Kadoura

Kadoura is a long-established fish house in the Souq at Tork area of Al Mansheya, one of the harbor-adjacent markets that has supplied Alexandria's seafood restaurants for decades. Like most of the city's serious fish houses, Kadoura works on a choose-your-catch system: shoppers pick from a display of fresh snapper, sole, shrimp, squid and crab, and the kitchen grills or fries the order to a simple, unfussy standard rather than elaborate technique. The fish soup, made from the day's trimmings and stock, is a house staple that regulars order before the main course, alongside grilled snapper with fries, whole prawns and grilled squid. The dining room is plain and functional -- hard floors, close-set tables, fluorescent lighting -- built for turnover rather than atmosphere, which keeps prices well below the Corniche's view restaurants. There is no cocktail or wine program; tea, soft drinks and fresh juice cover the beverage list. Reservations are rarely necessary outside peak dinner hours; groups of six or more are best served by calling ahead so the kitchen can prepare enough fish in advance.