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Charcoal-grilled chicken in a garden, on the edge of Cairo, since the 1960s.
GizaMariouteya road, Giza
Fish picked off the ice, grilled in the alley, eaten at plastic tables.
AlexandriaAnfoushi, Alexandria
A rooftop terrace above the souk, with the illuminated Luxor temple as a backdrop.
LuxorEast bank, Luxor
A simple terrace on the corniche, to dine while the feluccas come home.
AswanCorniche, Aswan
A Nubian dinner on the west bank, in a house painted blue and ochre.
AswanGharb Soheil, Aswan
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
An Egyptian craft shop facing the Ibn Tulun mosque, with no haggling and no pressure.
CairoIbn Tulun, Darb el-Ahmar
Crafts from rural cooperatives, at marked prices, with the workshop's name on the label.
CairoZamalek
Bookshop and crafts on the first floor of a Talaat Harb building, facing the Egyptian Museum.
CairoDowntown
Cairo's last hand bookbinding workshop, behind the al-Azhar mosque.
CairoAl-Azhar, Darb el-Ahmar
Nasr City's big mall: brands, cinemas and an indoor children's park.
CairoNasr City
The shops at the foot of the pyramids: papyrus, alabaster, statuettes — and the art of bargaining.
GizaNazlet el-Semman, Giza
Alexandria's antiques market: furniture, chandeliers and china from houses that closed.
AlexandriaAttarine, Alexandria
Alexandria's big mall, with a hypermarket and international brands.
AlexandriaCairo road, Alexandria
Vases and lamps cut from translucent stone, on the road to the tombs.
LuxorWest bank, Luxor
Some twenty ceramic workshops in a village perched above the lake.
FayoumTunis village, Lake Qarun
Siwan embroidery, Berber silver, palm baskets and oasis olive oil.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa
Egypt's furniture capital: whole streets of cabinetmakers and wood carvers.
The Delta and the north coastDamietta
Few shops, plenty of dive gear: the bare necessities of the southern Red Sea.
Marsa Alam & the Red SeaMarsa Alam
A contemporary art centre in Old Cairo, with evening concerts and exhibitions.
CairoFustat
A 1900s lounge bar with leather armchairs, left exactly as it was.
A Downtown tavern where journalists, artists and regulars have met since 1969.
Downtown's live music club, in an alley behind Talaat Harb.
