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Amman Food & Travel Guides

Local guides to eating, exploring, and experiencing Amman and Jordan — written by the team behind the Zowar experience.

Travel Itinerary

3 Days in Amman: The Complete Itinerary

Rainbow Street and Weibdeh, the Citadel and Roman Theatre, day trips to Jerash and the Dead Sea — how to spend three days in Amman properly.

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Travel Guide

Things to Do in Amman, Jordan

The Citadel, Roman Theatre, Jordan Museum, Darat Al Funun, Rainbow Street, Weibdeh, and the Zowar experience — the complete local guide to Amman's best places to spend time.

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Local Guide

Things to Do in Amman – Local Experiences

Pottery workshops, free outdoor cinema above the city, live music in Weibdeh, a Friday market on Rainbow Street, and a self-guided food walk through the neighbourhood.

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Food Guide

Best Restaurants on Rainbow Street, Amman

From Sufra and Shams Al Balad to Maisa Space, Namliyeh, Wild Jordan Café, Books@Café, and Al-Quds Falafel — where to eat on Rainbow Street.

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Food Guide

Best Breakfast Places in Amman, Jordan

Traditional spots like Al-Quds Falafel, Abu Jbara and Khashoka alongside modern takes at Shams Al Balad, Rumman Collective and Blue Fig — the definitive local guide.

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Neighbourhood Guide

Rainbow Street, Amman: History, Cinema & Complete Guide

How a residential ridge became a cultural street, the story of the 1957 Rainbow Cinema, and everything to do, eat, and see there today.

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Neighbourhood Guide

Jabal Al-Weibdeh: Amman's Creative Quarter

Darat Al Funun, the Jordan National Gallery, Rumi Café, and the quiet stone lanes of one of Amman's most atmospheric neighbourhoods.

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Recipe

Traditional Jordanian Hummus Recipe

The authentic method — dried chickpeas, high-quality tahini, ice-cold water, and the techniques that separate Jordanian hummus from everything else.

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