Street snack
EGP 10–25Typical 2020s taameya sandwich — bands, not a live quote.
Egyptian cuisine has a wide middle: a street snack near EGP 10–25 and a tasting menu can share one city.
Figures below are typical 2020s bands, not live quotes or reservation prices.
Cost bands
Everyday lunch
EGP 25–50Koshari plate, 2020s.
Casual dinner
EGP 80–150Sit-down per person.
Night out
EGP 250–450Nicer Cairo room.
Fine dining
EGP 700–2,000+Hotel and Nile tasting rooms.
Regions
Cairo metro
A regional kitchen of Egyptian cuisine centred on Cairo and Koshari.
Alexandria table
A regional kitchen of Egyptian cuisine centred on Alexandria and Ful medames.
Luxor table
A regional kitchen of Egyptian cuisine centred on Luxor and Taameya.
Aswan table
A regional kitchen of Egyptian cuisine centred on Aswan and Molokhia.
Port Said table
A regional kitchen of Egyptian cuisine centred on Port Said and Mahshi.
Region 5
Another regional kitchen of Egyptian cuisine.
Key market numbers
50 / 100Atlas spice
74 / 100Atlas streetFood
EGP 10–25Typical snack
المطبخ المصريNative name
Makers & cooks
Street / market stalls
Public Egyptian cuisine.
Family restaurants
The everyday room.
Home kitchens
The majority cuisine.
Grocers / exporters
The diaspora pantry.
Bakeries or stalls
baladi bread / rice / lentils specialists.
Night vendors
After-hours makers.
The market that feeds most diners is still the everyday lunch room and the household pot, not the export tasting menu.
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