Petra & Wadi Musa Restaurants

  1. Al-Afandi Quick Restaurant

    A simple and friendly place off Shaheed roundabout, offering hummus, felafel and shwarma and one of the very few places in town that doesn't habitually overcharge foreigners.

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  2. Al-Arabi Restaurant

    Almost next door to Al-Wadi is this pleasant place with helpful staff and good meals. A large chicken shwarma with salad and hummus costs around. Repeat customers get a discount.

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  3. Al-Saraya Restaurant

    If you need a splurge, look no further than the blow-out buffet, or you can just choose the salad, soup and bread.

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  4. Al-Wadi Restaurant

    One of two good places right on Shaheed roundabout. There's pasta and pizza, as well as a range of vegetarian dishes and local Bedouin specialties such as gallayah and mensaf, most of which come with salad and rice. It also does breakfast.

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  5. Cleopetra Restaurant & Coffee Shop

    Just south of the Shaheed roundabout, this canteen does a few à la carte dishes but most people opt for the decent value but average-tasting open buffet, offering a range of Bedouin specialties. You can also get breakfast.

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  7. Oriental Restaurant

    A popular place with a slightly schizophrenic menu that churns out Lebanese main courses and Western-style pasta and pizza.

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  8. Red Cave Restaurant

    Cavernous, cool and friendly and the menu has a good selection. The Bedouin gallayah comes with lamb or chicken as well as rice, onions and a spicy tomato sauce. Bedouin specialties include mensaf and maqlubbeh (sometimes called 'upside down'). Located a couple of hundred metres east of the main entrance.

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  9. Sanabel Bakery

    Sanabel Bakery, around the corner from Rum Internet, does a delicious range of Arab sweets and fresh bread that can be handy for a picnic, but check for overcharging.

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  10. Sandstone Restaurant

    Next door to the Oriental Restaurant, this is a friendly place with expensive but decent meals. They sometimes do buffets. The nice outdoor seating is a good place for a beer.

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  11. Swiss Ice Cream

    After a long, dehydrating day hiking in Petra, most find it hard to resist a Swiss ice cream from the window outside the Mövenpick Hotel.

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