Musang (restaurant)
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| Musang | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2017 |
| Owner | Melissa Miranda |
| Chef | Melissa Miranda |
| Food type | Filipino |
| Location | 2524 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, King, Washington, 98144, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°34′49.2″N 122°18′46.3″W / 47.580333°N 122.312861°W |
Musang is a Filipino restaurant in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.
History
Chef and owner Melissa Miranda started Musang as a brunch popup series in the summer of 2017.[2] Later that year Miranda came together with other local Filipino American chefs and aspiring entrepreneurs, including Chera Amlag of Hood Famous and Aaron Verzosa of Archipelago, to create ILAW Coalition.[3]
In March 2019, Miranda announced publicly that her popup Musang was going to be a brick and mortar. She raised funds for the transition through Kickstarter and successfully exceeded her $75000 goal in 30 days.[4] The brick and mortar restaurant opened in early 2020.[5]
Miranda incorporated a community-based approach to managing the restaurant, starting multiple community service efforts. Once the restaurant shut down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, they provided over 200 meals a day.[6] They funded this effort through community donations and grants.[6] Even after re-opening, Miranda continued to provide free community meals for the rest of 2021.[7] Furthermore, Miranda provided free Filipino food education programming for children through her Musang Little Wildcats program[7] which was converted into Wildcats Catering in 2023.
In January 2024, Musang closed temporarily for repairs.[8]
