This Is the No. 1 Restaurant in NYC

Podcast: Shut Up 'n Eat · Shut Up 'n Eat

Opublikowano: 2026-06-22

When we first went to Kabawa, we knew that chef Paul Carmichael's ode to the Caribbean was a wonderful laboratory of intense flavors and easy fun. (Well, Cathy knew, but Matt had no idea.) What we didn't know was that Kabawa was about to land at the very tippy-top of the New York Times's annual Top 100 restaurant list. It's an honor that Carmichael has certainly earned, having done time everywhere from Aquavit and WD-50 to the Momofuku group: Ma Pêche, Seiobo (in Australia), and now Kabawa (and its even chiller sibling, Bar Kabawa). Come join us a...