East Village Daiquiri Bar With Caribbean Patties in an Alley
Pick baked curried crab or cumin goat patties, or fried shrimp and ginger, at stand up communal tables.
🍽️ Baked or fried
Daiquiris and patties share the spotlight at Bar Kabawa, an intimate East Village alley spot from Chef Paul Carmichael and Momofuku. The Caribbean menu also makes room for wines by the glass and raw bar bites. There is enough here to give a drinks plan a food detour, with creative patty specials taking the lead.
Baked puff pastry arrives filled with curried crab or cumin goat. The fried option is sturdier, with shrimp and ginger tucked inside. That choice between baked and fried gives you two different routes through the patties, whether your attention goes straight to the crab, the goat, or the shrimp.
Inside, the stand up tables in a community style put shared spaces and conversation at the center of the evening. The setting is high energy and intimate. Head to 12 Extra Pl for a daiquiri with Caribbean flavors, rather than treating the food as an afterthought.
