Amman Travel Guide
Weather, best time to visit, and the best food, culture, nature and activities.
Typical prices
- Budget mealJOD 4.00≈ $5.64
- Mid-range mealJOD 12.00≈ $16.93
- CappuccinoJOD 2.00≈ $2.82
- Domestic beerJOD 4.00≈ $5.64
- Taxi (per km)JOD 0.30≈ $0.42
- Public transport ticketJOD 0.50≈ $0.71
- Museum entryJOD 3.00≈ $4.23
- Mid-range hotel (night)JOD 60.00≈ $84.63
Food & Drink
- SufraJordanian · $$$
An elegant Rainbow Street restaurant in a restored villa serving refined Levantine dishes like mansaf and maqluba in a garden courtyard.
- Hashem RestaurantJordanian street food · $
A legendary downtown hole-in-the-wall open since the 1950s, serving falafel, hummus, and foul for a few dinars to locals and visitors alike.
- FakhreldinLevantine · $$$
A fine-dining Lebanese-Jordanian restaurant in a converted Jabal Amman mansion, known for its mezze spread.
- Habibah SweetsJordanian dessert · $
A downtown institution since 1951 famous for knafeh, the syrup-soaked cheese pastry, eaten standing at the counter.
- Al Quds RestaurantJordanian · $$
A downtown spot near the Roman Theatre known for its mansaf, Jordan's national dish of lamb in fermented yogurt sauce over rice.
- Books@Cafe
A Jabal Amman bookshop-café-bar with a rooftop terrace overlooking downtown, popular for shisha and evening drinks.
- Rainbow Street
Amman's main strip of cafés and shisha lounges in Jabal Amman, lively with locals and visitors into the night.
Culture & History
- Roman Theatre
A restored 2nd-century Roman amphitheater cut into a hillside in downtown Amman, still used for performances today.
- Amman Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a)
A hilltop archaeological site with the Temple of Hercules and Umayyad Palace ruins, offering panoramic views over the city.
- Jordan Museum
The country's leading museum, home to the Dead Sea Scrolls fragments and the Ain Ghazal statues, among the oldest human statues ever found.
- Rainbow Cinema
An outdoor and indoor cinema on Rainbow Street screening international and Arabic films.
- Amman Summer Festival
A citywide program of concerts and cultural performances held at the Roman Theatre and other venues through the summer.