Budget
McDonalds
It is on Midan Tahrir Sq itself. Delivery 19991. Free Wifi
K.F.C
It is on Midan Tahrir Sq itself. Delivery 19019. Free Wifi
Quick Sandwich
A pioneer in the Egyptian based chains offers some of the best Shawerma rolls and Shish-Kebab sandwiches, excellent value meals and great taste- delivery is an option by calling 16013. relatively cheap.
Hardees
It is on Midan Tahrir Sq itself. delivery 19066. Free Wifi.
Kushari al-Tahrir
GAD
Fast Food Restaurant, done Egyptian style. Usually very busy packed with locals, but very good food at a very non-tourist price. Good fuul and falafel for about 1.5 LE a sandwich. Large restaurant located on 26th July St, just off Talaat Harb St, in downtown Cairo. A large schawerma 'Doner kebab sandwich' costs 8 LE.
Al Tazaj Fakieh
Kebab with a chicken twist, this Cairo chain serves up chicken in all it's oriental varieties.
Midrange
Alfi Bey
Egyptian cuisine is served in this small restaurant, including kofta, kabobs, stuffed pigeon, lamb, and chicken.
The Greek Club
5 LE entrance fee, open from 19:00. Mostly frequented by liberal and leftist Egyptians rather than Greeks, this is one of the best restaurants in Downtown Cairo. The Greek food offered is limited and the menu often erratic, but the dishes they do have in supply are very good and cheap. Alcohol including imported spirits is served and it's possible to just have a drink. Some of the best Kofte in Cairo. Closes down completely during Ramadan.
Felfela
no credit cards A Cairo institution, this restaurant represents the original flagship of the now burgeoning Felfela chain of restaurants throughout Cairo. Long wooden tables and eclectic, somewhat kitschy décor: aquariums, clocks, half-lit grottos complete with mini-waterfalls. Somehow it all works. Specializes in classic Egyptian cuisine. The vegetarian dishes are better than the meat. Try the lemonade - perfect refreshment on a hot day! Also serves beer.
Groppi's
Situated on the square itself is the once opulent Groppi's, formerly the most famous café, tearoom and patisserie in Egypt. Between the 1920s and early 1950s, Groppi's was the place to be seen by Cairene society. Its former glories stripped away to dusty memories, Groppi's is nonetheless still just open for business. Be sure to check out the ornate mosaics around the doorway - a relic of former times.
La Chesa
Serving fondues, and other traditional Swiss dishes, pizza, salads and patisseries, this is one of the better continental restaurants in Downtown Cairo.
After Eight
Open 20:00 - till late. Brassiere cum night club serving cocktails and Middle Eastern Cuisine. Excellent service with life band and DJ.
Top end
Cafe Riche
Another place of forlorn glory. Very popular with tourists, but the reasons for fame are questionable, it's rather expensive for what you get and service is slow, even for Cairo.
Windows on the World restaurant
Open everyday 17:00 to 02:00. International cuisine with cocktails and evening entertainment served in the 36th floor restaurant with stunning panoramic views over the Nile and to the pyramids beyond
Peking
Branch of the Cairo Peking restaurant chain. All their branches offer relatively predictable, but very good Chinese food.
Da Mario Italian restaurant
Authentic Italian cuisine and good service.
Maharajah restaurant
Open every day 13:00 to 00:00. Exotic Indian dining experience.
Downtown is not the main haunt for the greatest of culinary treats, although quality eating does exist. It's however heaven for Egyptian snacks, sweets and fast food. All restaurants under "splurge" serve alcohol unless otherwise noted.