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Best Cafés in Luxor (2026)

Cafés in Luxor range from traditional coffee shops to hotel lounges, and they are essential for coping with the heat between sightseeing trips. Wenkie's German Ice Cream & Iced Coffee Parlour is a favourite for its creamy buffalo-milk ice cream in local flavours such as hibiscus and doum fruit. In the town centre, Aboudi Coffee Break serves coffee, sandwiches and Egyptian dishes opposite Luxor Temple, and the New Oum Koulsoum Coffee Shop in the souq offers tea, juices and shisha with misting fans in summer.

On the West Bank, cafés double as rest stops between monuments. Café & Restaurant Maratonga has a shaded garden facing Medinet Habu, and the Ramesseum Rest House beside the Ramesseum serves cold drinks, beer and simple food. For a smarter setting, Diwan at the Hilton is a waterfront shisha café with Turkish coffee and Nile views. Most small cafés take cash only, so carry small notes, and agree prices first if there is no menu. Shisha is a big part of café life, but non-smokers are equally welcome to sit with a tea or fresh juice.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Luxor

  1. Wenkie’s German Ice Cream & Iced Coffee Parlour Ice cream parlour and café, East Bank, near Khaled Ibn El WalidA German-run ice cream parlour on the East Bank making creamy ice cream from local buffalo milk, in flavours such as hibiscus, guava and doum fruit.
  2. Aboudi Coffee Break Café and snack bar, City centre, East BankAn inexpensive café opposite Luxor Temple, serving coffee, sandwiches, kofta, falafel and Egyptian desserts with views over the temple.
  3. Diwan Shisha café, New Karnak, East BankThe Hilton Luxor's waterfront shisha café, serving Arabian-style teas, Turkish coffee and flavoured water pipes with views over the Nile.

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3. Diwan

Shisha café$$$New Karnak, East Bank

The Hilton Luxor's waterfront shisha café, serving Arabian-style teas, Turkish coffee and flavoured water pipes with views over the Nile.

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