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Best Cafés in Amman (2026)

Café culture runs deep in Amman, from traditional coffee houses serving Turkish coffee and shisha to modern speciality roasters. For a first taste of the city's sweet tooth, queue at Habibah Sweets in its Downtown alley, where kunafa has been served since 1951, then sit over coffee, mezze and live music at Jafra on Al-Amir Mohammad Street.

Jabal al-Weibdeh is the best neighbourhood for café-hopping. Rumi Cafe is the busy social hub on its main corner, Dimitri's Coffee roasts its own beans and has a branch on Al-Baouneyah Street, and Jadal, a cultural space in a 1933 house on the stairs down to Downtown, serves tea with talks and music. Near Rainbow Street, Books@Cafe combines a café, bar and bookshop with a terrace overlooking the Old City. Many cafés stay open late into the evening and are as much social spaces as places to eat. Smoking is common, especially on terraces and in shisha cafés, so ask for an indoor or non-smoking area if that matters to you. Friday mornings are quiet, while evenings and weekends bring the biggest crowds.

6 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Amman

  1. Habibah Sweets Kunafa and Arabic sweets, DowntownThe original Downtown kunafa counter, serving Habibah's famous warm Nabulsi kunafa in its alley since 1951, with queues of locals at all hours.
  2. Dimitri’s Coffee Speciality coffee roaster, Jabal al-WeibdehThe Amman speciality coffee roaster founded by three brothers in 2014, with branches including Weibdeh and The Boulevard, known for single origins and pour-overs.
  3. Rumi Cafe Neighbourhood café, Jabal al-WeibdehA bright corner café in the heart of Jabal al-Weibdeh, with big windows, a busy terrace and a following among artists, students and locals.

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1. Habibah Sweets

Kunafa and Arabic sweets$Downtown

The original Downtown kunafa counter, serving Habibah's famous warm Nabulsi kunafa in its alley since 1951, with queues of locals at all hours.

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2. Dimitri’s Coffee

Speciality coffee roaster$$Jabal al-Weibdeh

The Amman speciality coffee roaster founded by three brothers in 2014, with branches including Weibdeh and The Boulevard, known for single origins and pour-overs.

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3. Rumi Cafe

Neighbourhood café$$Jabal al-Weibdeh

A bright corner café in the heart of Jabal al-Weibdeh, with big windows, a busy terrace and a following among artists, students and locals.

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5. Books@Cafe

Café, bar and bookshop$$Jabal Amman

A pioneering café, bar and bookshop just off Rainbow Street since 1997, with a terrace overlooking the Old City, books in several languages and cultural events.

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6. Jadal

Cultural café$Downtown

A cultural café in a 1933 house on the Al-Kalha stairs between Downtown and Weibdeh, with a quiet courtyard, tea and regular talks and music.

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