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The best hawawshi in Cairo
Start with Hawawshi El Refaey in Downtown for double-cheese hawawshi, Zooba (Zamalek) in Zamalek for hawawshi with brisket, tomatoes, onions and hot peppers and Samiha in Branches across Cairo for hawawshi with stringy cheese on feteer. Here are all 4, with what to get at each.
- Zooba (Zamalek)Zamalek
Get: Hawawshi with brisket, tomatoes, onions and hot peppers
Hot-pressed, homemade style.
- SamihaBranches across Cairo · Hawawshi
Get: Hawawshi with stringy cheese on feteer
Crispy with a thick cheese layer.
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Where is the best hawawshi in Cairo?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with Hawawshi El Refaey (Downtown), Zooba (Zamalek) (Zamalek) and Samiha (Branches across Cairo). All 4 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At Hawawshi El Refaey, get double-cheese hawawshi. At Zooba (Zamalek), get hawawshi with brisket, tomatoes, onions and hot peppers. At Samiha, get hawawshi with stringy cheese on feteer. At El Rabea Al Asly, get sausage hawawshi.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Cairo: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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