Imbibe Magazine | 16.03.2026 21:10
“The East Village is a drinking neighborhood,” says Rafa García Febles, general manager of Kabawa and Bar Kabawa, a Caribbean fine-dining restaurant and bar that opened in March 2025. “There can be serious craft and a high level of execution, but this is a nightlife town, and we’re here to have a good time.” While its exact parameters depend on which highly opinionated New Yorker you ask, the downtown area falls roughly between 14th and Houston Streets and is flanked by 4th Avenue and Avenue A.
