Villa Belle Epoque occupies a beautifully restored pair of 1920s villas near the old Maadi Police Station, with lush garden courtyards that make it one of the few places in Cairo to eat in a genuinely historic setting. The in-house restaurant, Acacia, serves Western food with a Middle Eastern twist and is BYOB with corkage.
Long lunches and afternoon teas in the garden have become something of a Maadi ritual — book ahead on weekends.