El Qobesi

Alexandria


El Qobesi has crowned itself the ‘king of mango’ – take one sip of the juice here and you will bow down, a loyal peon. Slivers of several ripe mangoes are cajoled nearly whole into a tall, chilled glass to make some of the best mango juice we’ve ever tried. Open around the clock, and always bustling.

Sit streetside and watch the chaos: locals often pull up for a quick in-car slurp, and we’ve even seen full microbuses stop by.


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