Camino is Bringing a Slice of Mojito-vation to El Gouna’s Food Scene

You know that itch? The one that creeps in sometime after January—that low-level yearning for elsewhere. Suddenly, your Instagram feed morphs into a technicolour blur of strangers eating ceviche on the cobblestone streets of Catanegro, taco stands in Tulum, that girl from high school who’s possibly living in a hammock with a mojito in hand.

You and I, on the other hand, are two espressos, a latte, and dark under-eye bags deep into Googling cheap flights to Colombia (no layovers), while scrolling TripAdvisor reviews of restaurants in Chile. Meanwhile, our Spotify algorithm thinks we’re fluent in reggaeton, and we’re mistakenly signing work emails with besos.

Sounds like it’s time for an intervention. And unlike most people, we’re not gatekeeping this one. Whether you’re a Gouna local or ready to drive in for an impromptu reset, the town’s food scene just got a tropical upgrade.

Tucked into Abu Tig’s yacht-flanked folds, Camino is El Gouna’s latest sultry addition—bottling Latin American escapism with a Mediterranean twist into four curated menus. It’s a passport stamp, minus the airport bureaucracy.

Start your morning with natural vitamin D (the supplements gathering dust on your nightstand can wait) and a breakfast where your only concern is choosing between shakshouka or French toast—or maybe a full-blown oriental spread. Still clinging to your 2027 summer body goals? There are light options too: seasonal fruit plates, avocado toast, and just enough restraint to power you through the day.

Vacationing is that constant oscillation between “I deserve this” and “I still need to post a bikini pic.” Camino’s late-night menu is the philosophical answer to that dilemma—letting you share fried calamari and crunchy kunafa king prawns while sipping a watermelon mojito in what is essentially a tropical imitation of an Italian aperitivo.

You could call it a night after a few bites of airy churros, fried to a perfect shade of gold and dusted with cinnamon sugar, dipped in warm chocolate sauce that satisfies your sweet tooth without leading to next-day regret. A cold draft beer ties it all together as you wind down.

El Gouna, for all its curated calm, understands the value of leaving the city-rush behind. Camino gets it. It’s the kind of place where you stay longer than planned, get sentimental over cilantro, and realise halfway through dessert—or your fifth sangria—that your phone’s been face-down for hours and your camera roll is full of selfies you swear you don’t remember taking.