Cairo Food Tour: 40 Tastings of Local Egyptian Cuisine

Taste your way through Cairo's neighborhoods and learn the city through what locals eat

A guided food tour in Cairo where you taste 40 different traditional Egyptian dishes, drinks and desserts at local restaurants and food stands away from tourist areas. The tour runs three hours with a live English-speaking guide, includes all meals and drinks, and you can swap any dish you've already tried for something new. Children from age 2 are welcome.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Cairo and taste local foods

• Visit local parts of Cairo
• Learn about traditional Egyptian culture
• Taste wide range of traditional foods
• Try historical Egyptian cuisine and home dishes
• Enjoy local fresh drinks at food stands
• Pass by the Nile River

The experience

You'll spend three hours moving through local parts of Cairo with a guide who knows where Egyptians actually eat. The tour hits different restaurants and food stands (the places tourists don't find on their own), and you taste a wide range of traditional Egyptian cuisine: home dishes, fresh local drinks, historical recipes, and desserts. The guide leads the conversation about Egyptian culture and traditions as you eat, so the food becomes the way you learn how locals live.

The menu is flexible. If you've already tried some of the 40 dishes, the guide can swap them for new ones you haven't had. Bottled water, coffee and tea come with the tour, and breakfast, lunch and dinner are all included. You're not stopping to pay separately or figure out what to order. The pace is built around tasting and talking, not rushing between stops.

You can choose between three options at checkout: the Local Cairo Food tour, the Grand Food tour with 50 tastings, or special restaurants and dishes. All three run with a live English-speaking guide and include the same meal structure. Pick the option that matches how deep you want to go into the food: the local version hits the neighborhood spots, the grand version adds more dishes and venues.

What’s included

• Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• bottled water.
• coffee and tea.
• live English-speaking guide.
• tastings at local restaurants and food stands throughout Cairo's neighborhoods.

Options for this experience

2 options

Cairo food tour with a localGuide in English · 18:00Discover the local districts of Cairo and get a sense of everyday life while sampling more than 40 foods, drinks and desserts at restaurants and street food stands

Grand food tour with more than 50 tastingsGuide in English · Available from 14 Nov · 10:00 and 11:00Duration: 5 hours. Extended private food tour visiting a range of restaurants and food spots to sample popular dishes, lesser-known dishes and dishes cooked only at home

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:00, 11:00 and 18:00

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (16 and older) · Child (2 to 15 years)

GroupUp to 20

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by The Amazing Tourist

Is this one for you?Book the Local Cairo Food tour if you want to eat what Egyptians eat in the neighborhoods they choose, or the Grand Food tour if you want to go deeper with 50 dishes instead of 40. Both run with the same guide and include all meals, so the choice is just how many tastings fit your appetite and time.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (2 to 15 years).

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What kinds of food will I actually taste on this Cairo food tour?

The tour covers 40 different traditional Egyptian dishes across the three hours: home cooking, historical Egyptian cuisine, fresh local drinks, and desserts. The guide takes you to restaurants and food stands where Egyptians eat, not tourist spots, so you're tasting what locals choose. If you've already had any of the dishes, you can ask the guide to swap it for something else on the menu.

How long is the Cairo food tour and what does it include?

The tour runs three hours with a live English-speaking guide. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, bottled water, coffee and tea are all included in the price. You don't pay separately for meals or drinks during the tour.

What's the difference between the Local Cairo Food tour and the Grand Food tour?

The Local Cairo Food tour focuses on neighborhood restaurants and food stands with 40 tastings, while the Grand Food tour adds more venues and dishes, reaching 50 tastings. Both run three hours with the same guide and include all meals and drinks. Choose based on how many dishes you want to try.

Where does the Cairo food tour take place?

The tour explores local neighborhoods of Cairo away from the main tourist areas: the places where Egyptians actually eat. You'll visit different restaurants and food stands throughout the three hours, moving through parts of the city that most visitors don't reach on their own.