CAIRO/ZAMALEK

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Zamalek's Banyan Tree Rooted in History

It's often said that history is rooted deep into the fabric of a city, and quite literally in the case of Zamalek's enormous banyan tree...

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Zamalek's Hidden Mosaics

Squeezed between the sheet metal fences around the new Zamalek metro station under construction and the Helwan University Faculty of Fine...

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Cairo Gets a New Great Sushi Spot with Garnell

A year or two back, we went to a small branch of a sushi place called Garnell in Heliopolis that friends had repeatedly recommended. It...

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Luxurious Nile-Side Dining at Crimson

Now that Leftbank has closed, some of us have been searching for an alternative place to have brunch and sangria on the Nile to celebrate...

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Surprisingly Good Sushi at Fuego

Sushi restaurants have popped up everywhere in Cairo recently, and Cairenes are mad about them. Not only are many of them very good,...

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Taking a Party Boat on the Nile

Cairo's party boats cram the Nile at night, blasting Egyptian shaabi music, and lit up with neon lights. The large motorboats are usually...

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A Night Out at the Cairo Opera House (& Museum)

When you think of Egypt, you don't often think of opera houses, yet Egypt has a strong history of opera and theatre, and even has the...

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Verdi's Opera Aida at the Cairo Opera House

Commissioned by Ismai'l Pasha and premiered in 1871 at the Khedive Opera House in Cairo, Giuseppe Verdi's Opera Aida has since been...

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Running The Cairo (half) Marathon

I have a love/hate relationship with running here in Cairo. The heat, traffic, pollution and lack of suitable routes can make the morning...