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Best Restaurants in Cairo: Where to Eat Like a Local

Cairo's food culture is rich and varied, from koshari street stalls and ful medames breakfast to Nile-side fine dining, mezze spreads in old houses and the legendary oven-baked bread of Islamic Cairo.

Best Restaurants in Cairo: Where to Eat Like a Local
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    Sequoia

    Featured

    Zamalek

    Open-air Nile-side restaurant with Middle Eastern and Egyptian cuisine

  2. 2

    Cilantro

    Zamalek

    Cairo's favourite specialty coffee chain with garden seating

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    Koshary Abou Tarek

    Downtown

    Koshary Abou Tarek is a top food-dining experience in cairo.

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