Cairo Takeaway

Inner-west food hounds happily brave the Friday night queues for this bustling Enmore Road fixture. Absolute masri soul food. Expect a lively, shoulder-to-shoulder crowd—and a totally justified wait for a table. The insider move is splitting the massive mixed meat and vegetarian plates. Think intensely spiced lamb kofta, impossibly creamy hummus, and aggressively seasoned fried cauliflower that hits like a total flavor bomb. Die-hards willingly pack the cozy space to the brim for the koshari and sweet, syrupy kounaffa. Service is relentlessly warm, even when the floor is slammed. Grab a bottle for BYO, pull up an extra stool, and dive into a chaotic, fiercely authentic slice of Cairo.