Hawawshi Shalaby
Sandwich shop · Cairo · E£1–200
Hawawshi Shalaby is a 57-year-old hawawshi shop in Downtown Cairo. It’s known for plain hawawshi, a meat-and-sausage mix, and old-oven toasted bread with generous grease, and creators keep coming back to it. It has 3.9 stars from 2,138 Google reviews.
Order the plain hawawshi (حواوشي سادة), sausage hawawshi (حواوشي بالسجق), or mixed hawawshi (حواوشي مكس); creators praise the plain as the best and recommend the meat-and-sausage mix.
It suits a quick bite, friends, a food crawl, and locals; it’s in a narrow Downtown street.
Is it worth it?
A 57-year Downtown hawawshi institution that creators keep coming back to.
What creators filmed
What to order
حواوشي سادة
حواوشي بالسجق
حواوشي مكس
Location
Hawawshi shalaby · Oraby
Good to know
What should I order at Hawawshi Shalaby?
Creators recommend the plain hawawshi, sausage hawawshi, and mixed hawawshi; the plain is praised as the best and the meat-and-sausage mix is recommended.
What is Hawawshi Shalaby’s rating?
It has 3.9 stars from 2,138 Google reviews.
Where is Hawawshi Shalaby?
It’s in Downtown Cairo, on a narrow street.
Is Hawawshi Shalaby worth it?
A 57-year Downtown hawawshi institution that creators keep coming back to.
How we know. From 3 creator videos, Google reviews. Prices from talabat, may change. Updated 28 October 2026.
