Cairo/Dokki and Mohandiseen

Mohandiseen is an upper-middle class to high-class area of west Cairo. It is mainly a good area for good restaurants, shopping, nightlife, and accommodation. Gamet el-Dewal al-Arabia Street is a main avenue for shops, restaurants, and modern coffee shops. Gamet el-Dewal runs from Sphinx Square (by 26 July, close to Zamalek) at the northeast end, to Al-Nasr Square and the area near the Shooting Club. There are a few embassies near Al-Nasr Square, including the embassies of Malaysia, Bahrain, and Qatar.
The main areas in Dokki include around Amman Square near the Shooting Club, and along Tahrir Street. Cairo University, the Giza Zoological Garden, and the Orman Botanical Garden are just to the south of Dokki. Embassies in Dokki include those of Russia, Syria, Jordan, and Pakistan.

By metro

Dokki is easily accessible via the Cairo Metro. The metro station is on Line 2 (the Giza-Shubra line), two stops west from the Sadat station at Tahrir Square.
The metro does not serve the Mohandiseen area, though it is planned to extend Line 3 to there.

By taxi

• Mohandiseen is accessible via taxi (~LE10 from Midan Tahrir).
• A taxi to Dokki from Midan Tahrir should cost ~LE6-7.

• Agricultural Museum

  phone: +20 2 33372933
  address: Al-Sawra Street, Mohandiseen

• Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil Museum

  address: 1 Kafour Street, Dokki
  The museum houses a fine collection of Impressionist paintings, mainly collected before 1928. It occupies the art nouveau palace that belonged to Khalil and his wife, who donated it to Egypt. Among the artists' works are those of Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Auguste Rodin and Vincent van Gogh. It reopened in July 2017 after renovations, but has closed again with no Reopened ng date available.

• Cairo Jazz Club

  phone: +20 2 33459939
  address: 197, 26th July Street
  Dancing and live music.

• Tahrir Cinema

  address: 112 El Tahrir Street, Dokki
  Movie theater.

Electronics

• Best Buy - Apple Center

  phone: +20 2 37628391
  address: 7 Thawra Square (Midan Thawra), Mohandiseen
  Not the same as Best Buy in the United States, but this is a good place to get Apple products, service and technical support.

Gifts

• Bashayer

  address: Mosaddak St, Dokki
  Ceramics, jewelry, carpets, and a variety of other Egyptian-made items.

• Om El Saad

  address: Mosaddak St, Dokki
  Small shop with quality hand-made jewelry.

Budget

• Al Omda

  address: 131 El Tahrir St, Dokki
  Take-away place that serves sandwiches, kofta, foul, koshari, fateer, etc.

• Gad

  address: 97 El Tahrir St, Dokki
  Serves foul, falafel, fateer, and other fast food.

Mid-range

• Chocofolie

  address: 33 Amman St, Dokki
  Delicious hot cocoa, desserts, milkshakes, as well as some non-chocolate menu items such as omelets and salads

• Cilantro's

  address: El Mesaha Square, Dokki
  Serves sandwiches, coffee, desserts. Orange WiFi.

• McDonald's

  address: El Mesaha Square, Dokki
  Standard fast food

• Radwan

  address: El Tahrir St & Dokki St, Dokki
  Kebabs, chicken, pasta, vegetables, etc.

• Teriyaki

  address: El Gazayer and Gamet el-Dewal al-Arabiya, Mohandiseen
  Teriyaki meals, with chicken, shrimp, beef, or tofu, with vegetables, served with rice or noodles.

Splurge

• Abou el-Sid

  address: Amman Square, Dokki
  Serves stuffed pigeon, veal, chicken, falafel, fateer, and other Egyptian cuisine.

• Ataturk

  phone: +20 101 791 9728
  address: 20 El-Riyadh Street, Mohandiseen
  Turkish cuisine, though not vegetarian friendly. No alcohol served.

• Cafe Tabasco

  address: 7 Mosaddak St, Dokki
  Sandwiches, pasta, chicken, beef, American-style breakfast, coffee, tea, etc.

• Chili's

  phone: +20 2 37617004
  address: 2 El Fawakih Street, Mohandiseen
  Burgers, chicken, fajitas, other tex-mex options.

• Kandahar

  phone: +20 100 340 0402
  address: 3 Shara Gamet el-Dewal al-Arabiya, Mohandiseen
  One of the best Indian restaurants in Cairo. The food is more expensive, but the portions are large enough that dishes can be shared.

• 707 Club

  phone: +20 100 236 1111
  address: 19 Abdel Hamid Lotfy St

Budget

Mid-range

• Havana Hotel

  phone: +20 2 37490758
  address: 26 Syria Street, Mohandiseen
  25-room hotel, provides free internet.

• King Hotel

  address: 20, Abdel Rehim Sabri Str, Dokki
  A well run hotel, in a quiet neighboorhood. Good value. Wifi is free and connection is fast and stable. Breakfast is good. Inside restaurant and rooftop bar, serve good food food, but a little pricey. Single/double US$35/45 (Jan 2009).

• Superlux apartment

  phone: +20 123102440
  address: Damascus Street, Mohandiseen
  Large furnished 3-bedroom apartment available to rent by the day on a quiet residential street in a wealthy and safe area. Opulently furnished, wifi internet, full kitchen, washing machine etc. A nice alternative to Cairo's hotels, near lots of restaurants and shops, but away from the tourists.

• Pharaohs Doki Hotel

  address: 12 Lotfy Hassouna, Ad Doqi A, Ad Doqi
  Basic but clean rooms close to the Nile and El Tahrir St.

Splurge

• Pyramisa Suites Hotel & Casino Cairo

  phone: +20 2 3336 7000
  address: 60 Giza Street, Dokki
  A 5-star hotel over looking the Nile, boasting big, elegant rooms and high quality restaurants.

• Safir Hotel Cairo

  phone: +20 2 748-2424
  address: 22 El Messaha Square, Dokki
  Well-decorated large rooms.

• Sheraton Cairo

  phone: +20 2 33369800
  address: Galae Square, Dokki
  Well-run by friendly staff, the rooms are clean but a bit run down, with rust stains in the bathroom ceilings. Hosting a nice pool and bar, as well as a number of on site places to grab a bite. It's on the Giza side of the Nile,between downtown and the Great Pyramids.