Activity Jabal Amman
Rainbow Street
An activity in Jabal Amman, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Evening.
Why go
Café and shop-lined street in Jabal Amman, busy in the evening.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Amman, alongside 4 sights, 3 places to eat and 1 place for a drink. 4 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Sufra and Jafra Café.
- Type
- Activity · Culture
- Neighborhood
- Jabal Amman
- Price
- $
- Time needed
- 1.5 hr
- Best time
- Evening
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Amman, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Sufra
Traditional Jordanian dishes like mansaf and maqluba in an old Rainbow Street villa.
Food · 0.2 km straight-line - 2Jafra Café
Downtown café with live oud music, mint tea and shisha.
Drinks · 0.5 km straight-line - 3Hashem Restaurant
Open-air downtown institution serving falafel, hummus and foul since 1952.
Food · 0.5 km straight-line - 4Habibah Sweets
Downtown sweet shop famous for hot kunafa served on paper plates.
Food · 0.6 km straight-line - 5Amman Citadel
Hilltop ruins of the Temple of Hercules and an Umayyad palace, with views over downtown.
Sight · 1.0 km straight-line - 6Roman Theatre
2nd-century theater cut into the hillside, seating 6,000, with small folklore museums.
Sight · 1.2 km straight-line
On these curated routes
Rainbow Street 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
Rainbow Street is our only activity 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 Rainbow Street itself, we suggest: Evening.
Modelled monthly averages for Amman from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Amman weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Rainbow Street, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- Rainbow St., Amman, Jordan
- Coordinates
- 31.94918, 35.92747
- Destination
- Amman, Jordan
Rainbow Street: quick answers
How much time do you need at Rainbow Street?
Plan on about 1.5 hours at Rainbow Street. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Rainbow Street?
Our pick: Evening.
Where is Rainbow Street?
Rainbow Street is at Rainbow St., Amman, Jordan, in Jabal Amman. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Rainbow Street?
Rainbow Street appears on Jordan: Petra, Wadi Rum & the Dead Sea, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Rainbow Street to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Amman.
Plan Amman
- Amman travel guide 9 places
- Best time to visit Amman weather by month
- Amman to Petra & Wadi Musa 186 km straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Amman
- Jerash Sight
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.