Le Grillon
A 1941 Downtown beer garden once packed before Umm Kulthum's shows
About
Le Grillon opened in 1941 on Qasr El Nil Street in Downtown Cairo as a restaurant and beer garden, drawing crowds of theatregoers and film stars before and after shows at the nearby Qasr El Nil Theatre. It still operates today, split between a covered terrace for drinks and shisha and an indoor dining room, though recent accounts describe it as better for a drink than a meal.
Source: localguidetoegypt.com
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