Italian restaurants in Cairo
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La Mezzaluna
Head down a tiny alley to find this funky bi-level space that’s frequented by Cairo bohemians. The menu is roughly Italian, from conventional combos such as tomato and basil to the ‘Illy pasta’ (beef bacon, cream, radicchio and coffee). Salads are enormous. No alcohol is served, but the little patio out front is a quiet place to take coffee. There’s also an outpost in Mohandiseen.
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Seasons Restaurant
One of Cairo's most expensive restaurants, the kitchen at Seasons is known for its use of quality ingredients and its Italian-influenced food. The elegant dining room, wonderful flower arrangements, live jazz and excellent service are more Manhattan than Cairo, although the Nile views remind you where you are. The perfect spot for an all-out splurge.
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Bella
The top-billed restaurant at the Four Seasons is an elegant Italian-inspired affair highlighted by an open kitchen, two wood-burning stoves and lashings of contemporary art at every turn. Evening dinners are accompanied by a hedonistic antipasti buffet; it’s wise to save room for the rich risottos and handmade semolina pastas.
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Centro Recreativo Italiano Il Cairo
In winter, Cairo's Italian social club is in a cosy, wood-panelled room; in summer, it moves out into a vast yard in the centre of the embassy compound. It's the place to savour rarities like great crisp-crust pizzas, affordable red wine and even pork products. Non-Italians pay an around £E10 cover.
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Didos Al Dente
A noisy, crowded pasta joint with a small outdoor space, Didos rings with the clatter of dishes and often has crowds waiting out front for a table. It’s popular with students from the nearby AUC dorm and it comes pretty close to living up to its claim of making the best noodles in town. No alcohol.
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Crave
This little black-and-white eatery looks extremely chic but it has welcoming (rather than snooty) staff and a reasonably priced menu of pizzas, pasta and the like. Score one of the comfy corner couch set-ups, and you could find yourself lounging here for quite some time.
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Da Mario
The Hilton's Italian restaurant is a great spot to recover after a full-on morning trawling the Egyptian Museum. Settle in for delicious pizzas, salads and home-made pastas served on the terrace or indoors. Alcohol is served.
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Villa d'Este
Cairo's top Italian restaurant has a formal dress code, a resident violin player and an old-fashioned feel. The food, mainly from northern Italy, is exquisite and beautifully presented - desserts are to die for.
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