Restaurants

Sharm-el-Sheik--Evening dinner options range from the lavish buffets that most deluxe hotels offer (usually around $20 or less), to the $5-to-$10 Italian or Chinese dinners at restaurants in the Shopping Mall.

Two nonhotel restaurants that serve main courses in the LE 52 to LE 100 ($9-$17) range deserve special mention. The Sinai Star, in Sharm-el-Sheik, serves the best fresh grilled fish in the area, along with wonderful bread, salads, and chips. It's worth the taxi fare from Na'ama Bay and every driver knows the place. Chef Juergin's Restaurant, next to the budget Pigeon House Hotel, is a friendly, informal place with long tables where long-term visitors come for good Continental cuisine.