East Village, Manhattan · restaurant
Tucked into Extra Place, Kabawa serves a Caribbean prix fixe that treats the region's cooking with the same level of ambition typically reserved for fine dining tasting menus. The pepper shrimp—raw royal red shrimp with scotch bonnet and sorrel—sets the tone early, while the goat with spicy scallop creole and Chuletas Can Can for two are the dishes most worth planning around. Many ingredients are sourced directly from the Caribbean, and Bar Kabawa next door keeps the evening going with a serious rum program.