Nepali Filipino Restaurant in Musaffah

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Went to Birat Manila in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, an area which is home to some huge labor camps.  Fusion cuisine combining Nepali and Philippine cuisine?  Not really.

 

Rode with Ram, our favorite Nepali taxi driver to this restaurant.  He said he'd eaten there and that they served pork (not easy in this Muslim country).

Waiter said they did not have a menu.  Luckily, I read their menu page on Zomato which had just 6 items.  Ordered a Nepali thali with mustard greens, rice, potatoes, and yes, fried pork belly cubes with soy sauce, garlic and chili.  
 
Could have ordered some momos and chow mein but we weren't that hungry.  Birat Manila is what I imagined it to be - an inexpensive restaurant catering to working class Nepalis, Filipinos and the like.
 
Actually pretty good. AED 15 ($4.08) for a very satisfying and filling meal.

Saw Pakistanis, Afghans and Indians playing cricket in some of the open fields near the labor camps.

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