Restaurants · Our pick in Cairo
Bab El Nil
Fairmont Nile City
Fairmont Nile City’s Middle Eastern restaurant, indoors and out, with live shows by the Nile.
Our take
- Middle Eastern
- Live entertainment daily
- Nile views
- Address
- Nile City Towers, 2005 B Corniche El Nil, Cairo
Corniche, Cairo - Nearest station
- Safaa Hegazy
1.2 km · 15 min walk
More distances - Phone & reservations
- +20 2 2461 9494
- Website
- fairmont.com
About Bab El Nil
Bab El Nil, at Fairmont Nile City, serves the hotel’s signature Middle Eastern dishes indoors and out, with live entertainment every day, a long list of shisha flavours and wide views of the Nile. It is the hotel’s choice for a big group; book ahead for weekend evenings.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Bab El Nil before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from Bab El Nil are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Safaa HegazyM31.2 km15 min walk
Key sights
- The Egyptian Museum (Tahrir)2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 17 min
- The Citadel3.5 kmWalk 43 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Khan el-Khalili4.1 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Grand Egyptian Museum14 kmCar or taxi 47 min
- The Pyramids of Giza14 kmCar or taxi 47 min
- Cairo International Airport19 kmCar or taxi 63 min
- Sphinx International Airport34 kmCar or taxi 102 min
Main railway stations
- Ramses Station2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 15 min
Location
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