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Kilometres of pedestrian riverbank, lit and planted, open until late.
CairoNile west bank, Cairo
Egypt's largest flea market, under the aqueduct's arches.
CairoSayeda Aisha, Cairo
The street of instrument makers and wedding musicians, and its waiting cafés.
CairoMohamed Ali street, 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
Grills and daily dishes in a Downtown room that never empties.
CairoDowntown
Cairo's American burger since the 1990s, in a Maadi diner.
CairoMaadi
The chain bakery that put fiteer and croissants on the same counter.
The food-hall generation's burger, sourced and cooked to order.
CairoZamalek, Maadi, New Cairo
Shawarma, fatteh and Damascene sweets: the cooking Syria brought to Egypt.
Cairo6th of October, Nasr City, Hadayek el-Ahram
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
