Rumi Café opened its doors in Jabal Al-Lweibdeh in 2013 with just twenty chairs and a simple idea: to create a neighborhood café that felt both familiar and intentional. A space where people could slow down, enjoy a cup of coffee or tea, and reconnect with the city around them.
From the beginning, design played a quiet but central role. The light, the music, and the balance of materials were all chosen to reflect warmth and ease. The aim was never just to serve coffee, but to create a rhythm that feels warm, open, and naturally connected.
In 2014, Rumi became part of Darat al-Funun, offering visitors a quiet pause between art and history. The following year, in 2015, a Rumi café opened inside the Abdul Hameed Shoman Library , giving readers and researchers a calm space for tea, coffee, and reflection. Rumi at the library remains open today, carrying the same sense of presence and ease that has defined Rumi from the beginning.
Back in Jabal Al-Lweibdeh, Rumi continued to evolve, growing slowly and thoughtfully with the city around it. The first expansion in 2016 opened the café to more light and life while keeping the same quiet rhythm that shaped its beginnings. Further growth in 2021, 2022, and 2024 reflected a city that had made Rumi part of its daily language, a place where ideas, friendships, and mornings often began.
By then, Rumi had become more than a café. It had shaped a way of gathering, a sense of ease that many now associate with Amman itself. The chairs multiplied, the corners changed, the menu expanded but the spirit remained the same: familiar, open, and attentive to detail.
In 2025, Rumi Deli opened just steps away from the original café, extending the Rumi experience into the world of baking and sandwiches made with sourdough and locally inspired ingredients.
Today, Rumi fits 164 chairs but still carries the same spirit it began with. It remains a place where mornings begin, afternoons stretch, and evenings linger. Its story is written in small gestures: the sound of cups, the scent of freshly ground beans, the simple pleasure of flavors that stay true over time, and the quiet comfort of familiarity. In a changing city, Rumi remains a steady presence, timeless, thoughtful, and unmistakably Amman.