Culinary Experiences in Egypt
- Walk
- Markets & spice stalls
- Taste
- Chef-led tastings
- Dine
- Landmark settings
What culinary experiences can be built into an Egypt journey?
Market walks with a guide who knows the stalls, chef-led tastings and cooking, the regional food of each place on the route, and private dining in settings no restaurant can offer, from a table facing the Pyramids to a deck on the Nile.
A culinary thread can run through a whole journey, or take a single evening.
- Market walks
- Chef-led tastings
- Nubian cooking
- Bedouin supper
- Private dining
Egypt’s Table, Place by Place
Every stop on the route has its own food. The journey can taste its way down the country.
Cairo
The city’s own classics: koshari, rice, lentils and pasta under a spiced tomato sauce; ful medames and ta’meya, the Egyptian falafel made with fava beans; and home dishes such as molokhia and stuffed vegetables, mahshi.
Alexandria
A Mediterranean city that eats from the sea: fish chosen at the counter and grilled or baked to order, by the harbour.
Aswan & Nubia
Nubian cooking in a village on the West Bank: home-baked bread, slow stews and hibiscus, served in a painted house above the river.
Sinai & the desert
A Bedouin supper under the stars, with bread baked over the fire and meat slow-cooked the Bedouin way; in Siwa, the oasis’s dates and olives.
Markets, Kitchens & Tables
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Walk
Market Walks
Cairo’s markets and spice stalls, around Khan el-Khalili and beyond, with a guide who knows the traders, the tastings and the stories behind them.
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Cook
Chef-Led Tastings
A tasting or a cooking session with a chef, on board a Nile vessel or at a hotel, from Egyptian home cooking to a menu built around the day’s market.
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Dine
Private Dining at Landmark Settings
A table facing the Pyramids, dinner on a deck on the Nile, or a supper before the temples, arranged by our concierge team and subject to the venue.
A chef-led session 
An Egyptian table 
Giza 
Abu Simbel
Dietary Needs & the Calendar
Tell us early, and every table is planned around it.
Egyptian food suits vegetarians well, from koshari to ful and a wide range of vegetable dishes. Other requirements, from allergies to religious observance, are set out in the brief and passed to every kitchen on the route. Alcohol is served in licensed hotels, restaurants and on board, but not everywhere.
During Ramadan, daytime eating in public is quieter, and the evenings, with the fast broken at sunset, are among the liveliest times to eat in Egypt. A culinary thread also suits lifestyle journeys and honeymoons.
Frequently Asked Questions
What culinary experiences can be added to an Egypt journey?
Market walks with a guide, chef-led tastings and cooking, regional food such as Nubian cooking in Aswan or a Bedouin supper in the desert, and private dining at landmark settings, subject to the venue.
Can private dining be arranged with the Pyramids in view?
Yes, through our concierge team and subject to the venue and the date. The same applies to dinners on the Nile and suppers before the temples.
Is Egyptian food suitable for vegetarians?
Very. Koshari, ful medames, ta'meya and many vegetable dishes are vegetarian, and other requirements are passed to every kitchen on the route.
Can a whole journey be built around food?
Yes. A culinary thread can run through the journey, with markets in Cairo, fish in Alexandria, Nubian cooking in Aswan and a desert supper, or it can take a single evening.
Tell us who is travelling, and what they love to eat.
Share the travellers, the dates and the kind of food they are curious about. We will come back with how it fits their journey.
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