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Cafés in Mecca Street & Um al-Summaq

Mecca Street's towers and malls, study cafés and after-midnight coffee.

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Mecca Street (شارع مكة, officially Mecca al-Mukarrameh Street) runs west to east through West Amman a few kilometers south of Zahran Street, lined with businesses, offices and shopping centers.1 It meets Al-Madina Al-Munawara Street at the Haramain (two sanctuaries) Intersection.2 Um al-Summaq (أم السماق), part of the University District, is home to Mecca Mall and City Mall, which stand side by side southeast of Al Hussein Park.3

Cafés follow the road. The Study House at No. 261 is open 24 hours with Wi-Fi and outdoor seating, Doors is in the Hijaz Towers at No. 158, and قهوة الملتقى (Qahwat al-Multaqa) is at No. 197. Roasters Coffee serves specialty coffee, GRAMS Coffee House and Bun Fellows are nearby, and SAIFO Coffee is at No. 142 Al-Madina Al-Munawara Street.

Local tip: Mecca Street and Al-Madina Al-Munawara Street jam at peak hours; pick one stop, such as The Study House at No. 261, and come by taxi or servees (shared taxi).2

At a glance

35Cafés listed
2With opening hours
22:00Earliest opening
03:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Zaid Melkawi, from 22:00 (Mon–Thu 22:00–03:00 · Sat–Sun 22:00–03:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (6%), outdoor seating (3%), card payment (3%).

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Coffee chains in Mecca Street & Um al-Summaq

Mecca Mall and the Um al-Summaq malls

Mecca Mall and City Mall were planned in 2000 as a pair of mega-malls about 600 m apart, each with around 150,000 m² of space; until then the largest mall in Greater Amman had been Amman Mall, built in 1998.4 Julnar Cafe is inside Mecca Mall, on Abdallah Dawoud Street.

Al Hussein Park, just northwest of the malls, holds King Hussein Mosque, the Children's Museum Jordan and the Royal Automobile Museum.3 King Hussein Medical Centre and King Hussein Business Park are immediately south of the park.3

Study cafés and local roasters

In Amman, cafés often do the job that libraries, campuses and co-working spaces do elsewhere.5 Besides The Study House, Media Café (ميديا كافية) on Princess Tharwat al-Hassan Street has Wi-Fi and a bakery counter, and Ensay.Space is at No. 58 Abdullah Ghosheh Street.

Local brands crowd the same stretch. In 2025 Coffee Factory named branches on Mecca Street and in Um al-Summaq, Almond Coffee House and Astrolabe each had one on Mecca Street, and Kofy Haus was in Um al-Summaq.6 Almond Coffee House is at No. 38 Za'al Abu Tayeh Street. Bean There Modern Coffee and Skandy's share Mamdouh Al-Sarayrah Street, and Blend Coffee House is at No. 78 Princess Tharwat Street in Dahyet al-Amir Rashed.

Office complexes hold the rest: Goa Cafe is in the Prime Center and Milieu cafe in Complex 11, both on Street Zhr, and Trasimeno Coffee House, Hanin Café and OIA Cafe complete the strip. Farther east, Mecca Street crosses Queen Noor Street.1

Abdullah Ghosheh Street and the late shift

Abdullah Ghosheh Street links Mecca Street with Queen Alia Airport Road and carries traffic around the busy 6th Circle.1 Comma Coffee keeps a branch on it.6 Ahwat Abdeen, a smoking coffeehouse, is on the same street, and أهوة شيخ الجبل (Ahwet Sheikh al-Jabal) and مقهى ام الدنيا are among the area's other traditional names.

Zaid Melkawi on Ahmad al-Thaher Street keeps the latest evening hours around Mecca Street, 22:00–03:00 from Saturday to Thursday. For anything later, The Study House never closes.

Sources

  1. List of roads in Amman, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Al-Madina Al-Munawara Street (Amman), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. University District, Amman, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. The Impact of Shopping Mall upon the Future of Urban Planning in Greater Amman (Samer Abu-Ghazalah), Architecture and Planning Journal, King Saud University, vol. 24 no. 2, accessed October 2026
  5. A City of Coffee: Youth, Choice & Public Life in Amman's Café Boom, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Jordan (Gloria Halasa, December 1, 2025), accessed October 2026
  6. Local, Loved, and Delivered: 9 of the Best Coffee Spots in Jordan on Careem, Jordan News (May 15, 2025), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Mecca Street & Um al-Summaq cafés: questions

Which café on Mecca Street in Amman is open 24 hours?

The Study House at 261 Mecca Street in Amman is open 24 hours, with Wi-Fi and outdoor seating. For late evening coffee nearby, Zaid Melkawi on Ahmad al-Thaher Street opens 22:00–03:00 every day except Friday.

Which malls are near Mecca Street in Amman?

Mecca Mall and City Mall stand side by side in Um al-Summaq, part of Amman's University District, southeast of Al Hussein Park. They were planned in 2000 as a pair of mega-malls about 600 m apart, each with around 150,000 m² of space. Julnar Cafe is inside Mecca Mall.

Where can students study in cafés on Mecca Street, Amman?

The Study House at 261 Mecca Street in Amman is open around the clock with Wi-Fi, and Media Café on Princess Tharwat al-Hassan Street also has Wi-Fi. In Amman, cafés often stand in for libraries and co-working spaces.

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