The 10 Best Restaurants In Weibdeh, Amman
The winding streets, old buildings, and leafy surrounds of Jabal al-Weibdeh district in Amman provide a natural setting for the city’s artsy, foodie crowd. In recent years, trendy cafés and art galleries have popped up all over one of Amman’s oldest neighbourhoods. Here we review ten of the best places to eat in the capital’s emerging hub of cultural and artistic activity.
Rakwet Arab
This traditional café-restaurant is a popular, cosy venue for eating, drinking, and smoking shisha in Jabal al-Weibdeh district. The leafy courtyard is the ideal venue to sample the restaurant’s reasonably pried, traditional local fare, the manakish (a sort of Levantine pizza) is particularly irresistible. Don’t forget to try their shisha too, reportedly the some of the best in town.
Address: 4 Al Baouniyah Street, Amman, +962 6461 1559.
1. Joz Hind
Restaurant, Vegetarian, Mediterranean
2. Beit Sitti
Restaurant, Middle Eastern
What better way to refine your appreciation for Arabic cuisine than learning to cook a few dishes yourself? This is the unique experience offered by the friendly staff at Beit Sitti, where they walk you and your friends through the preparation of a four-course Arabic meal of your choosing, after which you can enjoy the fruits of your labour along with the restaurant’s fantastic views of the city. Whether you try your hand at mouttabal (roasted aubergine dip) or a baba ghanouj, you will leave Beit Sitti with a sated stomach, a smile on your face, and an experience you won’t forget. Best to make reservations.
Café de Paris
Café de Paris is a great place to sample some local Jordanian beer, relax with friends, and mingle with an international crowd. Simple and unpretentious, the café is atmospheric and never empty, a testament to the quality of its produce. In the heart of Weibdeh, Café de Paris is conveniently located, and you can’t go wrong with its simple but tasty menu.
Address: Paris Circle, Jabal al-Weibdeh, Amman. +962 7 7535 3530
3. Café Kepi
Cafe, Restaurant, Coffee, Vegetarian
Café Graffiti
Comfy sofas and rotating artworks make Café Graffiti one of the more inviting and memorable establishments in the heart of Jabal al-Weibdeh. Work by local graffiti artists, often imbued with political undertones, features particularly prominently on the café’s walls. Whilst the range of coffees and cakes are second to none (the cupcakes are delicious), you can also pick up a number of light meals here. Their wraps and salads come especially recommended – the grilled halloumi sandwich is to die for.
Price: Budget
Opening hours: 10am-12am
Watch out for: The incredible décor
Address: Al Baouniyah Street, Jabal al-Weibdeh, Amman. +962 7 9708 1366
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