Here’s the deal: the food is amazing and quick, service friendly, atmosphere cute and cozy. Beyond that, this is an Egyptian woman doing homemade food from a market that is available during a specific time. Anyone complaining about prices or running out of an item doesn’t really get it. Stop reading reviews and just go. It’s a great experience and you won’t be disappointed. And you’re supporting something really cool.

The food was good but the service is not good and the portions are too small. We experienced a bad experience in the restaurant yesterday. We were 3 people, we asked for many things because we wanted to try and also we were hungry and suddenly the woman who is cooking came to us saying that what you ordered is so much try to reduce some and you will pay a lot of money. It was weird but we said ok we will reduce some things and then we got surprised that the food is not enough and very small portions so we were still angry and when we asked to order more food they said no you cannot order more! It was a very disappointing and disrespectful reaction from them and they didn’t say sorry even. The waiting is too long too to enter the restaurant

The best to eat in, you feel like home, Somaya is a great person who treat you like a family member, food has a taste of a mother

A cute, little restaurant in downtown that serves authentic Egyptian Cuisine. They open from 5 pm to 7 pm with a different menu everyday that is announced the night before or early on same day. The food is very tasty without being too heavy and often has interesting twists. The portions are very generious. We paid 480LE for 5 dishes plus a soup and a salad which is more than reasonable compared to the market. Somaya and her staff are very friendly and the place is super homey. Try to go at 5pm maximum so you can enter with the first batch of people and keep in mind that they make a limited quantity of food that they serve until 7 or until they run out. As an Egyptian, this is definitely one of my favorite restaurants for Egyptian cuisine.

Freshly home cooked meal, cozy atmosphere, somaya and her staff give this place a unique feeling with their warm energy. Food is delicious and served very fast, prices are moderate. Had a great time there and I would definitely be going back again. The only downside to this place is that it has no bathroom.

You can feel the positive vibes; Somaya's energy as soon as you walk in the place. The food is cooked with love, and there's no wait time for the food to be served.

This review is from my visit in December 2019. Fasahet Somaya is one of the reasons I travel. I always search blogs on local food and things to try when I travel and I found out about this place. I went on a Friday so the hours were different (19:00-21:00). I knew to arrive early in order to be seated and have food available. I arrived about 45 minutes early to make sure I found the place and explore the neighbored . The menu is in Arabic so I had no idea what I would be eating. The available dishes were explained to me. I ordered the pigeon stuffed with rice, a soup, salad, and a meat filled pastry. I was lucky enough to have a local sit at the table with me and he explained what condiments go with each dish and even gave me one of his stuffed sausages to try. Unfortunately I lost my notes on the name and description of each dish. Everything was excellent and something you couldn’t get at a tourist restaurant. It was a slow night so I was able to order a second main dish, the beef with chocolate. Now there are things to know about Fasahet Somaya. 1) Come early to get a seat, the place only seats about 20 people. 2) Food is cooked fresh daily and the menu is always different. No leftovers so they want to run out of dishes by the end of the night so expect that if you come later. 3) You must eat EVERYTHING on your plate. I ate most of the beef chocolate but it was a bit chewy so I asked for the check and was told I couldn’t leave until I finished it, so I did. Overall a great experience you should try.

Fasahet is the place where guests are received. Fasahet Somaya specializes in Egyptian cuisine. It is a small restaurant with a special character and a unique bohemian design, serving a selection of authentic specialties such as koshary, molokhia, and tamiya (falafel). It is considered the first restaurant to offer home-style food in the heart of Cairo. The menu offers something new, depending on the ingredients found available during daily morning shopping. The restaurant is run by Somaya Al-Asyoty, an Egyptian woman who has mastered the arts of homemade food.

I'll start with management and staff as they're the stars behind this successful hidden gem.. Somaya is such a friendly, outgoing auntie type, the moment you spark a conversation with her she will immediately make you feel like a family member.. and the rest of the staff are equally amazing as well.. As for the food, well it's the same good quality every single time, REAL home cooked food prepared daily, every day a new selection and delicious taste everytime..!! Good portions too, you will always leave with a full stomach 👌. Please call ahead to check food availability, as they prepare daily portions of dishes and they do run out by end of day, keep in mind that this is super good as there will not be any left over to be served the next day ...

Home cooked market fresh meals! You won’t be disappointed. Skip places like Felfela (for the tourists) and spend your money here instead. Go early at 17h because when the food is gone, the restaurant closes. Absolutely worth it. We got everything that was on the menu and it was delicious.

Homely, warm and elegant. I love the decorations. The food is homemade types and quality. You can enjoy warm conversations with the host, Somaya. She's very welcoming and crisp.

One of the best traditional home-cooked food restaurants. Somaya and the other waitresses are very friendly, professional and hosting. We enjoyed every moment. They have only 4 tables and work from 5pm to 7pm (Saturday is off) Very clean and reasonably priced. Enjoy it..

Traditional Egyptian home-cooked food 👍🏼very quick service and cozy. Food is served during a specific time and the menu is limited to what has been cooked each day! 👏🏼 overall great experience 🌟

The best home made food that I eat in Cairo. The place has and excellent service, tasty food and friendly environment. I tried the Moroccan chicken and Rokak and both where excellent. You just need to be there on time because the dishes are finishing fast. An excellent experience and very much worth it and the prices are very good too.

So glad that I stumbled across this place and decided to give it a try… the “beef with chocolate sauce” was simply one of the best food I’ve tried in Cairo - tender, perfectly braised beef served with flavor-packed chocolate sauce. The rice was perfectly seasoned as well.

Beautiful food, lovingly prepared and served. If you want to sample some proper Egyptian home cooking, then this is the place for you. All the dishes that I have tried were delicious. The place is simple but clean and peaceful and offers something different every day. The prices are extremely reasonable and the portions fine. I am unable to comment on the toilet facilities as I did not use them. They do have a Facebook page and you can contact them earlier in the day if you wish to have a takeaway. They will cook your food in addition and separate, as the food they will normally prepare, will be purely for customers that eat in. I hope that makes sense. Highly recommended. We will return here.

I really loved the place, very cozy and calm. The food was really really good, tasty, and super clean. The best experience I had in a while.

I loved fasahet somaya so much, but I’m giving the place 4 stars not 5 because the prices are a little bit high comparing to other places. The food quality is so good we order (pigeons, molokhya, roqaq and shea’arya) all were good and perfectly made. The place is clean, cozy and calm. The serving food hours are from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm only. Every day is a new menu of limited items to order from.

Very friendly place like your home And delicious Egyptian food.

The food was wonderfully delicious, the place is very beautiful, with a lovely and fantastic atmosphere. If you are looking for great and delicious food in Cairo, then Fasahet Somaya is the choice.

There is a different menu every day and she is working only From 5 to 7 so she can protect her passion and love for cooking and you can taste the love in the food.

Sweet little eatery, cheap and cheerful. Delicious food, friendly staff. Fast service. One of a kind. Enjoy

Excellent food, nice place, great service. Pigeon, house salad, moussaka, beef stew, chicken blanquette, rice with mastic or vermicelli. Feeling lucky that such a place exists. If only Cairo had other similar spots!

If you are in Cairo, getting dinner at Fasahet Somaya's is a must! Everyday the menu is different because the owner uses the most fresh local ingredients. The food is heavenly!! You will experience the best Egyptian cuisine there is! For foreigners looking for true Egyptian experiences, look no further than Fasahet Somaya's! Eating here is like getting your favorite home cooked meal from your grandmother or favorite auntie. Fasahet Somaya's is a favorite with the locals for good reason; you will experience Egyptian culture and the best cuisine Egypt has to offer here more than at any other restaurant in town. Nearly every new customer who came in while we were there knew the owner/chef personally and my friend who is from Cairo said it is because the locals have been coming here for years. It is a true local gem! Be sure to arrive right at 5pm when they open or be prepared to wait. If you don't get here early, the wait is more than worth it!! Although have a care, once they run out of food that is it for the night.

The restaurant absolutely lovely, it was amazing. The atmosphere was like a home from the past, with a warm feeling The food was incredible & delicious. It's a place that definitely deserves a repeat visit. Thank you

(Translated by Google) Eating my home is very beautiful, at a little above expected price (Original) اكل بيتي جميل جدا بسعر فوق المتوقع شوية

(Translated by Google) Sumaya and gave it to her new place (Original) سمية وفسحتها فى مكانها الجديد واكلها اللذيذ وجو فسحتها الظريف يشعرك انك فى بيت تيته

(Translated by Google) Eating from toxicity Who would say "eating" or "eating" from somewhere? It is not "personal"; It remains O either Magrbash originally eating the righteousness of his family's home; Or it is just for me, And he lays down himself. "Eating" is a very personal topic As long as we agree on this point, It remains useful to say that when you go to a restaurant, Who will get you back again? It will not be the quality of the food that is served to you. Because in the end, if its people block the soul, God, how old are you? Not just that Also, you will often tell him about your friends and warn them about his experience because his people are disgusted and block the soul; And you will tell them the facts, for sure, that you will not wear them. The important.. "Somaya space" remained; For me; And for many brown people, Adamin Giri; A very personal matter. You are not going to eat, just walk! You will feel that you are in a friendly "house near" of your relatives. It has a real human - not plastic - in dealing with all those who eat within them; Know him personally; Or what they don't know. The atmosphere of the place is simple, and gentle in a very comfortable way for the psychological one who hates flashing, and the breakfast in any and every need. Eating left: You will eat Egyptian food like the book said. Eat my house hard not talking about ads. Also, from time to time, you will try new foods for you. It works as an invention of "toxicity", because it is often the one that has undergone new developments, as long as there is no thought of making her costume before that. The fact that you eat from the hands of the people of Adam Deals with the topic of cooking; To present to its guests an artistic or artistic marrow presentation This always leaves me impressive, warm and beautiful. What does this mean? Somaya means to work every day a new menu; For this day only. She cooks and picks at her convenience with her beautiful workgroup. It means eating eaten in the mood of food. Naturally, it will not be more nutritious than that. You keep talking that all the ingredients in your food are purified in one with the hands of their beautiful chef; You can imagine the beauty and sincerity of the outcome. There is no time for you to eat. Or take away your food by virtue of the immediate circumstance; Otherwise, you will be very cheerful, and fly with him; Also, if I was like this, Eating this can take you from an unpleasant depression. For a state of psychological comfort and great satisfaction; The smart will reveal it from your friends from just your voice in a passing call. I, I praise our Lord for the blessing of take away currently available I just hope that Zaffa Corona will be removed from us; We can come back and sit in the place again like time, and we enjoy its old-fashioned, never-disappointed, and well-adjusted Muzakita. (Original) الأكل من عند سمية اللي هيقول إن "الأكل" أو يعني تناول الطعام من مكان ما؛ هو أمر ليس "شخصياً"؛ يبقى يا إما ماجربش ياكل برة بيت أهله أصلا؛ أو إنه بس بيفتي؛ وبيكدب على نفسه. "الأكل" موضوع شخصي جداًاًاً وما دمنا اتفقنا على النقطة دي؛ يبقى ينفع نقول إنك لما تروح مطعم؛ اللي هيرجعك له تاني؛ مش هيكون جودة الأكل اللي بيقدم لك فيه وبس.. ﻷن في النهاية لو ناسه يسدوا النفس؛ والله عمرك ما هتعتبه تاني. ومش بس كده؛ ده إنت كمان غالبا هتحكي عنه ﻷصحابك وهتحذرهم من تجربته ﻷن ناسه مقرفين ويسدوا النفس؛ وهتسرد لهم الوقائع اللي أكيد مش هتكون بتتبلى عليهم بيها. المهم.. "فسحة سمية" بقى؛ بالنسبة لي؛ وبالنسبة لكتير من البني آدمين غيري؛ مسألة شخصية جداً. إنت مش هتدخل تاكل وتمشي وبس! إنت هتحس إنك في "بيت قريب" ودود من قرايبك. فيه آدمية حقيقية -مش بلاستيك- في التعامل مع كل اللي داخل ياكل عندهم؛ يعرفوه شخصياً؛ أو مايعرفهوش. جو المكان بسيط، ورقيق بطريقة مريحة جدا لنفسية الحد اللي بيكره البهرجة، والأفورة في أي وكل حاجة. الأكل بقى: هتاكل أكل مصري زي الكتاب ما قال. أكل بيتي بجد مش كلام إعلانات. وكمان هتجرب من وقت للتاني أكلات جديدة عليك خالص؛ ينفع تتسجل كبراءة إختراع ل"سمية"، ﻷنها غالبا هي اللي دخلت عليها تطويرات جديدة ماحدش فكر يعملها زيها قبل كده. كون إنك بتاكل من إيد بني آدمة؛ بتتعامل مع موضوع الطهي؛ وتقديم منيو لضيوفها بشكل Artistic أو فني للنخاع؛ ده بيخللي النتيجة دايما مبهرة ودافيه وجميلة. يعني إيه الكلام ده؟ يعني سمية بتعمل كل يوم منيو جديد؛ لليوم ده مخصوص وبس. بتطبخ وبتختار على راحتها مع مجموعة العمل الجميلة بتاعتها. يعني هتاكل أكل معمول بمزاج وع الرايق. فطبيعي مش هيكون فيه أطعم من كده. بتتكلم بقى في إن كل المكونات اللي داخلة في أكلك متنقية بالواحدة بإيد طاهيتها الجميلة شخصياً؛ ف لك أن تتخيل جمال وصدق النتيجة بردو. مافيش مرة هتدخل تاكل عندها؛ أو تاخد أكلك take away بحكم الظرف الآني؛ وإلا هتكون مبسوط جدا، وطايران بيه؛ وكمان لو كنت زي حالاتي كده؛ الأكل ده ممكن ياخدك من حالة إكتئاب بغيضة؛ لحالة راحة نفسية ورضا كبير؛ هيكشفه الذكي من صحابك من مجرد صوتك في مكالمة عابرة وكده وبس. أيون أنا بأحمد ربنا على نعمة الtake away المتاحة حاليا؛ بس بأتمنى إن الزفتة كورونا دي تحل عنا؛ ونقدر نرجع نقعد في المكان تاني زي زمان، ونستمتع بمزيكته اللي عمرها ما خيبت أبدا، ومظبوطة على ذوقنا بالمللي.

Fantastic, legit home-cooked Egyptian food!!! I had the duck with taro soup, and they know how to cook meat here. Perfectly tender. The rotating menu is amazing and the staff all speak great English!

An amazing place, great food, friendly staff and great prices.. This place is like a home away from home.. If you fancy food just like the one your mama used to make then this place is for you 💙💚🤍

The food was good with a typical Egyptian homemade taste. Service staff were welcoming with a limited professionalism. No restroom, only sink to wash hands. It’s limited seating, so be there on or before opening time (5pm) as they operate for only two hours. The food is limited too, so expect not to get an item that’s already listed. AC was not working properly, which is necessary in a basement like place. On Facebook page, the menu is posted for the day and the following day without prices. The menu of the day is posted on blackboard at the entrance of the restaurant without prices. Entrees are pricey so check item’s price before ordering to avoid budget discomfort. The business model in my opinion is not an efficient one. It’s good to start your business and continue doing the same things but one may need to improve things in proactive ways from the customer’s feedback and perception.

Best Egyptian food we had in Cairo. We tried few “recommended “ restaurants but they were quite disappointing, whilst Fasahet Somaya’s is outstanding! Somaya is a great cook and host her staff is very attentive and welcoming. Not to be missed!

A place for foodies.

(Translated by Google) The place is very beautiful, and you feel that your aunt's beautiful food is not good for your mother to eat because you will keep getting used to it (Original) المكان جميل جدا وتحس أنه أكل خالتك الجميل مينفعش يبقي أكل مامتك لانك هتبقي متعود عليه

We loved this place. My husband is from Egypt and he said the food was like real Egyptian home cooking. There is a small menu that changes, and we tried everything. It was all delicious and fresh. The atmosphere is beautiful and the women working there are wonderful. Can't wait to go back.

(Translated by Google) Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Very Very Very Respected People Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very (Original) ممتاز ممتاز ممتاز جدا والله وناس محترمه جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا جدا

(Translated by Google) nice place (Original) مكان جميل

(Translated by Google) Successful experience 👍 (Original) تجربة ناجحة 👍

(Translated by Google) I love them because they care for us and the food I eat (Original) بحبهم علشان اهتمامهم بينا وطعامت اكلهم

(Translated by Google) Very very excellent place (Original) مكان ممتاز جدا جدا

(Translated by Google) The place is beautiful and the food is great. Our visit was on Valentine's Day. My friend and I are already going, but we will The taste is my beautiful home, and the interview is more important than any need, and we felt love in the interview and the place. We enjoyed the time and the nice taste. I think if tea or coffee is added to the place it will make a difference. (Just a note) The place operates on a meno system today, every day, eating a shape and a kind. thank you (Original) المكان جميل و الاكل رائع كانت زيارتنا في يوم الفالنتين. رحت انا و صاحبي احنا اصلا سنجل و لكن الطعم بيتي الجميل و المقابله اهم من اي حاجه و حسينا بالحب ف المقابله و المكان ، الست سميه نفسها في غايه اللطف و شخصيه حبوبه جدا. استمتعنا بالوقت و الطعم الجميل. اعتقد لو تم اضافه شاي او قهوه للمكان حيعمل فرق.( مجرد ملحوظه) المكان شغال بنظام مينيو اليوم كل يوم اكل شكل و نوع. شكرا لكم

I heard about this place a lot but I finally managed to visit it and honestly I felt that I was in my house very welcoming and the food was very delicious and I will definitely visit them a lot as long as I am in Cairo Good luck.

(Translated by Google) If there were tea and coffee drinks and that would have been much better But the six Sumaya gives her hands the food is very rigid (Original) لو في مشاريب شاي و قهوة و كده كان يبقا احسن كتير بس الست سمية تسلم ايديها الاكل جامد جداً

Best home food

اسعار غالية وولحوم غير جيدة

Best home cooked Egyptian food. Clean, simple and delicious. Somaya is warm and friendly and makes the place feel very homey.

Delicious authentic Egyptian food. Simple menu that they change every day, so you have a few new options each time. The waiters were very sweet and made us feel at home. Highly recommend you try this place. You'll want to keep coming back for more!

Awesome home made food. Somaya you rock

It's amazing experience, Somaya, the staff, the place and the food there are amazing.. Fresh and home made food, cozy place, warm welcoming

Lovely, very homely experiences. No reservation required. I arrived at 6:40pm, 4 groups in front of me but sittings move quickly. Delicious food and reasonably priced for the very calm vibe. Different daily dishes. Recommend.

It was a lovely experience its my second time enjoyed it much will return again sure many thanks to Somia Marawan her son Mazen God bless u all

Amazing food, and amazing owner This is one of the best food I tried in Cairo, the taste is absolutely feels like home They have a set menu for each day, you can see it in Facebook page ahead of time.. noting that they open only for two hours 1700-1900 Thanks

My favorite Egyptian food in town

(Translated by Google) I used to think that it was better than that Prices are very expensive A dish of stuffed zucchini, 2 petanjan, 1 pepper, and 20 kale soup for 45 pounds Al-Mahshi, no vegetables, no tomatoes, and it all taste mint Molokhia without salt Chicks are very reddish and crunchy and terrible The tortillas are smeared with meat with a fine basket. I don’t like peas and not a few. This is on the menu, and of course I’m hardened Seriously, I thought the place was better than that (Original) كنت فاكره انه هيبقا احسن من كده الاسعار غاليه جدا طبق المحشي كوسيه و٢بتنجان ووحده فلفل و٢٠ صوبع كرنب ب٤٥جنيه المحشي مفهوش اي خضره ولا طماطم وطعمه كله نعناع الملوخية من غير ملح الفراخ محمره اوي ومقددة وماسخه الرقاق حاطين مع الحمه بسله طيب انا مش بحب البسله ومش قليلين كده في المنيو وطبعا انا اتدبست بجد كنت فاكره المكان احسن من كده

(Translated by Google) The food is sweet and puts in a high mood (Original) الاكل حلو وشغل مزاج عالي

Very very special place...the food is awesome somaya is an awesome cook

(Translated by Google) I eat we add the same as my house (Original) اكل نضيف بنفس بيتي

(Translated by Google) Wonderful and beautiful food with the aroma of homemade food and a place you do not want to walk from (Original) أكل رائع وجميل وفيه ريحه الاكل البيتي ومكان مش عاوز تمشي منه

(Translated by Google) Something has no solution. Taste. And cleanliness. And his blood thinned (Original) ملهاش حل سميه. طعم. ونظافه. وخفه دم برقي

(Translated by Google) The food is less than normal and the worker helps you to feel healthy, the bathroom is tasty, and I need any words honestly about the prices😐 (Original) الاكل أقل من العادي والي شغال بيساعدك بالعافية والحمام بايظ وحاجه أي كلام بصراحة بالنسبة للأسعار😐

(Translated by Google) Eat my Egyptian (Original) أكل مصري بلدي

(Translated by Google) The mallow was wonderful, the bathroom liked it or the mombar, and there was no mulukhiya rice in it (Original) الملوخية كانت رائعة الحمام معجبنيش ولا الممبار و مكنش فيه رز للملوخية

(Translated by Google) The restaurant is fine, but a little expensive (Original) المطعم كويس بس غالى شوية

Pros: Awesome cozy egyptian restaurant. Warm welcoming. Friendly stuff. New menu on daily basis. You feel like home. Delicious food. Somaya such a beautiful amazing lady 💛 Overall rating 10/10 🥗🍵🍲🥗🥘🍝 Cons: Can't complaint.

Just love it! Somaya is such an amazing person and cook as well... You always feel like you're home and your mom is cooking for you the most delicious egyptian home food

best restaurant experience in Egypt. excellent food for decent price, homely atmosphere and most importantly, the friendliest people. trust Someyya, and you will have a good time

Can’t say nothing less than Woooow. Really good experience, good food, good service. I prefer to call them before you go to ask about the menu since it change everyday. Somaya you are the best I wish to eat from your restaurant everyday.

(Translated by Google) The place is simple, comfortable and elegant, working like a breeze in the heat of the summer. The food is delicious, delicious and toxic, and the place is so easy that your family feels like a shabu Sumaya Your idea of ​​a family kitchen is more than a wonderful commercial one that liked me, and God willing, all I find is an opportunity to have fun in your midst It expands you, my love (Original) المكان بسيط و مريح و راق عامل زى نسمة الهواء فى حر الصيف الأكل مشهى و لذيذ و سمية و الإسطاف فى المكان تحسهم عيلتك شابو 👒 سمية فكرتك لمطبخ عائلى أكثر منه تجارى رائعة راقت لى و إن شاء الله كل ما الآقى فرصة هآجى استمتع فى وسطكم ربنا يوسع عليكى حبيبتى

(Translated by Google) Nice restaurant and distinctive food (Original) مطعم لطيف واكله مميز

(Translated by Google) Home-made food made with love and perfection (Original) اكل بيتى معمول بحب و اتقان

The owner is so sweet , on top of that she cooks like a mom.. it feels like home indeed ❤️ If you are lucky , you will catch the duck with orange in the menu .. it was absolutely delicious.. Thank you somaya for making my last day here in Cairo memorable ❤️