Being vegetarian is not an easy feat in Cairo #TheStruggleIsReal. Fear not, though, you don’t have to scoff down over-priced salads or the usual token vegetarian dishes; here 11 are places you didn’t realise are vegetarian-friendly.
Veggie & nacho burritos, cheese quesadillas with caramelised onions & black beans, cheese & jalapeno empanadas... all the Mexican goodness, minus the meat.
Choose a ready-to-go meal like Tofu Curry with Buckwheat Noodles, or create your own combination choosing from an array of mix-ins such as jasmine rice, udon noodles, shitake mushrooms, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, cabbage and lemongrass.
Mushroom Quinoa Salad, anyone? Eatery has a wide variety of vegetarian options that will satisfy the toughest of taste buds.
Feeling like Indian, but not interested in chicken curry? Nawab, which is owned by an Indian family, offers options like onion bhajis, pakora and paneer.
Have a leafy Lebanese lunch, with pomegranate Babba Ghanough, wara2 einab, and Loubieh Bel Zeit.
All the Greek goodness, guilt-free. Try the Tzatziki and Fasolatha.
As the name suggests, the menu is mainly pasta-based. A good option for a work-lunch without meat.
Dine by the Nile and leave the fish in there where they belong. The sun-dried tomato & mozzarella Italian-style pizza looks tastier anyway.
The jacket potato is something every vegetarian must have in their arsenal. This place lets you top them with cheese, sweet-corn, broccoli, olives, beans and even eggs!
Because vegetarian pizza doesn’t have to mean margherita.
Despite what the name suggests, Butcher’s burger serve a mushroom-based veggie burger, as well as jacket and wedge potatoes.
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By Salma Thanatos Rizk
