An official list

Cairo’s best casual eats

Our pick of Cairo’s best casual eats — the koshari counters, ful-and-ta’ameya halls and century-old downtown cafés that the city actually runs on. A favourite.place selection. Sources: favourite.place https://favourite.place/explore

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Koshary Abou Tarek
4.3(43,578)rated 4.3 out of 5 by 43578 people on GoogleRestaurant · £
Koshari — rice, lentils, pasta and fried onion under tomato sauce
١٦ Marouf, Qasr El Nil, Cairo Governorate 4272135, Egypt
by Abdo Qandeel
Felfela
3.6(2,099)rated 3.6 out of 5 by 2099 people on GoogleRestaurant · ££
Ta’ameya & ful — Egyptian fava falafel with slow-cooked fava beans
15 Hoda Shaarawy, Bab Al Louq, Qasr El Nil, Cairo Governorate 4280121, Egypt
by Felfela
Abou El Sid
3.8(7,350)rated 3.8 out of 5 by 7350 people on GoogleRestaurant · £££
Molokhia & stuffed pigeon
157 26th of July Corridor, Mohammed Mazhar, Zamalek, Cairo Governorate 4271050, Egypt
by Olesia Lu18
Naguib Mahfouz Café
4.2(4,962)rated 4.2 out of 5 by 4962 people on GoogleCafe · ££
Egyptian classics
5 ش Sekat Al Badstan, خان الخليلى، El Gamaliya, Cairo Governorate 4331310, Egypt
by مقهى نجيب محفوظ
El Fishawy
3.9(6,007)rated 3.9 out of 5 by 6007 people on GoogleCafe · ££
Mint tea
27X6+5XQ, Haret Khan Al Khalili, El-Gamaleya, El Gamaliya, Cairo Governorate 4331302, Egypt
by David Font Mampel
Café Riche
4.0(4,663)rated 4.0 out of 5 by 4663 people on GoogleRestaurant · ££
Literary café
17 Talaat Harb, Bab Al Louq, Qasr El Nil, Cairo Governorate 11111, Egypt
by Café Riche
El Horreya
3.9(3,005)rated 3.9 out of 5 by 3005 people on GoogleCafe · £
Beer hall & ahwa
2 Off Bab El Louq St., El Falaky Sq DOWNTOWN, باب اللوق، عابدين، محافظة القاهرة‬ 4280123, Egypt
by yousry fayad
Cap d’Or
4.1(1,236)rated 4.1 out of 5 by 1236 people on GoogleBar · ££
Belle Époque mezze
شارع عبد الخالق ثروت, قسم, Abdeen, Cairo Governorate 4280152, Egypt
by ragaies