Reem Cafeteria

Top choice in Amman


There are hundreds of shoebox-sized shawarma (meat sliced off a spit and stuffed in a pocket of pita-type bread with chopped tomatoes and garnish) kiosks in Amman but few that have the customers queuing down the street at 3am. Having had one of Reem's delicious shawarmas (and a second and third), we know exactly why. Look for the red-and-white awning (with milling crowds) on 2nd Circle.


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