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Food is prepared inside a small kitchen
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Jeepney Sizzlers Cafeteria is a small roadside kitchen in Al Satwa, Dubai. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
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Channelling Manila’s vibrant street food culture, the cafe attracts a mainly Filipino clientele
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The cafeteria is open 24 hours a day unlike most other Dubai venues
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The menu consists of typical Filipino street food, from chicken intestines to deep-fried quail eggs
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Customers sit side by side with strangers at two long tables on the pavement
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The cashier sits outside shouting orders to the kitchen
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Food is prepared inside a small kitchen
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TFY2EYWGZVBL3DPYKM5JAOLSXI.jpg?smart=true&auth=951cede2cd52e230362c0df4bba20104e3af5d01a870d9ea5cdd0e79cae4b1f6&width=400&height=225)
Jeepney Sizzlers Cafeteria is a small roadside kitchen in Al Satwa, Dubai. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AQJ4EFIA25E6LILEM5FOCBB2JQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=fe67eb245cf7efb28b641f8b9a42d23f6eebfe6ff1b78f8de43995c61bc57d59&width=400&height=225)
Channelling Manila’s vibrant street food culture, the cafe attracts a mainly Filipino clientele
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OSFUOC33HZFT3H2J7CTEGUMXPM.jpg?smart=true&auth=c868a25f9005cd0e8dff25bcb4ae1509ad78984de9b0d1b4147904f028e6ea53&width=400&height=225)
The cafeteria is open 24 hours a day unlike most other Dubai venues
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XO4V47PTZBGKNMJ5U552ZGH7DE.jpg?smart=true&auth=5a7f11b104c6ea4a8e21aa99dee0c9c40032057598d5e19e7e3ff3614282b2c6&width=400&height=225)
The menu consists of typical Filipino street food, from chicken intestines to deep-fried quail eggs
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VVD2CUEDPRBTRI63XSQ4CCXJXI.jpg?smart=true&auth=0cecc0d94c2f833c4b12d3859fba2a9d24cea8bfd155e4ec84f652ac568241e2&width=400&height=225)
Customers sit side by side with strangers at two long tables on the pavement
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Z34S54FVENEYFG7BCAQ5K6XCRE.jpg?smart=true&auth=a3e8f2dbb88f5faa5614804de358b3a9672c33664db0a9a43087990c6c5b3923&width=400&height=225)
The cashier sits outside shouting orders to the kitchen
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SZGKYJYLRZEUZJLO6SKACYNCM4.jpg?smart=true&auth=390e298a7a878d6611b06b749fc83cc8153bcf7111b5475c402a5ef7c4149cc8&width=400&height=225)
Food is prepared inside a small kitchen
Roadside kitchen in Dubai transports Filipinos back to Manila's bustling streets
Open 24 hours, Jeepney Sizzlers Cafeteria is keeping Philippine street food culture alive in UAE
One Carlo Diaz
27 January, 2024
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