4.5. The Restaurants
Jordan offers a large
number of fine restaurants. About 20 % of them are located in hotels. In the
streets you can find plenty of little snack bars, where mostly locals eat
traditional food.
International cuisine is available in hotels and in a wide range of restaurants.
Beside Arabic food you can indulge in Italian, Chinese, Mexican, American,
Swiss, Indian, and Turkish cuisine. However not all restaurants serve alcohol.
An alcohol license is needed and only restaurants that are classified at least
with three stars (the highest classification is five stars) will obtain this
permission.
There are many fine Arabic restaurants and hotels that serve a mixed menu
of authentic Middle Eastern cuisine.
A very unique restaurant is the "Kan Zeman Village"
south of Amman. It is an antique caravansary turned into a luxury Arabic
restaurant.
Very enjoyable within gardens and Bedouin-tents, is the "Reem
al Bawadi Restaurant" in Amman.
Other beautiful Arabic restaurants are Haret Jdoutna in Madaba, Kan Karak
Zeman in Karak and Green Valley Restaurant in Jerash.
Recommended fish restaurants in Aqaba are Mena House, a floating restaurant,
Ali Baba Restaurant and the new Beach Restaurant of Mövenpick Hotel and
Captain´s Restaurant which is situated close to Golden Tulip Hotel in
the centre of Aqaba.
Reem El Bawadi Restaurant (no alcohol!)
