Koshari — The National Dish
Rice, lentils, pasta, chickpeas, fried onions, and a spiced tomato sauce that each shop guards like a state secret. Order "one koshari, medium" and eat where the queue is longest.
Taameya & Ful — Breakfast of Champions
Egyptian falafel is made from fava beans, not chickpeas, and it is greener, softer, and better. Pair it with ful medames and fresh baladi bread.
Hawawshi & Molokhia
Minced meat baked inside bread until the crust crackles; then molokhia — the garlicky green stew that divides visitors into lifelong fans and polite refusers.
Sweet Finish
Om ali from a proper bakery, kunafa pulled fresh, and a glass of sugarcane juice pressed in front of you.
