12 Must try Egyptian restaurants in Qatar
Egyptian cuisine is flavorful, incorporating elements of North African and Middle Eastern cuisine, and usually includes a large amount of meat, lentils, and herbs. In contrast to other Middle Eastern cuisines, Egyptian food features a large number of dishes with intense spices.
Famous Egyptian cuisine includes the hearty Koshari, which combines rice, lentils, macaroni, tomato sauce, chickpeas, and fried onions among many other ingredients. Additional mainstays are Ful Medames, mashed fava beans, and Molokhia, a soup made with minced Jews mallow/Jute leaves, among many others!
The crew at ILoveQatar.net (ILQ) has compiled a list of Egyptian restaurants for you to check out, arranged by price!
Budget-friendly
1. Al Omra Patisserie and Bakery
- Price: Sandwiches starting at QR 4
- Timings: Daily – 1 pm to 2 am
- Location: Al Markhiya
- Contact: +974 4487 1051
2. Taha
- Price: Sandwiches starting at QR 4
- Location, Timings & Contact:
- Dafna Park, 6 am to 2:30 pm, West Bay: +974 6003 9977
- Duhail Night Market, 6 am to 12 am, +974 7777 9826
- Instagram: @tahastreetfood
3. Shatta Koshari & Tajaween
- Price: Koshari starting at QR 15
- Timings: Daily – 10 am to 1 pm
- Location: Al Mansoura
- Contact: +974 3337 7597
4. Koshari Station
- Price: Koshari starting at QR 17
- Location, Timings, & Contact:
- Duhail, 10 am to 3 am, +974 3302 1888
- Muntazah, 9:30 am to 2:30 am, +974 3323 6111
- Muaither, 12 pm to 3 am, +974 3362 7779
- Al Wakrah, 11:30 am to 2 am, +974 3346 2134
- Instagram: @kosharistationqtr
5. GAD
- Price: Grills starting at QR 18
- Location, Timings & Contact:
- Old Airport, 7 am to 3 am, +974 4412 8844
- Muaither, 6 am to 2 am, +974 4480 9359
- Facebook: @GadRestaurant
6. Elhaty
- Price: Grills starting at QR 20
- Timings: Daily – 9 am to 2 am
- Location: Salwa Road
- Contact: +974 4478 8285
- Instagram: @elhatyqatar
7. El Dokan
- Price: Koshari at QR 22
- Location, Timings & Contact:
- Qatar Sports Club, 3:30 pm to 3 am, +974 3044 0889
- Gulf Mall, 11 am to 11 pm, +974 3044 0667
- Instagram: @eldokan_street_food
8. Al Qarmouty Seafood
- Price: Main courses starting at QR 25
- Location, Timings & Contact:
- Al Handassa Street, B Ring Road, 12 pm to 9:30 pm, +974 3331 1665 | +974 6660 1183
- Dafna, 12 pm to 11 pm, +974 3333 8611
- Instagram: @alqarmouty
9. Mid-range
Layali Al Qahira
- Price: Main courses start at QR 30
- Timings: Daily – 8 am to 2:30 am
- Location: Souq Waqif
- Contact: +974 4443 2999 | +974 5593 9422
- Instagram: @layali_alqahira
10. Si El Sayed
- Price: Grills starting at QR 35
- Timings:
- Sunday to Wednesday – 12 pm to 11 pm
- Thursday – 12 pm to 11 pm
- Friday – 1 pm to 11 pm
- Saturday – 1 pm to 11 pm
- Location: Souq Al Wakrah
- Contact: +974 3111 4615 | +974 3100 0945
- Instagram: @sielsayedalwakraholdsouq
11. Bahri Qatar
- Price: Fatayer starting at QR 35
- Timings: Daily – 8 am to 2 am
- Location: Bin Omran
- Contact: +974 5070 7055
- Instagram: @bahriqatar
12. Khan Farouk Tarab Cafe
- Price: Main courses starting at QR 47
- Timings: Daily – 9 am to 12 am
- Location: Katara Cultural Village
- Contact: +974 4408 0840 | +974 3998 8840
- Instagram: @khanfaroukqatar