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Fish by weight in the Old Market, half the price of Naama Bay.
Sharm el-SheikhOld Market, Sharm el-Sheikh
Eating with your feet in the sand, a metre from the reef, watching divers come back.
SinaiAssalah, Dahab
A Downtown tavern where journalists, artists and regulars have met since 1969.
CairoDowntown
A hidden courtyard terrace behind a busy street, a refuge for writers and journalists.
Twenty counters under one roof: the format that replaced the single restaurant.
CairoNew Cairo / Tagamoa
The Delta's best fish, picked off the ice and grilled to order.
The Delta and the north coastPort Said
Alexandria's fish eaten where it lands, facing Nelson's bay.
AlexandriaAbu Qir, east of Alexandria
Cairo kebab since 1947, served from the same short menu as on day one.
CairoGarden City and branches
The Yemeni mandi that conquered Cairo: lamb, smoked rice, sharing platters.
CairoNasr City and branches
A century-old kebab house, steps from the al-Hussein mosque.
CairoSayeda Zeinab and Hussein
Grills and daily dishes in a Downtown room that never empties.
Cairo's American burger since the 1990s, in a Maadi diner.
CairoMaadi
The food-hall generation's burger, sourced and cooked to order.
CairoZamalek, Maadi, New Cairo
A terrace above Qaitbay fort, with the whole bay in front.
AlexandriaAnfoushi, Alexandria
An Alexandrian trattoria from the 1980s, checked tablecloths included.
AlexandriaCity centre, Alexandria
Alexandrian grills in a big family room, open late.
AlexandriaCairo road, Alexandria
Neighbourhood kofta and kebab, served on a production line for decades.
AlexandriaAlexandria
A Lebanese house in the centre, open at lunchtime only, as fifty years ago.
Fish and grills on an Agami beach, far from the centre's crowds.
AlexandriaAgami, west of Alexandria
Western Mediterranean fish, sold by weight along the corniche.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaMarsa Matruh
The fish house Sharm locals name before the hotels.
Sharm el-SheikhSharm el-Sheikh
Aswan's grill house, on the souk street for decades.
AswanSharia el-Souk, Aswan
A restaurant on a Nile island, reachable only by boat.
AswanEssa island, Aswan
Lake fish grilled at the water's edge, two hours from Cairo.
FayoumNorth shore of Lake Qarun
