Nelly Kids Fashion Fair 2026: Best Fifth Settlement Stops
Nelly Kids Fashion Fair lands in New Cairo from August 27 to 29
Nelly Kids Fashion Fair opens from Wednesday, August 27 to Friday, August 29, 2026 at the Egypt International Exhibition Center in New Cairo, with the fair positioned as a major business platform for children’s wear and accessories in Egypt and the wider region. Official and state-backed reporting says this year’s edition is expected to welcome around 800 international buyers from 14 countries, under the patronage of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, with the exhibition spread across 20,000 square meters and exhibitor space fully sold out. The fair’s own website lists the venue as EIEC and its working hours as 10:00am to 6:00pm.
For visitors coming in and out of the halls, the practical question is less about what is happening on the show floor and more about what to do between meetings: where to get a decent coffee, where to sit down for lunch, and where to head for a quick post-fair stroll before beating New Cairo traffic. The good news is that the exhibition center sits on the Al-Moshir Tantawy axis, next to the Mosque of Marshal Tantawy, with Fifth Settlement dining and retail hubs within easy driving distance.
First, know the venue and timing
The fair website gives the clearest visitor basics: EIEC – Egypt International Exhibitions Center, contact email info@nellykidsfashion.com, phone 010 0000 3257, and working hours from 10:00am to 6:00pm. That matters because it shapes the most realistic food plan: coffee before entry, a lunch stop after a few hours on the floor, or an early dinner nearby once the fair day wraps.
Best nearby coffee stop: Point 90 Mall
If you want the safest, easiest coffee detour after leaving EIEC, Point 90 Mall (@point90mall on Instagram) is one of the most practical picks in Fifth Settlement. Apple Maps lists the mall in New Cairo with daily operating hours broadly running from 9:00am to 11:00pm, extending later on some days, and identifies familiar stop-in brands inside. One of the clearest verified coffee options there is Starbucks, which has a dedicated Point 90 branch page showing in-store service and click-and-collect.
Why Point 90 works after a trade fair is simple: it is straightforward, recognizable and low-friction. If your group is split between parents, buyers, exhibitors and kids, a mall coffee stop is often easier than committing to a full restaurant right away. It also works well for a quick reset before heading back onto South 90 or deeper into the Fifth Settlement dining circuit. The downside is that it is the obvious choice, so expect it to feel busy around late afternoon and evening.
What to order if you are keeping it quick
- Coffee run: Starbucks Point 90 is the easiest verified option for a no-planning-needed stop.
- Light bite with coffee: Point 90 is better for short stops than destination dining, especially if your main goal is to recharge and move on.
Best lunch or early dinner upgrade: 5A by The Waterway
For a more polished meal, 5A by The Waterway is the strongest nearby post-fair move. The Waterway describes 5A as a New Cairo commercial destination designed around retail, dining and visitor convenience, and its contact page places the development on Ring Road in New Cairo. In practice, that makes it a better fit than a grab-and-go mall if you want to turn the exhibition visit into a more complete Fifth Settlement outing.
Among the verified dining options at 5A, two stand out. Reif Kushiyaki Egypt (@reifkushiyakiegypt on Instagram) operates a branch at 5A by The Waterway, New Cairo, with the restaurant’s official site listing daily hours from 12:00pm to 12:00am. That timing is ideal if you plan to leave the fair around lunchtime or stay on for dinner after the halls close.
The second option is Terrenal at 5A, whose official hospitality page lists the address as 5A Waterway, New Cairo 1, with working hours from 4:00pm to 1:00am. That makes it less useful for lunch but a better call for an evening meal if your fair schedule runs late.
Who should choose 5A?
- Buyers and exhibitors: better for a sit-down meeting than a food-court-style stop.
- Families: Reif explicitly says kids are welcome at all times at its 5A branch.
- Visitors making a day of it: 5A has the stronger “outing” feel once the fair is over.
Best bakery-style lunch stop: Downtown Katameya
If you want something more central and familiar without going fully upscale, Downtown Katameya remains a practical middle ground. One concrete verified option there is PAUL, whose store page lists its branch at Katameya Downtown Mall, 90 Road, New Cairo. For fairgoers who want sandwiches, pastries, salads or a more relaxed coffee-and-lunch combination, this is one of the easier dependable names to work into the day.
Downtown Katameya is a sensible pick if your group wants flexibility. Not everyone leaving an industry fair wants a full restaurant booking, and not everyone wants to stand around in a busy coffee chain either. This is the sort of stop that suits mixed groups, especially when one person wants lunch, another wants dessert, and someone else just needs an iced drink before the drive home.
Quick post-fair outing: keep it simple and close
For a short outing after Nelly Kids Fashion Fair, the strongest local strategy is not to overcomplicate it. Fifth Settlement works best in clusters: Point 90 for coffee and a brief wander, 5A for a more stylish dinner-and-stroll plan, and Downtown Katameya for an easy bakery-cafe stop that does not require much commitment. These are not far-flung destination drives; they are the kind of practical New Cairo add-ons that make sense after several hours at EIEC.
If you are visiting the fair for business, the cleanest itinerary is morning entry at 10:00am, coffee afterward at Point 90, then a later lunch or early dinner at 5A. If you are coming with family, reverse it: do the exhibition first, then choose one nearby stop only, rather than trying to pack in multiple venues across Fifth Settlement in peak traffic. With the fair ending on Friday, August 29, expect the last day to draw extra movement around New Cairo as buyers, exhibitors and families all converge on the same corridor.
The bottom line
Nelly Kids Fashion Fair is not just another calendar item at EIEC. This year’s edition arrives with a bigger export story around Egyptian children’s apparel, a sold-out exhibition floor, and hundreds of international buyers expected in New Cairo. For visitors, that makes planning the off-floor hours worth doing properly. In Fifth Settlement, the smartest nearby choices are clear: Point 90 for coffee, 5A for a proper meal and polished outing, and Downtown Katameya for a flexible bakery-cafe break. All three fit the pace of a fair day, and all three keep the experience rooted in New Cairo rather than turning lunch into another long trip across the city.