This pop-up eatery encompasses a contemporary kitchen where chefs prepare an interesting array of locally inspired dishes. Chefs are tasked to bring something unique to the food scene, experimenting with popular recipes and on the go treats.

Located at the Jordan Museum's courtyard, a long dining table is gracefully placed under the trees, inviting people to sit and share a meal in a unique and festive outdoor setting.

The structures are constructed using reclaimed wood panels on a steel framing system, being an easy, sustainable and economical solution.

About Amman Eats

Amman Design Week presents a series of inspired food venues curated by Namliyeh, celebrating the nostalgia of sociable public spaces, fun street food experiences and the joy of gathering around a dining table with friends and family.

Amman Eats explores the cross-pollination between the worlds of food and design through a curated selection of food businesses, upcoming chefs, start-ups and young enthusiasts. This intervention offers an immersive food experience by creating an aesthetic setting in an exciting and vibrant temporary public space.

About Namliyeh

Manal Abushmais and Aya Shaban

Namliyeh are two architects, permaculturists and jam makers based in Amman. With a passion for ecology, design and hand-crafting, they focus on finding connections between nature, food, and design. In 2012, they co-founded an artisanal kitchen experimenting with ingredients found in the wild, along hiking trails, and around the city. Using wild herbs, flowers, and fruits, they produce a range of ethically sourced products inspired by their landscape. When not in the kitchen, they spend time touring around Jordan, exploring the country’s ethnobotany and traditional farming, and the relation between people and their land. Collecting ingredients along the way, they go back to their farm studio, where they develop new products, save seeds, and experiment with natural materials.

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