• An Egyptian breakfast spread

    Al Khal

    Off the beaten track

    Everyday Egyptian cooking, in a residential corner of Heliopolis.

    CairoHeliopolis

    4.8Rating(2,433)Google reviews€€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • Grilled meats on a board

    Salt of Earth

    A dependable table at Garden 8, in New Cairo, where dinner rarely disappoints.

    CairoNew Cairo

    4.8Rating(2,712)Google reviews€€ Mid-rangeOpen late
  • A whole grilled fish

    Seagull New Cairo

    The ice counter and the scales, moved into a proper dining room out in New Cairo.

    CairoNew Cairo

    4.8Rating(3,386)Google reviews€€ Mid-rangeWhere locals go
  • Fish on the grill

    Bahary Fish

    Fish by the kilo on North 90th: New Cairo goes, and goes back.

    CairoNew Cairo

    4.6Rating(5,962)Google reviews€€ Mid-rangeWhere locals go
  • A minaret in Islamic Cairo

    Zeeyara

    A roof above al-Moez street: you dine at minaret height.

    CairoIslamic Cairo

    4.5Rating(750)Google reviews€€ Mid-rangeUNESCO
  • Zööba's koshari

    Zööba

    Our favourite

    Egyptian street food redrawn by a designer, without betraying the recipe.

    CairoZamalek

    4.4Ratingour own rating€€ Mid-rangeVegan options
  • Fatteh with chickpeas

    Tajoury Oriental

    El-Manial's oriental table, on Roda Island, known to its neighbourhood long before any guidebook.

    CairoEl-Manial

    4.4Rating(1,119)Google reviews€€ Mid-rangeWhere locals go
  • The Cairo Tower, where the lounge sits

    Tree Lounge

    You come up for Cairo seen from the top of the tower, not for the menu.

    CairoZamalek

    4.4Rating(423)Google reviews€€ Mid-rangeNile view
  • An Egyptian bazaar

    Souq El-Fustat

    Off the beaten track

    Forty craft workshops under one roof, at posted prices.

    CairoFustat, next to Coptic Cairo

    4.3Ratingour own rating€€ Mid-rangeHandmade
  • A grill tray, the way Cairo serves it

    Sobhy Kaber

    Unmissable

    Kebab and kofta over charcoal, in a working-class quarter of northern Cairo.

    CairoRod El Farag

    4.3Rating(80,110)Google reviews€€ Mid-rangeOpen late