Cuisine of Cairo for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Guests of Cairo will never feel limited when choosing a dining facility. The city is home to hundreds of restaurants, bars and cafes. Abu Tarek Koshary is one of the most famous restaurants in the city. Here visitors are offered to order the most popular dishes from the national cuisine. Koshary is considered the signature dish of the restaurant. The skilled chefs of the restaurant prepare it in accordance with a special recipe. Estoril restaurant is located in one of the most beautiful avenues near the center of the city. It features a rich choice of national dishes and traditional meze snacks. Regular customers of the restaurant usually praise amazing atmosphere of harmony and tranquility that prevails in this cozy establishment. The patio of the restaurant is the location of a beautiful bar that has become famous among connoisseurs of fine wines and exotic cocktails.

Le Bistro restaurant is an ideal place for a romantic meal. The menu of the restaurant includes the most popular dishes from continental cuisine. Tourists who visit the restaurant for the first time are recommended to try first course dishes and salads. Seafood salad, garlic salad and steak with fried potatoes are considered the signature dishes of the dining facility.

L'Aubergine is the only vegetarian cuisine restaurant in the city. Over the past few years the theme of the restaurant has changed a little. Now its menu contains meat dishes as well, but the choice of vegetarian dishes is still huge. The ground floor of L'Aubergine is the location of a cozy restaurant, and the first floor is dedicated to a stylish bar, which has long become the favorite holiday destination for young people. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Maison Thomas restaurant is considered a historic landmark of Cairo. The location of the restaurant is also unusual – this is a beautiful building of the beginning of the 20th century. Old paintings are considered the main decoration of the hall. Pork cooked in accordance with the classic national receipt is considered the signature dish of Maison Thomas. Visitors also prefer to order crispy pizza, baguette sandwiches and unique desserts, the recipes of which are kept in secret by the restaurant’s chefs.

The tables of Sangria restaurant are located on the spacious terrace. While enjoying their meal, tourists can admire stunning panoramic views of the Nile River. The menu of Sangria includes the most popular dishes from international cuisine. Here are served classic meat dishes, seafood, pancakes with fruit toppings that are so popular among regular visitors of the restaurant, and even complex family dinners.

Cairo restaurants will please visitors not only with a variety of dishes but also with affordable prices. Even budget tourists can easily afford to buy popular local delights. Bread is an important food in the national culinary. In Egypt, bread is cooked in a special oven. Pita is the most widespread variety. These are small round-shaped flatbreads that can be served alone or stuffed with various ingredients.

It is very interesting to watch how pita is being made. Pita flatbreads are made of a special dough type that becomes flaky in the oven. During the cooking process, Pita is sphere-shaped, but the flatbreads become flat again as they cool down. Because of that, there is a handy pocket inside the bread that is perfect for stuffing. Pita with meat and fresh vegetables is one of the most popular fast foods for local people.

In Cairo restaurants specializing in the national cuisine, there are dozens of original appetizers including hummus, spicy eggplant dip called Baba Ganoush, and salads with fresh and grilled vegetables. Warak Enab is one more interesting local dish. The dish looks much like famous Dolma, and the recipes of these dishes are also similar. Grape leaves can be stuffed with various fillings: ground meat, rice, and vegetables. Warak Enab can be served with various sauces containing fresh yogurt.

Fans of original salads should definitely try Tabbouleh, a delicious salad that has bulgur as its main ingredient. Tabbouleh also contains fresh tomatoes and parsley and is dressed with olive oil and lemon juice. Torshi is one more authentic salad that has a spicy taste. It contains marinated vegetables and a lot of hot pepper.

Vacationers wishing to try something unusual should order Hamam Mahshi is stuffed pigeon. Grilled pigeon is a popular festive dish in the region. Pigeon is stuffed with rice, grilled, and then served with fresh vegetables and various sauces. It is important to mention that there are special pigeon farms in Egypt that deliver this special local delicacy. Fans of pastries will like local pies that come in different variations. Fetir is the most famous type.