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The 6 Best Restaurants in Egypt
All 6 restaurants our route editors picked in Egypt, across 3 destinations, gathered in one list. 2 come with an insider tip.
Our curated picks
6 restaurants in Egypt, grouped by destination. Destinations with the most picks come first; this is not a ranking.
Aswan 2 picks
El Dokka
Aswan · On our Egypt: Pyramids & the Nile route
Island restaurant serving Nubian dishes, reached by its own free boat.
Photo: Andrej Sepcic · Google
El Masry Restaurant
Aswan · On our Egypt: Pyramids & the Nile route
Local grill house for kofta, kebab and pigeon.
Photo: Diana Parrao · Google
Cairo & Giza 2 picks
Abou Tarek
Cairo & Giza · On our Egypt: Pyramids & the Nile route
Downtown koshary specialist serving Egypt's lentil, rice and pasta dish since 1950.
Photo: Abdo Qandeel · Google
Zooba
Cairo & Giza · On our Egypt: Pyramids & the Nile route
Modern Egyptian street food: taameya, hawawshi and fiteer with fresh juices.
Photo: AERA SONG (Aerabot) · Google
Luxor 2 picks
1886 Restaurant at Winter Palace
Luxor · On our Egypt: Pyramids & the Nile route + 1 more
Formal French dining in the 19th-century Winter Palace hotel.
Tip: Jacket expected for men.
Photo: Winter Palace Luxor · Google
Sofra Restaurant & Café
Luxor · On our Egypt: Pyramids & the Nile route
Egyptian home cooking in an old house, with a rooftop terrace.
Tip: Try the stuffed pigeon or duck.
Photo: Souradeep Dasgupta · Google
How we picked these
Every entry is a stop on at least one of TripsCircle's hand-curated routes, chosen by our route editors, who wrote the reason to go shown with each place. These are our curated picks, not a scored ranking: we haven't rated or reviewed them against each other. The list is grouped by destination, and within each destination places that appear on more routes come first.
Prices ($ to $$$$) and visit lengths are rough guides from our route notes, not quotes. Check opening hours before you go.
About this list
How did you choose the restaurants in Egypt?
Each one is a stop on a TripsCircle route that our editors built by hand, and each comes with a written reason to go. This page shows all 6 of them. They are curated picks, not a ranked score.
Which part of Egypt has the most restaurants on this list?
Aswan, Cairo & Giza and Luxor lead with 2 each; the other picks are spread across 0 more destinations.
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Destinations on this list
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- Cairo & Giza 2 on this list
- Luxor 2 on this list
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