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Al Qantarah Restaurant

A place to eat in Petra & Wadi Musa, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.

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Al Qantarah Restaurant in Petra & Wadi Musa
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Why go

Buffet restaurant near the Petra gate known for zarb, meat and rice cooked underground.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Petra & Wadi Musa, alongside 3 activities, 3 sights and 1 place for a drink. 2 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Petra Kitchen and Cave Bar.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Wadi Musa
Price
$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Dinner

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Petra & Wadi Musa, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Petra Kitchen

    Evening cooking class where you make and eat a Jordanian mezze and main course.

    Food · 0.3 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Cave Bar

    Bar set inside a 2,000-year-old Nabataean tomb at the Petra Guest House by the gate.

    Drinks · 0.6 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Petra by Night

    Candle-lit walk through the Siq to the Treasury with Bedouin music, three nights a week.

    Activity · 1.1 km straight-line
  4. 4
    The Siq and Treasury (Al-Khazneh)

    A 1.2 km slot canyon opening onto Petra's carved Treasury facade.

    Sight · 1.9 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Royal Tombs

    Row of grand tombs carved into the cliff, with swirling colored sandstone inside.

    Sight · 2.1 km straight-line
  6. 6
    High Place of Sacrifice

    Ridge-top Nabataean altar reached by a stepped trail, returning past tombs via Wadi Farasa.

    Activity · 2.4 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Al Qantarah Restaurant is a stop on our Jordan: Petra, Wadi Rum & the Dead Sea route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Petra & Wadi Musa

Al Qantarah Restaurant is our only food pick in Petra & Wadi Musa; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Petra & Wadi Musa guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Petra & Wadi Musa run from 13°C in January to 34°C in July; January is usually the wettest month. For Al Qantarah Restaurant itself, we suggest: Dinner.

Modelled monthly averages for Petra & Wadi Musa from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Petra & Wadi Musa weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Wadi Musa, Jordan
Coordinates
30.32789, 35.47060
Destination
Petra & Wadi Musa, Jordan

Al Qantarah Restaurant: quick answers

How much time do you need at Al Qantarah Restaurant?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Al Qantarah Restaurant. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Al Qantarah Restaurant?

Our pick: Dinner.

Where is Al Qantarah Restaurant?

Al Qantarah Restaurant is at Wadi Musa, Jordan. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Al Qantarah Restaurant?

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