Alexandria Tonight After Hisham Kharma at Bibliotheca
An Alexandria night out that starts with Hisham Kharma
If you are planning your Friday in Alexandria around Hisham Kharma (@hishamkharma on Instagram), the good news is that the event already gives you a strong anchor for a full seaside evening. Bibliotheca Alexandrina has listed Hisham Kharma on Friday, 11 September 2026 as a public concert priced at EGP 400. Event listings published around the date add the practical details that matter for your night: the concert is scheduled for 8:00 pm at the Great Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center in Chatby, with Kharma performing alongside the BA Orchestra under conductor Nayer Nagui. That turns this into more than a show booking; it is an easy excuse to build a proper Alexandria outing around one of the city’s best-known waterfront cultural addresses.
Because the venue sits directly in Chatby on Port Said Street, close to the Corniche and within easy reach of Raml Station, you can shape the evening in two ways: a tidy pre-concert dinner followed by a post-show coffee and walk, or a lighter coffee first and a late dinner after the music. Either way, the setting does a lot of the work for you. Bibliotheca Alexandrina itself is in Chatby 21526, and the library’s official visitor information confirms the area as one of the city’s major public cultural hubs.
Start with timing that actually works tonight
The smartest plan is not to overcomplicate the geography. Kharma’s concert is due to start at 8:00 pm on Friday, 11 September 2026, so if you want a relaxed night rather than a rushed one, aim to be in the wider Chatby-Raml stretch by around 6:15 pm to 6:45 pm. That gives you enough room for traffic, parking, ticket pickup if needed, and a proper meal without eating too heavily right before the performance.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s official event information also notes that tickets can be booked through the BA box office and online ticketing, and that the box office on event day remains open up to the start of the event, with Friday hours beginning later in the day. For anyone still sorting logistics at the last minute, that matters.
Option 1: early dinner, concert, coffee, then a walk
This is the most balanced version of the night, especially for couples, small friend groups, or anyone coming in from outside Alexandria. Eat before the show, keep the post-concert stop light, and let the Corniche be the nightcap.
- 6:30 pm: arrive in the Chatby-Raml area
- 6:45 pm to 7:30 pm: dinner nearby
- 8:00 pm: Hisham Kharma concert at Bibliotheca Alexandrina
- 10:00 pm onward: coffee or dessert
- After coffee: short Corniche walk around Chatby and toward Raml
Where to eat before the concert
For a night built around the Bibliotheca, staying central is the key. One of the most practical dinner zones after Chatby is the classic Raml Station / Saad Zaghloul Square stretch, which keeps you in historic central Alexandria and close to the sea rather than sending you off on a long detour.
Délices for an old-Alexandria classic
Délices has one of the clearest claims to heritage in central Alexandria. The company states that it has been operating in Alexandria since 1922, and Alexandria governorate’s city portal lists it at 46 Saad Zaghloul Street, Raml Station. For this outing, Délices works best if you want a comfortable sit-down stop that can lean either savory or sweet. It suits concertgoers who want something recognizably Alexandrian rather than a generic chain meal, and its location makes it easy to continue the night back toward the waterfront afterward.
Steigenberger Cecil for a dressier dinner or late bite
If you want the evening to feel more occasion-like, Steigenberger Cecil Hotel is one of the strongest nearby options. The hotel’s official dining information says its Citadel Restaurant serves Mediterranean dishes from 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm, while the Terrace Café operates on the waterfront in the warmer months and Monty Bar runs from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am. That makes the Cecil a useful pick both before and after the concert: dinner beforehand if you want a polished start, or drinks and a lighter follow-up if you prefer to eat later. Its address at 16 Saad Zagloul Square also keeps you firmly within the classic downtown Alexandria orbit.
For readers who enjoy placing a night out inside the city’s older social map, this part of Alexandria still delivers. You are moving between Chatby, the Bibliotheca, Raml Station, and the seafront rather than treating the concert as a one-stop errand.
Where to go for coffee after Hisham Kharma
After an orchestral concert, coffee usually makes more sense than a second heavy meal. Alexandria still has a few names that feel genuinely tied to the city rather than interchangeable with anywhere else.
Brazilian Coffee for a late classic stop
Brazilian Coffee Stores is one of the most recognizable heritage-style coffee names in central Alexandria. Alexandria’s official city portal lists it at 44 Saad Zaghloul Street, practically side by side with the Raml Station classics, and public records connected to the business identify the brand with the long-running 1929 dating and the Instagram handle @brazilian.coffee.stores.1929. For tonight’s plan, this is the stop to choose if you want an unmistakably Alexandrian coffee break after the music without drifting far from your walking route.
Terrace coffee at the Cecil if you want sea views
If you would rather stay on the seafront and keep the outing feeling open-air, the Terrace Café at the Cecil is the better fit. Official hotel information describes it as a street café on the lively waterfront promenade, open during the April-to-October season. In other words, it matches a September concert night perfectly: sea air, a late coffee, and enough movement around the square to keep the city feeling alive after the auditorium empties.
The best short walk: Chatby into the Corniche mood
The final leg of the evening should be simple. Don’t turn it into a trek. The right Alexandria move after a concert is a short Corniche walk, not a long itinerary. Urban studies on the Alexandria waterfront identify the El Chatby to Sidi Gaber section as part of the city’s middle Corniche zone, while the governorate’s own heritage material highlights Chatby as one of the eastern historic quarters overlooking the Mediterranean. That mix of history and coastline is exactly why this part of the city still works so well at night.
A practical route is to step out from the Bibliotheca area, keep the sea beside you, and walk only as far as energy and crowd levels allow. If you have driven, keep the walk circular and return toward your car. If you came by taxi or plan to order one later, you can drift toward the Raml side, especially if dinner or coffee is there. The point is atmosphere: the water, the lights, the late conversations, and the fact that Alexandria’s cultural landmarks and everyday street life still meet on the same stretch.
Why this plan works better than overplanning
What makes this particular outing strong is its concentration. The concert is real, date-specific, and substantial: Hisham Kharma with the BA Orchestra, conducted by Nayer Nagui, at 8:00 pm on Friday 11 September 2026, ticketed at EGP 400. The surrounding neighborhood is also genuinely usable for a night out, with central Alexandria institutions like Délices and Brazilian Coffee nearby, plus the waterfront pull of the Cecil and the Corniche.
So if you are asking how to make tonight feel like more than a two-hour concert, the answer is straightforward: arrive early, dine in the Raml-Corniche zone, let the Bibliotheca be the centerpiece, then end with coffee and a breezy walk. In Alexandria, that is still one of the simplest and best ways to turn a ticketed event into a full evening by the sea.