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Cafés in Um Uthaina & Rabieh

Kabul Street's cafés, Shatt al-Arab's gold shops and Rabieh on its rise.

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Um Uthaina (أم أذينة) is a district of the Zahran area between Mecca Street to the north and Zahran Street to the south, and it is counted among the most expensive neighborhoods in Amman.1 Its name is traced to a plant that grew thickly here, with large leaves shaped like an ear; local accounts suggest elephant ear.1 Many of its side streets are named after Arab cities, from Ha'il and Jizan to Kirkuk and Taiz.1

Rabieh (الرابية), across Mecca Street, takes its name from its height, about 1,015 m above sea level, and is officially part of Tla' al-Ali East.2 It became a well-off area in the early 1990s, when thousands of Jordanians returning from Kuwait and the Gulf during the first Gulf War built villas and stone houses here, and it is known for its youth cafés.2

Local tip: Kabul Street is the easiest place here to go from café to café on foot, and Barista at No. 16 serves until 00:00 every day.

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  • Opens earliest: Barista, from 09:00 (Daily 09:00–00:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (12%), open late (6%), outdoor seating (3%).

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Coffee chains in Um Uthaina & Rabieh

Kabul Street and the Rabieh café belt

Rabieh's cafés have a long reputation: Arabic sources name Al-Mawardi, Zuqaq al-Midaq and Al-Harafish among its youth haunts, and describe a commercial area thick with coffee shops and tourist restaurants.2 Al-Mawardi is at No. 15 Siqilya (Sicily) Street, and Lelaty Cafe is in the Al Noor Commercial Center at No. 16 on the same street.

Kabul Street gathers several more. Barista at No. 16 opens daily, 09:00–00:00, with Wi-Fi; Antique Coffee is in the Al Sabeel Complex at No. 23; and Cushions Lounge is in the Mjalli Center at No. 5. Chapter 9 Cafe is in Building 10 on Jibouti Street, and 7 Waragat Cafe in the Al Najd Center on Al Rabwah Street.

Shatt al-Arab Street and East Um Uthaina

In East Um Uthaina, Shatt al-Arab Street is known locally as Share' al-Dahab, the gold street, for its jewelry shops, and Royal Jordanian's headquarters sits on the area's southern edge.3 Arabic sources add that the Um Uthaina souk holds gold and diamond names such as Damas and Chopard, and that the Crowne Plaza, once the Omrah Hotel, is one of the district's older hotels.1

K Coffee House at No. 10 Shatt al-Arab Street opens daily, 09:00–23:00, with Wi-Fi, air conditioning, outdoor tables and a brunch menu.

Mecca Street, the 6th Circle and Abdullah Ben Rawahah Street

Mecca Street is the seam between the two neighborhoods, and several cafés sit right on it: BelMondo Cafe at No. 101, لحن (Lahen) at No. 113 and FAI Rooftop at No. 115. The 6th Circle, which links Um Uthaina with Sweifieh, has run on traffic lights since 2020.4 Al-Madina Al-Munawara Street starts in Um Uthaina and runs about 5 km toward the University of Jordan, past Rabieh and Tla' al-Ali.5

Abdullah Ben Rawahah Street in Rabieh has its own cluster: PAZ, which has Wi-Fi, Paris Cafe at No. 21 and Saray (سراي) at No. 15. Donner Cafe Al-Rabieh, on Naeem Abdul Hadi Street, also has Wi-Fi. Local chains are present on both sides: in 2025 Coffee Factory had an Um Uthaina branch and Almond Coffee House one in Rabieh.6 The Chinese embassy and the Arab Open University are in Rabieh.2

Sources

  1. أم أذينة, ويكيبيديا (Arabic Wikipedia), accessed October 2026
  2. الرابية (عمان), ويكيبيديا (Arabic Wikipedia), accessed October 2026
  3. Zahran area, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. List of roads in Amman, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Al-Madina Al-Munawara Street (Amman), Wikipedia, 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

Um Uthaina & Rabieh cafés: questions

Where are the cafés in Rabieh, Amman?

Rabieh's cafés cluster on Kabul Street and Siqilya Street, home to Barista, Antique Coffee, Al-Mawardi and Lelaty Cafe, and on Abdullah Ben Rawahah Street, where PAZ, Paris Cafe and Saray sit. Rabieh has been known for its youth cafés since it grew into a well-off district in the early 1990s.

What is Shatt al-Arab Street in Um Uthaina, Amman?

Shatt al-Arab Street in East Um Uthaina, Amman, is known locally as Share' al-Dahab, the gold street, for its jewelry shops. K Coffee House at No. 10 opens daily 09:00–23:00, with Wi-Fi, outdoor seating and brunch.

Which café in Um Uthaina or Rabieh, Amman, is open until midnight?

Barista at 16 Kabul Street in Rabieh, Amman, opens daily 09:00–00:00 and has Wi-Fi. K Coffee House on Shatt al-Arab Street in Um Uthaina closes at 23:00.

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