Cairo
Handily placed for dinner when you're drinking at El Horreya (you can bring food into the bar), with all the shawarma and ta'amiyya sandwiches you need.
Must-see restaurants in Egypt
Cairo
This good ta’amiyya (Egyptian variant of falafel), fuul (fava bean paste) and salad place has been around for nearly a century. You can eat at pavement…
Hurghada
This branch of the popular fast-food restaurant is always bustling with customers feasting on falafel and shawarma. There's another location on Sharia…
Cairo
The relaxing setting beside Al Azhar Park's little lake is a bonus though the surly staff and so-so dishes are a bit of a downer. The simple, typical…
Suez Canal
Tucked away on the edge of Midan Nesima in the congested town centre, this no-frills place sells the day’s ocean catch by weight; you can pick out your…
Bahariya Oasis
Popular is Bawiti's main restaurant option, but standards have slipped and their set meals are now hugely overpriced. On a good note, the service is…
Luxor
Perennially popular with expats, this is the place to come for comfort food, serving up choices like duck in plum sauce, sea bass fillets and roast beef…
Hurghada
For authentic Egyptian kebabs and other local staples, Abu Khadigah is just the ticket. It's known for its kofta (spiced mincemeat patties grilled on a…
Nuweiba
One of the more popular tourist restaurants in Nuweiba City (not that there's much competition), Cleopatra offers up the bounty of the sea along with a…
Cairo
For when you need to fuel up on shawarma or fuul after exploring Khan Al Khalili, this forever busy branch of Gad serves up solid Egyptian fast food…
Suez Canal
Clean and friendly, lots of local flavour and good kushari (mix of noodles, rice, black lentils, fried onions and tomato sauce), all in your choice of…
Nuweiba
This surprisingly good Chinese restaurant hits the spot, especially if you’ve been on the road for a while and can’t bear to look at another falafel…
Red Sea Coast
A popular local restaurant with friendly service, a great menu featuring seafood as well as all the usual Egyptian favourites, and seating right on the…
Northern Nile Valley
A busy corner restaurant near the station, the Savoy serves reliable rotisserie chicken and kebabs in a busy restaurant with air-con. They also do…
Southern Nile Valley
Between the temple and the Nile is a large garden with a cafeteria, serving cold drinks and some snacks. A pleasant place to recover from the temple visit.
Sharm El Sheikh
Egypt’s favourite carbohydrate-fuelled feast, kushari (mix of noodles, rice, black lentils, fried onions and tomato sauce), is dished up here.
Dahab
Always crowded with locals, here for the quarter chicken and chips, this cheap and cheerful little place hits the spot for budget chicken-dinner heaven.
Luxor
This large, popular restaurant and takeaway is just down from the train station. It serves roast chicken, pizzas, kebabs and good kushari.
Cairo
All the cheap and filling shawarma and ta'amiyya dishes you need from this branch of the Downtown fast-food experts.
Cairo
Blocks-long fruit-and-veg market, open late. There's a good dairy store at the corner with Talaat Harb selling fresh cheese.
Western Desert
Road-stop restaurant on the way to Dakhla serving good basics like chicken, kofta, stews and vegetables. Very lurid decor.
Mediterranean Coast
This popular place serves up tasty Western-style pizza. Upstairs seating offers good views onto the street action below.
Cairo
Cheap and cheerful Egyptian fast food, in the downstairs food court of this very old fashioned central mall.
Suez Canal
Thebes dishes out an array of pastries and desserts and is a great ice cream stop on a hot day.
Port Said
Self-caterers will find all the groceries they need at this well-stocked supermarket.
Suez Canal
This little place serves up pretty decent pizza and has fast and friendly service.
Sharm El Sheikh
This large supermarket is handy for travellers staying in the Hadaba area.
Cairo
Inside the built-for-tourists Souq Al Fustat complex, this restaurant-cafe mostly deals with tour bus groups. Prices are reasonable though the menu is…
