• A platter of butterflied grilled fish with prawns, calamari rings, rice and lemon slices.

    The tables of Sidi Abdel Rahman

    Fish in front of the clearest water on Egypt's Mediterranean.

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSidi Abdel Rahman, north coast

    €€€ High endSea view
  • Sailboat masts silhouetted against an orange sky as the sun sets over a marina.

    The tables of Marina

    The north coast's marina and its summer terraces.

    Marsa Matrouh and SiwaMarina, north coast

    €€€ High endSea view
  • The marina pontoons, boats moored in front of ochre houses.

    The tables of El Gouna marina

    Italian, Lebanese, Japanese, fish: the Red Sea's most international promenade.

    HurghadaAbu Tig Marina, El Gouna

    €€€ High endSea view
  • Long pasta with lobster in tomato sauce.

    El Fanar

    An Italian table at the foot of the lighthouse, on a reef beach.

    Sharm el-SheikhRas Umm Sid, Sharm el-Sheikh

    €€€ High endSea view
  • The tables of Tagamoa

    Cairo's contemporary dining, concentrated in the city's east.

    CairoNew Cairo / Tagamoa

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • An open-air wooden terrace in the evening, under a curtain of fairy lights and foliage.

    The tables of Sheikh Zayed

    Greater Cairo's west and its open-air restaurant galleries.

    Sheikh Zayed & 6th OctoberSheikh Zayed and 6th of October

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • A chef-plated dish: a piece coated in amber sauce, glazed pearls and edible flowers.

    Khufu's

    A fine-dining table set facing the Great Pyramid.

    GizaGiza plateau

    €€€ High endBooking advised
  • Whole sea bream laid on crushed ice, their eyes clear.

    Christo

    Fish by weight with the pyramids behind, since the 1970s.

    GizaPyramids road, Giza

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • A plate of hummus dusted with sumac, grilled chicken, rice and chopped salad.

    Sabaya

    Cairo's reference Lebanese table, in a hotel by the river.

    CairoGarden City, Nile side

    €€€ High endNile view
  • A plate of golden rice with pieces of meat and cloves of garlic.

    Osmanly

    Egypt's Ottoman cooking, served in a palace salon.

    CairoGarden City, Nile side

    €€€ High endHistoric venue
  • A mixed grill platter — chops, kofta and chicken — with flatbread, sauces and salad.

    Kebabgy

    Egyptian grills on a terrace set at the river's edge.

    CairoZamalek, Nile side

    €€€ High endNile view
  • Whole sea bream packed side by side on a fishmonger's stall.

    Fish Market — Cairo

    A moored boat where you pick your fish off the ice before sitting down.

    CairoAgouza, Nile side

    €€€ High endNile view
  • Zia Amelia

    The marina's Italian table, fresh pasta and a pizza oven.

    HurghadaAbu Tig Marina, El Gouna

    €€€ High endSea view
  • The tables of Zamalek

    Cairo's island and its restaurants per square kilometre.

    CairoZamalek

    €€€ High endNile view