For our family and friends from out of town, we want you to enjoy the city as locals. Here are some of our favorite spots to eat and explore.
How to practically plan for your trip:
Jordan Pass: Highly recommended; covers visa fees (if eligible) and entry to Petra, Jerash, Wadi Rum, and other sites.
What the Jordan Pass Is:
The Jordan Pass is a prepaid sightseeing ticket that gives holders entry to over 40 tourist attractions across Jordan — including Petra, Wadi Rum, Jerash, the Amman Citadel, and many museums and historic sites.
If purchased before arriving in Jordan, the pass also waives the tourist visa fee (about 40 JOD), as long as visitors stay at least two nights (three days).
Jordan Pass Packages & Costs:
There are three pass options, around 70-80 JOD, even the basic pass usually costs less than buying separate Petra tickets + a visa fee (Petra entry ~50 JOD + visa ~40 JOD). So most visitors save money and hassle with the pass.
You must buy the Jordan Pass online before traveling, it’s not available for purchase at the airport.
After buying, guests will receive a digital pass with QR code by email.
Tip: Print a few copies and also save it on your phone, some places may stamp or scan the paper version.
What’s included?
Petra (1–3 days depending on pass)
Wadi Rum Desert
Jerash Roman City
Amman Citadel & Roman Theatre
Madaba Archaeological Park
Castles (Karak, Shobak, Azraq, etc.)
Museums and more historic sites
Activities
Shopping and dinning:
Abdali boulevard
Sweifieh village
Abdali Mall
City Mall
Museums
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
Darat al Funun
Royal Automobile Museum
Jordan Archaeological Museum
Sightseeing
Amman Citadel
Roman Theater
Petra
Wadi rum
Aqaba
Mount Nebo
Jerash Ruins
Ajloun castle
Dead sea
Food and drinks
Cafes
BLK coffee
Rumi cafe
Almond cafe
Marmalade
Arabica %
Bun AlAmeed experience
Adani corner
Dali
Chapter 9 cafe
Astrolabe coffee
Dimitri’s coffee shop
Melange Specialty coffee house
Saison cafe
Desserts
Zalatimo brothers
Aghati- get the knafe kheshni
Habiba downtown
Bekdash- get the booza
Gerard Ice cream
Al Shahbaa Salloura sweets - we recommend the halawit jeben with baladi cream
Kullaj Omar
Four winters
Uncle Osaka
Breakfast
Hashem restaurant downtown
Hamada restaurant
Abujubara
Ayoubi
Khashoka Abdoun/ Dabouq
Sabaho bakery
Fatatri
Blue fig restaurant
Shams el balad
Foron Rex
Wild Jo center
Ahwet Zeitouna
Rumman Collective
Boho Haus
Mijana
Rumi Cafe
Qasmieh Alfawal
Lunch/Dinner
Bab al yaman
Da7berha Restaurant for mansaf
Reem Albawadi
Tawaheen Alhawa
Dukkan Lahem
Beauty and the beef
Lucca’s steakhouse
Bint Halal and Safaeh Al-Saqer
Abu AlAbed Farouj
Khobzeh W shawerma
Shawerma Arab
Shawarma 3a Saj
Shawerma AlMousalli
Lezzet Istanbul
Jameeda Khanum
Shawerma Tortilla
Jubran
Majdoline Restaurant
Levant Restaurant
Sukariyat AlAsly Resturant
Oliva