Hani al-Omda (tel. 93 15 22). two doors east of Alexandria St. on the south side of Tahrir St. next to the Matrouh Tourist Coffee shop. Another fine contender for your stomach. Dimly lit but cool and clean. V^kg of mystery meat with bread and salad for about LE5.5O. Open daily 8am-midnight.

Mansour Fish Restaurant (tel. 93 34 10), on the comer of Tahrir and Zahr Galal St. Fish LE25 per kg. Open June-Sept, daily lOam-lam.

Abdu Kofta, Gamal Abd an-Nasser St. (tel. 93 58 38), on the comer of Tahrir St. Kufta with salad and bread costs a mere LE6. The bamia (okra stew) costs LEI in this small but clean joint. Open daily 9am-lam.
Restaurant Camona (tel. 93 21 07), on the comer of Galah St. and Alexandria St. Slurp up a meal of bamia and chicken with rice and salad (LE6.50), then practice your seed-spittin’ with some butteekh (watermelon, LEI). Open daily llam-3am.