Luxor Restaurant Tips by Brian&Sally

Tut Ankh Amen Restaurant: Great food and views of the East Bank

Just north from the ferry terminal on the West Bank is the Tut Ankh Amen rooftop restaurant - although the spelling will vary depending on which sign you look at. It might not look much from the outside, but it gave us our best meals in Luxor. Run by a chef who apparently used to work at the Winter Palace in Luxor, the food was truly a revelation.

The menu appears fairly limited, but don't let that stop you. A wide variety of vegetable dishes - which varies from day to day - will be brought out with your meal for everyone to share. And it was the vegetable dishes that were the star of the show. The meat was good, but the veggies were just yum!

Make sure you're hungry when you arrive; dish quantities are NOT small, plus there's the usual bowl of bread.

Being a rooftop restaurant, the view across the Nile to the Luxor Temple is wonderful, particularly as the sun goes down. And the cooling breeze is good too. You can also watch the procession of cruise boats depart for their trips.

Favorite Dish: They're all good!

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: Get off the ferry on the West Bank, turn left along the river, dodge the camel and motorboat touts and it's just on the other side of the road that heads west out of town.

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 5

Theme: Local