EL-FISHAWY

The mythical café of the Islamic city, where Naguib Mahfouz, who won the Nobel Prize in 1988, and other writers and thinkers, like Gamal El Ghitani, liked to come. Now a tourist hotspot, it's a must for hawkers selling all sorts of artefacts. If you can, stop by in the morning, when it's still quiet. Also known as the Café des Miroirs for its many ice creams. Despite the Khan's narrow, winding streets, the café is easy to find, if you ask for directions from the al-Hussein mosque.