Cairo

The Best Airport Bars in Cairo

Cairo International (CAI) is Egypt's main hub and the only major airport in North Africa with serious lounge programmes. Egypt's Muslim majority shapes the drinking landscape — alcohol is available airside but the breadth of options is narrower than at most international hubs. The EgyptAir Lounge in Terminal 3 is the best of them: proper Champagne service, a respectable Lebanese wine list (Château Musar, Massaya), and a small Egyptian beer rotation (Stella, Sakara). Star Alliance Gold or EgyptAir Business required.

  1. No. 01 · Hotel Bar

    Bardo

    Zamalek · $$$

    Cocktail bar inside a Zamalek villa.

  2. No. 02 · Hotel Bar

    The Lemon Tree

    Zamalek · $$

    Wine bar with one of Egypt's tightest natural-wine lists and a small kitchen.

  3. No. 03 · Hotel Bar

    Cap d'Or

    Downtown · $$

    Belle-époque heritage bar from the 1930s.

  4. No. 04 · Hotel Bar

    After Eight

    Downtown · $$

    Live-music bar with rotating local jazz and oriental bands.

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