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The name says French; the menu says smash burgers and pizza.
CairoMadinet El Waha, Nasr City
The national dish, from a house that has done nothing else for decades.
CairoDowntown
Everyday koshari — the neighbourhood bowl rather than the guidebook one.
CairoAbdeen
Foul, taameya and salads in a grotto-like room, steps from Tahrir square.
The king of Alexandrian-style liver, served on pavement tables until the middle of the night.
CairoImbaba
Stuffed pigeons grilled in the street, over braziers, for decades.
GizaDokki
Home cooking, served in a tiny room, with the day's menu and nothing else.
Alexandria's breakfast: foul, taameya and eggs, in a room that never empties.
AlexandriaCity centre, Alexandria
Siwa's canteen since the 1980s: tagines, dates and Siwan pizzas.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa
An Art Nouveau tavern serving beer and prawns for a century.
Egypt's default canteen: foul, shawarma, grills, open late and everywhere.
CairoAll across Cairo
Egyptian breakfast to go: foul, taameya, eggs, at any hour.
Foul, taameya and Damietta cheeses, in a room where you actually sit down.
CairoMohandessin and branches
The Egyptian sandwich, industrialised: breaded chicken, burgers, and a children's menu.
Shawarma, savoury crêpes and burgers: the late-night chain.
The Egyptian delivery burger, now a national standard.
Syrian-style shawarma served in outsized portions.
CairoCairo and Alexandria
The other big koshari house, more modern and faster than Abou Tarek.
A neighbourhood koshari Cairenes name before the tourist addresses.
CairoSabtiya, Cairo
The liver-and-sausage sandwich eaten standing, at midnight.
CairoZamalek and Ard el-Golf
Fresh juices, ice cream and fruit salads, in overflowing displays.
AlexandriaAlexandria and Cairo
The chain bakery that put fiteer and croissants on the same counter.
Shawarma, fatteh and Damascene sweets: the cooking Syria brought to Egypt.
Cairo6th of October, Nasr City, Hadayek el-Ahram
Buffalo-milk and mastic ice cream, a Greek tradition that stayed Alexandrian.
AlexandriaCorniche and city centre
