Abou El Sid
Cairo, Egypt
The read// why locals go
Abou El Sid is the Zamalek restaurant that made traditional Egyptian home cooking feel like an occasion, dark and lantern-lit and full of Cairo regulars. The room is dressed in old Egyptian style, with mashrabiya screens, low seating, antiques and heavy fabrics, closer to a Cairo apartment of a century ago than to a restaurant. The kitchen holds to the domestic repertoire, molokhia, stuffed pigeon, the rice and vegetable dishes that rarely reach restaurant menus because they belong at home, and cooks them properly. Mains run around 80 pounds. Zamalek is the island district, greener and quieter than the rest of the city, which suits a long evening meal and the family gatherings this place attracts.
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Sharia Shagaret El Dor 157, 11211 — Cairo
The read// why locals go
Abou El Sid is the Zamalek restaurant that made traditional Egyptian home cooking feel like an occasion, dark and lantern-lit and full of Cairo regulars. The room is dressed in old Egyptian style, with mashrabiya screens, low seating, antiques and heavy fabrics, closer to a Cairo apartment of a century ago than to a restaurant. The kitchen holds to the domestic repertoire, molokhia, stuffed pigeon, the rice and vegetable dishes that rarely reach restaurant menus because they belong at home, and cooks them properly. Mains run around 80 pounds. Zamalek is the island district, greener and quieter than the rest of the city, which suits a long evening meal and the family gatherings this place attracts.