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Egyptian cooking served in a dark oriental salon, cushions and lanterns included.
CairoZamalek
Foul, taameya and salads in a grotto-like room, steps from Tahrir square.
CairoDowntown
The king of Alexandrian-style liver, served on pavement tables until the middle of the night.
CairoImbaba
Home cooking, served in a tiny room, with the day's menu and nothing else.
Levantine mezze in a vaulted cellar, close to the Corniche.
CairoGarden City
A Downtown tavern where journalists, artists and regulars have met since 1969.
A moored boat turned into several restaurants and bars, at Zamalek.
A hidden courtyard terrace behind a busy street, a refuge for writers and journalists.
Koshari plated, molokheya on a tasting menu: Cairo's new table.
CairoZamalek, Downtown, New Cairo
Twenty counters under one roof: the format that replaced the single restaurant.
CairoNew Cairo / Tagamoa
The urban ritual that has replaced the family lunch in part of Cairo.
CairoZamalek, Maadi, New Cairo
Egypt's default canteen: foul, shawarma, grills, open late and everywhere.
CairoAll across Cairo
Cairo kebab since 1947, served from the same short menu as on day one.
CairoGarden City and branches
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 Yemeni mandi that conquered Cairo: lamb, smoked rice, sharing platters.
CairoNasr City and branches
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
A century-old kebab house, steps from the al-Hussein mosque.
CairoSayeda Zeinab and Hussein
