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Food Jabal Amman

Sufra

A place to eat in Jabal Amman, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.

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Sufra in Jabal Amman
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Why go

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

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Amman, alongside 4 sights, 2 places to eat and 1 activity. 5 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Rainbow Street and Jafra Café.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Jabal Amman
Price
$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Dinner

Nearby

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

  1. 1
    Rainbow Street

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

    Activity · 0.2 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Jafra Café

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

    Drinks · 0.4 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Hashem Restaurant

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

    Food · 0.4 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Habibah Sweets

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

    Food · 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 · 0.9 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Roman Theatre

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

    Sight · 1.0 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Sufra 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

Sufra is our only food 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 Sufra itself, we suggest: Dinner.

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 Sufra, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.

Address
Sufra Restaurant Al, Rainbow St. 26, Amman, Jordan
Coordinates
31.94924, 35.92913
Destination
Amman, Jordan

Sufra: quick answers

How much time do you need at Sufra?

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

When is the best time to visit Sufra?

Our pick: Dinner. Insider tip: Reserve for dinner.

Where is Sufra?

Sufra is at Sufra Restaurant Al, Rainbow St. 26, Amman, Jordan, in Jabal Amman. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Sufra?

Sufra 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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