Sweifieh is best known for its night-life and its shopping culture, malls and shopping centers are scattered around, due to its accessible location and quality shops.

The area is served by several clubs, cafés, restaurants, bars and hotels. The exclusive clubs tend to move away slightly towards the nearby Abdoun area which is calmer and has an exclusive undertone to it.

Wakalat Street (Agencies Street), a Pedestrian zone containing dozens of expensive and luxurious shops and cafés.

The Galleria Mall branch was opened in Sweifieh, which added a lot of attraction to the area due to its many diverse cafés, shops, boutiques, supermarket chain Carrefour.

Swefieh Village is the newest outdoor retail district located in the heart of Amman. Features a total of six stories of upscale neighborhood services and over 36,000 square meters of premier lifestyle, shopping and dining. One can choose from a variety of handpicked attractions, including cafés and restaurants, ice cream parlors, a rooftop lounge, a chocolate retail shop, a first-class wine retailer, a family entertainment center, a premium coiffeur, nail salon, gym, spa as well as various new dining concepts.