Dispatches from the city

News, new openings, events, and findings — the running notebook of what’s changing, opening, and worth knowing in Cairo right now.

New Opening

A new Egyptian kitchen opens in Zamalek

Molokhia three ways, a natural-wine list, and a room that lets the food speak.

12 Jul 2026
City News

Downtown’s oldest cinema reopens

After a two-year restoration, the seats — and the marquee — are back.

10 Jul 2026
Event

A late-summer jazz series returns

Rooftop nights across the city, from Maadi to the Nile.

8 Jul 2026
Discovery

A 14th-century courtyard behind a spice shop

We followed a doorway in Islamic Cairo and found six centuries.

5 Jul 2026
New Opening

A design bookshop lands in New Cairo

Books, coffee, and a reading room built for staying.

2 Jul 2026
Finding

The last sign painter on the street

One workshop still hand-letters Downtown’s shopfronts.

28 Jun 2026

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