Eat · Downtown and Tahrir

Koshari Abou Tarek (Downtown)

Koshari (rice, lentils, pasta, fried onion, spiced tomato sauce) at a busy downtown place: go for lunch or an early dinner; it is cheap and quick.

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Rules in force · 8Cairo traffic is heavy from about 07

Egypt ↗Check visa rules for your passport on the official Egypt e-visa portal before flying; visa on arrival availability depends on nationality and can change.
Egypt ↗Drones need prior permission and are routinely confiscated on arrival; leave them at home.
Egypt ↗Do not photograph military sites, police, bridges or government buildings; some museums and tombs charge for or ban photography.
Egypt ↗During Ramadan, avoid eating, drinking or smoking in public in daylight; hotels and tourist restaurants still serve.
Cairo and Giza ↗Cross-city rides can take 90 minutes at rush hour; plan one district per half-day.
Cairo ↗Cairo traffic is heavy from about 07:30 to 10:00 and 15:00 to 20:00: plan one district per half-day and add 45+ minutes to any cross-city ride.
Cairo ↗Agree the price of every taxi, camel, horse, carriage or guide before you start; use ride-hailing where you can, since the fare is fixed on the screen.
Cairo ↗From about June to August, be on site at opening, and off the open plateau by 10:00.

Key facts

Walk-in windows

12:00–15:00: highevening: high

A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.

Used as a seated rest node in Cairo in 4 days.