Excellent Egyptian and international pastries and ice cream in an offshoot of an upmarket Cairo patisserie. The kunafa (vermicelli-like pastry over a vanilla base soaked in syrup) with dates and almonds (LE110 a kilo) is particularly good.
La Poire
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