest working cafés in the world; it was a meeting place of writers, and Naguib Mahfouz was among its regulars. 1
People and things also explored
Bakdash· Le Café de la Mosquée de Paris· Café Riche· Hafiz Mustafa 1864· Jarir Bookstore· Karim's· Rick's Café Casablanca· The wedding feast (walima)
Sources
- Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “El-Fishawy Café”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/listing/el-fishawy-cafe/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.