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Estoril: 12 Talaat Harb St. (in the pedestrian passageway between Talaat Harb and Kasr el-Nil streets). Wonderful smoky old bar and restaurant. It is best to stick to the delicious and filling appetizers. I recommend the hummus with meat, the sambousek and the tabbouleh.
Estoril
12 Talaat HarbEstoril: 12 Talaat Harb St. (in the pedestrian passageway between Talaat Harb and Kasr el-Nil streets). Wonderful smoky old bar and restaurant. It is best to stick to the delicious and filling appetizers. I recommend the hummus with meat, the sambousek and the tabbouleh.
: 6 Mahmoud Bassiouny St. (Immediately above Groppi's restaurant on Midan Talaat Harb. The entrance is on the street along the right side of Groppi's, one flight up. In summer, eating is on a pleasant terazza outdoors, while in the winter it is in their wonderful ballroom inside. I recommend the calamari or the shish tawouk with a Greek salad.
6 locals recommend
The Greek Club
: 6 Mahmoud Bassiouny St. (Immediately above Groppi's restaurant on Midan Talaat Harb. The entrance is on the street along the right side of Groppi's, one flight up. In summer, eating is on a pleasant terazza outdoors, while in the winter it is in their wonderful ballroom inside. I recommend the calamari or the shish tawouk with a Greek salad.
Groppi
A grand and historic restaurant on Talaat Harb square, sadly closed for renovation.
15 Hoda Shaarawy St. A good place to taste some traditional Egyptian food. For breakfast I recommend eggs with pastrami, and for lunch or dinner lentil soup, foul (fava beans) with semsema (tehina) and falafel.
23 locals recommend
Felfela
15 Hoda Shaarawy15 Hoda Shaarawy St. A good place to taste some traditional Egyptian food. For breakfast I recommend eggs with pastrami, and for lunch or dinner lentil soup, foul (fava beans) with semsema (tehina) and falafel.
8 Hoda Shaarawy St. Nice French-style cuisine. The Egyptian owner for many years ran the restaurant in the French Institute. The restaurant is through the door to the right, the bar through the door to the left. One of my favorites is the entrecôte with bleu cheese sauce.
8 locals recommend
Le Bistro
8 Hoda Shaarawy St. Nice French-style cuisine. The Egyptian owner for many years ran the restaurant in the French Institute. The restaurant is through the door to the right, the bar through the door to the left. One of my favorites is the entrecôte with bleu cheese sauce.
Eish + Malh
20 Adly20 Adly St. Arty modern restaurant with high ceilings. No alcohol.
21 Adly St. A clean, plain restaurant with tablecloths offering dishes influenced by Swiss cuisine.
La Chesa
21 Adly21 Adly St. A clean, plain restaurant with tablecloths offering dishes influenced by Swiss cuisine.
At the corner of Falaki and Hoda Shaarawi streets. The only sign identifying the restaurant, which is painted white with blue woodword, is in Arabic. It serves very good Egyptian cuisine. No alcohol.
10 locals recommend
Fasahat Somaya
59 Al FalkiAt the corner of Falaki and Hoda Shaarawi streets. The only sign identifying the restaurant, which is painted white with blue woodword, is in Arabic. It serves very good Egyptian cuisine. No alcohol.
A comfy restaurant in a passageway near the apartment serving mainly pasta and pizza.
CaiRoma Restaurant
19 Youssef El-GendyA comfy restaurant in a passageway near the apartment serving mainly pasta and pizza.