Best New York Restaurants for the End of Summer | Eater NY

"Paul Charmichael has won all sorts of awards and accolades for his island vibe restaurant Kabawa, and all the praise is justified: the experience is a fizzy, fun, rum-soaked dinner party. But it’s his more casual sibling, Bar Kabawa , that has my heart. Perhaps it’s the games of dice and dominoes laid out for playing? Maybe it’s the slushy rum-and-lime-soaked daiquiris, poured over hand-cranked shaved ice? Or Paul’s patties, stuffed with the likes of curry crab, short ribs with conch, pepperpot duck and foie, or the eggplant raclette (a sleeper hit). Actually, it’s all of it — the games, the patties, and the paper umbrellas cocktails. If I could put the energy of Bar Kabawa in a bottle and spray it around the city, I’d do it. Bar Kabawa is more than a restaurant; it’s a state of wonder." - Andrea Strong