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The best restaurants in El Gouna: our picks for every taste
El Gouna has well over a hundred places to eat, most of them in Downtown, Abu Tig Marina and Fanadir Marina. These are our picks: places that stand out for their cooking, their setting or their value, grouped by what you're in the mood for.
For everything else, browse by cuisine, or see what's open late and open for breakfast.
For a special night
2Nihon
Japanese on the roof of The Chedi, with the Red Sea below.
3Botanica
Italian and Mediterranean cooking with a seed-to-table approach, on Fanadir Shores.
4Chez Chantal
Classic European cooking from a Belgian-French chef, inside Turtle's Inn.
5Orient 1001
Oriental dinner on a small island by the beach at the Sheraton Miramar.
Seafood by the water
6Mios
Seafood on a floating pontoon over a Downtown lagoon.
7Fish Market
El Gouna's oldest seafood restaurant, with Red Sea and Mediterranean fish.
8Pier 88
A floating restaurant on the marina, with Mediterranean-Italian dishes and cocktails.
9Maritim
A shady terrace on Abu Tig Marina, from breakfast to late.
Italian
10Zia Amelia
Family-run, with homemade pasta and pizza: a Downtown favourite.
11La Scala
A long-standing Italian on Abu Tig Marina.
12Buttercrust
Thin-crust pizza and pasta in Downtown, good value.
13Maison Thomas
Homemade sauces and fresh dairy at Nineteen 89, open around the clock.
Egyptian and Middle Eastern
14Tamr Henna
One of El Gouna's oldest restaurants, on the Downtown square.
15Sahara
Upmarket Egyptian cooking in a relaxed boho setting on Abu Tig Marina.
16Eish Baladi
Egyptian street food made with fresh local ingredients, from 9am.
17Kan Zaman Restaurant
Classic Egyptian and Middle Eastern dishes, from breakfast on.
18The Grill
Mezze and charcoal grills by the lagoon in Kafr El Gouna.
Asian
19Tandoor Restaurant
North Indian curries and tandoori grills at the Ali Pasha.
20Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant
Simple, authentic Vietnamese on the lagoon, from a Vietnamese owner.
21Char
Open-fire cooking with Asian and Middle Eastern flavours in Fanadir Marina.
22Harumaki
Sushi and live teppanyaki at the Steigenberger.
23Koru
Japanese, Thai, Korean and Chinese flavours in Downtown.
Casual and good value
24Le Garage
Gourmet burgers and steaks on Abu Tig Marina, open late.
25Kazdora
Shawarma and Middle Eastern street food at Nineteen 89.
26Snack Shack
Waffles, wraps and burgers on a Downtown terrace since 2006.
27Better Buns
Burgers, hot dogs and breakfast buns on the marina.
Questions
Where are most restaurants in El Gouna?
In three areas: Downtown (Kafr El Gouna), Abu Tig Marina and Fanadir Marina, each a few minutes apart by tuk tuk. Hotels have their own restaurants too.
Do I need to book?
For dinner at hotel restaurants and the busier marina places in high season, yes. Casual places take walk-ins.
Where can I eat late?
Several places stay open past midnight, mostly on Abu Tig Marina and at Nineteen 89: see open late.