Take Your Meal and Drink and Walk Around Downtown... 10 Places Open Until Curfew
There is nothing like walking around downtown at night during the summer, especially in Ramadan, while enjoying drinks, ice cream, and sweets. With the lockdown and curfew imposed because of the coronavirus, these walks have become difficult or limited by the daily curfew start time, with cafés, restaurants, coffee shops, and bars closed. But as the Arabic proverb says, “What cannot be obtained in full should not be abandoned in full.” Here we recommend 10 places where you can order takeaway food, drinks, ice cream, and sweets and enjoy walking through downtown’s streets until the 9 p.m. curfew.
There is nothing like walking around downtown at night during the summer, especially in Ramadan, while enjoying drinks, ice cream, and sweets. With the lockdown and curfew imposed because of the coronavirus, these walks have become difficult or limited by the daily curfew start time, with cafés, restaurants, coffee shops, and bars closed. But as the Arabic proverb says, “What cannot be obtained in full should not be abandoned in full.” Here we recommend 10 places where you can order takeaway food, drinks, ice cream, and sweets and enjoy walking through downtown’s streets until the 9 p.m. curfew
1- McDonald’s, Sherif Street
You can order a breakfast meal from McDonald’s outside the restaurant while maintaining safe distances between individuals.
2- KFC, Abdel Khalek Tharwat Street
Online orders are available, as are orders from the branch by standing outside it.
3- Costa, Sherif Street
Costa on Sherif Street serves coffee and other drinks for takeaway. Take your drink and walk around downtown.
4- Cinnabon, Sherif Street
The Cinnabon branch on Sherif Street offers its products for takeaway. You can buy a sweet breakfast and enjoy viewing the historic buildings and reading the plaques explaining them.
5- El Abd
El Abd’s two branches, in Talaat Harb and on Sherif Street, serve ice cream and Ramadan sweets such as kunafa and qatayef.
6- Simonds, Sherif Street
Simonds on Sherif Street is one of downtown’s oldest confectionery shops. The branch also serves hot and cold drinks for takeaway.
7- Ahmed Attia Confectionery
If you have not visited Ahmed Attia Confectionery on Qasr El Nil Street, you should do so immediately. Ahmed Attia opened this branch at the beginning of the twentieth century and is known for its sweets and ice cream.
8- La Poire, Abdel Khalek Tharwat
The La Poire branch on Abdel Khalek Tharwat is one of downtown’s newest places. It opened approximately a year ago and offers La Poire products for takeaway until 8 p.m.
9- Etoile
Etoile’s two branches, on Sherif Street and July 26 Street, offer Eastern and Western sweets for takeaway until the 9 p.m. curfew.
10- Qweider, Talaat Harb
Qweider Talaat Harb is known for its ice cream, which it serves for takeaway outside the branch until 9 p.m.