I first learned about Casa, the West Village staple, coming to the Khe-Yo space from where else, my doctor. But I was told it was a secret. Then John Willenbecher struck up a convo (and got this photo of the shed coming down) with an upstairs neighbor of the space on Duane, who confirmed it. And now here it is for sure on Instagram.

The Brazilian home cooking restaurant closed in December 2022, after nearly 25 years on the corner of Bedford and Commerce (dream location, btw), leaving it, they said, “to the next magician.”

Eater put it on its list of top-notch Brazilian cooking in 2019, which is saying something since number 1 and 2 were in the Ironbound in Newark.

It’s an exciting addition to the neighborhood in what I always thought was a charming (if dark) space.

Robert Sietsema and Carla Vianna at Eater wrote this: Casa, which translates to home, is a restaurant that does its name justice. It’s a rustic corner space with tons of windows looking out over Bedford Street, and a tiny bar with a few stools in the front for waiting. It serves traditional Brazilian home cooking, but with a high level of execution — including a top-notch Brazilian-style stroganoff, where tender strips of beef and mushrooms come bathed in a thick tomato-based cream, plated neatly with a side of white rice and crunchy stick potatoes. Other classics include picanha (sirloin cap) served with broccoli rice, miniature fried empanadas, and bobó de camarão, shrimp in a thick yuca purée laced with coconut milk, tomatoes, and onions.

 

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