Global Eating — Guides: Cairo
The Global Eating Guide: Cairo — book cover

Egypt · Egyptian · Levantine · Street Food · Year-round

Cairo

The City That Never Stops Feeding You

Cairo's national dish is a carb-loaded street-food mash-up, its best breakfast is a bowl of fava beans, and the coffeehouse never really closes. From koshari counters in Downtown to grills in Zamalek, Khan el-Khalili alleys to Nile-side dinners — neighborhood by neighborhood, without the tourist traps.

  • Neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide
  • The honest koshari ranking
  • Ful, ta'ameya & the Egyptian breakfast
  • Khan el-Khalili & street food crawls
  • Ahwa coffeehouse culture, explained
  • Grills, hawawshi & Nile-side dining
  • Egyptian sweets & fresh juice stands
  • Three- and five-day itineraries