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The best koshari in Cairo

Egypt's street dish: rice, lentils and macaroni topped with spiced tomato sauce, garlic vinegar, chickpeas and crisp fried onions. The dish to eat here, and the three places that do it best. Recipe at chefamazing.com/food-travel/dish/cairo.

3 places in Cairo · by Chef Amazing · updated October 23, 2026
Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Basma, CC BY-SA 4.0

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  1. 1

    Abou Tarek

    Champollion Street, Downtown

    Get: A bowl of koshari with extra crispy onions and da'ah

    Cairo's most famous koshari house, in a multi-story building downtown.

    16 Champollion Street, Downtown, Cairo · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Koshary El Tahrir

    Koshary · Tahrir Street and branches across Cairo

    Get: Koshari, large, with hot sauce

    A Cairo chain with a loyal following for its koshari.

    Also on the list: Old-school favorites in Cairo.

    19 Abdel Khaleq Tharwat Street, Talaat Harb, Downtown, Cairo · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
  3. 3

    Sayed Hanafy

    Bab El Louq, Downtown

    Get: Koshari and a rice pudding to finish

    An old-school koshari shop popular with locals for decades.

    Also on the list: Old-school favorites in Cairo.

    شارع سيد حنفي, 11716 القاهرة · Map · Add to Chef Amazing

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