Near several international gates in T1, this is HRG’s Illy-branded caffeine stop
Illy Caffè sits airside in Terminal 1, close to some international departure gates, and mainly exists for people who care that their espresso comes from a known Italian brand. It pulls standard Illy shots and basic milk drinks, so you get something a step up from the random kiosks scattered through HRG. Expect typical airport pricing, similar to Costa and Segafredo elsewhere in the terminal.
Opening hours track the main flight banks out of T1, so it tends to be active from early-morning departures until late-evening charters, not a 24/7 operation. The menu leans on espresso, cappuccino, latte, and a few iced versions, all on the usual Illy recipe. A simple cappuccino often lands in the “OK” range: not specialty café level, but better than powdered-machine coffee near some other gates.
Food is limited: think a small pastry case with croissants, muffins, and packaged sweets rather than hot sandwiches or full plates. Several reviews mention “only snacks and sweets” and note that you’ll need to eat elsewhere if you want a real meal before a 4–5 hour flight. Prices on the pastry side track the coffee markup, firmly in “tourist/airport” territory compared with cafés in Hurghada town.
Regulars who transit HRG more than once tend to walk past anonymous stands and head straight here for slightly more consistent espresso, then grab bottled water on the same bill to avoid joining another queue. Complaints cluster around lukewarm cappuccinos at peak times and the sense that everything costs more than it should, even by airport standards. Figure on paying roughly the same as you would at the Segafredo or Costa units in the building.
Tip: If coffee matters, stop here before you reach your exact gate, since options shrink and lines grow closer to some of the outer T1 boarding areas.