Market guides & real places
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Buying guides by category
- Property: Renting or buying property safely in Egypt
- Vehicles: Buying a used car and transferring ownership in Egypt
- Mobiles & tablets: Buying a phone in Egypt: registration, warranty and used-phone checks
- Electronics: Buying appliances and electronics in Egypt: warranty, approvals and checks
- Home & furniture: Buying furniture and home goods in Egypt
- Fashion: Buying clothes, shoes, bags and fabric in Egypt
- Beauty & care: Buying cosmetics and personal-care products in Egypt
- Kids & baby: Buying children's goods and toys in Egypt
- Sports & hobbies: Buying sports and outdoor gear in Egypt
- Pets: Keeping pets and buying pet supplies in Egypt
- Office: Buying office equipment and stationery in Egypt
- Second-hand: Buying and selling second-hand goods safely in Egypt
- Restaurants: Chinese restaurants and eating out in Egypt
- Supermarkets & shops: Buying Chinese and Asian groceries in Egypt
- Services: Finding everyday services in Egypt (moving, repairs, cleaning, drivers, translation)
- Education: Finding Chinese or Arabic courses and tutors in Egypt
- Health: Seeing a doctor and buying medicine in Egypt
- Laundry: Using laundry and dry-cleaning services in Egypt
- Factories: Business buyer's guide to factories in Egypt
- Wholesale: Business buyer's guide to wholesale in Egypt
- Equipment: Business buyer's guide to equipment and machinery in Egypt
- Materials: Business buyer's guide to building and raw materials in Egypt
- Metals: Business buyer's guide to steel and metals in Egypt
- Plastics & PVC: Business buyer's guide to plastics and chemicals in Egypt
- Scrap & recycling: Buying and selling scrap and recyclables in Egypt
- Tools & hardware: Business buyer's guide to tools and hardware in Egypt
- Agriculture: Agricultural buying and produce wholesale in Egypt
- Other: General safety points for buying in Egypt
Shops and markets directory
Cairo · Maadi
Luya Chinese Market
Cairo · Maadi · Chinese / Asian food shop
Chinese grocery at 6 Street 233, Maadi. Public sources say it sells Chinese sauces, snacks and frozen food. OpenStreetMap lists daily hours of 09:00–20:00.
Park N Shop (百佳超市)
Cairo · Maadi · Chinese / Asian food shop
Chinese supermarket at 9 Street 233, Maadi. OpenStreetMap lists daily hours of 08:00–22:00.
Bailian Company
Cairo · Maadi · Chinese / Asian food shop
Chinese food shop at 10 Street 233, Maadi (Chinese name on OpenStreetMap: 新百朕食品). Listed daily hours 09:00–21:00.
Cairo · Nasr City
Hong Jiujiu Chinese Supermarket
Cairo · Nasr City · Chinese / Asian food shop
Chinese supermarket on Al-Khalifa Al-Amir Street, Nasr City. A public directory lists Chinese spices, sauces, noodles, snacks and drinks. Single public source; confirm before visiting.
Almo Mart
Cairo · Nasr City · Chinese / Asian food shop
Asian food shop in the 7th District, Nasr City. A media guide from April 2025 mentions its range of ramen and Asian sauces.
Asian Jaya Mart
Cairo · Nasr City · Chinese / Asian food shop
Asian food shop in Al-Swissri B, Nasr City (media guide, April 2025).
Sabie Mart
Cairo · Nasr City · Chinese / Asian food shop
Asian food shop at 4 Al-Khalifa Al-Radi Street, Nasr City (media guide, April 2025).
Nasr City car market
Cairo · Nasr City · Shopping area / market
Used-car market by the Shinzo Abe axis, Nasr City (OpenStreetMap). Check papers and transfer ownership as described in the vehicles guide.
Rabaa Al-Adawiya market
Cairo · Nasr City · Shopping area / market
Neighbourhood market in Nasr City (OpenStreetMap) for daily food, fruit and vegetables.
City Stars
Cairo · Nasr City · Shopping area / market
Large mall complex in Nasr City with brand stores, a good place to buy goods with an invoice and warranty.
Cairo · historic centre
Darrasah Asian Mart
Cairo · historic centre · Chinese / Asian food shop
Asian food shop at 2 King Al Mansouri Street, El Gamaleya (media guide, April 2025).
Al-Muski market
Cairo · historic centre · Shopping area / market
One of old Cairo's largest wholesale districts: household goods, toys, textiles, cosmetics and seasonal goods. Many retailers buy their stock here.
Khan el-Khalili
Cairo · historic centre · Shopping area / market
Historic Cairo bazaar known for handicrafts, brassware, jewellery and souvenirs. Al-Sagha next to it is the gold and silver street.
Cairo · Downtown
Al-Ataba
Cairo · Downtown · Shopping area / market
Commercial district next to Al-Muski for everyday goods, stationery, clothes and bags, wholesale and retail. Nearby Souq Hamam El-Talat sells clothes, shoes and perfume.
Abdel Aziz Street electronics market
Cairo · Downtown · Shopping area / market
Downtown street near Al-Ataba packed with appliance, phone and accessory shops, wholesale and retail. Check a phone's IMEI in Telephony and inspect it before buying.
Souq El-Manasra
Cairo · Downtown · Shopping area / market
Furniture district near Ramses Square, mostly basic ready-made pieces (media guide, 2018).
Souq El-Azbakeya book market
Cairo · Downtown · Shopping area / market
Downtown market for new and used books, including textbooks, Arabic titles and old editions.
Cairo
Wekalet El-Balah fabric market
Cairo · Shopping area / market
Large fabric market in Bulaq near the Nile Corniche: dress fabric, curtains and upholstery, plus new and used clothing. Fabric is usually sold by the metre.
Souq El-Gomaa (Friday market)
Cairo · Shopping area / market
Large open-air market held every Friday near the Imam El-Shafie mausoleum: pets, used clothes, shoes and assorted goods. It is crowded, so watch your belongings; check an animal's health and vaccinations before buying.
Souq El-Herafiyeen (car parts)
Cairo · Shopping area / market
Car spare-parts and repair cluster on the edge of Cairo (media guide, 2018). Match part numbers and keep the receipt.
Al-Sabtiya iron and building-materials street
Cairo · Shopping area / market
Souq Al-Asr Street in Al-Sabtiya, Cairo, is lined with rebar, pipe, scaffolding and building-supply traders (public business directories). Ask for conformity certificates and attend the weighing.
El Obour
Obour wholesale market
El Obour · Shopping area / market
The Cairo region's main fruit and vegetable wholesale market. Its official site publishes daily market data.
Giza
Birqash camel market
Giza · Shopping area / market
Camel trading market in Birqash village, Giza, considered Egypt's largest and oldest camel market.
Kerdasa
Giza · Shopping area / market
Town in Giza known for fabric, hand-embroidered clothing and traditional galabiyas.
Zenien urban market
Giza · Shopping area / market
Urban market in the Bulaq El-Dakrour area of Giza (OpenStreetMap).
Alexandria
Zanqet El-Sittat
Alexandria · Shopping area / market
One of Alexandria's best-known markets, with narrow crowded lanes famous for women's goods, fabric and accessories.
Al-Mansheya, Alexandria
Alexandria · Shopping area / market
Old Alexandria's commercial centre with many wholesale and retail shops (OpenStreetMap neighbourhood).
Al-Attarin, Alexandria
Alexandria · Shopping area / market
Old Alexandria neighbourhood known for antiques and old-furniture shops.
Damietta
Damietta Furniture City
Damietta · Industry hub
Furniture industrial park on 331 feddans in Shata, Damietta, at the junction of the International Coastal Road and the Port Said–Damietta road. It has factories, workshops, showrooms and a zone with special customs status.
Damietta furniture trade
Damietta · Industry hub
Damietta city is famous for wooden furniture making, with many workshops and showrooms.
El Mahalla El Kubra
El Mahalla El Kubra textiles
El Mahalla El Kubra · Industry hub
Delta industrial city and one of Egypt's largest textile centres.
Port Said
Port Said commercial district
Port Said · Industry hub
Port city at the northern end of the Suez Canal, long known for clothing and imported-goods trade.
Hours and what is sold can change, so check before you go. Wang Fu has no business relationship with the places listed and does not vouch for their goods.