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JORDAN DINING : Dining in Jordan Guide
Eating out is not an everyday activity in Jordan. Proper restaurants will be visited only for business affairs or family celebrations. Restaurant meals are later than normal American evening meal times. Fancier restaurants are typically open from 7:30 PM to midnight or 1 AM for dinner, with few people besides tourists appearing earlier than 9:30. A meal will cost JD 10 to JD 15 for two courses and beer or wine. The major hotels all have a variety of restaurants, but the best food is usually in non-hotel establishments. Reservations are rarely necessary, especially if you go early, but all restaurants will now and then be reserved for a party.
At the other end of the scale is the shwarma stand, in most cases for carry-out only. Meat (usually a choice of beef or chicken) is wrapped in a small unleavened bread, with some vegetables and yogurt or other sauce. The "sandwich" is smaller than the equivalent gyro, donar kebab, or rolly-polly, but the price is right - JD .200 to JD .400. Stands will normally be open from before noon to fairly late in the evening, and usually sell soft drinks and water. In between are a growing number of informal restaurants, and fast food places. Many are oriental, with staples such as hummus or shwarma, but a growing number are western-style with hamburgers, pizza and chicken. Some are open all afternoon. Following are a selection of the better ones. Prices are inexpensive (JD 5 or less for a meal with a beer, if available) unless noted; medium (JD 10 or so); or high (JD 15 - 20).
Amman Restaurants
L'Incontro
Grand Hyatt Amman, Hussein Bin Ali Street, Jabal Amman, Amman 11183
Tel: +962 6 465 1234 ext: 6250 | Fax: +962 6 465 1634
Bourj Al Hamam
InterContinental Jordan, Queen Zein Street, Jabal Amman, Amman 11180
Tel: +962 6 464 1361 | Fax: +962 6 464 5217
Fakher Al-Deen Restaurant
Jabal Amman, between 1st and 2nd Circles, Amman
Tel: +962 6 465 2399
Reem Al Bawadi
8th Circle, Amman
Tel: +962 6 551 5419
Kan Zaman Restaurant
Kan Zaman Village, Amman
Tel: +962 4 126 449
Haret Jdoudna
Madaba, Amman
Tel: +962 5 548 650
Alferedo
Mecca Street, Amman
Tel: +962 5 821 705
La Coquette
Shmeisani, Amman
Tel: +962 5 680 093
Tumbleweed
Abdoun Circle, Amman
Tel: +962 5 932 050
Source: worldexecutive.com
The best restaurant in town is the Fakhr el-Din Restaurant
40 Taha Hussein St., Jabal Amman
P.O. Box 840524, Amman 11184, Jordan,
Tel. +962 6 465 23 99 / 464 17 89,
Fax. +962 6 464 17 92,
email: info@fakhreldin.com
web: www.fakhreldin.com. A fixed menu with plenty of dishes will set you back just 13 JD plus tax.
Another very good option, but outside of town in Madaba is
Haret Jdoudna Madaba
Tel. (05) 548650/ 548651
Fax. (05) 548609/
P.o.Box 2288 Amman 11181 Jordan
Or contact: Romero Amman Tel.(962-6) 4644228
email: info@romero-jordan.com
website http://www.romero-jordan.com. They are situated in an old Ottoman building, price is between 12 and 20 JD pp.
Source: 1000traveltips.org
Fakhrel-Din Restaurant
Website: http://www.fakhreldin.com
E-mail: info@fakhreldin.com
Second Circle Jabal Amman - Jordan
Tel. 962-6-4652399, Fax 962-6-4641792
Fakhr El-Din restaurant is one of the few remaining vestiges of its type and has always been the home of several eminent personalities such as H.E. Mr. Fawzi Al-Mulki, the first prime minister of Jordan during the reign of HM the late King Hussein.
Once you visit us you may feel that you are in the heart of the city, but during the 1950's Amman was just beginning to spread out of the downtown area. The 2nd circle was then the edge of town where modern houses were springing up in a style that reflected a break from tradition.
The Fakhr El-Din family have chosen to restore the house and it´s garden in the spirit of its original 1950's style, completing it with genuine Arab gastronomy and hospitality. Helping to revive this older neighborhood of Amman, this elegant era is reborn.
Source:fakhreldin.com |
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