Koshari Street - London

A small business with authentic street food from Egypt initially opened a selection of Egyptian street food classic, both hearty and sweet. I have not seen or experienced many Egyptian restaurants in london and should really have more of these places in london as they will really enjoy eating. the food: classic koshari (classic basic, tomato sauce, chickpeas, garlauch Da’a dressing, fried zwiebeln, spicy doqa nut mix) topf aus reis und pasta with a beautiful zesty and seasoned tomato sauce. from the website it seems that it is a national court that is sold on street and restaurants throughout Egypt and that the heart of the nation is captured. now I can't wait to go...read more

Yummy yummy yummy. yes, that one of the best koshari I had ever tried to fast service friendly staff. a thing I didn't like is that the place is very small, so they have to eat quickly so that others can sit. you visit london is not counted unless they tried the koshari street so give it a try.

I absolutely love this pure carb Egyptian dish. When we lived in Egypt, this was the only local dish that we truly loved (other than fattah) as the chilli sauce is served on the side and we could up the heat quotient as much as we liked While it's pretty easy to make at home, it's a bit time consuming with the different pastas, lentils, pastes and fried onions that need to be prepared, so it's not something I cook frequently Egyptian friends in London introduced us to this place and we keep going back when we want a carby overload Koshari street offers a selection of chilli sauces with their kosharis and we obviously favour the king chilli the spiciest one. Other than koshari...read more

I'm eating around the world without leaving London and this week I headed to Koshari Street for Egyptian food. Koshari is a traditional Egyptian dish that consists of rice, chick peas, macaroni and lentils topped with a (hot) tomato sauce and sprinkled with vermicelli and crispy fried onions. Allegedly it started as a leftover dish among lower class families when the cook of the house would add the week's leftover food items into one big pot. Another story is that this dish came to Egypt via India and Italy, where each country would add their favourite ingredient to it. It used to be sold on food carts in the streets, but over recent years it has turned into a very popular dish that is...read more

The restaurant was completely empty but it really is more of a hole-in-the-wall type place for take-outs, with only a few spaces to sit. While I was there they did have some take away orders. I hope Koshari Street does well because it really works as a healthy fast food outlet that brings a bit of Egyptian street culture to London. With the unrest in Egypt at the moment it is less likely Londoners will be holidaying there, but at least we can taste the street food over here and imagine how it compares to the real thing.