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Manakeesh are flatbreads baked with za'atar, cheese or minced meat, a Levantine breakfast that Abu Dhabi's Arab communities brought with them and that bakeries sell hot.
Manakish, spelled manaqeesh in Abu Dhabi, is a Levantine pastry of dough topped with za'atar, cheese or ground meat, eaten at breakfast or lunch. Women traditionally baked the dough in a communal oven in the morning, and Lebanon had the practice inscribed on UNESCO's intangible heritage list in 2023. Migrants from across the Arab world brought the oven and the bread to Abu Dhabi, where it sits beside Emirati breakfast breads. The Michelin Guide notes a queue for manaqeesh and fresh bread at Al Farah, and Zaatar and Karak bakes manakish on Hudayriyat Island.
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Al Farah is a Michelin Selected Middle Eastern restaurant on Khalidiyah Street in Abu Dhabi, popular for breakfast, with manaqeesh and fresh oven bread.
OrderManaqeesh and the fresh bread coming straight out of the oven, the two things Michelin notices as you arrive.
TipExpect a queue of people collecting manaqeesh orders; the Michelin Guide lists Al Farah among the best breakfast spots in Abu Dhabi.
Zaatar and Karak is a food truck on Hudayriyat Island, Abu Dhabi, baking manakish and saj wraps and pouring karak tea, open 24 hours on the island's listing.
OrderManakish and karak tea
TipYalla names the spiced karak as the reason people return, and the truck also sells seafood dishes such as lobster and oysters.
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