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A platter of fried fish, rice and small salads

The Delta and the north coast · Mansoura

The corniche tables of Mansoura

Nile fish and grills facing the river, in a student town.

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Mansoura has one of the Delta's most pleasant corniches, lined with terraces serving grilled tilapia, kofta and salads. The university town gives its restaurants low prices and late hours.

The extra bit

Nile tilapia is ordered whole and grilled: what the town does best.

Know before you go

Mansoura is two hours from Cairo: a stop on the way to Damietta or the coast.

Directions

Nile corniche, Mansoura

Directions

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