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Best Restaurants in Egypt (2026)

Places to eat at every budget, from street food and casual local spots to established restaurants and fine dining.

10 places · Updated October 23, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Egypt

  1. Khufu’s Contemporary Egyptian, Giza PlateauChef Mostafa Seif's contemporary Egyptian restaurant inside the Giza archaeological site, named the best restaurant in the Middle East and North Africa in 2026.
  2. Abou Tarek Koshari, DowntownDowntown Cairo's most famous koshari restaurant, which grew from a street cart in 1963 into a four-storey institution on Champollion Street.
  3. Abou El Sid Zamalek Traditional Egyptian, ZamalekA long-established Zamalek restaurant serving classic Egyptian home-style dishes in a dim, lantern-lit dining room filled with carpets and antique furniture.

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1. Khufu’s

Contemporary Egyptian$$$$Giza Plateau

Chef Mostafa Seif's contemporary Egyptian restaurant inside the Giza archaeological site, named the best restaurant in the Middle East and North Africa in 2026.

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2. Abou Tarek

Koshari$Downtown

Downtown Cairo's most famous koshari restaurant, which grew from a street cart in 1963 into a four-storey institution on Champollion Street.

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4. Zooba Zamalek

Egyptian street food$$Zamalek

A colourful Zamalek café that reinvents Egyptian street food, from fava bean ta'ameya in baladi bread to koshari and grilled corn desserts.

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6. Zitouni

Egyptian fine dining$$$$Garden City

The Egyptian restaurant of the Four Seasons Nile Plaza, serving refined regional dishes and buffets overlooking the Nile in Garden City.

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