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Food East Bank, Luxor

Sofra Restaurant & Café

A place to eat in East Bank, Luxor, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.

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Sofra Restaurant & Café in East Bank, Luxor
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Why go

Egyptian home cooking in an old house, with a rooftop terrace.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Luxor, alongside 6 sights, 1 activity and 1 place to eat. 3 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Hot-air balloon over the West Bank and 1886 Restaurant at Winter Palace.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
East Bank
Price
$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Dinner

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Luxor, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Hot-air balloon over the West Bank

    Sunrise flights over temples, fields and the Nile.

    Activity · 0.5 km straight-line
  2. 2
    1886 Restaurant at Winter Palace

    Formal French dining in the 19th-century Winter Palace hotel.

    Food · 0.6 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Luxor Temple

    Riverside temple linked to Karnak by the Avenue of Sphinxes, lit up after dark.

    Sight · 0.7 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Luxor Museum

    Compact, well-lit museum of Theban statues and finds from Tutankhamun's tomb.

    Sight · 1.4 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Karnak Temple

    Vast temple complex of Amun with the 134-column Great Hypostyle Hall.

    Sight · 3.0 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Medinet Habu

    Ramesses III's temple with deep, colorful reliefs and few crowds.

    Sight · 5.0 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Sofra Restaurant & Café is a stop on our Egypt: Pyramids & the Nile route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Luxor

Sofra Restaurant & Café is our only food pick in Luxor; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Luxor guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Luxor run from 22°C in January to 42°C in July; January is usually the wettest month. For Sofra Restaurant & Café itself, we suggest: Dinner.

Modelled monthly averages for Luxor from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Luxor weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate 1362352, Egypt
Coordinates
25.69485, 32.64240
Destination
Luxor, Egypt

Sofra Restaurant & Café: quick answers

How much time do you need at Sofra Restaurant & Café?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Sofra Restaurant & Café. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Sofra Restaurant & Café?

Our pick: Dinner. Insider tip: Try the stuffed pigeon or duck.

Where is Sofra Restaurant & Café?

Sofra Restaurant & Café is at Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate 1362352, Egypt, in East Bank. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Sofra Restaurant & Café?

Sofra Restaurant & Café appears on Egypt: Pyramids & the Nile, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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