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Table for one · Cairo, Egypt

Where to eat alone in Cairo

Cairo is a city of koshari shops and old cafés, where one person with a tea is a fixture.

How to do it here

Koshari shops seat you fast; small, medium or large is the only question.

Abou Tarek
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Abou Tarek

Downtown · 16 Maarouf Street

⋯ Shared tables
The seat to ask for

Any table on the first floor

When to walk in

Lunch

Get: A medium koshari with extra crispy onions

Cairo's best-known koshari house: one bowl is lunch for one.

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Zooba
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Zooba

Zamalek · 26th of July Street

▬ Counter seats
The seat to ask for

At the counter

When to walk in

Breakfast or late night

Get: Ta'ameya (Egyptian falafel) and foul

Egyptian street food, cleaned up, at a counter made for one.

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Felfela
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Felfela

Downtown · 15 Hoda Shaarawy Street

⋯ Shared tables
The seat to ask for

A small table

When to walk in

Lunch

Get: Foul and ta'ameya

A downtown institution since 1959 with small tables for one.

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El Fishawy
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El Fishawy

Khan el-Khalili · Khan el-Khalili

☕ A seat for one
The seat to ask for

A chair in the alley

When to walk in

Evening

Get: Mint tea or Turkish coffee

A café in the bazaar since 1797, where sitting alone and watching is the point.

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El Abd Patisserie
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El Abd Patisserie

Downtown · Talaat Harb Street

↑ Stand and eat
The seat to ask for

Standing at the counter

When to walk in

Evening

Get: Basbousa and a cup of ice cream

Cairo's most famous sweet shop; the crowds are part of it.

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Picked from Cairo's food guides and critics' lists and looked up on October 29, 2026. "When to walk in" is our advice; hours change, so check before you go. Places change; if one has, tell us at hello@chefamazing.com.

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