The Definitive Guide to Living in the Capital

Fri Jan 27 9:00 pm to Sat Jan 28 3:00 am Purple
Friday nights at Purple in Zamalek means DJ Feedo and the hottest urban music; a winning combination. Minimum charge is 150LE.
Thu Jan 26 8:00 pm to Fri Jan 27 10:00 pm Cairo Opera House
Verdi's classic opera tells of Ethiopian princess Aida, who is brought into slavery before becoming the object of military officer Radames' affection, as he is forced to choose between his newly found love and his loyalty to the Pharaoh. The perform...
Wed Jan 25 10:00 am to Thu Feb 02 7:00 pm El Sawy Culturewheel
'The Revolution in a Year' is a group exhibition that has been brought together to build a narrative of the last year's tumultuous events. The exhibition will be in the River Hall and admission is free.
With fast food joints at every corner, each venue tries to stand out by claiming to offer the fastest delivery service or ha...
Zeitouna Lebanese Bistro , Downtown , Cairo
It’s not every day that the Cairo 360 team is invited into a restaurant’s kitchen, and being the food ex...
Left Bank , Zamalek , Cairo
It seems that most new venues in Cairo don’t understand that it takes more than a bunch of tables, chair...
Al Asly , Maadi , Cairo
Assuming the food is halfway decent, it always adds something to a restaurant’s appeal when the chefs, o...
There comes a time in your life when you decide to live dangerously for one night, and in Cairo, there are plenty of ways to...
Amici , Zamalek , Cairo
More than a year since its opening and Amici is still very much a hotspot on the Cairo nightlife scene, ...
Best Nightlife in Cairo: A Look Back at 2011
Nothing can quite match up to Cairo’s nightlife, and we’ve seen out share of the good, the bad and the u...
Kings Bar , Downtown , Cairo
The borsa area is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful areas in Downtown Cairo. It's clean with even pa...
When it comes to moderately priced clothing, there are a few shops that this reviewer likes to drop by every now and then. P...
B & D , 6th of October City , Cairo
Another massive shop has opened in Mall of Arabia, this time catering exclusively to kids with its rows ...
Virgin Megastore , 6th of October City , Cairo
With illegal music and film downloads becoming the cheaper and easier norm and SOPA breathing down the n...
Ranet Kholkhal , Mohandiseen , Cairo
There's definitely more to Egypt than just Cairo. There are still lots of tribes occupying the oases and...
The first thing you should know about Reiki is that if you’re cynical about alternative medicine and consider it a load of m...
Four Seasons Cairo At The First Residence , Giza , Cairo
This reviewer’s experience at the Giza-located Four Seasons First Residence Spa was a little like findin...
Nail Fashion , Heliopolis , Cairo
Love it or hate it, we all end up in Citystars in Heliopolis every once in a while to score some new goo...
Jacques Moreno Beauty Salon , Zamalek , Cairo
If you haven’t been to the Yamama Centre in Zamalek in a while, you may not recognize it now. The entire...
Life in Cairo is mostly characterised by the need for an escape and an ongoing search for tranquility. In a city that bustle...
Win! A Night at Stella Di Mare & Tickets to Stella’s After Party!
Egypt’s practically bursting with creative talents. Just one look at the hundreds of YouTube videos of s...
Orange Bay: Beautiful Secluded Red Sea Island near Hurghada
If you’re planning a trip to the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, one essential part of your experience ...
Steigenberger Golf Resort El Gouna: Relaxing Red Sea Hotel
With the month of October upon us, now is a great time to head to the Red Sea resort of El Gouna, where ...
It’s the year 1910; the Seine is overflowing and Paris is drowning. Shy filmmaker Emile (Harrington), and cocky inventor Rao...
Underworld: Awakening
The fourth film in the Underworld series, Awakening starts off with the vampire and lycan communities be...
Cairo 360's Most Anticipated Films of 2012
It seems like the number of remakes, sequels, prequels and adaptations are increasing year after year, w...
Omar & Salma 3
In this latest instalment, Omar (Hosny) and Salma’s (Ezz El Din) marriage has stagnated. Omar sleeps all...
There are various theories on how a band should structure an album. Some critics like to see a bell-curve kind of energy dis...
Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Not a day after her death, the debate over a posthumous Amy Winehouse release was raging. Keeping aside ...
Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
A lot of aspiring musicians must be scratching their heads right now.  How is it that four kids from Man...
Undun
Viewers of OSN may now think of the Roots as ‘that band’ on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, but this alter...
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We're in the middle of awards season and Cairo has been swept up in the hubbub. But instead of handing out ridiculous prizes...
'From Homeland to Heaven' at Picasso Gallery
Samir Fouad’s latest exhibition ‘From Homeland to Heaven’ opened recently at Picasso Gallery in Zamalek ...
Future Shorts Film Festival at Amuse
On Saturday January 14th, Cairo will become number 132 on the list of networked cities that have come to...
Khaled Hafez at Safar Khan Art Gallery
Egyptian artist Khaled Hafez’s latest exhibition launched at Safar Khan Gallery in Zamalek this Tuesday,...
It's often said that the most noticeable thing about a book is its cover, but in the case of My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, its title managed to draw this reviewer in. The novel's enticing name is backed up by a solid and substantial ...
More than just an elegant coffee table book, Siwa: Legends & Lifestyles in the Egyptian Sahara offers insight into the enigmatic Siwa, featuring several glamorous figures’ account of the lifestyle and history of Siwa, as well as their choi...
If you are a woman who has always wanted to understand how the male brain operates, then Steve Harvey's book is worth reading. Although a lot has been written about the nature of relationships between men and women, Harvey's latest book St...