Places to Eat: Turtle Green Tea Bar

Cozy, Good Music, Great Food, and even Better People.

These are the first words I’d tell you if you were to ask me about Turtle Green, when I first started to go I didn’t know the people that worked there too well, they were all friends of my friends and so I would awkwardly linger until my friends would join me once more. However, these past couple of weeks (since I started my new job) I’ve been frequenting them more and more without my friends and I got to know the people that work there.

Mind you, even before I got to know them they were all very friendly.

Why do I suggest you go there?

Well, aside from the fact that I love the people who work there dearly and with all of my heart the food is so genuinely good. If you want a sandwich, some ‘Manakeesh’, soup, or salad they will have it and they use the best and the freshest ingredients so you know what you’re about to eat is not only good for the soul but for the body as well. Should you feel like you would like something sweet – I suggest the chocolate cake. So divine that you will find me planning my whole day with the plan to get my hands on some. It’s not just the cake, mind you – but the cookies too… The sweets will have little tags telling you who it is that made them.

Food aside, the fact it is a Tea Bar means that you can – yes – get tea… (I’ve once made the mistake of asking if there’s… tea, needless to say everyone within the vicinity was amused). There are different kinds of tea for you to chose from, a week or two back I came down with a case of Sinusitis again and I asked for the ‘Wa7sh il Rashi7’ which was ginger, lemon, honey… and something else… but it’s good for ya. If you don’t feel like a cup of tea they have coffee, cold drinks, milk shakes (Vanilla Shake… amaaaazing!), and freshly squeezed juice.

What I love about this place, aside from the cozy atmosphere and the amazing people that are there is that you’ll always find other things to look at with an impressive music display (which you can buy from), there are books, and you’ll find plenty of fliers for various cultural events happening in Amman and in other Municipalities. (Sometimes you can even buy tickets from there).

In short, it’s no surprise it’s such a popular shop, if you’re ever in Amman I suggest you give it a visit. You can get there by going to Rainbow Street and you’ll find it across the street and a bit before the British Council.

You can find their Facebook page [here]