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Best Restaurants in Amman (2026)

Eating well is one of the great pleasures of a visit to Amman, and you can do it at every budget. Start Downtown with the classics: falafel, hummus and ful at Hashem Restaurant, mansaf and Arabic sweets at Al Quds Restaurant, and the city's best-known shawarma sandwich at Shawerma Reem on Second Circle. On Rainbow Street, Al Quds Falafel has been frying since 1966, while Sufra serves generous Jordanian home cooking in a garden villa.

Amman also has a growing number of acclaimed contemporary restaurants. Fakhreldin, open since 1997 in a restored villa, is the place for refined Levantine mezze and kibbeh. Shams El Balad serves seasonal Jordanian food from breakfast to dinner, Alee reworks childhood flavours into modern dishes, and Dara Dining offers Mediterranean plates and regional wines in a 1958 villa. Romero has served classic Italian food since 1979. Book ahead for the upmarket restaurants, especially at weekends. Lunch is the traditional time for mansaf, many families eat dinner late, and Friday is the main day off, so restaurants can be busy at Friday lunch. Service charges and tipping practices vary, so check your bill before adding a tip.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Amman

  1. Fakhreldin Lebanese and Levantine, Jabal AmmanAn elegant Levantine restaurant in a restored Jabal Amman villa, open since 1997 and known for its kibbeh, mezze and attentive, old-school hospitality.
  2. Sufra Traditional Jordanian, Jabal AmmanA Rainbow Street favourite in an early 20th-century villa, serving generous Jordanian home cooking such as mansaf, clay-pot dishes and freshly baked bread.
  3. Alee Modern Jordanian, Jabal AmmanChef Ali Ghzawi's modern Jordanian restaurant near First Circle, reworking childhood flavours into creative tasting dishes with views over the city.

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1. Fakhreldin

Lebanese and Levantine$$$Jabal Amman

An elegant Levantine restaurant in a restored Jabal Amman villa, open since 1997 and known for its kibbeh, mezze and attentive, old-school hospitality.

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2. Sufra

Traditional Jordanian$$Jabal Amman

A Rainbow Street favourite in an early 20th-century villa, serving generous Jordanian home cooking such as mansaf, clay-pot dishes and freshly baked bread.

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3. Alee

Modern Jordanian$$$$Jabal Amman

Chef Ali Ghzawi's modern Jordanian restaurant near First Circle, reworking childhood flavours into creative tasting dishes with views over the city.

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4. Romero

Classic Italian$$$$Jabal Amman

Amman's long-running classic Italian restaurant, opened in 1979, serving traditional four-course lunches and dinners in a formal dining room with a terrace.

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5. Shams El Balad

Seasonal Jordanian$$Jabal Amman

A restored villa with a leafy courtyard serving seasonal Jordanian home cooking from breakfast to dinner, alongside a design shop, grocery and natural-wine bar.

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