Seafood near Montaza Palace

Why seafood here

Alexandria is a Mediterranean port city and seafood is a well-known part of its food culture. The eastern corniche near Montaza, including Sidi Bishr and the coast towards Maamoura, is one of the areas where seafood restaurants have concentrated over time.

That said, good and less good places sit side by side, so the choice still depends on how you judge the one in front of you.

How to confirm freshness before you order

• Ask what is fresh today rather than choosing only from a printed list
• Ask whether you can see the fish before it is cooked
• Ask how it will be priced, which is usually by weight
• Check that the display looks clean and properly cold
• Do not feel rushed into ordering

Confirm the price first

Seafood is often priced by weight, so the final bill depends on what you pick. Ask the price per kilogram and the weight of the fish you are choosing, and confirm the total before it goes to the kitchen.

This protects you from surprises and is normal practice in the city, not an insult.

Areas and the coast

Sidi Bishr and the corniche are the areas historically associated with coastal seafood, and Maamoura Bay, east of Montaza, is another coastal area.

We cannot promise any particular restaurant a sea view from photos, so we do not claim one. We do name places, and we tell you what kind of area each sits in, so you can judge the view when you arrive.

How we chose the places we name

We name these places because a name is more useful to a visitor than a method alone, but we publish only what we could check. Each name below was confirmed against public listings on 4 November 2026.

We never present a fixed price, because fish is usually sold by weight and the figure changes from day to day. Confirm the price and the catch with the place itself on the day.

Seafood in Sidi Bishr and on the eastern corniche

These sit outside the estate gates, in the district immediately east of Montaza, and are reached by a short drive along the coast.

• Tivoli Dome — in the Sidi Bishr beach area
• Asmak El Maadaya — in Sidi Bishr, on Huda El Eslam Street

Seafood on the corniche and at the Eastern Harbour

These sit further west, in the city, and are among the best-known names for picking your own fish. Confirm current operation on the day.

• Kadoura — long-established, on the corniche, where you pick your fish
• Samakmak — near the Eastern Harbour, decades old, where you pick your fish
• Fish Market Marina — a waterfront place where you pick your fish

Seafood east in Abu Qir, and by the beach

On the coast east of Montaza, another long-standing name works well for a trip that combines the sea with a meal.

None of the places on this page is inside the estate; all are outside the gates and reached by road.

• Zephyrion (Zephirion) — in the Abu Qir district, east of Montaza, established in 1929 and sitting on the sea

How we checked these places, and how to confirm them

We confirmed every name above against public listings on 4 November 2026. We did not record prices, ratings or opening hours. For seafood in particular, price is usually by weight and read on the day, so we never print a figure.

Confirm the place is open, that it has today’s fish, and that the price per kilogram is agreed before cooking. If one place is closed, the same coast almost always offers another.

• Ask what is fresh today and see the fish before it is cooked
• Agree the price per kilogram and the weight before cooking
• Note that we publish no prices, ratings or hours
• Keep a second place in mind along the same coast

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