Cairo, Egypt

Cairo at night, Street Food and Discover Downtown

Koshari, taameya, sugarcane juice and mint tea, eaten standing up where Cairenes eat it. Then Downtown's belle-époque streets with the lights on.

Evening, about 3 hours Private tour Private — your group only Hotel pick-up anywhere in Cairo, Giza or Zamalek, included.

Trip highlights

Koshari, taameya, hawawshi, and fresh sugarcane juice
Downtown Cairo on foot with the lights on
Mint tea and shisha at an old cafe
Places chosen because they are good, not because they pay commission
A guide who can tell you what everything is before you eat it

About this tour

Cairo is a night city. The heat goes, the streets fill, and the food comes out.

We walk. Koshari from a place that has made nothing else for decades: lentils, rice, pasta, fried onion, and a vinegar-and-chili sauce that is the whole point. Taameya, which is the Egyptian broad-bean ancestor of falafel and better than the chickpea version, hot out of the pan. Fresh sugarcane juice pressed in front of you. Hawawshi, if you still have room, which you probably will not.

In between, we walk Downtown, laid out in the 1860s to look like Paris and now gloriously worn wrought-iron balconies, old cinemas, cafés where the same men have argued at the same tables for forty years. We stop at one for mint tea and, if you want it, shisha.

You will eat too much. That is the intended outcome.

How the day runs

1Step
Hotel pick-up

Plan to pick up in the early evening, after the day's heat has diminished.
2Step
Koshari

Egypt's national dish, prepared by a restaurant that has been making it for generations.
3Step
Walking Downtown

Talaat Harb, the old arcades and the 1860s streets, with the stories of who built them and why.
4Step
Taameya, hawawshi and juice

Standing at counters, the way it is meant to be eaten.
5Step
Tea and shisha

An old cafe with a courtyard, for as long as you want to sit.
6Step
Back to your hotel

Dropped off whenever you are ready.

What's included

local guide
All food and drink tastings included on the route
Private vehicle and driver for transfers to and from your hotel
Bottled water provided
The food that has been mentioned
Shisha and drinks
Transportation to and from the hotel

Not included

Alcohol
Additional food beyond the tastings
Tipping
Personal expenses

Questions about this tour

We take you to restaurants that we personally enjoy, prioritizing those that are busy, as high turnover is the best indicator of quality. If you follow your guide's recommendations, you'll have a great experience. If you have a sensitive stomach, please let us know so we can choose the milder options on the menu.

Vegetarians thrive in Egypt, with koshari, taameya, foul, and most mezze being vegetarian options. Please inform us of any allergies when you book, not on the night, so we can plan the route accordingly.

Yes, they usually enjoy it. The walking is easy, and the food is simple. Please let us know their ages, and we will adjust the evening's length accordingly.

From

$60

Priced per group including food and everything mentioned once we know your dates and numbers tell us both and you will have a figure the same working day.