Part of a Cairo chain of restaurants specializing in down-to-earth Egyptian cuisine. Particularly good (and cheap) is fuul, a bean dish drizzled with oil or topped with an egg. The interior is pure kitsch, and guests range from the designer-dressed to the djellaba-clad. The downtown branch is the one most convenient for visitors. Daily for lunch and dinner. $. No credit cards. 15 Hoda Shaarawy St. (near Talaat Harb Square), Cairo. Phone 02-2392-2833.
