Things To Do
The Grand Egyptian Museum
The long-anticipated new museum right next to the Giza Pyramids. The world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilisation.
Khan el-Khalili
An historic open-air bazaar in Old Cairo.
Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Center
A community centre for local Egyptian artists. They make hand-woven tapestries on the loom with no preliminary design, using traditional ancient Egyptian methods.
Khufu's Restaurant
DINING A restaurant that serves elevated Egyptian cuisine, with a surreal view of the Giza Pyramids.
Andrea El Mariouteya New Giza
DINING A family-run, courtyard restaurant that's been around since 1958. Chicken is grilled in front of you, and you'll get to see how traditional Egyptian bread is made, too.
Zööba
DINING A must-try! This is a casual Egyptian eatery that we had fond memories of when we visited New York. Sadly, their Nolita location has since closed, but their Cairo (the OG) location is delicious as ever. Unrelated but significant: I love to ask them for their stickers to put them on my phone case.