Cafés in Abdali & the Boulevard

The Boulevard and Rafiq Hariri Avenue

The Boulevard cost US$300 million. Four of its buildings hold offices and eight hold 398 studios and apartments, and the rooftops are given over to health clubs and restaurants.³ Amman Rotana and W Amman are the project's two tallest finished towers.²

Its cafés line Rafiq Baha'a El-Din Al-Hariri Avenue: Uncle Osaka at No. 2, Base Coffee and Secret Garden by L'eto at No. 6, L'eto at No. 8 and Deja Brew at No. 12. Comma, Dimitri's and Qahwa BLK also counted the Boulevard among their branches in 2025.⁴

Abdali Mall, run by the Abdali Mall Company as part of the same project, opened in May 2016 with six floors, more than 160 shops, a nine-screen cinema, a supermarket and its own restaurants and cafés.⁵ It has 2,400 parking spaces.⁵

Black Iris Street

Al-Sawsaneh al-Sawda' Street takes its name from the black iris, Jordan's national flower.⁶ On that street, Dilly Dally is at No. 7, Cups & Clouds at No. 11 and Chocolate Bar at No. 13. Sunflower is at No. 6 Al-Bonouk (Banks) Street, and Jungle Fever, at No. 28 Husni Fareez Street, has Wi-Fi, outdoor tables and takeaway and is smoke-free. Shams Cafe, Coral Cafe, Petra Cafe and Wakers17 Coffee and Juice are spread through the rest of the district.

King Abdullah I Mosque and the old Abdali

King Abdullah I Mosque was built between 1982 and 1989 under a blue mosaic dome. Tourists may visit: men need long trousers, women cover head, arms and legs, and a hooded gown is lent free of charge.⁷

The wider Abdali district, named for King Abdullah I, who founded it in the 1940s, covers about 15 km² at 800–970 m and takes in Jabal al-Hussein, Jabal al-Weibdeh, Shmeisani and the Sports City.⁸ Jabal al-Hussein and Weibdeh are among the oldest parts of Amman, and the Jabal el-Hussein camp was one of four set up for refugees from Palestine after the 1948 war.⁸ About a third of the kingdom's ministries and government buildings are here, along with the main security and military commands.¹