Restaurants that have closed or have been renamed

Abu Ali

Upstairs restaurant on the bank of the Nile, which took over from the Ibis. It has now also closed and the building has been demolished.

(The) Bamboo

The ground floor restaurant in the Gaddis hotel, run by John of the Two John's, has become John's Restaurant.

Benz

This very small but popular restaurant serving Italian meals is still there, but is closed down. It is possible that Benz may reopen in the same or another place at some future time.

The Dragon

The original Dragon next to the Nile Palace hotel has closed. It has merged with the Sinouhe restaurant, which used to have an Egyptian and international menu but now serves the Dragon's chinese menu as well, but the Sinouhe has also been closed since about October 2009.

The Ibis

The Ibis, on the West Bank, was only open for a short while but closed and re-opened as the Abu Ali restaurant. That restaurant has also now closed and the building has been demolished.

King Dude

The bar and Egyptian restaurant at the back of the ground floor of the Gaddis, run by John of Two John's fame, has closed and become John's bar and Uncle John's Pizza and Pasta.

Jamboree

The Jamboree had to closed because it has now been demolished as part of the city centre changes. A new Jamboree has been built in the centre of the tourist market (see map).

Marhaba

The Marhaba restaurant used to be above the rather untidy tourist shopping complex next to the (now demolished) New Winter Palace. The Marhaba closed as part of the city centre renewal programme which will result in the entire complex being demolished and replaced by a luxury hotel.

Pals

This restaurant used to be where the Puddleduck restaurant is now.

Queens Coffee

This has now opened as Broodje Holland, a Dutch sandwich bar.

Thebes

The Thebes restaurant and Cleopatra bar, above the Grand, was named Thebes restaurant and Cleopatra bar in one place and Cleopatra restaurant and Horses and Coach pub in another place. (Yes, we know it should be Coach and Horses, but Horses and Coach is what it is called!). The bar is still there but the restaurant is now The Red Dragon chinese restaurant (not to be confused with the Dragon restaurant which used to be near the Nile Palace).

 

Updated March 2010