All our hotels here serve delicious cuisine, but here are the best places to sample local fare when you’re out and about. When you’ve had your fill, head to one of the cosy cafes and relax over coffee and a shisha pipe.

Taboula
An intimate, warmly decorated restaurant serving freshly prepared Lebanese and Middle Eastern cuisine. Specialities include hot and cold salads, mezzes and meat and chicken grills ● 1 Latin American Street, Garden City ●

Abou El Sid
With decadent décor and shisha pipes, this Egyptian eatery serves up sumptuous regional cuisine including mezzes, a rabbit or chicken stew called molokheya, and kirsha, a spicy lentil concoction ● 157 26th July Street, Zamalek ●

The Naguib Mahfouz Café
Named in honour of the beloved Egyptian Nobel-winning novelist, stop at this pristine café near the thriving Khan el-Khalili market to savour succulent kebabs ● 5 Sekket al-Badistan, St. Khan El Khalili ●

Felfela
Visit this authentic fast food chain for breakfast, with shorbat ads (lentil soup), ful mudammas (a stew of dried fava beans) and ta'amiyya (mashed broad beans and spices) ● Branches in downtown Cairo and on Haram/Pyramids Street ●

Abu Shakra
Another chain, renowned for its grilled meat kebabs, stuffed pigeon, salads and dips. Irresistible Middle Eastern puddings include om ali, a pastry pudding with raisins, nuts, coconut and milk ● Branches in Maadi, Heliopolis, Downtown and Mohandeseen ●

El Omda
Popular with the locals, this authentic restaurant serves kushari (rice, lentils and pasta topped with tomato sauce), kofte, fiteer (pastry with ground meat) and traditional puddings ● 6 El Gazaer St, Mohandeseen, Giza ●

Restaurant Andrea
Swing by this softly-lit Egyptian grill near the pyramids for roast chicken, grilled kebabs, kofte and quails washed down with local beer and wine ● 59-60, Maryutiya Canal, Giza ●

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Article added 07 May 2010.

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