محمصة الرفاعي - AL-Refai Roastery

your first sip of al-refai's cairo specialty espresso hits different than anything you've had from alexandria's waterfront cafes. the refai family knows their beans, each batch roasted with the kind of precision that comes from generations of understanding egyptian coffee culture. the crema holds thick and golden while steam rises from your cup, carrying notes that speak to cairo's bustling coffee houses. this isn't tourist coffee. this is what alexandria tastes like when locals are brewing.