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Food, Drink shopping in Egypt

  1. A

    Tawfiqiyya Souq

    For fresh fruit and vegetables try Tawfiqiyya Souq. It's open late, and there's an exceptionally good dairy store for ricotta-style cheese and rice pudding (around the corner on Sharia Talaat Harb) plus numerous ba'als, the all-purpose grocers where you can stock up on yogurt, crackers and drinks.

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  2. B

    Ghazala Supermarket

    For self-caterers, there are numerous supermarkets dotted around Assalah like the Ghazala Supermarket, near the main junction at the southern end of Masbat.

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  3. Carrefour City Center Mall

    A 20-minute drive south of the city, this is one of the largest malls, with the massive French superstore Carrefour. It sells everything from groceries to TVs.

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  4. C

    Bakri Supermarket

    A bustling, well-stocked, Western-style store with a good selection of imported products as well as yogurts and cheeses kept in clean, functioning fridges.

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  5. D

    Abd ar-Rahman Harraz

    The sheikh of herbalist and medicinal plants, this is an interesting place. Look for the neglected taxidermy in the window on the corner.

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  6. E

    Egypt Free Shop

    The only place to buy liquor, local beer and wine, but you need to show a passport; tax free only within 48 hours of arriving in Egypt.

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  7. F

    Al-Ahram Beverages

    Al-Ahram Beverages is the Luxor outlet for the country’s monopoly beer and wine producer.

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  8. G

    Omar

    A large Western-style minimarket, which has a range of imported goodies.

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  9. H

    Attara Ahl al-Beit

    This small but excellent shop is just west of Sharia Shagaret ad-Durr.

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  10. I

    Sekem

    Sekem sells organic products and tofu.

    reviewed

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  12. J

    Souq Bab al-Luq

    For fresh fruit and vegetables try Souq Bab al-Luq.

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