The Ancient City
Marguerite van Geldermalsen, of Married to a Bedouin fame, sells silver jewellery from this stall nearly opposite the cave in which she once lived with…
Must-see shopping in Jordan
Bani Hamida Weaving Centre & Gallery
Jordan
This women's cooperative in Mukawir village (by the side of the road leading to the castle) is run by the Bani Hamida Centre and is a good place to buy…
Dana
With a wide range of quality crafts inspired by nature, workshops and a food-drying centre for making organic food, this shop is well worth a visit…
Amman
Supporting top-notch worthy causes by selling equally top-notch crafted items, this shop is an Amman institution. The showroom supports handloomed rugs…
Amman
The nature store at the Wild Jordan Center sells products made in Jordan’s nature reserves, including silver jewellery, organic herbs, teas and jams from…
Amman
Want to look like a hip urban Jordanian? Head to this cool-as-you-like T-shirt shop on Rainbow St for an amazing array of screen-printed tees by local…
Amman
The Balian family came to Amman from Jerusalem in the early 1920s, and have been selling their traditional hand-painted tiles ever since. The decor is…
Amman
There's more to pampering yourself in Jordan than just Dead Sea mud. Up an alley at the bottom of Rainbow St, you'll find this lovely old villa and garden…
Amman
Get your cool-for-cats T-shirts and hoodies here and keep up to date with the Amman street-design vibe, with hints of graffiti, hip-hop culture, anime…
Amman
If we call this souvenir shop long-established, we mean it: the original family business goes back to 1870s Palestine. It's jammed to the rafters with…
Aqaba
The Noor Al Hussein Foundation is a national vocational training organisation, with one of its arms making handicrafts with local cooperatives. The fruits…
Amman
One of Amman's leading contemporary art galleries, Jacaranda holds regular exhibitions of excellent regional artists and is particularly strong in its…
Amman
On a street dotted with bars and shisha cafes, this flower and small gifts shop is a colourful and welcome addition. If you’re celebrating a special…
Wadi Musa
This shop sells quality crafts from local enterprises. Products include olive oil, soap, paper, ceramics, table runners, nature products from Wild Jordan…
Madaba
Selling an extensive range of crafts, including mosaics, ceramics, textiles and clothing, this shop, attached to the restaurant of the same name, stocks…
Wadi Rum
This is a good place to look for local souvenirs. Most items are made by local women to whom most of the profits are returned. It’s possible to visit the…
Amman
This cooperative, west of Amman in the village of Iraq Al Amir, opposite the village caves of the same name, sells handmade pottery, fabrics, foodstuffs,…
Amman
A weekly open-air flea market run by the Jebel Amman Residents' Association selling a variety of handicrafts (though recently there's been a big influx of…
Wadi Musa
This old timer of a store is now one among many in the outdoor shopping complex that arcs around the Petra Visitor Centre. It remains a good place to buy…
The Ancient City
Selling a collection of souvenirs and with an ever-friendly greeting for those with the energy to walk beyond the Treasury, this Bedouin shop also sells…
Amman
This excellent small showroom has a wide mix of traditional and modern Jordanian crafts and souvenirs, ranging from scarves and stools to bottles of holy…
Amman
The home of beautiful handcrafted fashion, from clothes to jewellery. Owner-designer Ola Mubaslat showcases her creations in the most welcoming way (we…
Amman
Spread over several floors, just off Al Kulliyah Al Islamiyah St behind the InterContinental Hotel, this vast showroom includes jewellery, Hebron…
Amman
Has a small showroom of superb contemporary pottery that make unexpected but stylish souvenirs from today's Jordan. If you’re coming along Zahran St from…
Amman
Quality ceramics bought here support local artisans, whom you can see working in the basement. Designs are both traditional and modern, some decorated…
Madaba
Visit this private workshop for an insight into the painstaking process of laying out mosaics. You can purchase your own copy of the Madaba map or a more…
Aqaba
There’s not too much in the way of entertainment in Aqaba, but this mall at least offers a popular meeting point in the evening with a bar, a collection…
Aqaba
For upmarket nuts scooped from wooden drawers and great coffee beans, this is the place to come. Try the smoked nuts: the mixed pistachio, cashew and…
Amman
Mall with local and international chain stores, a Carrefour supermarket, restaurants, coffee shops and a cinema. The mall is in west Amman, near King…
Aqaba
A bookshop with a decent selection of English-language books, including titles on Jordan, Lonely Planet guidebooks and a few international newspapers.
Amman
The biggest mall in Amman, in the northwestern suburbs, has a cinema, bowling alley, video arcade and dozens of restaurants.
Amman
Popular mall with local and international chain stores, restaurants, coffee shops and a cinema.
Madaba
Be warned: it's notoriously difficult to leave a carpet shop in Jordan empty-handed. This is partly due to the skill of the salesmen and partly because…
Madaba
Opposite St George’s Church, this shop has an extensive range of Dead Sea products. It also sells consecrated holy water from the Jordan River.
Mt Nebo
This handicraft centre specialising in mosaics is located 1km before Mt Nebo on the road from Madaba. The owner employs a large number of locals with…
Aqaba
One of several tourist souvenir shops along this stretch of road, selling all the local favourites from ostrich eggs and camel bone boxes to Dead Sea…
Amman
The ‘Gate of the Orient’ has locally made home decor items including some interesting contemporary textiles and embroidery sewn by women’s cooperatives.
Amman
Al Burgan has a small but good selection of handicrafts, but the staff is knowledgeable and prices are reasonable. It’s behind the InterContinental Hotel.
