Siwa Restaurants

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East West Restaurant is between the intersection and the big mosque, in fact it's almost beside the mosque. It's along the main road near the main square.

I know food in Cairo but not very particular in Siwa, I saw some tables in front of the restaurant and some white tourists so I did pulled a chair too and checkout the menu booklet.

The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinners. In Siwa town, there's not much choice in fine dining - for those who are for it. East West is a decent one though, I ordered curry chicken and rice, taste good though flies keeps on hovering if you're eating at the tables and chairs outside. I ordered their pizza on my second lunch, it's ok but a bit salty for my taste. It's not your typical western pizza so don't expect that sort.

They serve fresh orange juice and nescafe, don't expect to find cappuccino in Siwa or even brewed coffee.

The guy who serve the food and at the same time the cashier was friendly and speaks english.

I'll go with Abdi's. that's how they transliterate it. Anyway, it seemed to be the most popular place in town for lunch or dinner, and not simply because of it's central location off Maidan As-suq. The menu is pretty unsurprising, but athe food was good, servings generous and the service efficient and cheerful. And when one afternoon I rolled up a bit late and all the staff were having their lunch, their response to my 'finish your meal, i'll come back in a mo' was to invite me to share their meal. True hospitality!

Abdo's is across the road from the Yousef Hotel and is quite the hit of Siwa. It is a street front restaurant so you can sit and watch all the happenings. It's always packed and once you taste the food you'll know why. I had both breakfast and dinner there and both were very good. The banana pancakes for which they're famous are less like the pancakes we know in the US and more like crepes, which I don't like at all. Luckily, the texture was close enough to the middle for me to enjoy them and enjoy them I did. Couple that with some fruit and a Nescafe and you're set for a few hours well.

Dinner was fantastic, not only because the chicken curry I had was divine but because the electricity went off for about 30mins and the waitstaff came around and put candles on the table. Totally different mood; candlelit dinner for 1/10 the price I'd pay in New York.

There is an extensive menu, with both local fare and some European and American dishes. Waiters are friendly and depending on where you sit you can see straight through to the kitchen. I always judge a restaurant in Egypt by their tahina (sesame dip) and theirs was pretty good.

Loved it and would definitely go back and recommend it to others. The only downside for me is the cats....but they seem to come as part of the 'outdoor restaurant' experience in Egypt.

This was some great food. I had breakast lunch and dinner at this place. The service was friendly and the food was great!
Baware that the dining room is open air. At night the cats come and beg for food. In the morning, make sure they turn on the fans to prevent the flies from coming in.

Favorite Dish: Chicken Cous Cous or Chicken Curry

This Restaurant is the best, but also the most expensive one. Located in the Shali Lodge Hotel the interior is oriental style and new, the palmtrees are also inside the rooms, they are a part of the furniture. The food is most egyptian with some western influences.

This Restaurant is a good opportunity to sit and enjoy different kind of food. Mainly it is egyptian, but you also can have indian food. Everything is good. The people are also very kind.

Favorite Dish: Vegetable biriani was the best one. It is originally indian, but this cook made the rice so nice, and the range of vegetable inside is good.

If sitting on cushions on the floor is fine by you, Kenooz Siwa is up your street. With 1 exception, the food here, a mix of local and European dishes is quite good. Ate here twice. If you come in December, remember to rug up. Its a bit cold for a Brisbane boy. The restaurant is open aired, tastefully furnished with friendly and helpfull staff. It is rumoured that shisha is served ! regrettably no alcohol.

Favorite Dish: Don't go near the pizza... it is the only thing on the menu that was rough.

Its rather a tea-cafe. The night we arrived i Siwa, we had no reservation of hotel / hostel or anything. We negotiatied someone at the bus stop and decided to stya for a night there and look for something better next day.

The guy took us to this cafe, full of theose students groups and we could have some late night tea.

The picture was taken duirng the day,