Sharm El Sheikh nightlife: bars, markets and desert evenings
Sharm El Sheikh nightlife: Naama Bay, Old Market, Bedouin dinners under the stars and bars. A practical guide to evenings out, from the souk to rooftop venues.
Escursioni Sharm guides you through the evenings of Sharm El Sheikh: the town lives by night at least as much as by day, and the options range from a promenade stroll to the starry desert night. Here is what to do in the evening, area by area, with practical tips.
Naama Bay: the heart of the nightlife
Naama Bay is the historic centre of tourism in Sharm: a pedestrian seafront about 2 km long with restaurants, open-air cafés, shisha bars and shops open late. In the evening it is the place to stroll: no traffic, lights on the bay and an old-fashioned holiday-resort atmosphere. For dinner you will find everything, from fish restaurants on the bay to international venues; prices are tourist-level but modest by European standards. It is also the right area for a quiet after-dinner mint tea and shisha.
Old Market (Old Sharm): the most authentic evening
The old town souk is the local alternative to Naama Bay: stalls of spices, lamps, fabrics and handicrafts, where haggling is part of the game (offer half and work your way up slowly, smiling). There are small fish restaurants frequented by residents too, the grand illuminated Al Sahaba mosque — among Sharm's most evocative evening photos — and prices on average lower than Naama Bay. It is 10-15 minutes by taxi: agree the fare before getting in.
Soho Square and the evening complexes
At Sharks Bay, Soho Square is the resort-style entertainment square: dancing fountains, restaurants, bars, an ice rink and music venues. It is the right choice for an "organised" evening with family or a group: a controlled environment, wide choice, zero surprises. Other complexes along the coast offer rooftops and beach clubs with DJ sets in high season.
An evening in the desert: the Bedouin dinner
The most different evening of all is in the Sinai desert: a Bedouin dinner with a show and stargazing (€20-40, indicative prices verified in October 2026), with hotel pick-up, traditional dinner, dances and telescopes. Away from the coastal lights the sky is another show entirely: in winter bring something warm. You book with no prepayment and pay on site.
Practical tips for the evening
- Taxis: no meters — always agree the price before setting off, or have the resort call you a transfer.
- Clothing: anything goes in tourist venues; in markets and more local areas the respect rule applies (shoulders and knees covered for women).
- Alcohol: available in hotels, restaurants and tourist venues; expensive in corner shops and not to be drunk in the street.
- Safety: the evening tourist areas are patrolled and quiet; the normal precautions of any destination apply.
- Season: from October to April evenings are mild (light fleece); in summer people happily go out after 9 pm.
Where to eat out in the evening
Sharm's evening dining scene covers every budget. At the two extremes: the restaurants of the resorts and tourist seafronts, convenient and international, and the Old Market venues where Gulf fish and Egyptian dishes — koshari, mezze, baladi bread, grills — cost noticeably less. Two practical tips: in fish restaurants ask the price per weight before ordering, and check whether the bill already includes service (common in Egypt): an extra tip is still appreciated but not obligatory.
Events and the evening season
From October to April evenings are in full swing: open terraces, live music in the beach clubs and busy venues even midweek. At Christmas and New Year Naama Bay and Soho organise gala dinners and shows — book ahead. In summer the rhythm shifts later: dinner after 9 pm and staying out late, when the air finally cools. For evening dress the rule is simple: in resorts and tourist venues anything goes; in markets and areas lived in by locals, a minimum of sobriety is appreciated and reciprocated.
And tomorrow?
Evenings combine well with sea days: after Ras Mohammed a stroll in Naama Bay, after the sunset safari you continue straight into the Bedouin dinner. All the ideas in the things to do in Sharm El Sheikh guide.
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