Excelsior, 35 Tala’at Harb .St. (tel. 392 5002), at the corner of TaJa’at Harb St. and Adly St. This bright, airy restaurant features Italo-Egyptian specialties: canneloni (LE 6), lasagna (LE3.25), shwarma (LEIO), and taguen (LEIO). Old-fashioned ice cream bar in the corner. Minimum LE2 per person. Open daily 7am-midnight. Bambo, 39 Tala’at Harb St. (tel. 392 5179), 1 block from the intersection of Adly St. and Tala’at Harb St. Take away and sit-down restaurant spewing Italian food, Egyptian food, and some American food. For LE4-12, enjoy a fairly generous meal of pasta, kufla, shwarma, or hamburgers. “Pizza” is an exaggeration. Open daily Sam-midnight.