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A mezze table in small silver bowls

Cairo · Zamalek, Mohandessin, Tagamoa

Cairo's Lebanese tables

Mezze, grills and fatteh: the foreign cuisine most firmly settled in Egypt.

€€ Mid-range

Cairo has dozens of Lebanese tables, from the humblest to the priciest, and they have durably changed how the city eats: shared mezze has become as Cairene a format as a Beiruti one.

The extra bit

A table of cold and hot mezze plus two grills feeds four: the standard order.

Know before you go

Most mezze are vegan: one of the easiest outings for a mixed group.

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Zamalek, Mohandessin and Tagamoa, Cairo

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