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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 moored boat turned into several restaurants and bars, at Zamalek.
CairoZamalek
A hidden courtyard terrace behind a busy street, a refuge for writers and journalists.
An Art Nouveau tavern serving beer and prawns for a century.
AlexandriaCity centre, Alexandria
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 Delta's best fish, picked off the ice and grilled to order.
The Delta and the north coastPort Said
The urban ritual that has replaced the family lunch in part of Cairo.
CairoZamalek, Maadi, New Cairo
Alexandria's fish eaten where it lands, facing Nelson's bay.
AlexandriaAbu Qir, east of Alexandria
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
