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Izakaya, in 45th position, blends Japanese and Peruvian cuisines at the helm of Peruvian chef Martin Rodriguez. Photo: Izakaya
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Sachi, Cairo, which has a curated Mediterranean-Asian menu, placed fifth on the Mena's 50 Best restaurants list. Four restaurants in Egypt's capital earned spots in the rankings. Photo: Sachi
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Kazoku was ranked 19th. It has received praise from industry experts and proved popular, despite its high price point. Photo: Kazoku
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Home-grown Egyptian street food chain Zooba, which has outlets in Cairo, New York and Riyadh, placed No 38 on the list. Nada El Sawy / The National
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Zooba started in 2012 “on the very simple premise that Egypt has fantastic food, but no one in the world knew about it”, founder Chris Khalifa says. Photo: Zooba
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Izakaya, in 45th position, blends Japanese and Peruvian cuisines at the helm of Peruvian chef Martin Rodriguez. Photo: Izakaya
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Sachi, Cairo, which has a curated Mediterranean-Asian menu, placed fifth on the Mena's 50 Best restaurants list. Four restaurants in Egypt's capital earned spots in the rankings. Photo: Sachi
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Kazoku was ranked 19th. It has received praise from industry experts and proved popular, despite its high price point. Photo: Kazoku
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Home-grown Egyptian street food chain Zooba, which has outlets in Cairo, New York and Riyadh, placed No 38 on the list. Nada El Sawy / The National
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Zooba started in 2012 “on the very simple premise that Egypt has fantastic food, but no one in the world knew about it”, founder Chris Khalifa says. Photo: Zooba
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Izakaya, in 45th position, blends Japanese and Peruvian cuisines at the helm of Peruvian chef Martin Rodriguez. Photo: Izakaya
Best restaurants in Egypt: four Cairo spots on Mena 50 list
A trendy Mediterranean-Asian fusion outlet, two Japanese concepts and an Egyptian street food brand all made it to the inaugural regional ranking
Kamal Tabikha
10 February, 2022
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