Shopping in Cairo
Central to Cairo's shopping experience is Khan el-Khalili in Islamic Cairo, its boisterous lanes alive with centuries-old trading for perfume oils, antique silver and saddle bags. The huge Stars Centre modern shopping arcade in Heliopolis offers contemporary styles. Zamalek and Dokki have plenty of handicraft shops including handmade fabrics and jewellery at Nagada. Downtown has busy local shops, from clothes to books to music. Most shops are open between 10am-6pm, and closed on Fridays.
Stars Centre
Massive shopping mall
Away from medieval Cairo is Stars Centre mall which opened in 2005 in
Heliopolis's CityStars complex. Locals say it's the biggest thing since the
pyramids, with over 500 shops, including Mango and Nine West. Local
collections include Concrete's clothing.
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Opening Hours
Daily 10am-12am
Address
Sharia Omar Ibn El Khattab, Heliopolis, Cairo
Telephone
+20 (0) 2 2480 0553
Nagada
Timeless handicrafts
Encouraging handweaving, Nagada brings handmade fabrics from Upper Egypt,
pottery from the Fayum and jewellery and clothing from Cairo to various
countries around the world. In Cairo, these timeless handicrafts can be
bought in the store located in Dokki.
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Opening Hours
Daily 10am-6.30pm
Address
13, Refa'a Street, Dokki, Cairo
Telephone
+20 (0) 2 37486663
Mobaco
Top-quality clothing
With cool cottons, cashmere and wool, this large branch of popular Mobaco, in
Mohandiseen, has top-quality shirts, made from world-famous Egyptian cotton.
Clothes come in casual and formal, with a decent collection of men's and
women's styles.
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Opening Hours
Daily 10am-10pm
Address
248, Sharia al-Suda, Mohandiseen, Cairo 11511
Telephone
+20 (0) 2 3347 3791
Khan el-Khalili Bazaar
Medieval market
Noisy Khan el-Khalili in Islamic Cairo, known locally as 'the Khan', has over
900 stalls selling almost everything. Join locals along medieval streets and
haggle for perfumes, hand-blown glass and camel-hair rugs or just absorb the
sounds and smells.
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Opening Hours
Daily 7am-7pm
Address
Khan El Khalili, Al Azhar Street, Cairo
Transport
Taxi
Al Aseel
Quality ouds
For decades, Al Aseel in Hadayek-El-Kobba has produced hand-made ouds -
traditional Egyptian stringed instruments - for musicians worldwide,
originally produced by Farouk Shehata, then son Maurice. Their best ouds of
ornate inlaid wood have the richest sounds.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 9am-8pm
Address
80, Misr wa Sharia Al Sudan, Hadayek Al-Kobba, Cairo
Telephone
+20 (0) 101458525
Wissa Wassef Arts Centre
Hand-made tapestries
The Wissa Wassef Arts Centre near Giza's pyramids, built by weaver and
teacher Ramses Wissa Wassef, has sold weavings, tapestries and batiks since
1952. Most are large-scale, with scenes of birds, nature and abstract
designs, hand-made from naturally dyed wool.
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Opening Hours
Daily 10am-5pm (weavers Sat-Thu 9am-12pm & 2-5pm)
Address
Harrania Village, Sakkara Road, El Haram Giza, Cairo
Telephone
+20 (0) 2 33815746 / 5403
Transport
Microbus from Midan Tahrir to intersection of Pyramid Road and Sakkara Road, then microbus to Harrania Village
