Other restaurants in Egypt
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Salah Ad-Din
This is the best of the Nileside restaurants, with several terraces and a freezing air-conditioned dining room. The menu has Egyptian, Nubian and international dishes, a notch better than most restaurants in Aswan. The service is efficient and the beers are cool (E£12). There is also a terrace to smoke a sheesha.
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Jewel of the Nile
Laura and Mahmud offer traditional Egyptian food using organic vegetables from their own farm, as well as well-prepared British food for homesick Brits including steaks, cottage pie, apple crumble and an all-day English breakfast (E£25). On Sundays a traditional lunch is served all day with roast beef and Yorkshire pudding (E£50), and on Saturdays and Wednesdays at 5.30pm there is a popular quiz night in aid of local charities. The menu features a good selection of vegetarian dishes. You can dine in the small outside sitting area or the air-conditioned interior dining room. Alcohol available.
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A Taste of India
A small British-run Indian restaurant in neutral colours with plain wooden tables and chairs. On the menu are European versions of Indian dishes such as korma, masala sag (spinach) and jalfrezi (marinated meat curry with tomato, pepper and onion) dishes, as well as original Indian specials such as madras and vindaloo curries. For those not too fond of spice, a few international, read British, dishes such as steak and chips are available. The place is popular with expat Brits and vegetarians who come for spicy vegetable dishes.
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Aux Trois Chacals
Almost invisible from the main road that leads to the Colossi is this small French family-run restaurant serving home cooking in the garden or on the beautiful rooftop terrace. This is a cosy place to pass a few hours or to have lunch with sandwiches (E£16), salads (E£15) or a good grill, not to mention the tasty couscous. No alcohol but it’s probably the only place on the West Bank where you can get a Lavazza espresso. Dinner should be booked in advance.
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New Mish Mish
The long-standing budget-traveller haunt, Mish Mish, has been upgraded with a swish contemporary and air-conditioned fast-food-style interior, serving good sandwiches (E£5 to E£12), salads (E£3 to E£10) and grilled meats (E£20 to E£25) including shwarma, mixed grill and stuffed pigeon, and good grilled and fried fish dishes (E£22 to E£30). There’s no alcohol, but there is a selection of fresh fruit juices (E£4).
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Abo Faris
An excellent eatery specialising in Syrian shwarma, a mouth-watering concoction of spicy grilled lamb or chicken slathered in garlicky mayonnaise and pickles, rolled up inside roasted flatbread. A full menu is available, and seating is indoors or in a garden patio (you can also do takeaway). It’s about 500m before the Carrefour City Centre Mall, on the left as you’re coming from the city. Most taxi drivers will know it.
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As-Sahaby Lane
Great easygoing alfresco restaurant in the lane running between the souq and the street to Karnak Temple. Fresh and well-prepared Egyptian dishes like tagens (stews cooked in earthenware pots) are served as well as good pizzas and salads. The young staff is very friendly, always ready to help or up for a chat. This terrace is a great place to watch the world go by, or relax from shopping in the souq.
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Abu Ashraf
One of this street’s fish specialists. Make your selection from the day’s catch then take a seat under the green awning and watch it being cooked. Sea bass stuffed with garlic and herbs is a speciality, as is the creamy prawn kishk (casserole). Price is determined by weight and type of fish, ranging from grey mullet at E£40 per kilo to jumbo prawns at E£150 per kilo.
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Maxime
This French-Egyptian run restaurant consistently serves good French bistro classics, with steaks that melt in your mouth. Vegetarian options are plentiful, and the place is popular with families with plenty of options for the little ones. The restaurant is on the 1st and 2nd floors, and the only drawback is that the decor is as bland as the building. No alcohol.
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Abu Nasr
This unusually tidy place serves good, filling kushari. If you find it lacks mojo, throw in a dash of the vinegar and spicy red sauce it’s served with. If it’s still a bit plain for your taste, order sides of tahini and banga and chuck them in too. There’s no sign in English, so look for the gleaming gold bowls.
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Emara Hati al-Gish
Carnivores will salivate instantly upon entering this place, where the air is heavy with the smell of charcoal-cooked meat. The kastileeta (lamb chops) are particularly splendid, and the mouza (shins) good for gnawing. There’s another branch in Mohandiseen, at 164 Sharia 26th of July, off Midan Sphinx.
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Zephyrion
This old Greek fish taverna (the name is Greek for ‘sea breeze’) was founded in 1929 and serves first-class fish and seafood on the sweeping blue-and-white terrace that overlooks the bay. There is no wine list but you can bring your own bottle and it will be uncorked for you without complaint.
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Sunset
This great cafe terrace and restaurant is the place to be at sunset, with spectacular views over the First Cataract. Sit on the huge shady terrace for a mint tea, or enjoy the small selection of excellent grills or pizzas (E£38). Or take a taxi after dark. Very popular with locals at night.
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Abaza Restaurant
This hole-in-the-wall serves straight-ahead kofta (mincemeat and spices grilled on a skewer) and other grilled meats in a little upstairs room with a red carpet and single table. There’s no sign in English, so look out for the chickens spit-roasting in a metal grill at the front.
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Abo Ayman Restaurant
Roasted on a hand-turned spit over coals in an old oil drum, the chickens at Abo Ayman are the juiciest in Siwa. They’re well seasoned, and served with salad, tahini and bread. It sometimes takes an inconceivably long time for the birds to migrate from the grill to your table.
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New Royal Fish
This straightforward restaurant in an alley off Sharia Televizyon is reputedly the best fish restaurant in town, with only locals and not another tourist in sight. The fresh fish is grilled or fried and served with rice and salads, but no alcohol. Great for a change!
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Golden Pharaoh
The newest arrival is this rather sophisticated eatery with an air-con dining room and a large terrace overlooking the Nile and the city. The menu includes Nubian and international dishes, and the place is already popular with Aswanis.
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Hosny Grill
If you’re a little fished out in Anfushi, Hosny Grillhraf, is a semi-outdoor restaurant specialising in tasty grilled chicken, kebabs and other meats, served with the usual triumvirate of vegetables, salad and rice.
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Abou Aby Pizza
For as-close-as-you’ll-get-to-the-real-thing Western-style pizza, you can’t go past Abou Aby. It has lots of seating upstairs, and as a bonus you can people-watch the action on Sharia Iskendariyya below while tucking in.
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Farag
A highly recommended and very local seafood joint, a bit hard to spot – the sign is high above street level, so look up to be sure you don’t miss it. If you do, just ask around; everyone knows it.
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Little Buddha
This is one of Hurghada’s most well known Asian restaurants. The cuisine here is a fusion of sushi spreads, Chinese-style seafood dishes and plenty of rice and noodle concoctions to round things out.
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Sandstone Restaurant
Near the centre of town, this tourist restaurant specialises in Jordanian dishes, including spit-roasted lamb and whole chickens, which are served up to hungry diners in an attractive outdoor beer garden.
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Blue Beach
The headlining restaurant at the Seven Heaven Hotel contributes to the Thai beach party flair that characterises much of Dahab by offering authentic South-East Asian–style curries.
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Kamana Restaurant
This simple restaurant does a roaring daily trade in grilled meats (ie just chicken and kebabs). Follow your nose when you get to the Iskendariyya corner and you can’t miss it.
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Shade
A uniquely Scandinavian spot directly on the waterfront, Shade is where you can sample fresh local seafood served up with a Northern European culinary sensibility.
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