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The sugar-coated fried dough shaped like a stick is the Mexican dessert. The delicious treat originated in Spain and Portugal, with Mexicans tweaking it a bit to make churros their signature dessert. At first glance, they may look a bit like the beloved Ramadan delight, balah el-sham, but churros are a totally different experience of sweet fried dough! Check out the following places to get your hands on some of the finest churros in Cairo.
1- Señor Churro
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Señor Churro specialises in the sweet Mexican snack and offers churros in different sizes, plain or stuffed, with various dipping sauces! With three branches in 6th of October and one in New Cairo, it is a reputable Mexican food spot that makes heavenly churros that you can try in-store or order online.
2- Gracias
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The modern Latin restaurant, Gracias, leaves no Mexican food or dessert untouched. The restaurant is commonly known for its impeccable tacos and nachos, but Gracias also offers a mean serving of churros. Get yours from any of their branches in Maadi, New Cairo, or Sheikh Zayed, or order through their website or food delivery apps for your late-night cravings.
3- Marny’s
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One of Maadi’s finest restaurants, Marny’s, is home to dishes of different cuisines. The place offers crunchy cinnamon churros with divine chocolate or caramel dipping sauces. Marny’s manages to make the food so authentic to the level that you may hear your churros saying “Hola!”
4- Hola Tacos
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Hola Tacos takes its Mexican food game very seriously. It is a food truck located in New Cairo’s Hyde Park, and we all know that the best tacos are found in trucks! The masters of tacos are also churro experts and offer them coated in cinnamon, sugar, or caramel sauce.
5- Dara’s Ice Cream
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The mothership of ice cream and all things sweet is Dara’s! With branches all over the city, the dessert shop is one of the most popular and lives up to its reputation. Dara’s Ice Cream offers cinnamon and chocolate-coated churros, yet their best are the lotus churros! We all know that anything lotus-flavoured is delicious, and you can imagine how lotus churros would turn out.
