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

    Known For

    • Offers cooking classes
    • One of the best restaurants in Luxor
    • Mezze platter you can make a meal out of
  • 2. Oasis Palace Cafe and Restaurant

    $$ | Corniche

    In one of the few remaining 19th-century mansions in town, this relaxed restaurant decorated with old-school photos and furnishings lives up to its name. The menu runs the gamut from respectable pasta dishes to decent sandwiches.

    Dr. Labib Habashy St., Luxor, Luxor, Egypt
    12-7941–6951

    Known For

    • A bit of history
    • Reliable go-to spot
    • Good selection of vegetarian dishes
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