Luxor and the Nile Valley Restaurants

Luxor is a busy tourist destination and has a wide range of restaurants; outside of Luxor, your choices are more limited, particularly in Al Minya. Alcohol is not served everywhere.

The variable city tax on restaurants, combined with service charges, can total as much as 26%. Check menus to verify how each restaurant operates. Unless you are in a major hotel, consider tipping even if a service charge is included in the bill: waiters are not well paid, and the courtesy will be appreciated. If service is not charged, 10% to 15% is a reasonable tip. As a rule, most hotel restaurants are open to the general public. Reservations are recommended at all hotel restaurants.

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  • 1. Sofra

    $$ | al-Manshiya

    In a tile-decorated 1930s house with an airy upstairs dining space, this restaurant lets you take a culinary tour of Egypt. Dishes range from oven-roasted rabbit with molokheya (a dark green gelatinous soup made from the jute mallow plant) to hamam mahshi, herby rice-stuffed pigeon. The mezze platter with your pick of four hot and four cold dishes makes a great start to the meal—or a meal in and of itself. Sofra also offers a cooking course that takes you shopping in the market before making a meal, or you can sail on a felucca and take a countryside walk before lunch.

    90 Mohamed Farid St., Luxor, Luxor, Egypt
    95-235–9752
    www.sofra.com.eg

    Known For

    • Offers cooking classes
    • One of the best restaurants in Luxor
    • Mezze platter you can make a meal out of

  • 2. Al Sahaby Lane Restaurant

    $$$ | Downtown

    Perched atop the Nefertiti Hotel, Al Sahaby opened in the 1930s and has been serving incredible Egyptian dishes to visitors and locals for generations. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu, but consider trying the succulent camel meat pot, served with sides of roasted vegetables and freekeh, a grain that comes from durum wheat.

    El Sahabi St., Luxor, Luxor, Egypt
    95-225–6086
    nefertitihotel.com

    Known For

    • Rooftop dining
    • Classic dishes
    • Beloved enough to have a street named in its honor

  • 3. El Hussein

    $$$$ | New Karnak

    Don't let the stained tablecloths at this upper-story dining room put you off: communal eats can be a messy business. Standard mixed-grill items share the lineup with less common offerings such as turkey, duck, quail, and rabbit, which must be ordered before arriving. Set menus serve up a choice of meat or fish accompanied by a table filled with salads, rice, and soups like molokheya, a thick green gelatinous soup made from jute leaves.

    Hilton St., Luxor, Luxor, Egypt
    10-0008–0960

    Known For

    • Molokheya, a thick, green, gelatinous soup made from jute leaves
    • Authentic dining
    • Wide selection of meats

  • 4. Maxime's Cafe

    $ | Luxor South

    A surprisingly good find at the southern end of Luxor's East Bank hotel strip, Maxime's has a menu of burgers and fries, as well as Middle Eastern staples. The relaxing atmosphere makes it a great spot to while away an evening. You can even puff on a hookah pipe in the open-air courtyard.

    Khaled Ibn el-Waleed St., Luxor, Luxor, Egypt

    Known For

    • Crowd-pleasing favorites
    • Hookah pipes
    • Open-air courtyard

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