The Definitive Guide to Living in the Capital , Cairo , Egypt

Over the past few years, nature-based lifestyle has flourished in Cairo’s shopping scene with health food shops, organic threads, a wider variety of locally produced materials and more. Zamalek is home to many of these shops and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.

Located on Ahmed Sabry Street is small grocery shop, Organic & More Supermarket. The supermarket is situated in a narrow outlet with only a small green sign outside, so it’s quite easy to pass by without blinking an eye. Keep a look out for Mobacco Cotton – it’s just next door.

Once inside, you’ll notice what we mean by narrow – there’s not a lot of room for browsing around. At the front of the shop, you’ll find a selection of locally produced essential oils including rare jasmine. On the same shelf are soaps and facemasks by Zoganon. One facemask that caught our eye was, according to the label, primarily composed of basil and mud; neatly wrapped in a glass jar for 35LE, it would bode well for a last minute gift or pick-me-up. Brown rice and pastas can be found in the same area, where two kilos of brown rice cost 10LE and after cooking it back at home we can say that it’s deliciously wholesome.

The stairway leading to the back area of the shop is lined with hand-woven rugs, baskets and clay pots. Once upstairs, you’ll find an array of refrigerated items including organic milks and soy kofta, which was a surprise to us. It didn’t take long for us to be drawn to their assortment of spices, spice mixtures and premade dipping sauces – a decently sized jar of garam masala cost 30LE. The always-tasty sun-dried tomatoes can also be found on the shelf.