Top end
Bird Cage
Thai cuisine, located on the second floor of the Semiramsis InterContinental Hotel.
Abou Shakra
Abou Shakra is a chain restaurant with an Middle Eastern/ Northern African menu and the occasional french fry.
El Cinzano
Italian restaurant, near the embassies, featuring homemade pasta and other dishes.
Revolving Restaurant
Located on the 41st floor, the Revolving Restaurant offers cocktails and French cuisine, with splendid views of the Nile. Reservations required and dress code no jeans.
Spice
Cantonese cuisine served in an elegant setting, with dim sum buffet on Friday afternoons 1300-1600. Dress smart casual.
Tabouleh
Reservations are essential at this very popular Lebanese restaurant. A very wide range of Lebanese mezzeh is offered.
The international hotels have several restaurants offering different cuisines from around the world. Local koshary pasta, rice, lentil, chick peas, onions, garlic and tomato-chili sauce is sold widely in small shops for a few Egyptian Pounds. These koshary shops might not look very inviting but the food is usually good and addictive.Beware of the red chilli sauce which is served in a small plastic bag with your koshari. It is akin to Tabasco sauce and very hot.Always eat from busy fast food outlets to ensure a quick turn around of food which can easily 'go off' in the extreme heat of Summer. Buy food that is 'piping hot'. Most of these shops can be found on Kasr-El-Ainy street.