Hashem
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Open since 1954, the Hashem Restaurant is the local legend, which made front-page news when King Abdullah II and his family came here to dine one evening during Ramadan 2006. The interior is somewhat unsightly, with plastic chairs and tables and a counter where ful, a popular Arabic dish of cooked and mashed fava beans, falafel and hummus are prepared. A mountain of freshly baked pita bread rises above these foods. The only decorative element consists of innumerable newspaper clippings with reviews of the Hashem and photographs of celebrities from the Arab world who have dined here. The waiter quickly wipes your table and spreads a napkin before you, onto which he hurls a fresh pita. The main reason to come is the hummus and falafel - it's the best in Amman, according to the locals. There is no menu and no utensils, and the only napkin is the one used as a placemat. Everybody eats with their hands, tearing off pieces of pita and dipping them in the hummus. With the falafel, you wrap it in pita and dip it in hot sauce. Sweet mint tea accompanies the food, with a fresh sprig of peppermint that you can add to taste. It's all quite delicious - and the price, too, is delicious; dinner, guaranteed to fill you up, will cost you only a dinar and a quarter.
Opposite the Cliff hotel on Alamir Mohamed Street
12/2010
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