The way to a city's heart is through its stomach! Cairo has a whole host of dining options, ranging from street stalls selling fuul, felafel and koshary, to high end restaurants with a bewildering array of cutlery and cocktails. Whether traditional, modern, Oriental or foreign, you'll find something to tickle your taste buds. Just don't fill yourself up on the starters!
21 Mahmoud Bassyouni Street
Midan Talat Harb
Cheap food and drink in classy surrounds...
157, 26th of July Street
Balmoral Hotel
Hip and elegant bistro, lounge and bar...
Talaat Harb Street
Popular chain serving up traditional Egyptian staples...
42 Gezirat el Arab
Great Lebanese food in informal atmosphere...
1 Latin American Street
Expensive Lebanese food in Garden City...
10 Iran Street
Finger-licking fantastic traditional Yemeni food...
15 Hoda Shaarawy
Good albeit touristy introduction to Egyptian food...
126 Al-Azhar Street
Traditional pigeon to coo over...
1 Midan Bab al Futuh
Fantastic spicy sausage sarnies...
157, 26th of July Street, just down from Diwan book store
Traditional Egyptian cuisine, beer and shisha in Arabic splendour...
6, Pyramids Road
Mena House Oberoi
Magnificent Indian cuisine in Royal surrounds...
16 Champollion Street, on corner of Maarouf Street
Most famous koshary restaurant in Cairo...
3 Abou el Feda Street
Fashionable Nile-side dining...
6 El-Gazayer Street
Traditional, hearty Egyptian fare at reasonable prices...
165 Tahrir Street, Bab El Louk
Cheap and cheerful Egyptian pizzas...
9, Road 151, off al-Horreya Square
Ma'adi
Egypt's best value Thai food...
12 Youssef El Gendy Street
Possibly the best koshary in the whole of Cairo...
157, 26th of July Street
Open 24-7 for your pizza and pork fix...
15 Ahmed Sami el Said street
Great coffee and light meals in modern café...
35 Giza Street, First Mall, 2nd Floor
First Mall
Quality fusion cuisine in trendy, ultra-modern setting...
