The Definitive Guide to Living in the Capital , Cairo , Egypt

So you’ve seen article upon article on your Facebook feed about how to tackle Ramadan in the healthiest way possible; “don’t eat so much,” they all say – “break your fast with something light.”

Even without knowing much about nutrition, it all makes a lot of sense – but when the clock strikes dinner time with your stomach on the verge of eating itself, does it still make sense? Can you think logically as the scent of a cocktail of foods dance towards you and seductively tickles your nose?

If you can’t, don’t worry – it doesn’t make you a bad person. While we of course encourage our readers to live and eat healthy, we also appreciate good food and so maybe your bikini-bod in the making won’t suffer too much if you treat yourself to one (or two, or three) of these irresistible fetar buffets…

The Blue Restaurant @ Kempinski Nile Hotel

The Garden City corniche is lined with some of the most popular hotels in the city, but one of the most unique is Kempinski Nile. Bringing together the comfort of a boutique hotel with the world-class facilities and service you’d expect of the Kempinski name, it’s The Blue Restaurant that you need to head to if you’re looking to feast like a sultan, where an array of dishes from around the world await for 300LE++ per person. 

For more information and reservations, call 02-2798-0000.

Night & Day @ InterContinental Semiramis

Another of Garden City’s troop of hotels, the InterContinental Semiramis is most famous for tis top quality dining options. From stunning Thai eatery, Birdcage, to popular brunch-spot, Night & Day, the Semiramis rarely disappoints. Today, we’re talking about the latter and if you’ve ever been to Night & Day’s weekly brunch buffets you’ll know that an epic fetar awaits for 345LE++ per person.

For more information and reservations, call 010-2221-8977.

La Gourmandise @ Four Seasons First Residence

As one of the most popular and enduring tents of the last few years, La Gourmandise pleases at booth fetar and sohour time. But for you gourmands out there (see what we did there? Gourmand/Gourmandise, get it?) fetar at the colourful, First Mall-located tent comes in the form of a lavish buffets offering dishes of all kind with all the trimmings for 425LE++ per person.

For more information and reservations, call 02-3567-2015.

Solana @ Conrad Cairo Hotel

The Conrad Cairo Hotel is another that Cairenes flock to when they’re looking for a top-quality meal. This Ramadan is no different, with popular restaurant, Solana, offering a bodacious buffet that sees all the kitchen’s from across the hotel contribute to what is nothing short of a culinary tour, all for a fantastic 295LE++ per person.

For more information and reservations, call 02-2580-8481.

Terrace Cafe @ Ramses Hilton

While Ramses Hilton’s restaurant, Maharaja, is widely considered to be one of the best Indian restaurants in the capital, the Downtown Cairo hotel’s other culinary efforts often go unnoticed. Don’t miss out this Ramadan on Terrace Cafe’s own fetar buffet for proof of exactly where you can eat as much as you want guilt-free to the background of live oud music for 280LE++ per person.

For more information and reservations, call 010-2221-8977.