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Cairo · Zamalek

The tables of Zamalek

Cairo's island and its restaurants per square kilometre.

€€€ High end

Zamalek fits on a two-kilometre island and still packs Egyptian, Lebanese, Italian and Japanese kitchens, specialty cafés and Nile terraces. The district where you can dine differently seven nights running without taking a taxi.

The extra bit

The best terraces are at the island's two tips: the middle has no water view.

Know before you go

Streets are narrow and parking hard: come by taxi or walk over from Downtown.

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Zamalek, Cairo

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