Fakhr El Din Restaurant

Amman


Tastefully decorated and with crisp white linen tablecloths, this Lebanese fine-dining restaurant is located in a 1950s house with a beautiful outdoors dining area. Over 10 years, countless guests have visited this establishment in search of what the proprietor terms ‘genuine Arabic cuisine and hospitality’. Reservations are essential.


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