Momofuku Simply Opened a Caribbean Hotspot in New York (With a Rum Bar)

It’s one of many hottest restaurant manufacturers, properly, wherever: Momofuku, the up to date Asian hotspot based by David Chang that now has places throughout the globe. 

However Momofuku began life in New York, and that’s the place the model’s latest idea has taken form: Bar Kabawa, a brand new Caribbean rum bar that’s all about celebrating the flavors of the Caribbean. 

The brand new bar is the product of a collaboration with Chef Paul Carmichael, with daiquiris, wine and, most significantly, a powerful rum bar. 

Carmichael, a local of Barbados, has labored with cooks from Chang to Marcus Samuelsson, together with working as govt chef on the Momofuku in Sydney. 

The brand new East Village bar, which formally opened its doorways final week, has a full record of cocktails by bartender Kathryn “Pepper” Stashek and a menu of West Indian patties in response to Carmichael’s recipe, a uncooked bar and dishes like curry crab and Bajan black pudding.

However the coolest inclusion is the rum record, which is immediately proper on the prime of the New York rum scene. 

There’s a wonderful record of each molasses rum and rum Agricola; that features some uncommon El Dorado expressions like the brand new excessive ester mix; a Samaroli bottling of Caroni; and the outdated favourite Scarlet Ibis from Trinidad. 

On the Agricole aspect, you’ll discover the beautiful Montebello white from Guadeloupe and the 59-degree Pere Labat from Marie Galante. 

In a welcome addition, you may even discover the legendary Rivers rum from Grenada, made on the historic River Antoine distillery — one in all our favourite distilleries within the Caribbean. 

It’s a giant enhance for the New York cocktail scene and the rum world. 

Bar Kabawa

8 Additional Pl New York, NY 10003