6 of the best · Cairo, Egypt
Bars and Live Music in Cairo
Cairo Jazz Club’s live line-ups, the St. Regis Bar on the Corniche, the Kempinski’s rooftop and jazz bar, and the Sky Pool on the 25th floor of Fairmont Nile City.
Our 6 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three places we would send a friend to first, chosen by people who know Cairo well.
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Live music most nights
Cairo Jazz Club
Cairo’s live-music institution in Agouza, with its sister rooms CJC 610 and The Dance House.
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Eleventh floor
The Rooftop, Kempinski Nile Hotel
The Kempinski’s rooftop bar over the Nile and the city.
12 Ahmed Ragheb Street, Garden City, CairoExplore View on map
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Most nights.
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Live music most nights
Cairo Jazz Club
Cairo’s live-music institution in Agouza, with its sister rooms CJC 610 and The Dance House.
Hotel bars and rooftops 5
With a view of the Nile.
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Nile City Towers
Champagne Bar, Fairmont Nile City
Fairmont Nile City’s champagne bar.
Nile City Towers, 2005 B Corniche El Nil, CairoExplore View on map
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25th floor
Sky Pool, Fairmont Nile City
Drinks by the pool on the 25th floor of the Nile City Towers.
Nile City Towers, 2005 B Corniche El Nil, CairoExplore View on map
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Garden City
The Jazz Bar, Kempinski Nile Hotel
The Kempinski’s jazz bar, for a quieter drink in Garden City.
12 Ahmed Ragheb Street, Garden City, CairoExplore View on map
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Eleventh floor
The Rooftop, Kempinski Nile Hotel
The Kempinski’s rooftop bar over the Nile and the city.
12 Ahmed Ragheb Street, Garden City, CairoExplore View on map
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The St. Regis Cairo
The St. Regis Bar & The Water Garden
The St. Regis’s cocktail bar on the Corniche, its arched windows looking over the Nile.
1189 Nile Corniche, CairoExplore View on map
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