Al-Shabandar Café is one of the most famous old cafés in Baghdad. It is located at the end of Al-Mutanabbi Street near the Al-Qashla building (formerly the Al-Muwaffiyya School). It is considered one of the important cultural monuments in Iraq, and there is talk about culture, art, poetry and politics. It was frequented by the general public, merchants, employees and writers, and Iraqi politicians and intellectuals gathered there. The current manager of the café is Hajj Muhammad al-Khashali, who spent more than 55 years of his life in this place after taking over its administration in 1963.
