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Drinks Downtown, Amman

Jafra Café

A place for a drink in Downtown, Amman, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Evening.

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Jafra Café in Downtown, Amman
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Why go

Downtown café with live oud music, mint tea and shisha.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Amman, alongside 4 sights, 3 places to eat and 1 activity. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Hashem Restaurant and Habibah Sweets.

Type
Drinks · Nightlife
Neighborhood
Downtown
Price
$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Evening

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Amman, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Hashem Restaurant

    Open-air downtown institution serving falafel, hummus and foul since 1952.

    Food · 0.1 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Habibah Sweets

    Downtown sweet shop famous for hot kunafa served on paper plates.

    Food · 0.2 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Sufra

    Traditional Jordanian dishes like mansaf and maqluba in an old Rainbow Street villa.

    Food · 0.4 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Rainbow Street

    Café and shop-lined street in Jabal Amman, busy in the evening.

    Activity · 0.5 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Amman Citadel

    Hilltop ruins of the Temple of Hercules and an Umayyad palace, with views over downtown.

    Sight · 0.6 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Roman Theatre

    2nd-century theater cut into the hillside, seating 6,000, with small folklore museums.

    Sight · 0.8 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Jafra Café 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 Amman

Jafra Café is our only drinks pick in Amman; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Amman guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Amman run from 13°C in January to 34°C in July; January is usually the wettest month. For Jafra Café itself, we suggest: Evening.

Modelled monthly averages for Amman from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Amman weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Complex 15, Prince Muhammad St, Amman, Jordan
Coordinates
31.95234, 35.93075
Destination
Amman, Jordan

Jafra Café: quick answers

How much time do you need at Jafra Café?

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

When is the best time to visit Jafra Café?

Our pick: Evening.

Where is Jafra Café?

Jafra Café is at Complex 15, Prince Muhammad St, Amman, Jordan, in Downtown. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Jafra Café?

Jafra Café appears on Jordan: Petra, Wadi Rum & the Dead Sea, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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