7 Best Restaurants in U Venues, New Cairo

Since New Cairo, the eastern suburb of central Cairo, has been booming recently with restaurants, cafes, bars and malls, we started a series of restaurant guides for the different commercial centers because there are so many! Our other New Cairo restaurant guides:

• 7 Best Restaurants & Cafes in 5A By The Waterway

• 7 Best Restaurants in Garden 8

• Cairo Festival City: Restaurant & Cafe Guide

• 7 Best Restaurants in District 5

These restaurant guides were such a hit and we were flooded with requests for more, so here’s the latest installment: the best restaurants in U Venues.

U Venues is a comfortable and modern mixed-use commercial complex in the Choueifat district of New Cairo. It’s a mix of dining, retail and wellness, and even has the first adult arcade in Cairo – Brass Monkey!

More restaurants and cafes will be opening in U Venues, but these are our current favorites:

Zia Amelia

Cuisine: Italian

One of the oldest and best restaurants in the Red Sea town of El Gouna, Egypt, opened its first Cairo branch in none other than U Venues. Zia Amelia’s owner hails from Napoli and their menu is bursting at the seams with Italian classics and freshly-made pastas. They’re also known for their excellent pizza. Alcohol served.

For the menu and more info: Zia Amelia

Merbey

Cuisine: Lebanese

Another popular restaurant import from El Gouna (and spoiler alert, a third famous El Gouna restaurant makes an appearance on the list below!). Merbey has a vast menu that covers all the usual Lebanese dishes we know and love, plus they take particular pride in their varieties of hummus as well as their grilled platters. They're open for breakfast and also serve shisha.

For the menu and more info: Merbey

Evermore

Cuisine: Lebanese-Latin

Not your usual Lebanese restaurant – some of their best dishes are their shrimp tacos, beef brisket Manchego pasta, truffle hummus and BBQ ribs. Another huge crowd pleaser is their truffle burger; a halved burger served on a bed of truffle cream sauce. They also have really good smoothies and mocktails.

For the menu and more info: Evermore

Talkback

Cuisine: American

If you’re like us and are a sucker for lots of crispy fried appetizers, cheesy Tex-Mex, creamy pasta, and burgers and pizza that will leave you full for hours, then Talkback is for you. You know what we’re talking about. Think fried chicken and pancakes, Detroit-style pizza and even an ‘Abnormal Sushi Bun’ - fried rice, cream cheese, salmon, shrimp, and avocado. Open for breakfast as well.

For the menu and more: Talkback

Villa Lucca

Cuisine: International

If you're a big group and want a restaurant that has something for everyone, then look no further than Villa Lucca. They have everything from octopus carpaccio to short ribs to tomahawk steak, and that's besides their dozens of pasta and pizza options as well. They're also a great breakfast and brunch spot -- their breakfast menu is almost bigger than their lunch & dinner one! Shisha available.

For the menu and more info: Villa Lucca

Tama

Cuisine: Asian Fusion

The first thing that most people comment on when it comes to Tama is its kitschy anime vibes – so basically you’re having fun from the decor alone as soon as you sit down, even before your food arrives. Speaking of the food, their menu ranges from breakfast (Japanese curry shakshuka, anyone?) to ramen, robata, bao, dimsum and sushi. Some of their best dishes are the spicy miso ramen, the donburi and their poke bowls. 

For the menu and more info: Tama

Le Garage

Cuisine: American

Remember when we said above that there was a third famous El Gouna restaurant in U Venues? Well that is none other than Le Garage, home to some great gourmet burgers. Besides the signature burgers that they’re famous for, Le Garage also has their special burgers for the more adventurous, like the Black Pearl – served on a black bun with edible silver leaf. They also have vegetarian burgers, as well as other main courses for those who don’t feel like a burger – schnitzel, fish & chips and more. They’re open from breakfast onwards and serve alcohol. 

For the menu and more info: Le Garage New Cairo

Now while these are our current favorite restaurants in U Venues, it doesn’t mean they’re the only ones. Here are some more restaurants, cafes and dessert spots in U Venues:

• Brass Monkey

• Il Forno

• Moko

• Dara’s Ice Cream

• %Arabica

• Beanos

• Twenty Grams

• Zenzoo

• Amaretti

• Nutcracker

• Leaven Bakery

• Koffee Kulture

• Lychee

• Kippis

• Dancing Goat Coffee

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