Samakmak
Good for: seafood, fish
- Address
- 42 Qasr Ras at-Tin
- Phone
- 03 481 1560
- Price
- dishes E£40-90
- Hours
- 1pm-2am
Lonely Planet review for Samakmak
Owned by Zizi Salem, the retired queen of the Alexandrian belly-dancing scene, Samakmak is definitely one step up from the other fish eateries in the neighbourhood. The fish is as fresh as elsewhere, but customers flock to this place for its specials, including crayfish, marvellous crab tagen (stew cooked in a deep clay pot) and a great spaghetti with clams.
Traveller reviews for Samakmak (2)
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Best food in Egypt!
antipodean85 recommends this,
Two of us had dinner here for our last night in Alex... and what a wonderful dinner it was! We ordered fresh Bass and prawns from the selection by the front door. We were also convinced to have some rice and seafood soup.
After about 10 minutes all the lights and power went off - but the food was on our table within 20 minutes of ordering.
The Bass, cooked in lemon juice and salt was delicious, fresh and perfectly cooked. The seafood soup was superb, as were the prawns. Everything was wonderfully tender and not overpowered by herbs/spices/oils.
The service was exceptional.
We both agree that this place serves the best food in Egypt!
Good for: seafood
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Excellent!
dianeinny recommends this,
As part of our tour with Egypt and Beyond Travel (not to be confused with just Egypt and Beyond) we had a wonderful lunch at this restaurant. Excellent pita with typical Middle Eastern appetizers, fried calamari, grilled shrimp and grilled fish. Doesn't look like much from the outside. Don't let that stop you from going inside.
Good for: seafood, fish
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