Soul Lounge Cairo
Peaceful mindset
The lounge as it should be, and a soul finder. On an apartment on the second floor in one of the old buildings in Al Korba, Soul Lounge turned this old place into an art hub. Each room got its own style with different peaceful colors. You relax just by sitting inside.
I discovered this place in a funny way: on a winter night when there was no-one walking in the street, just me walking around looking for nothing, I raised my head looking to the sky and I noticed some people having fun on the terrace of an apartment on the second floor. I thought from the number of people up there that it must have been some kind of private party or something, and I just decided to go up and ask if I could join. The place and the boys working there welcomed me, so I realized afterward that it was some kind of help-yourself cafe.
The boys explained the house rules to me and “feel yourself at home”. And it’s definitely become my second home.
The place has several kinds of seats, and an authentic style. You can go chill and listen to some good music, or you may be lucky and find some musicians jamming.
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