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Half a roast chicken served with spiced rice on a white plate.

The Delta and the north coast · Zagazig, Sharqia

The tables of Zagazig

The farming Delta's cooking: poultry, rice, cheeses and vegetables of the day.

€ BudgetOff the beaten track

Zagazig is a lively provincial town surrounded by farms: you eat duck, pigeon, stuffed vegetables and Delta cheeses. No restaurant there is designed for a visitor, which makes the welcome all the more direct.

The extra bit

Roast duck is the region's celebration dish: order it ahead at the good houses.

Know before you go

Combines with Bubastis, minutes away: the same outing.

Directions

Town centre, Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate

Directions

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