Coffee and stuff are only just okay for the price, you come for the laidback atmosphere and the wi-fi.

Clay Cafe

Friendly inexpensive place for food and drink, plus shisha in the garden.

Club21

Little and nice bar with good view to the sea. Prices on beer are moderate; hard liquor is more expensive. At night the upper floor has a dance floor featuring Western and Arabic music. The bar is frequented by foreign (particularly American) Arabic language students at the Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) Center at Alexandria University.

Mermaid Bar

Better known among travellers as the Cap d'Or and one of Alexandria's oldest bars.

Sheikh Ali

Spacious cafe and restaurant on a rooftop offering shishas.

Lail