Food & Drinks

Can Bar Kabawa’s Caribbean Patties Become the Next Momofuku Pork Bun?

At the new drinking and dining spot, the dish is poised for a culinary takeover. 

Caribbean patties, tucked in banana leafs, are the star of the show at Momofuku’s Bar Kabawa.

Source: Bar Kabawa

Can Paul Carmichael do for the Caribbean patty what his boss, David Chang, did for the pork bun?

That was my question after a recent visit to Bar Kabawa, the just-opened bar from the Momofuku group, which specializes in two things: rum drinks and patties to eat with them. Chang launched the famed brand in 2004 with the opening of Momofuku Noodle Bar; the place kicked off a worldwide obsession for Chinese steamed pork buns.