3 Best Places to Shop in Cairo, Egypt

Cairo Festival City is every shopper’s paradise, with several entertainment venues, a food court, roughly 300 stores, and myriad sit-down restaurants—and that's just inside. Festival Avenue, an outdoor area that's part of the complex, has still more cafés and restaurants, as well as a dancing fountain and an open-air theater. If you drive here yourself, note your parking spot and the gate through which you entered, as the parking facilities are as vast as the mall itself.

This mall is a resource for the many families in this residential district; there are few designer names but lots of mainstream brands like H&M and Zara. There's a pharmacy here where you can get sunscreen, bug spray, and other necessary toiletries. The food court mirrors any in the U.S.; there's even a Pinkberry. The mall is anchored by a hypermarket, and there's a movie theater and children's play zone.

This store successfully combines high-end fashion concepts with traditional styles in its versatile collections for men and women. What's more, the clothes are locally made and  ethically sourced. The same is true of the accessories, which are produced by the brand’s sister company, Nomad.