Egypt
Restaurant news, awards and the business of food in the Arab world’s most populous country.
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Cairo Food Week Marks Its Fourth Edition With Chef Takeovers Across the City
The ten-day festival from Flavor Republic Ventures opened on 24 September with a sustainability-themed dinner, then put visiting chefs into Cairo kitchens and added a pop-up museum at the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Marrybrown Plans 100 Egyptian Outlets in Deal With Talaat Moustafa Group’s Retail Arm
The Malaysian halal fast-food chain signed in February, with six Cairo restaurants targeted for 2026 and 100 outlets over ten years, in what Bernama calls the property group’s foray into food and beverage.
Nobu Opens Its First Cairo Restaurant at Eastown in New Cairo
SODIC opened the Japanese-Peruvian restaurant at its Eastown District on 24 June, with chef Nobu Matsuhisa at the preview and a Nobu hotel planned to follow.
MENA’s 50 Best 2026: Khufu’s Takes No. 1 as Dubai Holds Three of the Top Four
Khufu’s, beside the Giza pyramids, became the first Egyptian restaurant to top the Middle East and North Africa list. Kinoya, Trèsind Studio and Orfali Bros, all in Dubai, followed.
Hagouga, Heliopolis: Egypt’s Countryside Cooking, Kept Alive in Cairo
In a white-domed restaurant off Cairo’s Suez Road, the menu follows the clay pot, the village oven and clarified butter: slow dishes from the Egyptian countryside, served in the capital.