Egypt, Brazil and Vietnam: Three Places to Eat Before You Die
November 6, 2004

Patricia Schultz, author of the fascinating 1,000 Places to See Before You Die (Workman Publishing, 2003), says there are three places you should eat before you die:

El Fishawy Restaurant
Khan el-Khalili Bazaar
Cairo, Egypt

Location: Khan el-Khalili Bazaar is located in the heart of Cairo, bordered by Midan Hussein (Hussein Square), Sharia el-Muizz, and Sharia el-Muski. El Fishawy is a few steps west of Midan Hussein. Many shops are closed on Sunday.

At the renowned coffee and teahouse located within one of the world's great bazaars, order the coffee reputed to be Cairo's best. While you sip, puff on a water pipe, have your fortune told, or just admire the opulent 19th-century European ambience.

Lá Em Casa Restaurant
Avenida Governador José Malcher 247
Belém, Amazonia
Brazil
Tel: 55/91-223-1212 or 55/91-225-0320
Fax: 55/91-241-3791
h.alm@zipmail.com.br
Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat; Sun dinner only

Lá Em Casa is located in Brazil's largest outdoor marketplace, Ver-o-Peso. Find the market in the port area along the Avenida Castilho Franca, facing the pier.

Cha Ca La Vong Restaurant
14 Cha Ca Street
Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: 84/4-825-3929

Devoted clientele have been coming to Cha Ca La Vong for more than seventy years to eat cha ca, the restaurant's masterpiece - and only - dish. The rich, oily fish stew served over vermicelli rice noodles has a rumored secret ingredient: an essence extracted from the perfume gland of the ca cuong beetle.

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