Egyptian dishes to try
- Ful medames: slow-cooked fava beans with oil, cumin and lemon — the classic breakfast
- Ta'ameya: Egyptian falafel, made with fava beans rather than chickpeas
- Koshari: rice, lentils and pasta with tomato sauce and crispy onions
- Feteer: flaky layered pastry, served sweet or savoury
- Molokhia: a green leaf stew, often with chicken or rice
- Mahshi: vegetables stuffed with herbed rice
Red Sea seafood
Seafood restaurants usually let you choose your fish from the display and have it grilled or fried, served with rice, salads and dips such as tahini and baba ghanoush.
Eating Bedouin-style
On an evening desert safari you eat at a Bedouin camp: grilled chicken and kebab, rice, salads and bread, followed by sweet tea — often brewed with desert herbs.
Where to eat
- The Old Market (Sharm El Maya) for local restaurants and street food
- Naama Bay promenade for international and seafood restaurants
- Soho Square for a mix of restaurants in one place
Tips
- Drink bottled water
- A tip of around 10% is customary in restaurants
- During Ramadan, many local restaurants open around sunset; resorts serve food as usual