This extremely popular bureka shop just launched a kimchi melt bureka that has us salivating

Buba Bureka, the city’s first-ever burekas-only shop and a constant viral hit, is teaming up with one of the Lower East Side’s buzziest Korean diners for a weekend-only mash-up that feels almost engineered for New York’s collective appetite. 

On November 8 and 9, the shop will debut the kimchi melt bureka, a $19 collab with Kisa that layers black sesame tahini, classic kimchi, kimchi greens, half-sour pickles and a soy-marinated egg into Buba's signature, shatteringly crisp pastry. It’ll be available from 9am to 3:30pm each day at Buba's Greenwich Village counter at 193 Bleecker Street.

If you’ve somehow missed the bureka takeover of your social feeds, here's the synopsis: Buba Bureka is a tiny, wildly photogenic spot from chef Ben Siman-Tov, who sized up the traditionally palm-size pastry into a shareable, pizza-slice-boxed stunner. The menu is famously brief—think four fillings, a jammy egg and the trio of tahini, crushed tomato and schug for dipping—but that simplicity is partly why New Yorkers are lining up. The place has felt like an instant classic from day one and the weekend drop formula only adds to its mystique.

Kisa, meanwhile, brings its own kind of cult enthusiasm to the table. Short for kisa sikdang—Korea’s 1980s roadside diners built to feed drivers quickly and well—the restaurant has become a LES darling, routinely crowded and consistently praised for its baekban platters. Each one comes with rice, soup and an impressive lineup of banchan: steamed egg souffle, fermented onions, gochujang-slicked squid jeotgal, soy-marinated salmon and the kind of kimchi that explains why refills now cost extra. The vibe is all warmth and nostalgia: white walls trimmed with red tile, DMV-style wall fans, a little TV looping Korean programming and childhood photos of the owners. It’s one of the city’s most talked-about comfort-food hits and a James Beard Award semifinalist designation only amplified the buzz.

So when Buba's Mediterranean roots meet Kisa’s home-style Korean soul, the result is exactly the kind of flavor collision New Yorkers stay loyal to. The Kimchi Melt Bureka is bold, briny, deeply savory and unmistakably made for this city. Remember: it's here for just two days.