Abu Ahmed's New Orient Restaurant

This centrally located place, an Amman institution, is one of the city's real gems, presided over by the courtly Abu Ahmed himself. Set in a rambling stone bungalow, it offers garden dining in good weather and a large Arabic menu in which every dish is exquisitely prepared from the best ingredients-many traditional dishes, especially among the first courses, are virtually works of art here. The venerable Abu Ahmed, a proud patriarch with grandchildren educated at universities throughout the world, pers