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Cairo · New Cairo / Tagamoa

New Cairo's food halls

Twenty counters under one roof: the format that replaced the single restaurant.

€€ Mid-range

New Cairo has imported the food-hall format: each counter its specialty, a shared room, a terrace. It has become the default family outing east of the city, because it settles the question that blocks every other one — six people, six cravings.

The extra bit

Scout every counter first, order after: you pay separately and everything arrives at once.

Know before you go

Very busy on the Egyptian weekend: arrive before 8 pm or wait for a table.

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New Cairo / Tagamoa, Cairo

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