Al-Shami Restaurant
مطعم الشامي
A popular restaurant behind the Old Town mosque, known for its mixed grill, with a second-floor terrace overlooking the mosque and the Red Sea.
Located on Raghadan Street behind the Sharif Hussein bin Ali Mosque, an area also known as Seafood Street. The restaurant is best known for its mixed grill. Fish, lamb chops, skewers and hummus are also popular, and reviewers praise the manakish, kunafa and sayadieh. It has outdoor seating, and the second-floor terrace has views of the mosque and the Red Sea. It has a Tripadvisor rating of 4.7 from about 2,400 reviews, though a few reviewers rate it as average. One reviewer noted that only soft drinks are served. A meal for two cost about 19 dinars, and a meal for four with grilled meat, fish and salad cost about 50 dinars. These prices come from reviews and may have risen since.
Opening hours
Daily 10:30–01:00 the next day
Nearby sights
- Sharif Hussein Bin Ali Mosque
- Ayla Archaeological Site
- Royal Yacht Club of Jordan
- Aqaba City Beach & Corniche
- Aqaba & Red Sea
- Aqaba Fortress
- Aqaba Archaeological Museum
- Aqaba Flagpole & Great Arab Revolt Plaza