Legendary Jordanian Street Food at Hashem Restaurant - Amman, Jordan

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Rating: 4.0; Vote: 1

Hashem Restaurant is probably one of the most famous and one of the oldest restaurants in downtown Amman. And not only are they located in a great location, but they serve very good food. For more information check out my Amman Travel Guide: On Day 11, Ying and I were on our own. Although I had some video editing and blogging that I needed to do, we did a little bit of exploring, and I really wanted to eat at the legendary Hashem Restaurant. From our hotel, we took a short walk down the hill, enjoying some great views of Amman, until we reached the bottom of the valley where downtown is located. We arrived around 11 am in the morning, and from the steps we took down the hill, we arrived just a turn away from the entrance of Hashem Restaurant - very convenient. The restaurant was packed and bustling. I would like to quickly mention that meals are eaten pretty late in Jordan, many people dont eat breakfast until 9, 10, or even 11 am, so I think most of the people eating when we arrived were mostly having breakfast. Lunch is typically eaten more around the 2 pm - 4 pm time range. It took a few minutes, but we found a table that someone left, and after getting it cleared, we sat down and ordered. I dont think they really have a menu at Hashem Restaurant, but they have all the basic dishes like hummus, ful, moutabel, and falafel - the hummus and falafel, including the stuffed falafel are some of the most famous dishes they serve. Hashem Restaurant has been visited by many famous people from around the world, and it seems that many Royalty, politicians and celebrities, when they visit Amman, make it a point to eat here. So I was pretty excited to eat here too. I ordered a range of different dishes to try, including hummus, moutabel, ful medames, and finally both normal falafel and stuffed falafel. The stuffed falafel were about twice the size, and stuffed with onions and sumac, they were delicious. The hummus, topped with a generous amount of olive oil, was also extremely good, with a very refreshing lemon taste, and I really liked how they added on some green chili sauce to the top. With a little red chili sauce and using bread to dip it up, the hummus was excellent. The ful was also wonderful, with lots of olive oil and green chili sauce on top to make it even better. And finally the moutabel, one of my personal favorites, didnt let me down either. It was smoky and creamy, with nearly the consistency of whipped cream. After a delicious meal at one of the most famous restaurant in Amman, we headed back up the hill and started walking back to our hotel. We stopped at a fruit store and bought a bag of different fruit to eat through the afternoon, including some more wonderful green almonds. Hashem Restaurant ( ) Address: Complex No 4, Prince Mohammad St 4, Amman 11151, Jordan Prices: I paid 7 JD for our entire meal, and I also had an extra bowl of moutabel not shown in the video. Amman Travel Guide
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

john scott
Im never jealous of anyone. until now matey. lol. I spent a coupla weeks in Israel as a kid and refused to eat most of the food. (as kids do) And now im a Chef and i love everything ive seen on your vids. I just wish i tried them when i had the chance to taste the authentic dishes. However, I can still smell the coffee and spices wafting down the Bazaar/Streets of Jerusalem even now, after 38 years it is still emblazoned on my mind. Watching your vid brought memories flooding back, Thankyou.
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Various Caesar
I am a young man from Jordan. If I want to come to Jordan I am in the service. I can help you with everything. Do not worry. I have a house that you can use as much as you like. Without money. I am looking for friendship and strengthening my English language and learning other cultures.
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bekir Atacan
It's very sad that my country has borders with Jordan but I have never thought of visiting it. Arab media is very poor. thank you Mark for introducing us to not only the food which is quite similar to ours, but also to the culture that looks amazing. love Jordan after your videos
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Suha Faraj
Mark how are you and your family. I am Jordanian living in the USA for 25 years watching your videos bring the happiness to my heart and seeing the expression on your face makes me laugh and happy to see that you enjoy every bite you eat love you and love watching you.
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Ela A
Such a respectful and lovely person Mark is Honestly EVERY other youtuber blogger/Vlogger/ food critique should learn from this guy. He is so optimistic and such an aptitude for food, it is contagious Watching these videos fills my days with so much good vibes
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Pet Beds
I got to stop watching your videos Mark, they just make want to eat Keep up the good work, outstanding presentation as usual. So nice to see root level eat-outs and restaurants, gives you a real feel for where you visit.
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Mariana Mihai
the food is so good, I want to become Jordanian. I love how they cook the beans - so many combinations, salads and vegetable dishes - eggplant dip - fantastic. At least I should learn cooking my food Jordanian style
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Roni Richmond
Mark&Ying. just when i thought citizen foto-bombing was out. I was happy 2c a cook wave smile Also, i'm allergic 2 EVERYTHING (additives) maybe because not as fresh as the tours u take us Falafels lookThnx
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AG AS
Mark you are so friendly nice person and the names of Arabic dishes that you call them is so perfect, i am from Iraq next to jordan and i wish you can visit that country one day we love your family as well.
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Buddha Piyao
you are too good in getting people pack their bags only for the food. this place is on my checklist for sure. specially almost everything here looked vegetarian. which is what I prefer. thanks.
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