Top 10 authentic local restaurants in Cairo
Description:
There are restaurants in Cairo to suit all tastes and budgets, but most visitors to the city will want to sample traditional Egyptian cuisine at some point. While there are hole-in-the-wall joints on every street corner serving Egyptian food, this list of the ten best restaurants in Cairo for local food will help you cut to the chase, and concentrate on the important bit – the eating! The top ten local restaurants in Cairo range from the posh and opulent to the cheap and homely. Some of them can be a bit touristy, but hey – it’s the food that counts!
Author: Nicholas Rowlands
Day 1 - Cairo
1
Abou el Sid
Location:
view in google maps157, 26th of July Street, just down from Diwan book store
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 2735 9640 / +20 (0)10 100 85002
Zizo's
Location:
view in google maps1 Midan Bab al Futuh
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
20259265303
Abou Tarek Koshary Restaurant
Location:
view in google maps16 Champollion Street, on corner of Maarouf Street
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 2577 5935 / +20 (0)2 2576 19114
Arabesque
Location:
view in google maps6 Qasr el-Nil Street
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 2574 8677, +20 (0)2 2574 78985
Naguib Mahfouz Cafe
Location:
view in google maps5 El Badistan Lane
Khan El Khalili Bazaar
11211 Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 2590 37886
Felfela
Location:
view in google mapsTalaat Harb Street
11111 Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 2392 28337
Andrea
Location:
view in google maps59-60 Marioutiya Canal, Kerdasa Rd, Harem
Shara Kerdessa, al-Haram
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 3383 11338
Al Omda
Location:
view in google maps6 El-Gazayer Street
11435 Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 3346 2703, +20 (0)2 3346 2702, +20 (0)2 3346 2701, +20 (0)2 3345 43209
Fatatri El Tahrir
Location:
view in google maps165 Tahrir Street, Bab El Louk
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 2795 3596, +20 (0)12 5699 79310
Abou Shakra
Location:
view in google maps69 Kasr El Einy Street
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
20 (0)2 2531 6111, +20 (0)2 3531 6222