A fish restaurant in Alexandria

My husband and I love fish and eat it as often as possible. In Alexandria, we have found two quite good fish restaurants. One of them is Zephyrion - the one that is located in Abu Quir. So, if you choose to go down there get ready for a long drive.

The interiors of the restaurant are simple – all painted in white, high Italian windows allow plenty of light insides. White linen table clothes and curtains with dark blue strip emphasize the marine motive as well as the cleanness of the place. White walls carry naïve paintings predominantly with traditional for Egypt Pharaoh’s motives.

The menu is also very basic. It is just fish, shrimps and wine or beer. But the choice of fish is quite reasonable. The customers select fish and shrimps for themselves and then the restaurant would cook them.

At the time of our visit there were around 6 types of fish to choose from. We ordered two types of grilled fish (one was fillet and another complete fish) and grilled shrimps plus some soft drinks. Salads, tahina, tzatziki (a yoghurt and garlic paste) , pickles, fried eggplant were brought as well. All food was deliciously fresh. It came to something around 140 Egyptian pounds for two of us.


This picture was taken in a parking lot in front of the restaurant.


Spacious hall of the restaurant.

And here are the paintings.