Cairo, Egypt

Café Riche

Café Riche, Cairo

Opened in 1908 on Talaat Harb Street, Café Riche became the salon of Cairo's writers and revolutionaries. Naguib Mahfouz held court here, Nasser plotted in 1952, and the 1919 uprising printed flyers in its basement.

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Location

Coordinates: 30.047, 31.238

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