Rayahen Roastery

you can taste the nile delta's volcanic soil in rayahen's cairo specialty espresso. their beans carry that earthy sweetness unique to egyptian highlands, roasted dark enough to cut through tahini-thick foam but light enough to let the fruit notes sing. the roastery smells like cardamom and burnt sugar when you walk in. their espresso pulls thick as molasses, with crema that holds sugar for a full ten seconds. this is cairo coffee without apology.