Abou Tarek is a take away place for the Egyptian national dish koshari, absolutely delicious this mixture of pasta and lentils with tomato sauce and a very hot sauce. Take the rice dessert to cool your gums, delicious, too, and soooo cheap.

My wife and I were on our way to the Egyptian Museum and asked our guide to take us to a lunch cafe. She took us upstairs in this restaurant, which serves only one dish. It was a huge pile of mixed pasta, lentils topped...More

Koshary is an oriental local delicious Egyptian food, and so you must try it the Egyptian way :), seating area is clean, staff working in a very fast way but still professional, and don't mis the mehalabyea after

Highly recommended in Lonely Planet, and deservedly so. Very fun place, and easy walking distance from the Egyptian Museum. They do only one thing--koshary--and they do it excellently. Your choices relate only to size of koshary, plus what you want to drink or have for...More

This is one of traditional Egyptian food. I was stunned that it was very delicious. However while I’m having dinner in this restaurant. The waiter asked me for tips that was a little unexpected.

Koshary is a typical delicious Egyptian food, which consists of various ingredients mixed in a pot (lentils, pasta, rice, tomatoes, fried onions, chick peas, etc), and is extremely filling!

This is a totally vegetarian dish and although we are meatlovers we loved it. The waiter who served us guided us how to eat it and it wouldn't have been so delicious otherwise. We don't recommend the special one as there was no significant difference...More