Most reviews talk about Studio Misr downtown, not this Terminal 1 spot
Studio Misr at Cairo International Airport sits in Terminal 1, trading on a name locals recognize from city malls and Nile-side branches. You won’t find many flyers talking about this exact outlet, but the menu tracks the brand: Egyptian grills, mezze, and familiar regional dishes at airport markups. Expect mains to land in the mid-range by Cairo standards, closer to international chain pricing than to the city’s street food.
Terminal 1 at CAI mainly handles older regional routes and some charter traffic, so Studio Misr tends to feel quieter than anything in Terminal 3’s main concourses. It’s post-security, so you’re eating airside, already past passport control and the usually slow security lines. If your flight boards from a remote stand, keep a 20–25 minute buffer from sitting down to reaching your bus gate.
The food play here is straightforward: kebabs, kofta, shish tawook, rice, salads, and hot mezze like sambousek and stuffed vine leaves. Figure on sharing a couple of mezze plates and one mixed grill between two people to keep the bill under what you’d pay for two separate mains at a US or EU hub. Soft drinks and bottled water price higher than in the city, but still under Western airport levels.
Service pace at Terminal 1 can vary with flight banks, especially when several departures bunch around the same hour. If you’re under 60 minutes to boarding, skip complicated mixed platters and stick to quick-fire items like kofta or chicken skewers, which typically turn faster on the grill. Ask directly how long your order will take; staff know their gate rush patterns better than any posted estimate.
One practical tip: eat before you change terminals. CAI’s Terminals 1, 2, and 3 are separated, and moving between them can easily chew up 20–30 minutes once you factor in shuttles and security choke points, so plan Studio Misr only if you’re actually departing from Terminal 1.