YaFandem
Saved and trip planner
All addresses
Skewers over the coals, in the smoke

The Delta and the north coast · Tanta

Tanta's grills

Kebab, kofta and pigeon in the Delta's liveliest town.

€ Budget

Tanta is a rail crossroads and a pilgrimage town: its restaurants run all year and overflow during the mawlid. Grills are plentiful and cheap, served with bread straight from the oven next door.

The extra bit

Stuffed pigeon is the Delta's specialty: order it ahead, it takes time.

Know before you go

During the Sayyid al-Badawi mawlid the town is saturated: booking is useless, come early.

Directions

Town centre, Tanta, Gharbia Governorate

Directions

In the same spirit

  • Lake Burullus

    Off the beaten track

    A fishermen's lagoon between the Delta and the sea, with next to nothing laid on for visitors.

    The Delta and the north coastKafr el-Sheikh

    €€ Mid-rangeSunset

  • Wadi el-Natrun

    Off the beaten track

    A depression of salt lakes on the desert road, and four monasteries still lived in.

    The Delta and the north coastWadi el-Natrun

    € BudgetHistoric venue
  • A sheltered table, alone in the desert

    The rest stops of Wadi Natrun

    The roadside cafés between Cairo and Alexandria, an institution of Egyptian travel.

    The Delta and the north coastWadi Natrun

    € BudgetBudget