Kabawa
Paul Carmichael's Caribbean prix fixe on Extra Place, where roti, salt cod, curry and cassareep get fine dining polish in a dark green room that the Times ranked first in New York for 2026.
Kabawa is Paul Carmichael's deeply personal restaurant with Momofuku, a three-course prix fixe that draws on his Barbados upbringing and the wider Caribbean. Guests choose a starter, main and dessert, and bread service of roti with curry chickpeas and eggplant sets the tone. Mains run from black bass with yellow curry and goat to chuletas and a bone-in prime ribeye with cassareep, while desserts reach toward Curaçao with bolo di kashupete, a cashew cake, and a coconut turnover. The New York Times ranked it the best restaurant in the city in 2026, and North America's 50 Best placed it at No. 14.
Best for: A special-occasion Caribbean dinner
Location
8 Extra Pl, New York, NY 10003
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