Osten Coffee Bar — Restaurant in Geziret al Zamalik, Jazirat al Zamalik

This place started out really well ! I had frequented it alot when I used to have training early morning in zamalek . I'd finish and go have a quick coffee and morning read before I hit the road, because it was always open so early in the kirning when every other place was still closed.

It had been consistent in its quality daily for many months. Several months after when my training had finished I had revisited a few times and sadly everytime I was disappointed a little more, because it had totally changed and there was variance everytime .

I hope that this would change...

Not a bad coffee. The server pretended not to understand me, telling me there was no espresso. Then another guy came in and said something in Arabic, suddenly the guy started speaking English and asked “yeah so you want an Americano?” Then the other dude popped glass (right?!) next to us a few times, and then laughed at us for jumping. Peace dudes - haha. Honestly, might have just been a crap night for them, but it only takes one amirite?! I wouldn’t...

One of the very few cafes in Zamalek open at 7am - & serving a really good espresso served in ceramic fingels, not single use cups. Just refurbished with quaint little marble topped Belgium cafe style tables - & a tiny terrace with potted plants. Has a toilet, too. It's...