Sometimes, you need roumi cheese in baladi bread, microwaved at 2 AM while standing barefoot in your kitchen, contemplating your life choices and eating straight from the plate like a raccoon with a master’s degree. And other times? You need the life-together version. The grilled cheese that comes on artisanal sourdough, arrives diagonally sliced, and is served with a side of tomato soup or an overpriced matcha you pretend to like. Balance.

Egypt’s relationship with grilled cheese has been... rocky. For years, it was treated like the sad middle child of the sandwich world. Cafes would slap sad yellow slices between frozen toast and call it a day. No golden crust, no cheese pull, no soul. But recently, a grilled cheese renaissance has arrived - led by spots that take their melts seriously. They’re buttering the bread, toasting it like they mean it, and using real cheese (revolutionary, we know).

So we went in, bite first. We hunted the gooey, the crispy, the ones that crunched like a well-timed comeback and melted like your willpower during a Zara sale. These are the grilled cheese sandwiches in Egypt that got us through it all - heartbreaks, hangovers, and the horror of realizing we have to cook dinner again tomorrow.

Meltdown

6A Ismail Mohamed St., Zamalek

An entire restaurant dedicated to melted cheese? Say less. Meltdown is your ultimate dairy temple, where grilled cheese isn’t just a sandwich, it’s a mission statement.

Mo Bistro

Branches all over Egypt

Mo Bistro understood the assignment - and then added tomato soup on the side like an emotional support bestie. It's the sandwich equivalent of a warm hug…from someone who makes their own sourdough starter.

Foufa’s

5A by Waterway, New Cairo

Inspired by two sisters’ travels and love for food, Foufa’s grilled cheese is proof that simple things, done right, can feel special. It’s buttery, crisp, and made with the kind of care that says someone tasted 12 versions before putting it on the menu.

Blinky

29 Abdel-Salam Aref, Alexandria

Blinky keeps it simple: real cheese, real bread, real crunch. No truffle oil, no drama, just a sandwich that understands the assignment. It’s exactly what you want at 1 PM on a random Tuesday.

Toasted

Mamsha Ahl Masr, Nile Corniche & Majarrah, Sheikh Zayed

Toasted gives you that deeply satisfying crunch-to-melt ratio that most sandwiches only dream of. These toasties are structured, hot, and perfectly engineered for joy. It’s grilled cheese with purpose.

Orangette

2 Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek

Orangette’s grilled cheese is quiet luxury. It doesn’t scream for attention - it just shows up, perfectly crisped, with the kind of melt that says, “yes, I have my life together.”

Moishi

Arkan Plaza, Sheikh Zayed

You’d never expect a mochi shop to drop one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches around, but here we are. Only at their Arkan branch, this sandwich is rich, balanced, and worth the traffic. One bite in and you’ll forgive everything.

Seven Fortunes

Branches all over Egypt

Technically a coffee spot, but the grilled cheese here understood the assignment. It’s small, it’s smug, and it pairs dangerously well with an iced flat white and your work-induced spiral.

Cult

Branches all over Egypt

The grilled cheese here is simple, golden, and surprisingly thoughtful. It pairs beautifully with their matcha for those trying to eat clean…ish. One bite melt, one sip wellness, one might say its balance, like all things should be.

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