Cairo may not be synonymous with luxury, but travellers with a chunk of dough can head to Africa’s top-rated Cantonese restaurant. The crispy crab claw alone makes for a unforgettable culinary experience, but the dumpling list is full of delicious inventions, such as crispy shrimp and goose liver.

While you could gorge on dim sum all night, the BBQ Peking duck and wok fried veggies also pair nicely with an unbeatable view over the Nile’s boisterous nighttime boat brigade. Best service in town.


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1. Garden of Freedom & Friendship

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Across Midan Saad Zaghloul from the Andalus Garden, on the southwest side, is the entrance to the grandly named Garden of Freedom and Friendship, much…

2. Manial Palace

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After a years'-long restoration period, this palace complex, built by the uncle of King Farouk, Prince Mohammed Ali, in the early 20th century, has once…

3. Omar Makram Mosque

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Omar Makram Mosque is the place where anybody who's anybody has a funeral.

4. Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum

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Mukhtar (1891–1934) was the sculptor laureate of independent Egypt, responsible for Saad Zaghloul on the nearby roundabout and the Egypt Reawakening…

5. Museum of Modern Egyptian Art

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This vast collection of 20th- and 21st-century Egyptian art is set in the green, well-groomed Gezira Exhibition Grounds, across from the Cairo Opera House…

6. Arab League Building

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This building (a good landmark in the vast Midan Tahrir area) hosts occasional gatherings of leaders from around the Middle East.

7. Andalus Garden

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One of several formal gardens in the Gezira area that are popular strolling spots for couples in the evening. This one’s small, but adjacent to the Nile,…

8. Midan Tahrir

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Midan Tahrir (Liberation Sq) gained world renown in early 2011, when millions of Egyptians converged here to oust then-president Hosni Mubarak. On a…