Our next suggestion is a must-visit if you want to experience Alexandria the same way the locals experience it. So if you want to try traditional food in Alexandria then you need to visit Mohamed Ahmed restaurants; no fine dining here, but the simplicity of it has its own beauty. You can consider Mohamed Ahmed restaurant as a piece of history because it has been open since 1957; that’s more than 60 years!

They don’t have baby high chairs which is basic and essential for any family with little ones below 2 years old. Although the breakfast was intentionally done on the beach side to make scenic, but it is disturbed by small fruit flies in the beach area. It’s not their fault of course but they could help to deter them using some ideas such as big powerful fans.

With cheap prices and gorgeous traditional dishes including melt-in-your-mouth falafel and fried cheese, Foul Mohamed Ahmed is a huge hit with locals, so if you come here during peak meal times, be prepared to wait a short while. Although easy to miss on the busy streets, you’ll be able to catch the constant stream of people milling in and out.

Mohamed Ahmed is one of the most iconic and beloved local restaurants in Alexandria. Known for consistently high-quality food over many years, this spot has even attracted celebrity visitors who praised the delicious dishes. You’ll find it in the Raml Station area, right next to the famous Trianon and Delices restaurants we mentioned earlier.

If you want to sample authentic Egyptian food head to Foul Mohamed Ahmed. In this busy self-service restaurant, you can pick your own falafel, fried cheese, and salads among other specialties. People come here especially for the foul; a breakfast dish made of fava beans stewed with tahini and seasoned with lemon, garlic, and cumin.

Marcel also recalls having breakfast at the famous Mohamed Ahmed falafel restaurant near Ramleh Station, “I used to go with my father there in the late 1940s when it was called Binyamin after the original Jewish owner who sold it to Mohamed Ahmed after the 1952 Revolution,” she said.

Mohamed Ahmed has been serving some of the best fuul and Ta’meya for more than 60 years. They also serve egg and cheese dishes and are open 24/7 so it’s never too early or too late to go try them out. It’s one of the top restaurants and places to eat in Alexandria Egypt.

Don’t listen to anybody who tells you it’s not as good as it used to be, if you eat their fried cheese – gebna ma’leya- sandwich without their additions -make sure to tell them while handing your coupon gebna ma’leya sada-, you’ll soon become addicted to it.

Mohamed Ahmed ($$) serves foul, falafel, and fried cheese, and is the finest place in Alex to get an Egyptian-style breakfast.