Cairo Restaurants

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1. Concierge.com: Cairo Restaurants & Dining Destinations  
2. Fodor's: Cairo Restaurants  
3. Lonely Planet: Cairo Places to Eat
4. Yahoo! Travel: Cairo Restaurant Reviews
5. VirtualTourist: Cairo Restaurant Tips  
6. WCities: Cairo Dining Search
7. Wikitravel: Cairo Eating

Cairo High-End Restaurants

• The Fish Market Seafood Phone: 20-2-570-9694
  • Fodor's Review   : "[T]he scene here is decidedly simple: there's no menu, just a display of unbelievably fresh fish, shrimp, crabs, calamari, and shellfish on ice."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "With its wonderful Nile views (particularly at night), laid-back feel and efficient service, this place is a real gem."

• • Yahoo! Travel 5 Stars (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Abou El Sid   Egyptian Phone: 20-2-735-9640
  • Concierge.com Recommendation   : "The food—like the decor—is strictly regional."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "This is a great place to try famous Egyptian dishes such as chicken with molokhiyya or stuffed pigeon, followed by a sheesha and coffee."

• Justine   French Phone: 20-2-736-2961
  • Fodor's Review   : Service is flawless, intuiting your needs before you've conceived them."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "This is one of the best places in town to enjoy beef dishes or quality seafood concoctions. There's an impressive and well priced wine list."

• Moghul Room Indian Phone: 20-2-383-3444
  • Fodor's Review   : "Any doubts you may have about the grandeur and refinement of Indian cuisine won't survive a visit to the Moghul Room."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "Though it's a long taxi ride from Downtown, the opulent décor, good food and live sitar music make the trip worthwhile."

Cairo Moderate Restaurants

• Andrea's Middle Eastern, Phone: 20-2-383-1133
  • Fodor's Review   : "Chicken is grilled on beds of charcoal visible to the left as you walk in, and warak einab (stuffed grape leaves and chicken livers) are unequalled."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "This garden restaurant 1.5km north of Pyramids Rd is justly famous for its spit-roasted chicken served with salad, hummus and freshly baked bread..."

• Kandahar Indian Phone: 20-2-303-0615
  • Fodor's Review   : '"Overlooking Maydan Sphinx (Sphinx Square), Kandahar serves superb North Indian food in a tranquil environment."

• • Yahoo! Travel 4.5 Stars (Note: Community rating; may change)

• La Bodega Pan-Asian, Phone: 20-2-735-6761
  • Fodor's Review   : "This expansive restaurant/bar/lounge is without a doubt the hottest reservation in town."

• • Yahoo! Travel 4.0 Stars (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Sushiyama Japanese, Phone: 20-2-578-5161
  • Fodor's Review   : "It is always difficult to find reasonably priced Japanese food, but Sushiyama makes a good go of it."

• Estoril Egyptian Phone: 20-2-574-3102
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "[I]t's a great place to linger over a beer and a few mezze dishes."

Cairo Affordable Restaurants

• Felfela Egyptian Phone: 20-2-392-2751
  • Concierge.com Recommendation   : "The menu is an excellent introduction to Egyptian staples such as falafel, grilled meat kebabs, and koshari..."

• • Fodor's Review   : "This Cairo institution is popular with both Egyptians and visitors."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "If you want a cheap but good-quality eatery within walking distance of the Pyramids, try the Giza branch of Felfela or the popular Peace II Seafood Restaurant."

• Maison Thomas Italian Phone: 20-2-340-7057
  • Fodor's Review   : "Famous among Cairenes for its pizza, Thomas also prepares smaller dishes to eat in or take out..."

• • Yahoo! Travel 4 .5 Stars (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Hana Korean Restaurant Korean Phone: 20-2-332-2972
  • Fodor's Review   : "[I]t is the excellent Korean barbecue that makes it such a local favorite."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "The kimchi (fermented chilli peppers and vegetables) packs a tremendous punch, the fried dumplings are excellent, the BBQ beef is tender and the Stella is ice cold - we can't ask more than that."

• Al-Tazaj Middle Eastern Phone: 20-2-305-0905
  • Fodor's Review   : "They claim to get their produce from farm to grill in fewer than four hours, which is why (despite the fast-food decor) this joint turns out some of Cairo's tastiest grilled chicken -- and little else."

• Didos Al Dente Italian Phone: 20-2-735-9117
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "A pasta joint popular with students from the nearby AUC, Didos comes pretty close to living up to its claim of making the best pasta in town."

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