Abou el Sid

Traditional Restaurant Cairo, Egypt

A classic of the Cairo food scene, Abou El Sid restaurant in Zamalek is dark and cavernous, with an ambiance that dates back to the 1940s. The restaurant captures a particular mood; you could easily get lost in the bustling, often crowded room, with rich old-fashioned art and low round tables that exude an aura of bygone glamor as lilting music plays in the background and savory smells waft.