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Italian, Lebanese, Japanese, fish: the Red Sea's most international promenade.
HurghadaAbu Tig Marina, El Gouna
The fish house Sharm locals name before the hotels.
Sharm el-SheikhSharm el-Sheikh
An Italian table at the foot of the lighthouse, on a reef beach.
Sharm el-SheikhRas Umm Sid, Sharm el-Sheikh
Hurghada's late-night meal, three streets from the marina restaurants.
HurghadaSekalla, Hurghada
Egyptian home cooking, served on a street terrace near the souk.
LuxorEast bank, Luxor
Terraces in the middle of the fields, between the Colossi and the Valley of the Kings.
LuxorWest bank, Luxor
Aswan's grill house, on the souk street for decades.
AswanSharia el-Souk, Aswan
A restaurant on a Nile island, reachable only by boat.
AswanEssa island, Aswan
Mild tagines, spiced rice and flatbreads, served in the village houses.
AswanWest bank and islands, Aswan
Grills and koshari in a town the cruises pass through without stopping.
AswanEdfu
Lake fish grilled at the water's edge, two hours from Cairo.
FayoumNorth shore of Lake Qarun
Farm cooking served in the guesthouses, above the lake.
FayoumTunis village, Fayoum
Chicken, rice and stewed vegetables, served before or after the desert.
The oases and the Western DesertBawiti, Bahariya Oasis
Oasis bread, dates and the Western Desert's stews.
The oases and the Western DesertMut and Al-Qasr, Dakhla Oasis
Dates, olives, garden vegetables: oasis cooking, largely vegetarian.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa
Sayeda Zeinab's liver and sausage, served from the pan until late.
CairoSayeda Zeinab
Spiced minced meat sealed in bread and put to the wood oven.
CairoWorking-class districts, Cairo
The hand-stretched layered pastry, sweet or savoury, baked in four minutes.
CairoAll over Cairo
Charcoal-grilled chicken, sold whole with bread, tahini and salads.
The national green soup, finely chopped and finished with fried garlic.
CairoCairo
Konafa, basbousa, om ali: Egyptian sweets sold by weight, all night.
Taameya, foul, potato and aubergine in baladi bread, for almost nothing.
Nile fish and grills facing the river, in a student town.
The Delta and the north coastMansoura
Bass, mullet and prawns from the lake, served beside the Suez Canal.
The Delta and the north coastIsmailia
