Food & Drinks
New Yorkers Can’t Get Enough of Savory Pastries Right Now
Top chefs have made the humble handheld patty destination dining around town.
The hottest patties in New York are at Bar Kabawa in Manhattan.
Photographer: Clark Hodgin for Bloomberg PursuitsThe hottest accessory in New York isn’t a pair of rose-colored sunglasses or a pistachio green Rolex. It’s something more affordable, more versatile and messier: a handheld patty.
Purveyors of interesting, ambitious savory pastries are popping up everywhere in the Big Apple. Think Caribbean patties. Think Latin empanadas. Think burekas, samsas, char siu bao, pølsehorn and pasties. They’re the perfect snack and, often, the perfect meal. New Yorkers can’t get enough of them right now.