Expensive shops. Bright lights. Crowds. Bad Starbucks. Deluxe Movie Theaters. An Arcade. American Chain Restaurants (On the Border and Macaroni Grill). A fake, fancy Khan Al Khalili. Really, really provocative lingerie displays. Need we say more? Go, but you might not last more than a few hours (after 6 we wanted to die), and beware of traffic and trickster cab drivers along the way.
Weird and Wonderful Cairo
a guide to local foods, charming museums, and secret kitsch in egypt
Weird and Wonderful Cairo 
Did you happen to see al nadi al ahly just down the road? Also they have a great “on the border” in there.