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Est. in the streets of Cairo

Restaurant Foul
Abo Hesham

Slow-simmered foul and fresh tameyah, reimagined for the modern table.

Bowl of foul traveling through Abo Hesham's timeline
Our journey

Since 1980

1980

A cart on the corner

Abo Hesham starts serving foul from a single cart, slow-cooked before sunrise every day.

1994

The first storefront

Word spreads across the neighborhood, and the cart becomes a home with four walls.

2006

The recipe, perfected

Three generations refine the same pot of foul into the signature taste people line up for.

2018

A second location

Abo Hesham opens its second branch, carrying the same fire, the same recipe.

2026

The modern table

Same foul, same tameya, reimagined for a new generation of the table.

Today
What people say

Loved on the street, loved at the table.

★★★★★

The foul tastes exactly like the cart I grew up walking past. Somehow they made it feel new without losing that.

Mona K.
★★★★★

Tameya is unbelievably crisp. Comes out hot every single time, no exceptions.

Youssef A.
★★★★☆

Shipsi rghif is my go-to. The tahini drizzle makes the whole thing.

Nourhan S.
★★★★★

Been coming here since the second branch opened. Consistency is everything, and they nail it every visit.

Karim F.
★★★★★

Ordered the batatis sawabe on a whim. Now it's the only thing I order.

Salma H.
★★★★★

Best foul in Cairo, full stop. My family has three generations agreeing on this one.

Tarek M.
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Ahmed Hesham · Cairo, Egypt