Finally, a themed restaurant we can get behind

Finally, a themed restaurant we can get behind: Zeit Zeitoun in East Cairo brings the joy of Syrian home-cooking in a way very few Syrian cuisine joints could. The restaurant employs eleven Syrian widows and divorcees who have fled the ongoing civil war there, Al Monitor reports. “Meals are prepared in the early morning to receive from two to 10 orders per day 48 hours in advance, with prices starting at EGP 400 for 10 meals. The social entrepreneurship project is the brainchild of Tamara Rifai, a Syrian human rights lawyer and former regional director for media affairs and human rights advocacy in the Middle East and North Africa for Human Rights Watch. Rifai herself had fled Damascus when the war broke out.

After dealing with Hannibal Lecter eateries and prison-themed burger joints, we can happily say this is one joint worth supporting with your lunch order.