Those who frequented the café were mostly of higher socio-economic status. Up until World War II, most of the customers were foreigners living in the country. As ownership changed to native Egyptians, so did the clientele. Cairo became the home to many newspapers, magazines, and law offices helped build up the client base of the café. Its proximity to Soliman-Pasha Square (present Talaat Harb Square) and Tahrir Square made the café a prime location for gatherings. Revolutionaries would meet at the café to plan strategies during the 1919 revolution against the British rule of Egypt. The café was the site of an assassination attempt on the Egyptian Prime Minister on December 19, 1919. Gamal Abdel Nasser was known to frequent the café while planning his 1952 overthrow of King Farouk.