Organisatie:

The Khan el Khalili Restaurant

and Naguib Mahfouz Cafe

In 1988, the contemporary writer Naguib Mahfouz became the first Arabic writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature and hence the pride of his country.

When in 1989 the Khan Khalili Restaurant and Café, run by the Oberoi chain,opened its doors, the café was dedicated to Naguib Mahfouz and named after him.

Vergroot

Khan el Khalili interior - Taken from a website highlighting Cairo.

The main Khan Khalili Restaurant is decorated in the typical Arabic style of the last century. The tables are skillfully arranged, mirrors and pictures on the walls, chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, all this makes dining a very special event. But apart from the main restaurant there are little niches with one or two tables that allow dining in privacy.

The menu consists of typical oriental dishes named by the original Arabic names like Chicken Kasbariya, Mossaka, Camuniyya or as a dessert Um Ali. No alcohol is served, but all kind of fresh juices. In the evening oriental life music entertains guests - as does the shoeshiner dressed in a last century outfit during day time.

FYI: only clean bathroom for miles!

Contact informatie

  • The Khan el Khalili Restaurant
  • 5, El Badistan Lane
  • Cairo
  • EG