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Smooth hummus, drizzled with olive oil and scattered with seeds.

Cairo · Zamalek, Downtown, New Cairo

Egyptian cooking, reworked

Koshari plated, molokheya on a tasting menu: Cairo's new table.

€€€ High end

For a few years now, young Egyptian chefs have taken home dishes and served them with contemporary restaurant codes: sourced produce, plating, short menus. The movement divides opinion — some see a betrayal of the popular dish — and that is exactly what makes it interesting.

The extra bit

Taste the popular version first, then the reworked one: the comparison is the whole point.

Know before you go

These tables need booking, and the bill is that of an international restaurant, not a street joint.

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Zamalek, Downtown and New Cairo, Cairo

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