• An evening by the Nile

    Cairo Jazz Club

    Our favourite

    Cairo's nightlife institution: live bands midweek, big DJ sets at the weekend.

    Sheikh Zayed & 6th OctoberSheikh Zayed

    4.4Ratingour own rating€€€ High endAlcohol served
  • Grilled fish

    Kadoura

    You pick your fish off the ice, they grill it, you eat facing the harbour.

    AlexandriaAnfoushi / Corniche

    4.4Ratingour own rating€€ Mid-rangeSea view
  • Fatteh with chickpeas

    Tajoury Oriental

    El-Manial's oriental table, on Roda Island, known to its neighbourhood long before any guidebook.

    CairoEl-Manial

    4.4Rating(1,119)Google reviews€€ Mid-rangeWhere locals go
  • Tagliatelle

    Pier88

    An Italian kitchen on the Nile in Zamalek, with prices to match the view.

    CairoZamalek

    4.4Rating(2,665)Google reviews€€€ High endNile view
  • The Cairo Tower, where the lounge sits

    Tree Lounge

    You come up for Cairo seen from the top of the tower, not for the menu.

    CairoZamalek

    4.4Rating(423)Google reviews€€ Mid-rangeNile view
  • Koshari — the dish, not the house

    Koshary Abou Tarek

    Unmissable

    The national dish, from a house that has done nothing else for decades.

    CairoDowntown

    4.3Rating(43,451)Google reviews BudgetVegan options
  • El-Fishawy Café

    Unmissable

    Cairo's oldest café, open without interruption since the late 18th century.

    CairoKhan el-Khalili

    4.3Ratingour own rating BudgetHistoric venue
  • An Egyptian bazaar

    Souq El-Fustat

    Off the beaten track

    Forty craft workshops under one roof, at posted prices.

    CairoFustat, next to Coptic Cairo

    4.3Ratingour own rating€€ Mid-rangeHandmade
  • A grill tray, the way Cairo serves it

    Sobhy Kaber

    Unmissable

    Kebab and kofta over charcoal, in a working-class quarter of northern Cairo.

    CairoRod El Farag

    4.3Rating(80,110)Google reviews€€ Mid-rangeOpen late
  • A plate of koshari

    Koshary El Tahrir

    Our favourite

    Everyday koshari — the neighbourhood bowl rather than the guidebook one.

    CairoAbdeen

    4.1Rating(6,011)Google reviews BudgetVegan options