Café Riche

كافيه ريش (17 شارع طلعت حرب، وسط البلد)

Writers and plotters have sat here since 1908

Hours

Daily from morning until around midnight

Address

17 Talaat Harb St, Downtown

A small old café tucked just off Talaat Harb Street. It took the name Riche in 1914 and is remembered as a spot where Naguib Mahfouz held his literary gatherings. Framed photos crowd the walls and the chairs are worn smooth. Order a coffee and the busy Downtown of another era is easy to picture.