The Best Breakfast Spots in El Gouna

CairoScene

29-03-2025

Coffee, croissants and a big pan of shakshouska by the beach.
You've survived the beach raves, dodged the golf carts, maybe even found yourself in a villa you don't quite recognise. Now it's breakfast time—which in Gouna doesn't just mean eggs and coffee, but a ritual. These are the places that make the morning-after worth staying awake for.
Boho Café
Location: Abu Tig Marina
This isn't your average 'one croissant and coffee' kind of breakfast. Boho Café's BOHO Special is a full-on event—think cheese and cold cuts, fresh fruit, tomato mozzarella with homemade pesto, granola and honey, and housemade strawberry jam. Yes, all at once. Yes, you'll finish it. Malu's Deli
Location: New Marina Piazza
Sometimes, you just need a sandwich that means business. Malu's Deli delivers—no frills, no fuss, just hefty, flavour-packed deli classics with a little Gouna flair. The Bagel Tree
Location: New Marina Piazza
Bagels. Proper ones. The kind you can't get just anywhere in Egypt. This place is a shrine to chewy, golden perfection, stacked with fillings that range from the classic to the unhinged (in a good way). Villa Caracas
Location: Fanadir Marina
Eggs with soujouk? Grilled halloumi? Sunny-side-up with cherry tomatoes and a breeze coming off the marina? Start the car. Marzipan
Location: Fanadir Marina
Warm feteer, flakey baladi bread, and the kind of nostalgic Egyptian breakfasts that hit differently when eaten next to the sea. Come hungry, leave semi-comatose. Fornalia
Location: Fanadir Marina
A croissant here isn't just a croissant—it's a gateway pastry to a full spread of international breakfast classics. Also: they usually have kahk on display. Act accordingly. Don Bisho
Location: Abu Tig Marina
Their 'Eggs from Hell' sound dramatic, but it's really just a top-tier shakshouka with attitude—spicy, saucy, and the kind of dish that demands toast and silence. Seventh Star
Location: Downtown
The OG El Gouna breakfast spot. This place serves morning sun like it's on the menu. Their signature toast—goat cheese, walnuts, honey, and their house-baked bread—is quietly iconic. The Smokery Beach
Location: New Marina Piazza
For when you want your breakfast bougie, beachside, and served fashionably late. Think avo toast, smoked salmon, and espresso with a view—available daily from 10 AM to 2 PM. Moods
Location: Abu Tig Marina
This spot's whole thing is range. Want shakshouka? Sorted. Want truffle eggs or caprese toast? Also sorted. Come for the food, stay because everyone else already is. Daily Dose
Location: Abu Tig Marina
Daily Dose takes its coffee seriously—and its protein, too. Their halloumi omelette is a quiet masterpiece, especially if you're trying to convince yourself you're being healthy. La Playa
Location: Downtown
A breakfast platter straight out of a '90s movie montage—sunny-side-up eggs, grilled tomatoes, bacon, and sausage. Not reinventing the wheel, just perfecting it. Nicole's Greenhouse
Location: The Three Corners Rihana Resort
El Gouna's cleanest, greenest plate. Nicole's Greenhouse is all plant-based, all eco-friendly, and somehow still delicious. Tofu, greens, tahini, and plenty of smug satisfaction. Mazagouna
Location: Abu Tig Marina
Falafel, foul, cheese dips, labneh—Mazagouna is what happens when you take classic Levantine flavours and drop them into a Red Sea breeze. Go with a group, order everything. The Restaurant – The Chedi El Gouna
Location: The Chedi El Gouna
The buffet to end all buffets. The Chedi doesn't mess around—there's something for every kind of breakfast person, from the juice-cleansing minimalist to the five-plate maximalist. Eish Baladi
Location: New Marina Piazza
If you're with your family and someone says 'I just want a normal breakfast,' this is where you go. Eish Baladi nails the Egyptian staples, but does it with enough flair to win over even the pickiest uncles. Pachamama
Location: Downtown
Pachamama does clean eating without the preachiness. Their chia pudding is the stuff of morning-after legends—coconut milk, mango purée, and just the right level of sweetness. Pair it with their shakshouka or poached eggs on rye, and you're set. Bonus points for the raw desserts and smoothies that don't taste like penance. Zomba
Location: Downtown
Zomba's got that global café energy—mixing East, West, and everything in between. Expect fusion breakfasts, bold flavours, and an ambience that's just the right amount of chaotic. Come for the food, stay for the playlist. Better Buns
Location: Downtown
Better Buns is built for bread lovers. Their breakfast sandwiches are stacked, their buns are soft and golden, and there's usually a line of people pretending not to be impressed. Don't sleep on the fresh bakes. Purple B
Location: Downtown
Purple B is loud—in the best way. Bright interiors, bright flavours, and smoothie bowls that look like they were made for your feed (they were). If you like your breakfast with a little drama, this is it.